ANNUAL REPORT - Oak Foundation

Grantees usually combine direct services to women with policy advocacy to produce long-term change.Historically, the programme has focused on Europe and North America, and has made grants in easternEurope, the Balkans and Latin America.Learning DifferencesThis programme assists young people with learning difficulties, especially dyslexia.The Foundation also has two special national programmes with the following priorities:Denmark:Oak Foundation Denmark was established in May 2002. Since its inception, it has supported almost 200projects that address social issues, the arts and areas of special interest to the trustees. Please visitwww.oakfnd.dk for further information.Zimbabwe:The Foundation also has a special national programme in Zimbabwe with the following priorities:• Health, including HIV/AIDS;• Rural water supplies;• Special needs education (persons with mental or physical disabilities); and• Women, children, and the elderly at risk.4

Hiwot EthiopiaTo increase the involvement of men and boys in the fight against child abuse in general,and sexual abuse and sexual exploitation more specifically, through a city-wide radiocampaign and through community level work. Since a large number of abuses areperpetrated by men and boys, their involvement in preventing child abuse and sexualexploitation is pivotal to sustaining change.Mkombozi Center for Street ChildrenTo establish protection services for child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. Thisproject aims to provide a range of services to victims in Arusha Town which include settingup child protection desks at selected police stations; a help-line service for case reporting; alocal medical unit where evidence can be collected in a safe and caring environment andcounselling can be offered; a system of pro bono legal support for children; a child-friendlycourt; a programme of family and/or community care for victims; and an awareness-raisingcampaign to mobilise the community to take concrete action to prevent such abuses.OPRIFSTo provide temporary shelter, basic services and reunification assistance to sexuallyabused and exploited children. Sexually abused and exploited children in particular are alsoprovided with training on child rights and basic business skills which they can use upon theireventual return to their families. As part of its prevention efforts, OPRIFS will also work inclose partnership with selected schools and communities to create an informal childprotection mechanism which will facilitate the reporting of cases, investigation, and theprovision of support to victims and their families. (Over three years)Pact EthiopiaTo support the integration of child protection issues into WORTH, a women’s empowermentand literacy-led saving and credit programme in Ethiopia and Tanzania, and to enhance theprotection of children from abuse in general and sexual abuse in particular. (Over twoyears)PANOS Eastern AfricaTo create positive media coverage about vulnerable children in order to encourage theirprotection from sexual abuse and exploitation. PANOS will work in Ethiopia, Uganda,Tanzania and Kenya to develop effective and positive media programmes and documentaryfilms, and will closely involve journalists and media owners in this prevention and protectionproject. (Over three years)Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)To ensure the protection and respect of children’s rights in Kampala district. To achievethis, a multi-sectoral approach will be adopted. The core implementing partners of this jointprogramme will provide services including: healthcare (Uganda Reproductive HealthBureau); shelter (Dwelling Places, Action For Children, Kampala Central Police Station,Women And Youth Services); legal assistance (FIDA); and awareness-raising, advocacyand capacity building (ANPPCAN-Uganda Chapter). UCRNN is the host agency andmanages and coordinates the programme.Uganda Youth Development LinkTo create a strong referral network that brings together communities, law enforcementofficers, teachers and service providers to protect children from sexual abuse and sexualexploitation especially, and which facilitates the timely delivery of services to abusedchildren. (Over two years)University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Jane Adams CollegeTo build the capacity of community workers working with children, families and communitieswith the ultimate aim of protecting children from sexual abuse and sexual exploitation inparticular. This training programme is the first of its kind in the US and will be directedtowards people already involved in community work. The UIC will collaborate with the AddisAbaba University, School of Social Work and the Ethiopian Society of Sociology, SocialWork, and Anthropology. The programme will have theoretical and practical componentsand will give trainees the opportunity to practise what they have learned.6

EASTERN EUROPEBureau International Catholique de l'EnfanceTo reinforce the capacity of officials and child professionals in six eastern Europeancountries by equipping them with innovative, practical tools to better respond to the needsof sexually abused or at-risk children. The project facilitates networking and the exchangeof experiences and best practices. Young people are trained in peer-to-peer education andto set up small awareness-raising projects dealing with child abuse issues.Consortium of Crime Prevention Fund – IGA Pazardjik and Open Door CentreTo develop an integrated approach for working with child victims, children at risk of sexualabuse and young sex offenders in four Bulgarian municipalities. Victims will receive directsupport through multidisciplinary teams, at reception facilities and family consultativecentres. A specialised programme for rehabilitation and reintegration of young offenders willbe developed and implemented based on initial in-depth research. Alongside improving therehabilitation of child and women victims of sexual abuse, in-depth research will explore thereasons why young people commit sexual offences. A specialised programme for work withyoung offenders will be developed and implemented initially at a regional level, and actionstaken to influence national policy in this respect. (Over three years)Delfin FoundationTo improve the free Internet filter software Child Defender developed with Oak funding, andto promote it to parents, teachers, institutions and the broader public as a mechanism forprotecting children from viewing inappropriate content while they are surfing the Internet,thereby protecting them from potential sexual abuse. Introduced in December 2007, ChildDefender has already been used by more than 1,500 families in Bulgaria. (Over two years)International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and NeglectTo build on the investments made in four Eastern European countries during a previousproject in 2006-07, by providing continued support to: 1) strengthen and expand existingservices through more highly qualified professionals; 2) improve the exchange ofinformation and networking among multi-disciplinary professionals; 3) engage governmentand policy makers in addressing issues related to child abuse and neglect more effectively.(Over two years)Latvia Red Cross Valka District CommitteeTo push, as a priority, the issues of prevention of child sexual abuse, child pornography andtrafficking into the mainstream of educational and health programmes involving police,schools and parents. Secondly, to introduce the Big Brother/Big Sister scheme to providerole models for at-risk children in the district. Thirdly, to strengthen the abilities of multiteammembers to recognise, report and deal with cases of child sexual abuse, domesticviolence and trafficking. The project will strengthen outreach to families to reduce domesticviolence and will provide shelter and reintegration services to child victims, children whohave run-away from institutions and those found on the streets. (Over two years)Positive Personal Skills in Society FoundationTo reduce violence against children in the Pernik district of Bulgaria, by providing directsupport and protection to children who are victims of violence and their families andincreasing the capacity of professionals who work with them, as well as improving theinteraction between different institutions. Along with training and direct work, raisingawareness within the community is considered an important tool for reducing violence.(Over three years)Save the Children NorwayTo establish models in seven Balkan countries for the support and protection of at-risk andtrafficked children to prevent abuse and exploitation and to minimise unsafe child migrationand trafficking. The project is based on the findings of extensive regional research whichexamines why some children are at higher risk of trafficking and what the resilience factorsare that protect others from being trafficked and exploited. Building on the research andlessons learned, the project will support trafficked children and those at risk of beingtrafficked, build the capacity of child-care professionals, and advocate at national andregional levels. (Over three years)7

Save the Children Norway SEETo establish an efficient system to combat child pornography in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Two levels of activities will be implemented. Firstly, building the capacity of professionalsfrom respective state and local institutions and secondly, reducing the vulnerability ofchildren to child pornography through an intense awareness-raising campaign that involveschildren, NGOs and parents. The project will be implemented in partnership with aBulgarian NGO. The project is being initiated by the Office of the State Coordinator forCombating Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigration in Bosnia and Herzegovina.(Over three years)Social Activities and Practice Institute (SAPI)To support SAPI's institutional development as a regional reference centre for expertise inresilience. Specific objectives include: upgrading training for a selected core group ofBulgarian trainers with guidance and supervision by two international consultants.Additionally, new preventive programme components based on the resilience approach willbe developed and tested in schools and with parents. The approach will be transferred intothe mainstream of social work practices to realise sustainable long-term results for at-riskand abused children. SAPI will also offer a faculty course in resilience to universities. (Overthree years)Terre des hommes, LausanneTo develop national and trans-national mechanisms in Europe to protect children fromtrafficking and exploitation and to ensure that those children at risk, or who are victims oftrafficking, have access to a minimum standard of service. The actions undertaken will bebased on the individual needs and expectations of the children. The project will bedeveloped at two levels – national and trans-national. It will coordinate the efforts of fourinternational NGOs: ECPAT Europe, Nobody's Children Foundation, Save the Children andTerre des hommes. (Over three years)INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONSApproach LtdTo help the organisation's 'Global Initiative' project develop and publicise the growinghuman rights consensus supporting the prohibition and elimination of all corporal and othercruel and degrading forms of punishment of children, and to support international, regionaland national campaigns in their fight against such treatment. (Over three years)Child Helpline International (CHI)To support and strengthen emerging and established child helplines, offering them aplatform to communicate, network and share expertise with other child helplines and policymakers; and to facilitate the start up of child helplines in countries that do not have a strongsafety net. Amsterdam-based CHI supports the development of regional approachesthrough consultations, providing training and customised support to individual helplines bymore advanced peer helplines and lobbying the telecommunications sector so thatchildren’s interests are taken into account. (Over four years)Coalition to Stop the Use of Child SoldiersTo support the Coalition's core activities, including its national and international advocacywork, policy development and capacity building of its national coalition members worldwide.The project will support international research and advocacy, as well as partnerships withnational and grassroots NGOs in conflict-affected countries, in addition to strengthening thecapacity of the Coalition itself. (Over three years)ECPAT InternationalTo support ECPAT in organising preparatory consultations and papers for the third WorldCongress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Rio de Janeiro inBrazil. Additionally, the grant covers coordination costs and the attendance costs of variousNGOs.8

Groupe Développement (ECPAT France)To build a coordinated network that includes local government, state police, border securitypolice and civil institutions to prevent cross-border trafficking in children. The project willalso provide direct support to children vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, and willsupport NGOs' efforts to increase the participation of children in their programmes. (Overthree years)Humanitarian Accountability Partnership International (HAP)To promote the consistent implementation of procedures, policies and expertise oncomplaints management with a particular focus on complaints about the sexual exploitationand abuse of disaster survivors by aid workers. The project will build the capacity ofmember agencies in establishing and implementing complaints-handling and investigationprocedures that are effective, accessible and safe for intended beneficiaries. It will ensurethat member agencies conform to the reinforcing discipline of HAP’s quality assurancecertification scheme and that there is continuous improvement in HAP’s advisory andregulatory services. (Over two years)Save the Children – Child Rights Information NetworkTo help develop an active, powerful advocacy and information network which, throughmonitoring, advocacy and information sharing, ensures children have the best possibleprotection against violence and the best possible treatment. This UK-based organisation willcoordinate efforts to ensure that monitoring of violence against children becomes standardpractice within the UN and other human rights systems, and furthermore, with support fromthe Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, thatrecommendations from the UN Study on Violence against Children are taken up by allstates. (Over three years)Winrock International Institute for Agricultural DevelopmentTo provide a model that will effectively coordinate NGO and government efforts in Brazil toprotect victims and children at risk of trafficking. Winrock, together with local NGOs,government and international agencies, will link together civil institutions and governmentorganisations to combat child trafficking in Bahia in a three-year pilot project. By the end ofthe pilot project, Winrock expects to have tested and scaled-up this comprehensive NGOand government partnership model. (Over three years)GRANTS IN OTHER COUNTRIESLucy Faithfull FoundationTo implement a child sexual abuse prevention programme (Stop it Now!) at local level inLondon which is inclusive of black and minority ethnic communities. The preventionprogramme's awareness-raising materials give accurate information regarding child sexualabuse and offer suggestions of where to go for help. The Stop it Now! helpline offersconfidential advice and support to adults who have concerns about their own behaviour orthat of others. (Over three years)Stop it Now!To prevent child sexual abuse by mobilising adults, families and communities to take actionto protect children before they are harmed. This project will document policy experiences,outcomes and lessons learned over the past 16 years by the Stop it Now! programme foruse by non-US audiences, and will establish an active policy presence internationally.SWITZERLANDAssociation Face à FaceTo prevent and treat violence against adolescents by adolescents of both sexes. Todevelop adolescents' capacity for experiencing empathy and to establish links with violentadolescents and consequently stop the transmission of violence, abuse and trauma overgenerations. (Over two years)9

Association PPP – Programme National Pour la Protection de l'EnfantTo contribute to the development of a coordinated child protection system in Switzerlandthrough a preparatory consultative process. Over the next two years, one government andtwo private donors will provide funding to pave the way for a systematic approach to betaken towards child protection across the country. Through consultations with local andcentral government, experts from universities, NGOs and children, a more precise plan toimprove child protection will be developed. (Over two years)Centre de Consultation pour les Victimes d'Abus Sexuels (CTAS)To support people sexually abused as children in order to relieve suffering, prevent furtherabuse and contribute to their positive development. CTAS welcomes anyone affected bysexual abuse in order to address direct and indirect victimisation and long-term parentingissues. Its work is carried out through psychological support, both for individuals andgroups, for children, teenagers and adults. It also provides education, training and researchto professionals. (Over three years)Tel MeTo provide children and young people in difficult situations with easy, varied access topsychological assistance. To improve their well-being through various support servicesoffered by the Tel Me helpline including counselling and a web-based facility for them to askpersonal questions. (Over three years)RESEARCH AND LEARNINGInternational Center for Research and Policy on ChildrenTo develop policy and practice for improving initiatives by child-care professionals – stateand NGO – which help children caught between home, the street and children’s institutions.The first goal is to assist the municipality of Rio de Janeiro to strengthen its draft policyguidelines in respect of vulnerable children. The second is to build on this experience in fiveother states in Brazil. The third goal is to disseminate key information about low-incomechildren and to advance debate regarding a children’s policy and its implementation. (Overthree years)UHI Millennium InstituteTo fund an Oak Fellow within the Centre for Rural Childhood, University of the Highlandsand Islands in Scotland, who will assist Oak with a learning initiative related to the recoveryand reintegration of children exposed to sexual exploitation. Oak and UHI will agree areasof mutual interest and cooperation in the development of knowledge transfer opportunities,convening meetings and other events to further knowledge in the field of recovery andreintegration of child victims of sexual exploitation. (Over three years)SPECIAL INITIATIVESNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)To create a Director of Technology Advancement to lead and coordinate NCMEC's internaland external activities. The director will focus on the battle against the online sexualexploitation of children and will research emerging technologies, evaluate incomingproposals and requests from technology companies, and work with Exploited Child DivisionStaff to evaluate technologies used by perpetrators, and anticipate future needs andchallenges.10

ENVIRONMENTMARINE CONSERVATION – EUROPEFisheries SecretariatTo build the capacity of Polish environmental NGOs while working to ensure the reductionof illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in that country. The Secretariat will work withvarious stakeholders in Poland, supporting environmental NGOs to maximise the potentialof their various approaches and networks, and to develop a contextual understanding of theissue. The project will address the lack of public awareness around fisheries andconservation; the current non-inclusive and non-transparent political climate in Poland; andthe low capacity and limited experience of Polish NGOs in working on fisheries issues.(Over three years)Global Footprint NetworkTo improve the methodologies and data used in calculating the ecological footprint of globalfisheries. The ecological footprint assessment can only produce credible results if theapproach used for the calculations is robust and relevant. Currently, one of the weakerelements of the present ecological footprint calculations is that of fisheries. The lack of acredible methodology is due to the inherent challenges and complexities of fisheriesscience which has resulted in this gap in the footprint assessment.NAUSICAA Centre National de la MerTo implement sustainable seafood campaigns in three aquariums in Italy, Spain andFrance. The combined number of visitors to the three aquariums is 2.5 million annually.This provides an audience receptive to the promotion of sustainable seafood and to theplight of fisheries in Europe. These countries have some of the least developed sustainableseafood markets in Europe. The aquariums will not only promote this campaign but will alsomobilise their networks to present it in their regions through schools, the Internet and themedia. (Over two years)Oceana, Inc.To achieve policy changes in Europe that will, firstly, protect essential ocean habitat fromdestruction by bottom trawlers (by establishing specific areas off-limits to trawling);secondly, reduce bycatch and discards, including those from indiscriminate forms of fishingsuch as drift-netting; and thirdly, establish protections for sharks – which have seen theirpopulations decline drastically in recent years – from overfishing and from the increasinglycommon practice of “finning,” and which receive almost no protection from the EU or itsmember states. (Over three years)Pew Charitable TrustsTo lay the foundations to reform the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which isscheduled for review in 2012. The project seeks, among other things, to build supportamong key constituencies to increase public accountability on fisheries policy issues inorder to increase pressure on decision makers to take more environmentally sustainabledecisions; and to establish environmental sustainability as the overarching principle for thereformed CFP, without which economic and social sustainability are not attainable. (Overtwo years)WWF SchweizTo reduce the number of endangered fish species consumed while increasing the numberof sustainable species consumed in Switzerland. This will be achieved through workingdirectly with seafood retailers, processors, producers and consumers to change the speciesthey target, supply and purchase. These goals are to be reached through a three-yearproject using the legally binding business platform WWF Seafood Group. (Over three years)11

MARINE CONSERVATION – MESOAMERICAN REEFAssociation of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO)To ensure that the marine protected areas (PA) of Belize are effectively managed at boththe site and system levels to maintain their long-term integrity. APAMO's main objectivesare to strengthen its capacity to advocate for policies that provide for proper PAmanagement, to improve the management effectiveness of PAs in Belize, and to improveits financial sustainability and that of its member organisations. (Over three years)Belize Audubon SocietyTo secure the long-term conservation of Half Moon Caye Natural Monument and thegreater Lighthouse Reef Atoll’s biological resources and safeguard their functional role inmaintaining Belize’s Barrier Reef and the larger Mesoamerica Reef System. Specifically,this project will improve monitoring and management capacity at key Nassau Grouperaggregation sites; rehabilitate and protect key sea turtle nesting sites; and protect sharkpopulations threatened by overfishing. (Over three years)Environmental Defense IncTo end overfishing of key marine species in Belize by incorporating incentive-based toolsand other fishery management strategies into protected areas. This project seeks to createan enabling environment throughout Belize for incentive-based fishery management toolsby reforming key policies and building capacity for reform, as well as creating models ofsustainable multi-species fisheries at Glover’s Reef and Port Honduras Marine Reserve.These pilot projects will serve as replicable models to catalyse reform of Belizean fisheries.(Over three years)Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MARFund)To underwrite MARFund’s short-term need for funding its core costs and to encourage andattract donors who will be able to contribute the necessary project funds. (Over five years)Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT)To enable regranting to groups that undertake marine conservation initiatives throughoutBelize. Through small grants, PACT will provide financial support for a maximum of 30small-scale initiatives over two years in the field of science, community education andawareness, capacity building etc. This support aims to strengthen the grassrootsenvironmental movement in Belize. (Over two years)Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM)To establish a development initiative that will focus on securing long-term funding to providestable support for SATIIM which aims of carry out a multi-faceted lobbying campaign toinstil indigenous rights and conservation into Belizean policy. (Over two years)Southern Environmental Association (SEA)To build on the strengths of two co-management non-governmental organisations tosignificantly improve the management of three critically important protected areas in theSouthern Belize Reef Complex. Through nine objectives, SEA will effectively enforce lawsand regulations and provide a management presence within and beyond park boundaries. Itwill further expand and establish no-take zones, conduct scientific monitoring and research,foster community participation in management, strengthen key stakeholder groups,implement adaptive management, strengthen human resources, and develop a long-termsustainability plan. (Over three years)MARINE CONSERVATION – NORTH PACIFICAlaska Marine Conservation CouncilTo protect and conserve the marine ecosystem in the North Pacific by partnering withindigenous groups and small-scale fishing communities. Subsistence needs in the BeringSea will be mapped to ensure protection from future bottom trawling. Fisheries conservationwill be advanced through innovative bycatch reduction measures, seafloor protection andthrough support for the establishment of the Alaska Sustainable Fishery Trust with projectpartners, the North Pacific Fisheries Trust, and the Alaska Longline Fishermen Association.(Over three years)12

Aleut International Association, Inc.To provide support for Alaskan indigenous representatives to attend Arctic Councilmeetings and to contribute to projects aimed at protecting and conserving the Arctic Oceanand Bering Sea marine environments. (Over three years)Bristol Bay Native AssociationTo promote long-term marine conservation in Bristol Bay by documenting the sealpopulation biology of subsistence harvest areas and to build capacity for marine mammalco-management in Alaska. The major objectives are: to conduct a traditional ecologicalknowledge project documenting harbour and spotted seal distributions, critical habitat, andsubsistence harvesting areas; to build capacity for marine mammal co-managementthrough the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals; and to create partnershipsand foster information exchange between Alaskan native organisations and NGOs aroundconservation issues of mutual concern. (Over two years)Ecotrust CanadaTo create a more sustainable seafood sector and alternative energy programme inClayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Together with five First Nations groups, localbusinesses as well as local and regional governing management boards, Ecotrust Canadawill contribute to the marine spatial planning process and will promote wild- caught localfisheries by linking seafood traceability to value-added market opportunities. The energyprogramme will develop carbon offset projects and engage the public in alternative energyplanning. (Over three years)Environmental Law Institute (ELI)To assess the feasibility of developing integrated management areas in Bristol Bay and theChukchi Sea in Alaska. To lay the foundation for implementing ocean and coastalecosystem-based management through the development of integrated management areas.During a four-month planning project ELI will select the optimal region in which to conduct apilot programme.The Heinz CenterTo establish a foundation for governance and policy action essential for managing the Arcticin a rapidly changing environment. The project will invigorate collaborative efforts within andamong the Arctic states, indigenous peoples and key stakeholders through existingmechanisms such as the Arctic Council and contribute to the development of governancesystems capable of meeting the conservation and geopolitical challenges of the coming era.(Over two years)Inuit Circumpolar Council-AlaskaTo articulate and share the observations, concerns and views of indigenous peoples on theimpact and effects of global warming through convening a Global Summit on ClimateChange, to strengthen their voices in passing national legislation in the US and Canada,and to influence the position of these countries in international negotiations. (Over twoyears)Living Oceans Society (LOS)To secure the Canadian government's political and financial support of the Oceans ActionPlan to ensure the long-term health of the ocean and coastal communities on the Pacificcoast of Canada. LOS will work to make certain that the structure of the integrated oceansmanagement process is designed to engage stakeholders and includes ecosystem-basedmanagement measures and a network of marine protected areas in British Columbia andthe Arctic. It will conduct analyses that illustrate the environmental impacts of ecosystembasedmanagement practices and work to link the marine protected areas with internationalefforts for a system ranging from Mexico to the Arctic. (Over three years)13

CLIMATE CHANGE – EUROPEClimate Action Network EuropeTo enable the adoption of legislation contained in the European Climate and EnergyPackage to ensure that Europe plays a leadership role in international climate negotiations,and to enable the coordination of environmental NGOs' input to the Copenhagen process.The project will ramp up CAN-Europe's capacity in the domains of policy, communicationsand administration. (Over three years)Climate Action Network International (CAN)To support the Global Climate Equity Summit, whose goal is directly set within the broaderstrategic questions posed by the Bali Road Map. It concerns the balance of “burdensharing” and “benefit sharing,” and the problems of decisively breaking the internationalclimate negotiations impasse. Through the Equity Summit process, CAN seeks to create aunifying vision as it pursues the elements for a potential breakthrough in Copenhagen,followed by the implementation of a global climate change policy.Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation – Partnerstvi, o.p.s.To change significantly the public and political discourse on how the issue of climatechange is communicated and debated. Instead of developing or operating in a hostileenvironment, where an ambitious climate policy is far from reality, a positive attitudetowards CO 2 cuts will be engendered. Also, to win government support for effective climatepolicies, for example regarding the Czech Republic's position on post-2012 negotiations, itsattitude towards the EU presidency in 2009, and nationally, in terms of domestic legislation.(Over two years)European Climate Foundation (ECF)To establish a new European entity and provide one year's start up funding. ECF is a fiveyearcollaborative effort between five major funders – the Hewlett Foundation, the McCallMacBain Foundation, Arcadia Foundation, The Children's Fund (Chris Hohn) and OakFoundation. The main scope of activity will be energy and transport, and the area ofoperations will be predominantly the European Union. ECF will make grants in Europe andthus complement Oak's climate change programme.European Federation for Transport and EnvironmentTo double the fuel efficiency of newly sold passenger cars in the EU by 2020 – whichtranslates into an average CO 2 emission figure for new cars of 80 g/km by 2020. The mainavenue to achieve this should be an EU-level regulation with strong intermediate targets,such as 120 g/km by 2012. (Over two years)Friends of the Earth EuropeTo ensure every EU member state is legally committed to annual domestic cuts inemissions, starting from 2013. These cuts would contribute to a 30 per cent reduction ofEU-wide domestic emissions by 2020 and a 90 per cent reduction by 2050. The aim ofshort-term, country-based targets is to make national political institutions accountable fordelivering cuts while they are still in office. The campaign has two approaches: at thenational level, to demand climate laws for annual emission cuts; and at the European-widelevel, to ensure the EU cuts its emissions year on year. (Over three years)Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentTo encourage Poland to become active in the creation of climate protection policy and itsimplementation in the European Union. The key objectives underpinning this goal are,firstly, to create and lobby for the adoption of an alternative nation-wide energy policy;secondly, to promote the use of EU funds in the transport and energy sectors in line withclimate protection objectives; and thirdly, to increase public pressure on elected officialsand the public administration to take strong action in favour of climate protection. Lastly, totransfer best practices to other coal-dependent new EU member states. (Over two years)14

Polish Ecological ClubTo ensure that Poland declares its commitment to taking ambitious action on climatechange at the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Poznan, and to strengthen thisdeclaration further before the COP in Copenhagen. To raise public awareness of the threatsposed by climate change, which will in turn have a significant impact on convincing thePolish government, industry and civil institutions to commit to a global deal on climatechange, and to the country achieving its climate policy goal of a 40 per cent reduction ofgreenhouse gas emission by 2020. (Over two years)CLIMATE CHANGE – NORTH AMERICAClean Air Task Force (CATF)To reduce diesel pollution by 70 per cent by 2020 in three New England states through theadoption of legislative policies. CATF will build a campaign coalition to raise awareness ofthe public, legislators and the media. Specifically, it will: target reductions from state-ownedand contracted diesel vehicles and all waste haulers in Massachusetts; target reductionsfrom non-road/construction diesel engines and ensure proper implementation of the USD10 million budget allocation for diesel school buses in Connecticut; and target reductionsfrom waste haulers and state vehicles and ensure implementation of prior legislation toretro-fit school buses in Rhode Island.Clean Air-Cool Planet (CACP)To achieve a comprehensive programme of domestic climate policies in the US that deliverneeded emissions reductions, and to renew US leadership internationally. CACP will helpengender strong climate leadership by the US president and the signing into law of aneffective cap-and-trade bill. It will also design a comprehensive climate change initiative thatcan be adopted by the US administration and will strengthen the architecture of a nationalgreenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy that is ambitious, environmentally smart,economically efficient, and has a public purpose allowance allocation. (Over two years)Climate Action Network Canada – Reséau action climat CanadaTo support the growing network of organisations working to educate and inform Canadiansabout the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adopting a regulatoryframework that targets emission reductions, and honouring Canada’s commitments underthe Kyoto Protocol. (Over three years)EarthjusticeTo use legal advocacy and litigation to enforce federal law and protect key habitat inAlaska’s Arctic waters. Earthjustice seeks to obtain a moratorium on ill-considered andillegal oil and gas leasing and development until comprehensive scientific studies can becarried out and adequate protective measures, including protecting defined areas, can beput in place to maximise the chances that the Arctic ecosystem will be sustained and keyspecies will prosper in the face of a warming climate and growing development pressures.(Over two years)Ecology Action CenterTo support the Atlantic Canada Sustainable Energy Coalition, an alliance of organisationsworking to promote on-the-ground solutions to climate change in Atlantic Canada througheducating decision makers and empowering communities. It works in the Provinces of NovaScotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. (Overthree years)Environmental Defense Inc (ED)To support the expansion of clean truck technologies and corporate fleet managementpractices in the US that will improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles and reduce their airpollution impact. ED proposes: to reduce emissions from corporate truck fleets by building astronger market for hybrid technology through the creation of incentive programmes; toreduce emissions from corporate car fleets by disseminating climate-neutral fleetmanagement practices; and to explore and pursue other initiatives for reducing GHGemissions associated with the transportation sector. (Over three years)15

Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (ELPC)To shift US public policies and business actions to reduce global warming in ways that areadvantageous for the environment and the economy. ELPC proposes to challenge severalproposed old-technology coal plants in the Midwest and the continued operation of old,highly polluting plants. It will challenge new oil refinery expansions in the region and requirethat there be no net increase in air or water pollution. It will also build an alliance of farmers,environmentalists, and clean energy businesses to advance clean energy development inthe region. (Over three years)EquiterreTo remove dependence on oil in Quebec – a long-term, public-policy objective shared bypolitical parties, business leaders, media, citizens and environmental NGOs that will lead toa substantial and net reduction in the demand for oil in Quebec. This project also aims toconvince the Quebec government to move forward with a strong post-2012 commitmentand to work with Canadian and international colleagues to encourage similar commitmentsfrom other Canadian provinces, the federal government and other countries. (Over threeyears)Friends of the Earth USATo convene national environmental groups, and engage key staff to reduce US greenhousegas emissions through Federal Transportation Reauthorisation, and to mobilise a coalitionof these groups to coordinate research, advocacy and fundraising efforts.Maine Conservation Voters Education FundTo coordinate a 25-member environmental coalition in Maine and leverage its combinedpower to pass groundbreaking global warming legislation; to build the capacity of Maine’senvironmental community; and to hire a Development Director to increase the financialsustainability of the organization.The Sierra ClubTo establish strong greenhouse gas standards for American cars and light trucks; to use themomentum of the new Congress to enact policies that will further energy efficiency andrenewable energy technologies; and to pass federal legislation controlling greenhouse gasemissions, which will lead to the signing and ratification of an international treaty to curbglobal warming. (Over two years)Union of Concerned ScientistsTo bring about the adoption of a comprehensive suite of climate, energy and transportationpolicies – including a science-based, mandatory cap-and-trade programme – that puts theUS on the path to reducing global warming emissions to at least 80 per cent below 2000levels by 2050. The Union’s objectives include advancing federal climate legislation toreduce global warming pollution; increasing federal fuel economy standards; ensuringstrong transportation policy; and reversing the coal rush especially in the Midwest. (Overthree years)World Wildlife Fund Canada Foundation (WWF Canada)To support the development and launch of an e-campaign to mobilise Canadians and senda politically compelling message that they want action on climate change. WWF Canada willdevelop the infrastructure and capacity necessary for successful e-campaigns that willtarget a greenhouse gas emissions cap, energy efficiency, and carbon neutral tar sandsdevelopment. (Over two years)CLIMATE CHANGE – INDIAClimateWorks FoundationTo engage and support Indian civil institutions in promoting and implementing greenerenergy and transportation policies with a view to reducing India’s carbon emissionstrajectory. To forge critical relationships and promote early learning that could inform thestrategy of the India Sustainable Energy Foundation, envisaged as part of theClimateWorks’ global network.16

Greenpeace InternationalTo challenge India's largest utility to change its energy mix and trigger a national debate onover-reliance on coal and climate change. Additionally to discredit coal as a cheap energysource and remove the public sanction for coal by investigating and publishing research onits hidden costs. To mobilise political voices to increase the national political demand forclimate action and to advocate for self-imposed carbon reduction targets. (Over two years)OTHERE & CoTo provide organisational support for efforts to scale up energy development in Africa whilereducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving people's lives.World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF International)To fund the analysis of the organisation's global financial and programme information formeaningful decision making at individual office level and network-wide. Greatertransparency internally and externally will enable WWF International to take all necessaryactions promptly, thereby facilitating the efficient achievement of agreed conservation goalsand the maximisation of operational performance, including streamlining and improving itscapability to fulfil donor requirements. (Over two years)17

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESSECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCYEmmaus GreenwichTo help open a second retail unit that will provide work experience for homeless peopleliving in the Emmaus hostel; and to provide vital revenue to enable Emmaus Greenwich tobecome a self-sustaining community. Emmaus Greenwich offers homeless people arealistic and sustainable alternative to life on the streets, helping them to move fromhomelessness and dependency on state benefits, to taking responsibility for their own livesthrough living and working in a self-supporting community. (Over three years)Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (Goodwill)To expand the “Human Services Employment Ladder Program”, a Boston-based jobtraining programme that enables people facing barriers such as homelessness or a limitedwork history to access employment in the growing Human Services sector. To develop afully realised model in which four employers support the development and implementationof the training, and offer jobs with established career ladders. Goodwill provides a widerange of job training and related services to help individuals achieve independence anddignity through work. (Over three years)National Housing FederationTo persuade the six main energy companies in the UK to equalise their prepayment metertariffs with standard tariffs, in order to benefit people on low incomes, many of whom live inaffordable housing and have experienced homelessness. The National Housing Federationhas 1,300 housing association members who manage 2 million homes across England. TheFederation supports and promotes the work of housing associations and campaigns forbetter housing. (Over two years)Off the Streets and into Work (OSW)To develop a model that equips homeless people in London with the skills, support andlinkages they need to gain and sustain work, and to progress within work to achieve greaterearnings. The model will combine a structured follow-up service with a job coaching methodpioneered by OSW. OSW tackles homelessness by helping individuals to access education,training, volunteering and employment. OSW also conducts research and tests newapproaches as a means of influencing policy makers, service providers and homelesspeople. (Over two years)Project H.O.M.E.To help formerly homeless people living in Philadelphia reach their potential throughemployment and educational opportunities that are based on the recovery principles ofbuilding a positive identity, personally meaningful connections and a positive role in thecommunity. Project H.O.M.E. is one of Philadelphia’s leading homelessness organisations,providing a wide range of services to chronically homeless people. The organisation’s rootsare in providing shelter for the most challenging individuals, and in campaigning to preserveand strengthen the rights of homeless people. (Over three years)Project RenewalTo help New Yorkers who have secured employment through Project Renewal’semployment programme to raise their annual income to a liveable wage, with the aim ofincreasing job retention rates, promoting financial independence and helping to prevent areturn to homelessness. Project Renewal works with some of the neediest homelesspeople, many of whom have mental health issues and/or addiction to drugs or alcohol. Theorganisation provides an end-to-end progression of services that includes outreach,housing, medical care, psychiatric care, substance abuse treatment, and employment.(Over three years)18

St Mungo Community Housing Association LtdTo pilot post-employment support to improve job retention. The support will target thosestruggling to cope with the adjustment to full-time work, and if it is successful, will be rolledout to several St Mungo's hostels. St Mungo’s is one of London's largest charities forhomeless people, providing street outreach, shelters, and supportive housing, as well ashelping people in their recovery by providing health care and tailored work programmes.(Over two years)INCREASING THE SUPPLYAli Forney Center (AFC)To enable AFC to move to the next level of development as the central provider ofhomelessness services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in New York City.To expand AFC’s long-term funding base, to support the agency’s expansion of itsresidential resources, and to establish an organisation-wide monitoring system. (Over threeyears)Bethesda ProjectTo provide 79 units of affordable supportive housing for homeless people in the heart ofPhiladelphia’s thriving commercial district. Bethesda’s part of the development will offer 24single rooms for homeless people with histories of serious mental illnesses and/oraddiction, who need assistance to sustain their employment, recovery and self-sufficiency.The organisation aims to establish familial bonds with the homeless in the context of highqualityhousing and supportive services. This project is being developed through apartnership with another Oak grantee, Project H.O.M.E. (Over two years)Community Voices Heard (CVH)To secure funding to preserve and improve the public housing stock managed by the NewYork City Housing Authority. CVH will develop the capacity of public housing residents toorganise and lead the campaign, improve resident participation structures and stop thetrend towards disinvestment in public housing by securing city, state and federal resourcesfor preservation and improvement. CVH is a 25,000-strong membership organisation of lowincomepeople, led and run by members. Its agenda includes welfare, job training, livingwage,housing, economic development. (Over two years)The Empty Homes AgencyTo increase the number of empty homes brought back into use by raising public awarenessof the issue through the development of a new interactive website. The website will allowthe public to report empty homes, and provide a direct link for information to reach therelevant local authority in the UK. The Empty Homes Agency is a London-based nationalcharity that highlights the waste of empty homes and works with others to find sustainablesolutions. (Over three years)Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland (HFHNI)To provide a fund for affordable housing development, that is recovered when a housingproject is completed, and can thus be applied to a series of developments, over a numberof years. This will enable HFHNI to grow its development capacity from an average of 10affordable homes a year to 25. HFHNI provides affordable home ownership opportunitiesfor the “working poor”, assists in the physical regeneration of areas characterised by highlevels of social and economic disadvantage and community conflict, and builds strongerand more hopeful communities.Homeless LinkTo reduce evictions and unplanned moves from the UK’s hostels and supported housingaimed at homeless people. To support detailed research to identify which factors lead tounplanned moves and to trial five approaches designed to reduce unplanned moves. Todevelop evidence-based solutions and disseminate these to commissioners, serviceproviders and policy makers. To undertake a change programme to ensure good practiceacross the homelessness sector. Homeless Link is the national membership organisationfor frontline homelessness agencies operating in England, and influences both policyconcerned with homelessness and the quality of services. (Over three years)19

Picture the HomelessTo build a campaign that results in an annual, city-wide count of vacant dwellings in NewYork City. To expand the membership and activities of its “Housing Not WarehousingCoalition” and to raise the profile of its campaign with the Mayor, City Council and residents.Picture the Homeless is a membership organisation which is led by homeless people whowork to change negative laws and policies and challenge the root causes of homelessness.Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP)To secure city and community commitment to create 300 units of affordable housing inEastern North Philadelphia, a neighbourhood experiencing long-term shifts in the housingmarket that could displace low-income families. To create and gain city support for a landuseplan for city-owned land within the neighbourhood and to create a community land trust.WCRP is committed to social and economic equity for low-income women and theirfamilies. The organisation also develops housing and neighbourhood facilities; providessupportive services; and advocates for policy change. (Over three years)PREVENTIONButler Family FundTo explore potential solutions to family homelessness through a regranting initiative. To testideas from across the US that might prove successful in either ending or preventing familyhomelessness. The Butler Family Fund is a grant-making foundation committed to thebetterment of society by funding and supporting organisations that provide initiative,innovation, and leadership in areas of social neglect or needs that are fundamental tojustice and social welfare. (Over two years)hopeFoundTo fund a demonstration project that will promote housing retention and increase incomesamong 140 formerly homeless people, by linking specialised employment services with the“Housing First” model. hopeFound serves more than 3,500 people each year in Boston andacross Massachusetts and is recognised both locally and nationally for programmeinnovation and successful outcomes for chronically homeless individuals. The project will bedelivered in partnership with housing providers, Caritas Communities and Father Bills &Mainspring. (Over three years)Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI)To expand a mediation service that enables low-income tenants who are threatened witheviction to reach agreement with their landlords. It will offer mediation in 12 Boston districtand municipal courts, and aims to bring about procedural change in the way that the courtsdeal with eviction hearings. MWI provides innovative dispute resolution services todisadvantaged individuals impacted by unresolved conflict. (Over three years)Missing PeopleTo conduct a research project using information about young runaways collected via itsRunaway Helpline. The research will identify how the helpline can assist with divertingyoung people away from homelessness and will make recommendations about howdifferent sectors can work together to improve responses to young runaways and soprevent them from becoming homeless. Missing People is the UK’s only charity that has adedicated helpline for young runaways, missing and unidentified people, their families andothers who care for them. It provides advice and support, and aims to reduce the numbersof people missing. (Over two years)Project FairTo represent people with psychiatric disabilities living in New York City who are appealingagainst decisions regarding their eligibility for public assistance. In addition, to providespecialised advocacy and effective follow-up in order to stabilise people's income and thusreduce their risk of homelessness. Furthermore, to increase awareness among NGOs andgovernment of the needs of people with psychiatric disabilities who are welfare-benefitrecipients. Project Fair is a collaborative providing advice and representation to peoplepursuing their eligibility for public assistance, food stamps, and Medicaid through the “fairhearings” appeal process. (Over three years)20

University Settlement Society of New York, Inc.To provide culturally competent eviction prevention services and comprehensive casemanagement to families facing housing instability due to poverty, domestic violence,addiction, joblessness and mental illness. University Settlement takes a systems changeapproach, complementing its services with extensive advocacy efforts that address specificsocial issues, such as employment, public benefits and housing. University Settlement islocated in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and serves 20,000 people each year. (Overthree years)21

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL ADVOCACYAll Party Parliamentary Group On Extraordinary RenditionTo secure an unequivocal UK government condemnation of extraordinary rendition; topromote legislative or administrative reforms to prevent any UK complicity in the practice; toencourage other EU governments to adopt similar protections; and to publish a definitivesource document on the UK's experience of rendition.American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncTo secure Congressional and Executive action and pursue litigation to strengthen thehuman rights content of national security policy including through the building of publicsupport to amend current policy on torture, rendition, secrecy and surveillance. (Over twoyears)American UniversityTo promote the development and enforcement of international criminal law andhumanitarian law through public analysis of critical issues raised by the early decisions ofthe International Criminal Court; development and implementation of judicial trainingactivities; and wide dissemination of the jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals.ConectasTo support strategic litigation seeking accountability, redress, and systemic improvementsin detention conditions in Sao Paulo’s juvenile correctional facilities; a reduction in abusivepolice practices; expansion of pro bono legal advice nationwide to both civil societyorganisations and vulnerable populations; and the promotion of human rights concerns inthe foreign policies of southern governments, including through a southern-based coalitionengaged in advocacy in local capitals and at the UN Human Rights Council.Crimes of War ProjectTo provide authoritative, impartial and accessible commentary on international human rightsand humanitarian law (with particular reference to the “war on terror”) to journalists,scholars and policy makers reporting on war and terrorism; to provide a forum for legaldebate and its application to unfolding events, including for example, the emerging doctrineof Responsibility to Protect.Global RightsTo integrate learning and human rights capacity building strategies across the countries andregions in which Global Rights works; to build the capacity of its country offices andthematic programmes.Human Rights FirstTo uphold the absolute prohibition of torture in the US national security debate and to seekoversight and/or accountability mechanisms for those who breach it; to protect human rightsdefenders at risk especially in Indonesia, Thailand, Cuba and Colombia.Human Rights WatchTo improve the human rights content of Russian, Indian and South African foreign anddomestic policies with emphasis on fundamental freedoms and treatment of their ownminority populations; to blunt their current (spoiler) role in the UN with respect to crisesincluding Burma, Darfur and Zimbabwe.International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights CommissionTo challenge the criminalisation of same sex relationships and attendant homophobia inSub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America; to build the capacity of local NGOs toindependently pursue this battle; to provide modest emergency relief to human rightsdefenders engaged in this struggle who are at risk.National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty)To prevent any extension to the current 28-day limit to pre-charge detention for terrorismand promote alternatives; to develop Liberty’s e-communications capacity in order to growits membership and fundraising base.22

Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT)To uphold the prohibition on torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatmentworldwide; to mobilise civil society, governments and UN mechanisms to secure the releaseof individuals subjected to torture or unlawfully detained; to provide emergency assistanceto victims of torture; to protect human rights defenders; and to improve the institutionaloperations of the OMCT secretariat.Program on International Policy AttitudesTo conduct international public opinion polling on human rights issues related to the 60 thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); to stimulate reflectionon the UDHR principles and create media debate around specific annual international days(such as International Women’s Day).Tactical Technology CollectiveTo increase the impact of human rights advocacy in the global South by enabling advocatesto use technology to facilitate evidence-based campaigning, create and disseminateinformation, mobilise public support and minimise security and privacy fears.Tides Center – Opportunity AgendaTo develop and implement an overarching communications strategy designed to build aconstituency for human rights in the US by developing shared, effective messages that shiftpublic debate on torture, detention and related due process violations.World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global PolicyTo establish an international coalition of NGOs to raise awareness of Responsibility toProtect (R2P) worldwide and strengthen the normative consensus; to encourage moreeffective international responses to crises through improved advocacy on R2P at thenational, regional and international levels.LITIGATIONCenter for Constitutional RightsTo provide representation and/or pro bono coordination to over 200 pending habeaspetitions arising from indefinite detention in Guantanamo Bay; to seek the closure ofGuantanamo and the “safe” resettlement/repatriation of cleared detainees; to build thepublic record and seek accountability for extraordinary rendition, torture and abuse; and topursue an aggressive public education programme on the illegality of such prior conduct.Center for Justice and International LawTo pursue litigation in the Inter-American system to obtain redress for victims of grossabuses and systemic improvements in the implementation of national law, including throughthe strengthening of the Inter-American system.EarthRights InternationalTo hold corporations accountable in the United States courts for complicity in egregioushuman rights abuses including summary executions, forced displacement and labour, anddisappearances and torture; and to develop the international legal framework to enforceaccountability for the complicity of non-state actors in human rights abuses.InterightsTo combat impunity through litigation on torture, unlawful killings and detention, enforceddisappearances and lack of fair trial guarantees; to build the capacity of legal partners byincreasing the accessibility of legal materials, expanding outreach activities and thedevelopment of an online case database.OTHER (MISCELLANEOUS)American Bar Association (Fund For Justice And Education)To establish a fund to support innovative, multi-disciplinary projects that will strengthen therule of law in all regions of the world.23

Brazil Fund for Human RightsTo create a sustainable flow of funding for human rights initiatives throughout Brazil bybuilding a constituency for small grassroots organisations and innovative projects.REFUGEES & DISPLACEMENTAfrica and Middle East Refugee AssistanceTo support a small London-based secretariat charged with fundraising, strategic planning,monitoring and evaluation, and stewardship of partner refugee organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa that deliver pro bono legal advice in refugee status determinationprocedures (especially to clients in detention), as well as psycho-social services to refugeesin greatest need.Doctors of the WorldTo provide forensic expertise in support of asylum applications lodged in the United Statesby victims of torture and to recruit and train pro bono physicians and mental healthprofessionals to perform forensic medical evaluations across the United States.OxfamTo provide seed funding to the International Detention Coalition to prevent and limit the useof detention of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants; to advocate for alternatives todetention, and for the use of the least restrictive forms of detention; and to promote thedevelopment and adoption of best practices in the use of detention.Equal Rights TrustTo document the detention of stateless peoples in up to six key countries; to analyse thelegality of such detention, and to advocate the detention of the stateless only as a timelimitedmeasure of last resort.Refugees InternationalTo improve the protection of those displaced by conflict especially in Iraq and to campaignfor greater state action on statelessness.TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEBeneficient Technology IncTo provide human rights organisations with software to document on-going or pastatrocities in an encrypted database with a secure external server; to expand outreach tocountries including Thailand, Zimbabwe and Russia; and to use software to analyse trendswithin conflicts once data has been collected.Physicians for Human RightsTo respond to local demands for forensic investigations of mass graves in order to achieveaccountability and the restitution of remains to relatives; to develop the local capacity toconduct these same forensic investigations; to provide an authoritative medical contributionto the debate within the US on “coercive interrogations”; and to defend human rightsprofessionals worldwide who are at risk of abuse because of their human rights activism.24

ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN"Zena BIH" MostarTo provide assistance, psycho-social and legal support, as well as safe-houseaccommodation to women and children who are victims of violence, and to provide psychosocialhelp to violators if they so desire. The organisation also provides, mostly in the ruralareas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, information about the solutions and mechanismsforeseen by the law to help victims as well as raise awareness about violence againstwomen and children, targeting representatives of religious communities, local government,media, and educational and cultural institutions. (Over two years)Autonomous Women’s CenterTo ensure a consolidated national approach to countering domestic violence in Serbia. Thiswill be done through the adoption and implementation of the Protocol on OperatingProcedures of Services and Inter-Sectoral Cooperation. This protocol seeks to fosterrespect for the position of victims, to promote the security of victims and to determine theresponsibility of the violator. (Over two years)Bahia StreetTo promote equality in Brazilian society by fostering an educated and engaged populationof African-Brazilian women who can succeed in professional careers while being activistsfor their communities. This is achieved by allowing impoverished female students to reachtheir academic potential, including attending university, and supporting their mental andphysical health and well-being, as well as assisting their families and the communitieswhere they live. (Over two years)Cambodian Acid Survivors' Charity (CASC)To eliminate acid violence in Cambodia, and empower the local health care system to carefor acid-burn victims. Through reconstructive surgery, physical rehabilitation andpsychological support, to ensure all acid-burn survivors are able to successfully reintegrateinto society. To this end, CASC also works towards ending the marginalisation of anddiscrimination against people with disfigurements and disabilities. (Over three years)LaraTo decrease and prevent trafficking of young girls by providing local secondary schoolteachers in 20 towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the knowledge, skills and resourcesthey need to work with children to protect them from trafficking. In addition, by increasingawareness about trafficking among secondary school girls, and in the local communities,Lara creates conditions for the active involvement of the communities in combatingtrafficking. (Over two years)Manav Seva Sansthan “SEVA”To prevent trafficking of women and adolescents by facilitating informed and safe crossbordertravel, thus minimising the incidence of exploitation and abuse among Nepalesemigrants seeking alternative economic opportunities away from home. This entailsconstructive engagement with gatekeepers (border police and army), local NGOs, and lawenforcement and Intelligence agencies. (Over two years)Sisters of the Good Shepherd – Good Shepherd ServicesTo provide comprehensive services (i.e. short-term crisis counselling, safety planning,information, referrals, and advocacy) to women survivors of domestic violence and to theirchildren in New York City. To maximise participants’ capacity to access safe housing andachieve greater autonomy by ensuring that they develop vocational and educational plansspecific to their needs and interests. Specifically, the programme seeks to implement anemployment-focused culture in its domestic violence shelter and to gradually extend thisapproach to the non-resident population. (Over three years)25

SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence NiksicTo combat violence against women and to assist victims of all forms of violence inMontenegro, through cooperation, coordination and communication between SOS Hotlineand relevant social institutions in the community. Additionally, to provide victims withaccessible and adequate physical and psychological rehabilitation services and support, inorder to prevent further violence against them. (Over two years)Zenski Centar TrebinjeTo provide appropriate support for women and children, victims of domestic violence, in theeastern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. To build up a team of experts, by training eightstrong and empowered women who have themselves been victims of domestic violence sothat they can in turn provide full support to victims. Also, to organise a support network inthe Trebinje region by involving voluntary and statutory agencies through the adoption ofmemoranda and protocols. (Over one year)26

SPECIAL INTERESTBoerne Cancer FondenTo buy a summer house near Aalborg, one of the most beautiful regions in Denmark, forfamilies with children undergoing cancer treatment. The families can use the cottage at theseaside at no cost during summer vacations and spend time together during a challengingand difficult moment in their lives.Botswana–Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative PartnershipTo support the Botswana-Harvard School of Public Health in its research efforts. TheBotswana-based project is seeking to reduce mother-to-infant HIV infection rates; todetermine which drug combinations of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) workbest for women with AIDS; to continue research on the design of an HIV vaccine; and totrain individuals from Zimbabwe to become AIDS experts. (Over three years)Cancer Research UK• To purchase a Micro PET/CT Scanner for the Radiobiology Research Institute inOxford. The centre was constructed with the aim of becoming a world-wide centreof excellence for radiobiology research and is the first of its kind in the UK. TheMicro PET/CT Scanner will advance the understanding of targeted radiotherapy andwill also be used to monitor the effectiveness of new radiotherapy techniques.Cancer Research UK is one of the leading cancer research organisations in theworld.• To support a breast cancer research project, lead by Professor Carlos Caldas,director of the Cancer Genomics Programme at Cancer Research UK.Sophisticated genetic technologies will be used to study the “molecular signatures”of 2,000 selected breast cancer samples. The project will lead to more specifictailoring of treatment and the development of targeted therapies for specific types ofbreast cancer. The ultimate aim is to increase the survival rate of breast cancerpatients. (Over two years)Chain of Hope UKTo set up, equip and train the staff of the Heart Institute, a cardiac unit which will beattached to the school of medicine at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. To support theaim that the Institute will be able to treat children with cardiovascular diseases in their owncountry; funding will be used to equip the unit, bear the cost of installation, as well asassure maintenance for the first five years.The Courtauld Institute of ArtTo fund the part-time (three days a week) teaching post of Professor Aileen Ribeiro who isa Professor in History of Art at the Institute based in London, and who has been responsiblefor the Department of History of Dress. The Department was established in 1965 to studythe subject within the context of social and cultural history, and to analyse and interpretclothing from visual, documentary and literary sources. (Over two years)Duke University• To support five different projects at the Duke University Marine Laboratory inBeaufort in North Carolina, in the US. The various projects enable the MarineLaboratory to draw a new student pool and thereby improve the level of teachingand the research possibilities of undergraduates, graduates, PhDs and Fellows. TheMarine Laboratory and the Center for Marine Conservation aim to address problemson a global scale by incorporating conservation science and policy, and forginginternational partnerships with researchers, organisations and policy-makers in theUS. (Over three years)27

• To provide support for the emotional well-being and education of hospitalisedchildren at Duke Children's Hospital and University of North Carolina Children'sHospital in North Carolina in the US. The programme "Healing and Hope throughScience" engages young patients in activities that nurture their sense of curiosityabout nature and science. The programme also covers the educational needs ofchronically ill children as well as students who are undergoing physicalrehabilitation. (Over three years)Good Shepherd SistersTo increase the programmatic scope of the Friendship Centre, a community centre forfamilies infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the villages of northeast Thailand. Theprogramme is led by the Good Shepherd Sisters with the aim of improving the lives of themost vulnerable and rejected villagers. The project has existed for eight years and with agrowing community, more services are being developed to give greater independence anddignity to the participants.Habitat for Humanity InternationalTo participate in the Jimmy Carter Work Project, an international event of Habitat forHumanity International to be held in Mississippi on the Gulf Coast of the US. The event willconstruct and rehabilitate 60 houses and frame up to 48 more for future building efforts inthis region. The event aims to draw attention back to the Gulf by celebrating 1,300 Habitathomes built so far in the hurricane recovery effort.IPASIPAS is a US-based organisation working globally to increase women's ability to exercisetheir sexual and reproductive rights, and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries. Theproject aims to reach out to local partners in selected communities and provide them withinformation and knowledge aimed at decreasing unwanted pregnancies and unsafeabortions. The core of the project is to build health services, encourage advocacy, extendthe learning element and develop partnerships. The focus will be on India, Mexico andSouth Africa. (Over three years)Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres TrustTo assist the Joy of Living Campaign by covering the expenditure and capital costs of threenew Maggie’s Centres by 2011, thereby addressing the needs of cancer patients. TheCentres are small, domestic havens and are open to anyone who would like to learn abouttheir own or other cancer, requires information for a friend or a family member, or needs areferral. The focus is on the individual’s needs as a person, not just as a cancer patient.(Over three years)Modrehjaelpen af 1983To continue counselling services to 5,000 Danish families every year of which 400 familieswill be enrolled in special programmes where progress is measured in terms of training,education and social networking. To establish two new colleges for young mothers and theirchildren by joining forces with the Danish fund Bikubenfonden and the Christian Associationfor the Welfare of Children and Young People. Also, to support the opening of newbranches in the Baltic region and Poland. (Over three years)Musée International de la RéformeTo expand the existing 20th Century room in the museum in Geneva, Switzerland, and addaround 10 new displays covering the development and influence of Protestantism in the USand the growth of Evangelical Protestantism worldwide. The second objective is to build anew room covering the 21st Century which will show Protestantism of the present day andsuggest new ways of understanding and interpreting the current state of the Protestantfaith. (Over two years)28

Oak Scholarship TrustThe Oak Scholarship Trust will provide scholarships in Australia to students to obtain highereducation and thereby increase their chances of employment. Three new students, whohave demonstrated a high level of educational disadvantage and who demonstrate highacademic merit are to be selected annually. Indigenous people, migrants, refugees andpeople with disabilities will be encouraged to participate in the programme, with the longtermaim to break the poverty cycle of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. (Overthree years)The Prince's Foundation for Children & the ArtsTo bring the arts, in all its many rich forms, to children living in the UK who may nototherwise have the opportunity to experience them. The Prince’s Foundation for Children &the Arts aims through its Start Programme to fund selected arts organisations to offer localschool children the chance to see professional productions and exhibitions. It works withboth schools and arts organisations to reach out to over 20,000 children at more than 50venues. (Over three years)University of Oxford• To contribute towards the capital cost of the Institute of Cancer Medicine at theUniversity of Oxford in the UK. The Institute is an outstanding GBP 28 million facilitythat is bringing together over 250 scientists, researchers and clinicians from aroundthe world. The goal is to unite academic research and clinical practice, develop newpreventions and treatments and translate them into forms suitable for clinicalpractice. This multi-disciplinary approach will help answer important questions andthereby improve diagnosis and treatment of cancer.• To attract funding for Leadership Fellows who will be based at the Centre forTropical Medicine in Thailand, Kenya, Vietnam or in Oxford. The project will attractand foster the most promising postdoctoral scientists working in two research fieldsof strategic importance: cancer and global health. It will provide funds that are notavailable from other sources and act as leverage for these researchers to develop abroad funding portfolio with long-term stability. (Over three years)The Wellspring Trust, IncTo provide sub-grants to a number of projects in Vietnam, Thailand, Burma and Cambodia.In each case the objective is to better the lives of the poor, the sick and the socially andphysically disabled through education, training and assistance. The Trust supports smallorganisations and works directly with the local population, aiming to create sustainablestructures for the needy.World Wide Fund for NatureTo enable highly committed young people aged between 20 and 27 to have a formativeexperience of conservation in a developing world context and to enable them to raiseawareness about conservation on their return to their home country. Moreover, sustainableresource management requires a range of skills, so whatever professional careerparticipants choose, this experience will be important if they are to become environmentalchampions thereafter. (Over three years)29

LEARNING DIFFERENCESAll Kinds of MindsTo redesign the All Kinds of Minds' programmes, products and services so that they canreach more students who struggle to learn. The organisation has set three goals: to achievebroader reach and greater impact with their programmes; to integrate the All Kinds ofMinds' model into school-wide instructional practices and education policy; and to persuadethe education market (primarily in the US) to acquire more expertise on learning differencesas a solution to the chronic under-achievement of students. (Over three years)Oak Hill School FoundationTo support the development of Oak Hill School Foundation in Switzerland serving childrenwith learning differences and which is modelled on the highly successful Hill Center in NorthCarolina, and to implement in Europe, the Schools Attuned teacher training programmecreated by All Kinds of Minds in the US.30

OAK DENMARK PROJECTSARTSConcerto CopenhagenTo fund an increase in the concert activity of Concerto Copenhagen (CoCo) and to allow itto expand its performances throughout Denmark. CoCo is the leading baroque orchestra inScandinavia and performs 16 th to 18 th century music on historically authentic instruments.Founded in 1991, the orchestra is very well known abroad and has given many concertsoutside Denmark. (Over three years)Den Hirschsprungske SamlingTo support the relabelling of the paintings in the Hirschsprung Collection and the productionof a new catalogue for the collection, as over the last few years new information has cometo light on the acquisition of the paintings. These improvements will increase the appeal ofthe collection to both the Danish and an international public.ExperimentariumTo support the exhibition "Prøv Verden" ("Try the World") at the Experimentarium (ScienceMuseum). The aim of the exhibition is to take visitors on a sensitive but challenging journeyaround the world, a journey which focuses on the eight goals for the development by 2015of the poorest countries in the world as defined by the United Nations. The purpose of theexhibition is to create a new understanding of poverty, social aid and globalisation.Johannes Larsen MuseetTo support the retrospective exhibition "The Art of Seeing" by the contemporary Danishartist John Olsen at the Johannes Larsen Museum in Kerteminde, in celebration of theartist’s 70 th birthday. The aim of the exhibition and the catalogue is to highlight the variousstages of John Olsen’s work over five decades, as a graphic artist, sculptor, painter andphotographer.KunstindustrimuseetTo support the exhibition "Helt sin egen – Lorenz Frølichs design" (“Completely his OwnMan – the Designs of Lorenz Frølich”) at the Danish Museum of Art & Design. Through thisexhibition, and using written, verbal and digital means, the museum wishes to place newfocus on this 19 th century artist, considered an icon of Danish design.Kvindemuseet i ǺrhusTo support the exhibition "Sysler og Samlinger" (“Occupations and Collections”) atKvindemuseet i Århus (Women's Museum). The exhibition aims to present the stories ofgirls from the wartime generation to the youth of today, and will draw on the history and artof the period, using paintings, pictures, installations, prose, lyrics, music and film. The basisis the life of the artist Kirsten Justesen, who is in her early sixties.Louisiana, Museet for Moderne KunstTo support a large retrospective exhibition by the Danish artist Per Kirkeby at LousianaMuseum of Modern Art to celebrate his 70 th birthday. Per Kirkeby is an artist with a stronginternational reputation, and is well represented in the Louisiana collection. This exhibitionwill document the visions of the artist, his techniques and the central questions that inspiredhim.Louisiana, Museet for Moderne KunstTo support the exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, of one of the influentialmasters of the 20 th century, Max Ernst (1891-1976). The exhibition "Max Ernst. Dream andRevolution" is the first comprehensive retrospective presentation of the artist in Denmark.The exhibition consists of approximately 200 works, including paintings, collages, drawingsand sculptures, as well as the special Max Ernst techniques of frottage and decalcomania.The works exhibited have been lent by collections and museums worldwide.Nivaagaard MalerisamlingTo support the Nivaagaard Malerisamling museum by providing new lighting in threeexhibition rooms housing the collection of European Renaissance and Baroque paintingsfrom the period 1500-1650, and a collection by Danish painters from the Golden Age.31

Roskilde DomkirkeTo provide Roskilde Cathedral with a new bronze door, created by the Danish artist PeterBrandes, for the Western portal – the so-called Royal Portal – and to support a totalrenovation of the Cathedral's St Andrew's Chapel, including the provision of new furniture(altar, altarpiece, baptismal font, altar silver, railings and stalls) also to be carried out byPeter Brandes. (Over three years)Rye KirkeTo support the restoration of two paintings in Rye Church, "Ascension Day", painted byHendrik Krock in 1715, and "The Entombment" painted by I.H. Cabott in 1793. Bothpaintings require urgent restoration.Skovgaard MuseetTo support the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue of "Agnes Slott-Møller, Beauty –an Eternal Joy. Art and the Nation around 1900" showing at Skovgaard Museum, FynsKunstmuseum, Vejen Kunstmuseum and Øregaard Museum. The exhibition is based onresearch into the artist's work, and aims to reintroduce Agnes Slott-Møller (1862-1937) backinto Danish art history.Teater HedelandTo support Teater Hedeland's outdoor summer opera for 2008, "Turandot", by the Italiancomposer Puccini. Teater Hedeland was launched in 2002 and has performed summeroperas every year since then outside Roskilde, in the largest outdoor amphitheatre inScandinavia.Teatermuseet i HofteatretTo support the renovation of the Teatermuseet i Hofteatret (the Theatre Museum in theformer Court Theatre). The renovation, which will see the restoration of the interior to itsoriginal character as a Royal Theatre, will include the front curtains, carpets and balconyseats as well as the repainting of the pillars and walls of the boxes and the stage front.Furthermore it will bring the fire protection system totally up-to-date.Vincens Steensen-Leth. TranekærTo support a series of summer classical concerts with international artists at StoenseChurch in Langeland. In 2008 the programme included the Takacs Quartet, the pianist Lisede la Salle, the clarinetist Michael Collins and the London Winds, the baritone SimonKeenlyside and the pianist Malcolm Martineau.SOCIAL ISSUESA Race Against Breast CancerTo support the development of a number of new molecular and protein indicators, as wellas to examine the cancer tissue of breast cancer patients in order to identify the optimaltreatment for them. This scientific study comprises analysis of changes in breast cancertissue, cell biology studies and clinical examinations.Behandlingshjemmet KokkedalTo support a project called “Orphanage children meet and work with art” at KokkedalSchool for maladjusted children, with the aim of exposing the children to new modes ofexpression. The children (aged 9 to 12) express themselves through art, visit galleries andmuseums and create art for public exhibition.Boligfonden for Enlige Mødre og FædreTo renew the piping in a home owned by Boligfonden for Enlige Mødre og Fædre atVirginiavej in Copenhagen. The home, which has been in existence for 25 years, aims togive single parents the possibility of receiving an education and of building a network forthemselves and their children that they can use for the rest of their lives.Børnehaven SpirenTo establish a new playground with plants and trees in the kindergarten “Spiren” in Horsensthat caters to children with extensive handicaps. The aim of the playground is both to teachchildren about the environment and to give them a sensory experience through looking attrees, plants, flowers and animals.32

BørnehjertefondenTo support the publication of a booklet aimed at providing information to young people withheart disease, as this group of young people lacks information on how to live a full lifedespite their disease. The booklet will also be available as a download.Danish Doc Production Aps• To support the production of the first Danish documentary film about the lives oflesbians. This film will examine lesbianism from different perspectives, including thedouble pressure lesbian women are often subjected to – being both women andlesbian.• To support production of the film Organs without limits which casts light on the issueof commercial organ sales. In Denmark normally about 600 people are awaiting atransplant and several die before an organ is made available to them. In Moldovia,kidneys from impoversished live donors are sold to western Europeans waiting fortransplants. Often the "Donor" becomes very ill due to a lack of aftercare. The filmfocuses on dilemmas of the seller as well as the buyer and how different Europeancountries handle the problems involved.Det Nationale FotomuseumTo support the project “Seven”, which includes an exhibition about women in Denmark whoare forced to remain in violent marriages for a minimum of seven years before they canobtain a residence permit. The exhibition opens in May 2010 at “Den sorte Diamant” (DetNationale Fotomuseum). It will comprise photos of such women taken by Tine Enghoff, anda video in which women tell their own stories in their own languages. A book is also to bepublished.Eva´s Ark Interkulturelt KvindeforumTo support Eva’s Ark, an independent organisation which aims to encourage the positiveintegration of foreign women by strengthening their participation in society; and secondly, tocreate a space where women can interact irrespective of their nationality. (Over two years)Eyeworks DenmarkTo support, in conjunction with the Danish Film Institute, a documentary series of sixepisodes, “Kunsten at overleve som barn” about children (aged 9 to11) from poor families,in order to foster understanding of those people in society who live in extremely difficultcircumstances. The series will be shown on Danish television.Foreningen Børnelejren på LangelandTo support the establishment of ”Multihus” at Søgård Hovedgård in Langeland (ForeningenBørnelejren) in order to hold camps for children and youngsters from families which lackresources. The camp will be able to accommodate 36 children at a time, from all overDenmark.Foreningen Cancerramte BørnTo support, at a very early stage, families with children who have had cancer by arranging“Healthy brother and sister weekends”, establishing groups to learn how to deal with grief,and organising evenings for parents to assist them with coping with the loss of a child. Theaim of the project is, through professional leadership, to assist families in creating a networkwith other families in the same situation, and to offer individual psychological assistance.Foreningen HjemløsedagenTo support the opening of a shelter “Nødnatherberg” for the first three months of 2009 forhomeless illegal immigrants in Denmark, who do not have the right to use public homelessshelters. The shelter will relieve the worst plight of these people by providing food andprotection from the cold.GAM3 – Urban Sports OrganizationTo support GAM3, an organisation seeking to integrate young people in organisations andclubs by using basketball and streetdance. GAM3 works together with local organisations,police, SSP consultants, etc, with the aim of integrating those young people who would notnormally consider joining a sports club. In 2007, there were 9,000 youngsters who took partin one or more events, and in 2008 this number is expected to rise to 15,000.33

Heller FilmTo support the film “Fri os for fængsel” which is about training ethnic minority women toinitiate change processes in three housing areas in Copenhagen that focus on malechildren from minority families. The aim of the film is to create a debate on this issue,especially among women from ethnic minorities.Husets VennerTo help purchase a minibus for “Husets Venner”, an association for young people sufferingfrom Alzheimer’s disease or mental disorders, and which also assists close relatives.InkontinensTo support a film about children suffering from incontinence, to increase awareness aboutthe problem in kindergartens, schools, after-school care, and in sport and scoutorganisations, and to overcome the ignorance surrounding this issue.KFUM-Spejderne i Herning, Sct. Johannes GruppeTo support the establishment of handicap-friendly bath and toilet facilities in "Kiderishytten"(a scout hut) in Herning in order to create an optimal physical setting so that children andyoung people with handicaps are able to join the scout movement.KVINFOTo support an online forum for the conference “Mentoring and Networking: Women BuildingTrust and Social Capital in Our Cities”, which KVINFO will be organising in cooperation withthe Royal Library on 20 – 21 November 2009. The aim of the global forum is to focus onwomen’s resources, and to promote mentoring and networking as a strategy to includeimmigrant and refugee women.Kræftens BekæmpelseTo support a book for children called "Cornelia has Cancer" published by the DanishCancer Campaign, which describes the course of treatment followed when a child getscancer. The aim is to help children with cancer to understand the treatments at the hospitaland to help initiate difficult conversations about cancer with them.Jonna OlesenTo help fund the construction of a fenced playground for children in Qimmersalik, Narsaq inGreenland, which does not have existing playground facilities. In supporting the initiative,the local authority has provided land and levelled the area.Mary FondenTo support a project to prevent bullying in Denmark and Greenland that uses variousactivities to promote values such as tolerance, respect, care and courage among childrenbetween the ages of three and eight years, and by publishing a book on bullying incollaboration with Helle Rabøl and publishers Gyldendal.MødestedetTo support the renovation of kitchen facilities, which no longer meet government healthstandards, in “Mødestedet”, a day centre for the underprivileged in Copenhagen.MultifunktionsrumTo finance a multi-purpose room at a centre for battered women in Randers, where the fulltimemusic therapist will be able to help children living with violence to work through theirexperiences using both music therapy and conversational therapy. The room will also beused as a place where women and their children can take part in creative activities, playmusic, hold discussions or follow courses.Reden InternationalTo support Reden in its work to advise and offer practical support to foreign womenprimarily from Eastern Europe who have either been trafficked or are living in Denmark andworking as prostitutes, and who are not included in the Danish social security programme.(Over three years)34

Safe and AliveTo fund a safe-house that helps trafficked women who are originally from outside the EU, torebuild their lives without prostitution. The support helps finance practical necessities andactivities that will improve their skills.Salvation Army, Den Åbne DørTo purchase new furnishings for The Open Door centre as the existing furniture is worn outand in need of urgent replacement. The Open Door is a refuge for battered women and hasexisted since 1978. The institution is staffed with pedagogical and psychologicalprofessionals who provide supervision and counselling on demand. The refuge houses upto 12 women and their children. Typically the women are aged between 18 and 20.SFINX Film/TV ApsTo transfer a film on contraceptive methods from videotape to DVD. A number of languageswill be added on the DVD format, as the film is primarily targeted at ethnic minorities. TheDVD will be accessible on the Internet, in libraries, language schools and various placeswithin the health system.Udviklingscenter FamiliehuseneTo support and develop methodoligies to foster necessary changes in behaviour in familiesexperiencing problems. Udviklingscenteret continuously seeks to improve and develop theskills of its counsellors in dealing with those youngsters and their families who need specialcare initiatives and support in order to change the way their families function.35

HIV/AIDSOAK ZIMBABWE PROJECTSThe Bethany ProjectTo assist communities care for and support orphans and vulnerable children and to preventthe spread of HIV and AIDS. The project seeks to mobilise community participation inidentifying and promoting the well-being of orphans through resource mobilisation, training,networking, advocacy and monitoring while raising awareness on HIV and AIDS prevention.Midlands AIDS Service OrganizationTo improve the protection of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) through the provisionof basic services including education, health, food, shelter and clothing. Intensive children'srights training will be conducted with the OVCs, volunteers, community leaders andselected households. It is considered that the target groups will be empowered and willdefend their children’s rights thereafter. In addition inserting psycho-social support into themainstream will become central to the improved well being of OVCs. The guiding principleswill include the best interests of the child and child participation. (Over two years)St Marcellin Children's HomeTo promote the well-being and protect the health of the children in the Home by providing aloving, healthy living environment with the highest hygiene standards and basic medicalcare and medication on site. This will be achieved by making sure that the Home hasaccess to a continuous supply of fresh water and that children receive treatment wheneverthey contract infections.OTHERThe National St John Council for the Republic of ZimbabweTo run the ambulance service more efficiently by complying with requirements forambulances as set out by the Health Profession Authority of Zimbabwe and also bycomplying with the St John Association’s worldwide standards. This will be done throughthe provision of basic medical equipment and the modification of two ambulances.SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONDance Trust of ZimbabweTo continue teaching dance at the centres currently benefiting from the programme, and atthe same time to identify other groups of underprivileged children such as AIDS orphansand street children. The project also seeks to work with more people with special needs(though not necessarily children) through regular programmes at specific institutions. (Overtwo years)NZEVE Deaf Children's CentreTo prepare young deaf children for formal education by giving them a start in learning signlanguage, communication skills within the family, and also to empower deaf youth to beeconomically independent.Zimcare TrustTo support Zimcare Head Office and 14 centres so that they can continue to offerspecialised education and rehabilitation services to the mentally disabled in Zimbabwe. Thiswill be achieved through the provision of salaries to senior staff at Head Office whocoordinate the centres' activities.WOMEN, CHILDREN, ELDERLYFairways Homes for Aged PersonsTo assist the home with the purchase of a new food-warmer trolley to replace one whichhas served well for over 20 years. Over 100 elderly people will benefit from this provision.36

HISTORY AND GOVERNANCEThe resources of Oak Foundation originated from an interest in the Duty Free Shoppers business which AlanM. Parker helped to build up. Since 1998 when the Foundation was reorganised and began to hire new staff,it has made over 1,400 grants to not-for-profit organisations throughout the world. A five-member Board ofTrustees governs the Foundation: Jette Parker, Chair; Alan Parker, Vice Chair; C. Turner; K. Parker; andN. Parker. An Advisory Board also supports the Foundation’s work. Current members are Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson, William Norris and Julie Sandorf. The Foundation’s Trustees and their Advisory Board conferregularly to consider requests for assistance.ADDRESSES AND PROGRAMME STAFFSwitzerlandOak Philanthropy Limited58 avenue Louis CasaïCointrin1216 GenevaSwitzerlandTel: +41 22 318 86 40Fax: +41 22 318 86 41Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson, President of the Foundation;Gary Goodman, Secretary of the Foundation;Florence Bruce, Director, Child Abuse Programme;E-mail: florence.bruce@oakfnd.chAnastasia Anthopoulos, Programme Officer, Child Abuse Programme – INGOs;E-mail: anastasia.anthopoulos@oakfnd.chJane Warburton, Programme Officer, Child Abuse Programme – Learning;E-mail: jane.warburton@oakfnd.chFlorence Jacot, Programme Associate, Child Abuse Programme – Switzerland;E-mail: florence.jacot@oakfnd.chNathalie Gachet, Administrative Assistant, Child Abuse Programme;E-mail: nathalie.gachet@oakfnd.chLeonardo Lacerda, Director, Environment Programme;E-mail: leonardo.lacerda@oakfnd.chBeatrice Schell, Programme Officer, Climate Change Europe;E-mail: beatrice.schell@oakfnd.chTristram Lewis, Programme Officer, Marine Conservation Europe;E-mail: tris.lewis@oakfnd.chDesmond Simpson, Programme Assistant, Environment Programme;E-mail: desmond.simpson@oakfnd.chAndrea Frey, Programme Officer, Special Interest Grants;E-mail: andrea.frey@oakfnd.chFlorence Tercier Holst-Roness, Programme Officer, Issues Affecting Women ProgrammeE-mail: florence.tercier@oakfnd.chClaire Geffroy-Parot, Administrative Assistant, Issues Affecting Women and Special Interest GrantsE-mail: claire.geffroy-parot@oakfnd.chVinit Rishi, Director of Administration;E-mail: vinit.rishi@oakfnd.chJeremy McTeague, Head of Grant Administration;E-mail: jeremy.mcteague@oakfnd.chDestiny Ekperi, Grants Administrator;E-mail: destiny.ekperi@oakfnd.ch37

Heidi Mayhew, Grants Administrator;E-mail: heidi.mayhew@oakfnd.chEve Zeender, Senior Financial Analyst;Email: eve.zeender@oakfnd.chJeanne LiuKuk, Accountant;E-mail: jeanne.liukuk@oakfnd.chAmine Moudrik, Accounts Analyst;E-mail: amine.moudrik@oakfnd.chSamuel Ambaye, Business Analyst;E-mail: samuel.ambaye@oakfnd.chTeresa Neto, Software EngineerE-mail: teresa.neto@oakfnd.chBoris Schopfer, Information Technician;E-mail: boris.schopfer@oakfnd.chMarianne Wright, Human Resources Administrator;E-mail: marianne.wright@oakfnd.chBelizeOak Foundation BelizeP.O. Box 11611216 Blue Marlin BoulevardBelize City, BelizeTel: +501 223 5814Fax: +501 223 5808Imani Fairweather Morrison, Programme Officer, Mesoamerican Reef;E-mail: imani@oakfnd.orgAngeline Valentine, Programme Associate, Mesoamerican Reef;E-mail: angeline.valentine@oakfnd.orgBulgariaOak Philanthropy Ltd. – Sofia Representative Office18 Daskal Manol Street, apt.10Sofia 1606BulgariaTel:+359 2 953 13 57Fax: +359 2 953 13 57Tanya Kovacheva, Programme Officer, Child Abuse Programme, Eastern Europe;E-mail: tanya.kovacheva@oakfnd.chPresiana Manolova, Programme Associate, Child Abuse Programme, Eastern Europe;E-mail: presiana.manolova@oakfnd.orgDenmarkOak Foundation DenmarkSekretariat:Kronprinsessegade 34, st.1306 København KDenmarkTel: +45 60 62 31 31Fax: +45 33 15 36 20Nanna Bruun, Programme Coordinator, Arts;E-mail: nbruun@oakfnd.dkEsther Nørregård-Nielsen, Programme Coordinator, Social Issues;E-mail: enielsen@oakfnd.dkLotte Rohde, Administrator;E-mail: lrohde@oakfnd.dk38

Ethiopia1st Floor – Corner officeMina BuildingWello Sefer in front of Berta BuildingAddis AbabaEthiopiaTel: +251 11550 3286Fax: +251 11550 3287Fassil Mariam, Programme Officer, Child Abuse Programme, East Africa;E-mail: fassil.mariam@oakfnd.orgBlain Teketel, Programme Associate, Child Abuse Programme, East Africa;E-mail: blain.teketel@oakfnd.orgUnited KingdomOak Philanthropy (UK) Limited4th Floor, 22 Upper Brook StreetLondon W1K 7PZUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 7518 8450Fax: +44 20 7518 8451Adrian Arena, Programme Director, International Human Rights Programme;E-mail: adrian.arena@oakfnd.chJames Logan, Programme Associate, International Human Rights Programme;E-mail: james.logan@oakfnd.orgAmanda Beswick, Senior Programme Officer, Housing and Homelessness Programme;E-mail: amanda.beswick@oakfnd.orgLouise Montgomery, Programme Associate, Housing and Homelessness Programme;E-mail: louise.montgomery@oakfnd.orgUnited StatesOak Foundation USA8th floor, 511 Congress Street, Suite 800Portland, Maine 04101United States of AmericaTel: +1 207 347 3166Fax: +1 207 347 3170Leslie Harroun, Senior Programme Officer, Climate Change, North America;E-mail: leslie@oakfnd.orgAnne Henshaw, Programme Officer, Marine Conservation, Arctic and North Pacific;E-mail: Anne.Henshaw@oakfnd.orgKaren Phair, Programme Assistant, Environnent Programme;E-mail: kcphair@oakfnd.orgChapel Hill, North CarolinaTami Atkins, Programme Assistant, Learning Difference Programme;E-mail: Tami.Atkins@oakfnd.orgZimbabweOak Zimbabwe Foundation54, J. Chinamano Avenue,Box HG251 Highlands,HarareZimbabweTel: +263 425 2854 ext 147 or 139Fax: +263 479 4091 ext 13939

Rishon Katsidzira, Assistant Programme Coordinator;E-mail: oakzim@mweb.co.zw40

OAK FOUNDATIONAPPLICATION GUIDELINESThe Foundation will respond within two months to enquiries, informing the applicant whether there issufficient interest to pursue the proposal. If so, the Foundation will request additional information from theorganisation.Oak Foundation’s main office is in Geneva. It has several other offices which are located to serve its variousprogrammes. All e-mail inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Oak Foundation programme andletters addressed to the appropriate office. If in doubt please write to the Geneva office or e-mailinfo@oakfnd.ch. For initial contact, please do not telephone or visit the offices.• Child Abuse: cap@oakfnd.ch• Denmark (Arts): kultur@oakfnd.dk• Denmark (Social Issues): sociale@oakfnd.dk• Environment (Europe): eep@oakfnd.ch• Environment (North America): naep@oakfnd.org• Housing and Homelessness: hhp@oakfnd.ch• International Human Rights: ihrp@oakfnd.ch• Issues Affecting Women: iawp@oakfnd.ch• Learning Differences: ldp@oakfnd.ch• Zimbabwe grants: oakzim@oakfnd.org• Special Interest and general inquiries: info@oakfnd.chLIMITATIONSGrants will not be awarded for:• Religious organisations for religious purposes;• Supporting candidates for office;• General fund-raising drives or events; or• Amounts under US$25,000 (except in special circumstances).FUNDING CRITERIAThe Foundation seeks leadership projects that meet the following criteria:• Target root causes;• Demonstrate solutions that can be adopted by permanent providers and/or by government;• Mobilise financial commitment from a range of different sources;• Promote collaboration among organisations and funders;• Involve the target population in the planning and implementation of the project;• Demonstrate good financial and organisational management.TYPES OF SUPPORTThe Foundation will consider requests for funding of special projects, core costs, capital needs, technicalassistance, or collaborative activities. Multi-year projects are subject to regular reviews.The Foundation may also seek to stimulate initiatives in its areas of interest by:• Issuing calls for proposals on specific topics;• Convening policymakers and practitioners to explore solutions to critical issues;• Initiating its own programmes.41