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The Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Disarmament
  • International Security
  • Peace and Security
  • Sustainable Development
  • Torture
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Violence against women
  • Women and armed conflict

    • Population:
  • International migration
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

    • Public Administration:
  • Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
  • Governance and Public Administration
  • Socio-Economic Governance and Management

    • Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Poverty
  • Social policy

    • Statistics:
  • International migration

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Gender equality
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Integrated decision-making
  • International law
  • Partnerships
  • Poverty
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Rural Development
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Costa Rica
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1988
    Organizational structure: The staff consists of 8 full-time employees and 2 part-time employees and/or interns, as well as the Executive Director, Lina Barrantes, and the Board of Directors. The employees are divided into two departments: 1) administration and finance and 2) programming.
    Number and type of members: There are 3 program officers and 1 academic director that oversees all programs and research on the programming side. Sometimes there are 1-3 interns that collaborate in this department. There are 2 administrative assistants, 1 finance assistant, 1 director of finance, 1 tech assistant, and 1 executive director in the office of administration and finance.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Control Arms, Iansa, CLAVE, IDB and OAS Civil Society Consulting Groups, Network of Museums for Peace
    Funding structure:
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Grants from Governments
  • Foreign and international grants
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