OpportunityTitle: Mexican Partnership Program
CategoryExplanation: (1) Crime and Violence Prevention, (2) Criminal Justice Reform, (3) Human Rights, (4) Global Climate Change
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Local Mexican Organizations, including but not limited to local civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, education and research institutions, private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and other private-sector organizations).Resource Partners are defined as local or international private sector businesses, foundations, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and others that can identify and suggest ways to utilize their own financial resources to collaborate with USAID/Mexico and are prepared to provide significant financial or in-kind resources to tackle a specific development problem.
Description: USAID/Mexico would like to partner with Mexican organizations to achieve common objectives. The APS invites civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, education and research institutions, private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and other private-sector organizations to identify and suggest ways we can work together to address key challenges in Mexico that are aligned with USAID/Mexico&#146;s strategic objectives. The Mexican Partnership Program contributes to USAID&#146;s overall programming in Mexico. USAID/Mexico programs support Mexican institutions to achieve the following: a) prevent crime and violence by increasing the capacity of youth at-risk of recruitment to violent activity (&#147;at-risk youth&#148;) to play productive roles in their communities and by facilitating the replication of successful crime and violence prevention models by local stakeholders; b) support local civil society organization efforts to render Mexico&#146;s 2008 constitutional criminal justice reform operational by 2016; c) support civil society organizations to advocate for/promote the protection of human rights, prevent abuses, and assist victims; and d) support Mexico&#146;s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: gjunge@usaid.gov
GrantorContactText: G. Michael Junge &lt;br/&gt;Agreement Officer  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 52-55-5080-2000