OpportunityTitle: Assessment and Improvement of Prison Personnel Interaction with Inmates and Human Rights Compliance in Salvadoran Prisons
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:  1. U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);  2. U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code;   3. Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);  4. Foreign-based educational institutions    Refer to Section C of the NOFO for additional eligibility criteria.
Description: The goal of this project is to enhance prison personnel capabilities through cognitive training, promoting a mentality change in the treatment of inmates, encouraging compliance with international human rights guidelines, and supporting a peace culture that nurtures inmates&#8217; rehabilitation and reinsertion into society. Objective 1: Perform an initial assessment of the current prison personnel interaction with inmates and the mechanisms in place to submit human rights complaints within the prison system in El Salvador. A baseline evaluation should be developed as well as a monitoring process and a final evaluation that allows to measure the impact of the project. Objective 2: Create and implement a system to submit human right complaints with confidentiality and transparency that protect inmate&#8217;s integrity and freedom of expression. &#65279;Objective 3: Provide training to executive staff, case management teams and correctional officers from 19 selected locations to benefit at minimum 1200 participants.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: GO Email
GrantorContactText: Cheryl Price &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;INL/EX/GAPP