UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights: Enhancing Participatory Development and Social Awareness Among Women and Youth at the Local Level
University of Fort Hare
- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Special Initiatives
- Grant Amount $50,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2015–March 31, 2017
- Location Alice, South Africa
- Geographic Focus Eastern Cape, Province of
About this grant
The UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights, based at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, was established through funding by UNESCO to advance human rights, respect for democratic values, peace, and social justice. Past support enabled the chair to train and support women and youth in the Nkonkobe region of the Eastern Cape province to meaningfully participate in local governance and decisionmaking processes that affect their lives. The training enabled these groups to explore emerging economic opportunities, especially through municipal and other government processes and increased their chances of employment. This grant will assist the UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights to continue to empower women and young people to enhance their skills so that they can become self-reliant and self-sufficient. The grantee will use lessons from prior years to strengthen the program and will conduct research and document the work to contribute to the knowledge on models of community engagement.