TAP Network

About this grant

The goal of this project is to support organized civil society participation to increase peace, inclusion, and access to justice globally. The Transparency, Accountability, and Participation Network — a project of the Proteus Fund — will mobilize its membership of over 270 civil society organizations for coordinated action around implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, with its focus on peaceful, just and inclusive societies. During this grant period, work will focus on: 1) mobilizing, engaging and building capacity of civil society partners to foster a global network focused on advancing SDG 16; 2) building civil society capacity to evaluate SDG 16 implementation; and 3) sharing and learning to develop knowledge, practice and public understanding around efforts to promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies. In 2022-23, the grantee produced a series of practical resources for civil society actors working to promote participation and accountability in addressing SDG 16. It further sought to strengthen regional network members and worked to ensure that under-represented voices were heard at United Nations and related events. Founded in 1994, the Proteus Fund convenes and facilitates donor collaboratives that strategically focus philanthropic resources toward the realization of a just, equitable and democratic world.