Empowering Defenders

A. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING (ODCB)

Within this program we have three main activities aiming at building the capacity of HRDS:

1. Regional networking and exchange : a bi-annual workshop where member organizations meet to :

create an environment in which they are able to network among one another and reflect on their common work experiences and plan actions accordingly;
get empowered with further organizational development skills to utilize within their respective organizations; and
Provide HRDs with any other essential training for their work

2.International professional Exchange: to give local HRDs to learn from other NGOs and HRDs from abroad. This is an opportunity for:

HRDs from abroad who want to work with and support the work of African HRDs
Volunteers willing to stay and work with local HRDs or their NGOs for a short or long period
Students and graduates willing to have internships in human rights with local HRDs and their NGOs
Local HRD’s willing to go abroad to stay for a while to gain new experiences and knowledge by working with other NGO’s

3. Regional volunteering exchange: within this projects AHRN provides an opportunity to HRDs to spend a certain time and work with another NGO in the Great Lakes Region (E.g. a HRD from Burundi goas stay in DR Congo for 1 – 3 months etc.)

B. TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL INITIATIVE (TSLI)

Within this program, AHRN plays its secretariat role for African local HRDS or their NGOs by helping them to develop or improve projects. We mainly focus on:

• Women and girl’s rights
• Child rights
• Environment and land rights
• Human rights and business
• Etc.