Conflict and Stabilization Operations

Some examples of past CSO activities include: Burma: CSO is supporting efforts to increase trust between the Burmese government and ethnic minorities by developing locally-owned programs, including mine-risk education, survivor assistance, and non-technical surveys. Kenya: CSO is working with the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and other partners to prevent the sort of violence that occurred after the 2007 elections. The goal is to promote free, fair, and peaceful elections that will help ensure Kenya's stability and prosperity. To help achieve this goal, our team is focusing on hotspots and is working alongside Kenyan groups such as Champions of Peace. Sierra Leone: CSO piloted a project from June 2012-January 2013 to strengthen the role of women in conflict mitigation and prevention during the 2012 election cycle in Sierra Leone. The project focused on boosting the involvement of women in conflict prevention and non-violence advocacy at the national and sub-national levels and developing relationships between women and local election authorities to build and strengthen early warning and response networks in the lead up to and during the elections. Honduras: CSO is working to improve security in Honduras by reforming the security sector and visibly reducing violence. CSO works with local partners to increase public confidence in government institutions as well as to decrease impunity by supporting civil society and government institutions to reform the security sector. CSO also attempts to decrease homicide rates and other manifestations of intimidation in urban centers by mobilizing civil society and local leaders. The above examples are illustrative only. CSO recommends applicants view the open application on www.grants.gov for more information.