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ADVOCACY PROJECT

Also Known As:
AP
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Washington, DC 20037 
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R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security / Q70 International Human Rights
S Community Improvement, Capacity Building / S21 Community Coalitions
Areas Served:
Internationally

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Mission Statement

The Advocacy Project seeks to produce social change by helping marginalized communities to become advocates for social justice and claim their rights. We do this by offering 3 services which help partners to produce and disseminate information, and then launch social justice campaigns. This triggers a process which can culminate in social change. AP's support is provided by volunteers (Peace Fellows) who work with partners in the field for periods of three months or longer.

Impact Statement

AP's support has helped several leading community advocates make significant progress in achieving social change. These include: 
* Pygmy slaves in central Africa: AP's partner in Uganda, the WPIO freed twice as many slaves in 2008 as in previous years.
* Girls in Afghanistan: The Oruj Learning Center supports the education of 2,800 girls in Afghanistan and has brought girls' education and women teachers to Wardak province.  
* Uterine prolapse in Nepal: AP Fellows have put this terrible condition on the health agenda:. In 2008, the Government tripled funding for surgeries.
* Survivors of Srebrenica: AP has helped survivors to develop a memorial quilt for use in advocating for the identification of massacre victims and punishment of perpetrators.
* Disappeared in Peru: AP has helped its Peruvian partner moboilize relatives for the disappeared, and help them to demand reparations. Using film, press releases, and outreach in the US, AP helped EPAF to promote this breakthrough. AP and EPAF hope to similarly empower other relative associations in Peru, and restore the identity of Peru’s 16,000 disappeard.* Travellers in the UK: AP has helped the Travellers of Dale Farm take their case to the British High Court ruled, which issued a landmark ruling preventing their eviction.
 
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How This Organization is Funded
  • The Philanthropic Colaberative - $215,000
  • Survivor Corps - $184,000
  • Humanity United Fund - $125,000