Mexico USAID-Mexico City

Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks applications from qualified organizations to fund an activity entitled Justice for the Disappeared in Nuevo Leon. Eligibility for this award is restricted to Mexican Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Please see Section C for eligibility requirements. In recent years, Nuevo Leon has been one of the states hardest hit by disappearances (2,339 as of May 2017), it is also the state with the second highest number (116) of mass graves. The government of Nuevo Leon has shown greater interest in resolving forced disappearances, and there are robust private sector and civil society which can assist, but the GOM has not had the capability to bring sufficient social and technical resources together to address the problem. The theory of change is that if Mexican governmental institutions effectively respond to human rights abuses by collaborating with victims, human rights organizations and forensics specialists, then human rights abuses are more likely to be investigated and prosecuted, victims will find justice, and the legitimacy of the Government of Mexico (GOM) will increase. The overall goal of this activity is to improve the Mexican state response in Nuevo Leon to enforced disappearances through an increased capacity of public institutions, and through more effective victim advocacy.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Office of Acquisition and Assistance <br/>USAID/Mexico
mexicoaa@usaid.gov