There are a variety of programs which will be of interest to The Cascadia Peace Development fund. Some of the program areas of interest are shown below.
"There is no known defense against relentless compassion."
— Ar i Cowan American Writer
and Theorist
Programs:
The Opportunities
As The Cascadia Peace Development Fund develops, we will be considering a variety of peacebuilding program types in which to invest. Some of those opportunities are listed below.
International Relations
Opportunities to fund programs impacting international relations including conferences and symposia; university curricula; documentary film and television programming; certification programs for policy professionals; research in partnership with groups such as the World Health Organization; publication of books and professional articles; audio programming; resource center (including web) development; and more.
Conflict Risk Areas
Opportunities to fund programs impacting areas at risk for conflict including microlending initiatives; public health training; public workshops; university curricula; documentary film and television programming; audio and video public service announcements; research in partnership with groups such as the World Health Organization; publication of books and magazine and newspaper articles; audio programming; and more.
Peacekeeping
Opportunities to fund programs for peacekeeping forces from many countries including relief training; peacebuilding training for the military; leadership curricula; film and television training; audio and video (including podcasts) resources; research in partnership with groups such as the United Nation; publication of books and manuals; staff certification programs; e-learning; resource center (including web) development; and more.
Prisons
Opportunities to fund programs for custodial staff, incarcerated individuals and their families and communities throughout the world, including school curricula; educational film and television programming; certification programs for staff and policy professionals; e-learning; research in partnership with groups such as universities; publication of books and manuals; audio programming (including podcasts); criminal-justice resource center (including web) development; and more.
Schools
Opportunities to fund programs for K-12 (public, private, homeschool) and post-secondary institutions throughout the world including conferences and symposia; curricula; e-learning, documentary film and television educational products; certification programs for policy professionals; research in partnership with groups such as universities; publication of books and guides; audio programming (including podcasts); resource center (including web) development; and more.
Public Information
Opportunities to fund programs impacting broad populations throughout the world including television programming; documentary and independent feature film production; conferences and workshops; publication of books and magazine and newspaper articles; audio programming (radio, podcasts); resource center (including web) development; and more.
Family and Community Health
Opportunities to fund programs impacting families and communities throughout the world including conferences and symposia; university curricula; documentary film and television programming; certification programs for policy professionals; e-learning; microlending initiatives; research in partnership with groups such as the World Health Organization; publication of books and professional articles; audio programming; resource center (including web) development; and more.
PHOTOS CREDITS: Conflict Risk Areas, Peacekeeping, and Family and Community Health courtesy of the US Department of Defense. Remaining photos from stock libraries.
A broad range of evidence-based peacebuilding programs have already demonstrated economic and quality of life improvements for populations throughout the world.
Examples are: microlending, preemptive peacekeeping programs, and several prison violence and recidivism reduction initiatives.
