Thanks to everyone who applied to CRInfo for a mini-grant in the fall 2003
round. As in 2002, we received a large number of excellent
applications -- 105 in all this year. So we again had a very difficult
decision-making process, as we were only able to fund about 11 of those.
The ones we have funded are announced below. Two more are still in the
negotiation process, and will be announced if and when the grants are made.
I hope those of you who were not funded will be able to find funds
elsewhere, and if not, will consider re-applying to CRInfo in our 2004 competition. We will send out the request for proposals via e-mail to
everyone who applied this year.
Developing IMPACT (Impact Made by Partners Action in Communities in Transition) for the Conflict Resolution Field
Jonathan Leit, Program Manager
Partners for Democratic Change
Goal of grant: To expand their online catalogue of case studies, lessons learned and best practices from Partners' programs in Central/Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Latin America over the past ten years. With this grant, Partners' goal is to transform the existing prototype website into a truly global resource for prefessionals, academics, practitioners, students, and others in the conflict resolution field.
Delia Despina Dumitrica
Masters Program in Peace and Conflict Transformation at Tromoso University,
Norway
Goal of grant: To update
the CRInfo database with entries for the following countries: Romania,
Bulgaria, and Serbia. The entries will consist of organizational details
and short descriptions of projects, following the CRInfo database template.
Cyprus-Greece-Turkey Conflict Resolution Website Project
Georgios Terzis
European Centre for Common Ground
Goal of grant: To develop a conflict resolution website for Cyprus-Greece-Turkey that would allow leaders from the media, civil society, the private sector, academia and politics to "meet," share information and stories, and work together to further the growing cooperation and understanding between these groups.
Grey Frandsen, Executive Director
African Conflict Journal
Goal of grant: To forge a partnership between the African Conflict Journal and CRInfo, enabling each of us to integrate the resources of the other into our
systems.
Linda Baron, Executive Director
National Association for Community Mediation
Goal of grant: To create an electronic version of the NAFCM Quality Assurance Self-Assessment Manual, and link additional materials from their print clearinghouse and other relevant websites and resources to the Web-based manual.
Jim Vogt, Administrator
Institute for Peace and Justice
Goal of grant: To build a website through which the teens in the Teens Acting for Peace
network can interact with each other and with other teens around the U.S. and the world who are interested in furthering peace and peace education. The site will provide materials that teens can use to further their goals, as well as providing a space to "hang out" and compare experiences and ideas.
Laura Chasin and Abby Subak
Public Conversations Project
Goal of grant: To translate
PCP's primary Web-based resources into Spanish and integrate these
resources into their website in an accessible and user-friendly way.
Materials to be translated include their "Tool Box," an FAQ, and a variety
of articles on dialogue, its uses, and how it differs from other disputing
and dispute resolution approaches.
Maria Volpe
CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Goal of grant: To establish an online database which builds upon ongoing post-9/11 research
investigating what conflict resolvers have done to respond to 9/11, and what lessons have been learned by the ADR field. The results of this research will be posted in this database and be made available online.
Gerald Monk
Department of Counseling and School Psychology, College of Education, San Diego State University
Goal of grant: To develop material on a new conflict
resolution model, narrative mediation, to be placed on a website that will
be part of CRInfo. With this mini-grant, Monk will develop instructional
materials that are specifically designed for utilization on the Internet, as
well as convert existing print-based publications into Web-accessible
formats.
Improving the Dissemination and Accessibility of Victim-Offender Mediation Resources
Betty Vos
Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, University of Minnesota
Goal of grant: To complete a major upgrade of the Center's website, so as to increase the ability of the Center to disseminate materials (including "research, training opportunities, training manuals, videos, and technical support") pertaining to Victim-Offender Mediation.
