{"id":1898,"date":"2020-06-03T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2022-11-09T13:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:34:32","slug":"a-new-partnership-for-a-just-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/a-new-partnership-for-a-just-future\/","title":{"rendered":"A new partnership for a Just Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On May 29th, 2020, Cordaid and 5 allies were selected by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to co-create a new five-year strategic partnership. This partnership, called the Just Future partnership, is one of 20 selected by the Ministry within the Power of Voices framework. It will enable Cordaid to sustain and expand its dynamic work on security and justice in the period 2021-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Cordaid-supported legal aid session (clinique juridique) in Walungu, DR Congo, 2017. Image: Cordaid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis new partnership will deliver real change for people in some of the most fragile and conflict-affected countries in the world,\u201d says Cordaid CEO Kees Zevenbergen. \u201cIt is a testament to the credibility and track record of Cordaid and its partners, and the relationships of trust we\u2019ve built with civil society actors in Afghanistan, Burundi, DRC, South Sudan, Mali, and Niger over many years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That four of the six members of the alliance come from the Global South demonstrates Cordaid\u2019s commitment to acting in solidarity with activists and innovators affected by fragility and conflict.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The overarching aim of the Power of Voices framework is to strengthen civil society organisations so that they can lobby and advocate for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The alliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Just Future alliance consists of Cordaid, Search for Common Ground, Afghanistan\u2019s SALAH Consortium, and three coalitions operating mainly in sub-Saharan Africa: African Security Sector Network, West African Network for Peacebuilding, and Women\u2019s International Peace Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat four of the six members of the alliance come from the Global South demonstrates Cordaid\u2019s commitment to acting in solidarity with activists and innovators affected by fragility and conflict,\u201d says Iris Hartevelt, who coordinates the alliance. \u201cThe whole Cordaid community is thrilled to work for change with this outstanding group of allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also participate in co-creating the partnership. In this way, Just Future will support the Netherlands to realize its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and especially SDG16 on peaceful, just, and inclusive societies, by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in and on fragility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fragility, conflict, and violence are the most significant obstacles to achieving the SDGs. The Just Future alliance will work with civil society and communities to demand more responsive and accountable security and justice institutions, like police and courts, as well as public decision-making and peace processes that include the voices of all people\u2014especially women and young people, who are most often excluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat focus is in line with Cordaid\u2019s commitment to not only work for the rights and dignity of people in the most fragile contexts, but to work with them on the very drivers of fragility,\u201d Iris Hartevelt concludes. \u201cA world where all people enjoy security, justice, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives is a less fragile world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visit the Just Future website:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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