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The Changemakers initiative recognizes the role of grassroot interventions in the fight for democratic preservation and embraces a bottom-up approach to empower democratic actors that are defending democracy by practising it.<\/p>\n
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The program is conscious of the necessity to involve members of civil society in their fight for freedom, and against intolerance, impunity, abuses of power, and the dangers of authoritarian rule. As opposed to a top-down approach, the Changemakers Program seeks to encourage the grassroot efforts of social leaders by supporting the good work that is already being done.<\/p>\n
In a world where the cost of conflict is over $14 trillion a year, peace efforts remain critically underfunded. The total expenditure on grassroot peacebuilding support in the world is approximately 0.001% of our global military budget. The total amount spent globally on peacekeeping is not much better at 0.3%.<\/p>\n
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Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon put forward a new Agenda for Humanity to combat humanitarian crises and improve the lives of millions of people.<\/p>\n
This agenda sets out five core responsibilities aimed at reducing humanitarian suffering. The Changemakers Program embraces the commitment to “work differently to end need”<\/strong> by respecting and strengthening local leadership and capacity, rather than replacing them.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xVWHuJOmaEk&t=13s&ab_channel=UnitedNations” play_icon_color=”#8300E9″ thumbnail_overlay_color=”#8300E9″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_line_height=”1.5em” header_2_font=”|300|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In 2019, global military expenditure\u200b was estimated at \u200b$1917 billion\u200b, while almost 80 million people\u200b were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”2vh||||false|false” custom_padding=”||1vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||3vh||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This local leadership and capacity is embodied in society’s Changemakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These are our influential members of civil society who represent a real step towards peace and positive change in their communities around the world.\u00a0They are our catalysts for positive change and represent our legitimate grassroot interventions in the fight for democratic freedom.<\/p>\n Essentially, the Changemakers Program rewards the activities that we want to see rewarded. It is an initiative to support the role that we, as active citizens, can play in shaping our own future.<\/p>\n Our program beneficiaries are journalists, activists, human rights defenders, and environmental defenders in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||1vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||3vh||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Changemakers Program provides a holistic support service designed for and by Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) themselves. In addition to receiving support and expanding networks, the program crucially supplements the income of its beneficiaries with a stipend to alleviate financial insecurity, one of the most tenacious obstacles for sustainable human rights work.<\/p>\n This represents an effort to redirect global resources and capital to where it is needed and address a persistent shortcoming of a market ethos that struggles to reward human rights activities.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||1vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”UBI Support: International Precedents” alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#242424″ header_font_size=”20px” header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The United States, Canada, and Finland are already experimenting with a Universal Basic Income (UBI). Various initiatives and studies have shown that UBI programs lead to increased health, happiness, reduced mental strain, and other documented benfits:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”UBI Support for Changemakers” alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#242424″ header_font_size=”20px” header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The provision of UBI support for Changemakers is a major step towards sustainable and effective grassroot activism around the world.<\/p>\n The Changemakers Program embraces the Sustainable Development Goal #16 from the ground up, investing in the communities and local capacities of human rights defenders and empowering them to continue their work defending the values of human rights and democracy.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||1vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||3vh||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Changemakers Program selects beneficiaries based on the active and influential role they have in their fields. It addresses the main barriers they experience in their everyday human rights work and helps them to overcome the financial, safety, capacity, and human obstacles that threaten their work and livelihoods.<\/p>\n Changemakers are required to commit and adhere to the HRD mandate as stipulated by the United Nations’ OHCHR (Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders).<\/p>\n The following components make up the holistic approach of the program:<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”1vh||2vh||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”300ms” border_width_right=”0vw” border_color_right=”rgba(46,163,242,0.09)” border_width_left=”0vw” border_color_left=”rgba(46,163,242,0.09)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||||true|false” custom_padding=”1vw||1vw||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Financial Support” url=”https:\/\/gofund.me\/2f90a7ac” url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#2EA3F2″ icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”22px” body_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Financial support for Changemakers provides a minimal security net to sustain their human rights activities and contribute to their basic needs and safety.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Capacity Building” url=”https:\/\/the-hague-x-beirut.myshopify.com\/” url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#2EA3F2″ icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”22px” body_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Changemakers receive training in cybersecurity, personal safety, and communications with a focus on social media, successful campaigning, and capacity building. Increasing the capacity of local impact reduces the need for complex top-down projects and provides tools and skills for civil initiatives to work more effectively.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Community Building” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#2EA3F2″ icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”22px” body_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n With regular contact and meaningful engagement between participants we encourage peer-to-peer networking to build and grow valuable connections that strengthen human rights communities and enable Changemakers to better navigate civil society and its institutions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Emotional Support” url=”https:\/\/the-hague-x-beirut.myshopify.com\/” url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#2EA3F2″ icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”22px” body_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Providing emotional support addresses an often overlooked component of the traumatic experiences of many of our participants. Emotional support listeners help changemakers to cope with the difficult circumstances inherent to the nature of their work and connects them with professional help when needed.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||1vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||3vh||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb alt=”The Hague X Beirut Kid Throwing Rock” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_align=”left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Changemakers Program aims to strengthen the role of civil society, as enshrined in the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, as a means for HRDs to influence social change and exercise their democratic rights in the face of rising authoritarianism. By investing in local human rights defenders and activists, we foster a global network of individuals who challenge injustice and defend the ideals of democracy by practising it.<\/p>\n Our beneficiaries represent the fight against democratic backsliding and are of critical importance in instilling democratic change in their countries through a peaceful and bottom-up approach. By addressing the financial, safety, capacity, and human obstacles that threaten their civil liberties, the Changemakers Program provides support to combat a shrinking space for civil society.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”||3vw||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”350ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Changemakers-tile.png” title_text=”Changemakers-tile” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Mission” module_id=”risks” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ background_color=”rgba(46,163,242,0.07)” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||3vh||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”300ms” border_width_right=”1vw” border_color_right=”#2EA3F2″ border_width_left=”1vw” border_color_left=”#2EA3F2″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_3_font_size=”30px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”The Risks of Defending Freedom” open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_text_color=”#333″ closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”32px” open_icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”32px” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ title_text_color=”#2ea3f2″ title_font=”Merriweather|700|||on||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”22px” title_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”||||||||” body_line_height=”2em” custom_margin=”||0px” custom_padding=”16px|0px|16px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In recent years, human rights defenders have faced increasing difficulties with the rise of authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes, the resurgence of populist nationalists in western democracies, and the persistence of polarizing conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Special Rapporteur (OHCHR) has expressed concern for the situation of human rights defenders in all countries, including both emerging democracies and countries with long-established democratic institutions, practices, and traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n Many human rights defenders, in every region of the world, have been and continue to be subject to violations of their human rights. They have been the target of executions, torture, beatings, arbitrary arrests and detention, death threats, harassment and defamation, as well as suffering restrictions on their freedoms of movement, expression, association, and assembly. Human rights defenders are often the victims of false accusations and unfair trials and convictions, and are targeted with acts of intimidation and reprisals for their cooperation with the United Nations on human rights issues.\u201d (OHCHR<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n HRDs all over the world are at risk of many forms of attack from many different groups. A non-exhaustive list compiled by Amnesty illustrates the depth of the current global assault against human rights defenders:<\/p>\n Personal attacks:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Attacks on communication:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Shrinking space for civil society:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Who are Changemakers?<\/h3>\n
The Changemakers Program<\/h3>\n
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Program Method<\/h3>\n
Components<\/h3>\n
Strengthening Civil Society<\/h3>\n
Background<\/h3>\n
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