OAS - Organization of American States

Published purpose

This grant supports the Organization for American States (OAS) in five program areas: (1) promotion of policy dialogue and summit/ministerial follow-up - to reinforce the OAS as the principal multilateral forum in the Western Hemisphere and to consolidate the Summit of the Americas process; (2) strengthening sustainable democratic governance in the Americas - to provide programming directed at the public sector institutions and civil society organizations of OAS member states; (3) strengthening institutions for development - to provide programming directed at public sector institutions and civil society organizations of OAS member states; (4) gender equality and vulnerable groups - to provide programming to support gender mainstreaming efforts within OAS policies and programs, as well as to support social inclusion and more equitable access for vulnerable groups, including Indigenous peoples and afro-descendants; and (5) OAS institutional strengthening and capacity building.