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THE MISSION
The Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to build just and peaceful societies in Central America.

THE PROGRAMS
In order to accomplish its mission, the Arias Foundation works through three Centers: the Center for Organized Participation, the Center for Human Progress and the Center for Peace and Reconciliation.

THE CENTER FOR HUMAN PROGRESS*

THE CENTER FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZED PARTICIPATION

HISTORY
In accepting the 1987 Nobel Prize for Peace, former president of Costa Rica, Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez, pledged to dedicate the monetary value of the award to the promotion of peace and development in Central America. Consequently, in 1988 the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress was founded.
In the words of the founder,

"the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress cannot turn a neutral face to our history and our future. The peace that we enjoy today must be passed, stronger than before, to future generations. But that will depend on the courage and the imagination with which we defend our values, and on the justice that we are willing to guarantee to those who suffer from lonliness and poverty".

The Arias Foundation has an endowment from the 1987 Nobel Prize for Peace. In addition, it has received grants from the following public and private organizations:

ACORDE
USAID
Autonomous State of North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Brown University
California Community Foundation
Center for International Policy
CEDPA
Columbia Community Foundation
Comission on Global Governance
Canadian Embassy
ECAAR - Japan
ECAAR - USA
El Paso Community Foundation
European Community
Ford Foundation
General Service Foundation
Gerbode Foundation
Global Demilitarization
Government of China
Government of Japan
Green Stamp Inc., Japan
HIVOS
Human Behavior Foundation
International Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development
Inter-Press Service
Kellogg Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Ministry of External Affairs - Netherlands
Mott Foundation
Netherlands Embassy
Noyes Foundation
Operation U.S.A.
Ploughshares Fund
Porcina Americana S.A.
RIRC of Costa Rica
RUTA, project of the World Bank
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Swedish Authority for Development (Sida)
Toyota Motor Company
UNDP
UNFPA
UNICEF
U.S. Institute of Peace
Vesper Society
Warsh Mott Funds
WEDO
Women's Institute of Spain
World Vision International
... and various individuals

PUBLICATIONS

• Horizontes de Paz (Horizons of Peace) (1990)
  
• Memoria del Taller Regional "La Participación Digna de la Mujer en la Economía Centroamericana" (The Participation of Women in the Central American Economy: Regional Workshop Report) (1990)
  
• Ley de Promoción de la Igualdad Social de la Mujer (Law for the Promotion of Women's Equality) (1990)
  
• Inventario de Organizaciones que Trabajan con la Mujer en Centroamérica (Inventory of Organizations that Work with Women in Central America) (1991)
  
• Guía de Fundaciones y Organismos Afines de Centroamérica (The Central American Foundations Guide) (1992)
  
• Un Paso más hacia la Igualdad Real (Another Step Towards Real Equality) (1992)
  
• Mujer, Pobreza y Medio Ambiente en América Latina (Women, Poverty and the Environment in Latin America) (1992)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en Costa Rica (Women's Access to Land in Costa Rica) (1992)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en Nicaragua (Women's Access to Land in Nicaragua) (1992)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en El Salvador (Women's Access to Land in El Salvador) (1992)
  
• The State of Philanthropy in Central America (1993)
  
• 18 Cuadernos de Trabajo sobre el Proceso de Paz en Centroamérica (The Peace Process in Central America: Series of 18 Working Papers) (1993)
  
• Inventario de Organizaciones con Programas Dirigidos a la Mujer en Nicaragua y Panamá (Inventory of Organizations with Programs Directed at Women in Nicaragua and Panama) (1993)
  
• Cooperación, Solidaridad y Filantropía: Viejos y Nuevos Significados en Centroamérica (Cooperation, Solidarity and Philanthropy: Old and New Meanings in Central America) (1993)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en Guatemala (Women's Access to Land in Guatemala) (1993)
  
• Del Trabajo no Remunerado al Trabajo Productivo (Women in the Informal Sector of the Central American Economy) (1993)
  
• Diagnóstico de la Situación de las Mujeres Microempresarias en el Istmo Centroamericano (Diagnostic Report on the Situation of Microenterprising Women in the Central American Isthmus) (1993)
  
• De la Guerra a la Integración: la Transición y Seguridad en Centroamérica (From War to Integration: Transition and Security in Central America) (1994)
  
• Desmovilización, Desmilitarización y Democratización en Centroamérica (Demobilization, Demilitarization and Democratization in Central America) (1994)
  
• Memoria de la Conferencia sobre la Filantropía Transformadora en Latinoamerica (Socially Transformational Philanthropy: Workshop Report) (1994)
  
• Desafíos Humanitarios en Centroamérica (Humanitarian Challenges in Central America) (1995)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en Honduras (Women's Access to Land in Honduras) (1995)
  
• El Acceso de la Mujer a la Tierra en Panamá (Women's Access to Land in Panama) (1995)
  
• Serie Construyendo el Futuro (Building the Future Series):
  
  Resumen No. 1 Programa 21: Conferencia sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (Conference on Environment and Development - Agenda 21) (1995)
  Resumen No.2 Conferencia Mundial de Derechos Humanos (World Conference on Human Rights) (1995)
  Resumen No.3 Conferencia Internacional sobre Poblacion y Desarrollo (International Conference on Population and Development) (1995)
  Resumen No.4 Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social (World Summit for Social Development) (1996)
  Resumen No.5 Cuarta Conferencia Mundial sobre la Mujer (Fourth World Conference on Women: Action on Equality, Development and Peace) (1996)
  Resumen No.6 Segunda Conferencia sobre Asentamientos Humanos (Second World Conference on Human Settlements)(1997)
  
  
• Centroamérica hacia Beijing. La Opinión de la Sociedad Civil Organizada (Central America on the Road to Beijing. The Opinion of Organized Civil Society) (1995)
  
• En Busca de una Legislación que Fortalezca la Participación y Acción de la Sociedad Civil: Memoria del Primer Taller Regional (In Search for Legislation to Strengthen the Participation and Actions of Civil Society: Summary Report of the First Regional Workshop) (1995)
  
• Once enfoques de la cooperacion internacional hacia Centroamérica (Eleven Approaches Towards International Cooperation in Central America) (1996)
  
• Memoria del Taller Centroamericano sobre los Derechos de las Mujeres (Women's Rights in Central America: Workshop Report) (1996)
  
• Código de la Mujer (The Women's Code) (1996)
  
• En Busca de una Legislación que Fortalezca la Participación y Acción de la Sociedad Civil: Memoria del Segundo Taller Regional (In Search for Legislation to Strengthen the Participation and Actions of Civil Society: Summary Report of the Second Regional Workshop) (1996)
  
• El Autofinanciamiento y la Cooperación Empresarial como Mecanismos de Autofinanciamiento (Self-financing and Private Sector Cooperation as Mechanisms for Sustainability) (1997)
  
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* The logo of the Center for Human Progress has been taken from the International Center of Women's Tribune




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