A free-of-charge on-line human rights information and NGO development service that provides:
- Answers to questions specifically related to human rights concepts, institutions and mechanisms.
- Guidance on strategically addressing human rights issues that an NGO or Activist is working to overcome.
- Information to assist human rights NGOs in the development of organizational capacity in managerial, fund raising, administrative and accounting areas of work.
- Review and comment to select draft documents (i.e. donor proposals or information materials) that the NGO has prepared in the context of its work in human rights.
- Introductions to other NGOs and research institutions that work on similar human rights issues.
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR) seeks to combine the practical features business management and human rights activism. Basic business principles in accounting, management, marketing, fund raising and public relations are integrated with human rights legal and procedural mechanisms. The outcome aims at developing a more effective and professionalized organisation that works for the promotion and protection of human rights.
HSHR focuses on strengthening the legitimate will of local people, especially individuals who have organized themselves as a means for advancing human rights in their community. Human rights NGOs, NGOs working on a human rights related project, and human rights activists are invited to participate. Questions from students will be answered based on the availability of HSHR’s resources.