KAIROS' work would be impossible without the support and advice of a web of worldwide partnerships. The Global Partnerships Program works with approximately 35 partners in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean/Latin America, and the Middle East. Together we address global, national and local peace and justice issues.

Many of these partners are church-related organizations, while others are citizens’ groups and coalitions. All share the KAIROS goal of bringing about social transformation in order to create a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.

For more information about KAIROS’ understanding of partnership and how we work with partners see the KAIROS Policy on Partnerships. Please see also our 2006 –2009 Global Partnership Program Plan (PDF format) for more details on our common goals.

Partners’ work

The Global Partnerships Program focuses on economic justice, ecological sustainability, human rights, and peace-building. Examples of partners’ work include:

• Research and advocacy on debt and trade issues
• Training citizens to understand their role in economic policy-making
• Conflict mediation efforts
• Human rights monitoring and training
• Defending ecological integrity
• Building social movements to further the work of peace and justice

A strong emphasis is placed on examining the role of gender in empowering social transformation, and in particular on the role of women in this process.

See our Countries of concern pages for more about partners' work: Sudan; Colombia; Israel/ Palestine and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our photo galleries highlight a number of partner visits and events. See our Partners in Mexico page for examples of both funded and solidarity partnerships.

For a list of the KAIROS GPP partners and a brief description of their work, see the GPP Partner List.

The 2006–2009 Global Partnership Program Plan (PDF) provides more details about what KAIROS and its partners plan to do together during this period.

Funding

Over $1 million per year is transferred to partners in the South to support and facilitate their work. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) supports the GPP through an annual grant.

An overview of funding procedures can be found in the KAIROS document Background Information and Guidelines for Partners (PDF format).

While funding is a key component of the partnerships program, at its core the partnership program is about participating together in a global movement for justice. Partnerships are lived out through exchanges of visitors, sharing information and research, expressions of solidarity in times of difficulty, and a commitment to accompany one another in the work.

PARTNERS
2009 - 2013 : Global Partnerships Program

Asia-Pacific

- Ecumenical Consortium for JustPeace, Philippines
- KONTRAS, Indonesia
- JATAM, Indonesia (Mining Advocacy Network in Indonesia)
- http://www.jatam.orgPacific Conference of Churches, Fiji

Africa

- African Initiative on Mining, Environment and Society (AIMES)
- African Women’s Economic Policy Network (AWEPON)
- http://www.awepon.orgAll Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)
- http://www.aacc-ceta.orgHéritiers de la Justice
- Oilwatch International
- Sudan Council of Churches (SCC)
- http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/sudan/scc.htmlWorld Student Christian Federation

Latin America

- Popular Feminist Organization, Columbia
- Latin America Council of Churches (CLAI)
- Ecological Action, Ecuador
- Tepeyac Human Rights Centre, Mexico
- CIEPAC, Chiapas, Mexico
- CEIBA – Guatemala

Middle East

- Bat Shalom
- Jerusalem Centre for Women
- Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre
- Filastiniyat