<h6><strong>The Diplomat</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) will award a total of €1.5 million in grants to finance development cooperation actions and projects related to memory, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution in Latin America and the Caribbean.</strong></h4> According to a press release issued by the Agency on Wednesday, the initiative is aligned with the 2023 Law on Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity and is part of AECID's Democracy Program, whose main objective is to "contribute to the consolidation of peaceful, just, and inclusive societies with strong and transparent institutions." The call, with a total budget of up to €1.5 million, will fund proposals that strengthen democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The selected projects, which may receive a grant of up to €200,000, will be implemented over 18 months between 2025 and 2026. According to the call for proposals, published this Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE), projects within four main lines of action will be funded: processes of recovery, reparation, and recognition of memory, contributions to coexistence and peacebuilding, conflict resolution and restorative justice, and education, awareness-raising, training, and capacity building. The geographic scope of the project will be regional in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will seek to create spaces for regional dialogue that will foster improvements in public policies on memory, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution. Furthermore, initiatives that promote the exchange of good practices between Spain and Latin America and that have a participatory approach that can foster bilateral and regional actions will be positively valued. The call is open to non-profit legal entities, both in the public and private sectors, as well as public agencies and entities of the Spanish administration. AECID will also encourage the participation of entities from the social sector, civil society, NGOs, and academia in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve greater impact in the region.
