Certificate on Community Mental Health and Human Rights

The signing of a 1996 peace agreement in Guatemala ended a civil war that lasted over 36-years, but many Guatemalans still face the psychosocial trauma of the conflict and chronic violence remains a pervasive issue. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to enhance peace and security.

Our cooperator Asociacin Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accin Psicosocial (ECAP) is strengthening the capacity of local leaders to contribute to reducing trauma and violence by providing training and certification in community mental health and human rights, fortifying its alu mni network, and funding students' activities in their organizations and communities.

This cooperative agreement is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.

FY24 Amendment This amendment provides ECAP with an additional two years and $285,000 to provide additional cycles of its certificate training program in community mental health and human rights, and to participate in the IAF's Chronic Violence Strategic Initiative. As part of the amendment, ECAP is mobilizing an additional $259,570 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.