| PANIAMOR
FOUNDATION
Foundation Paniamor is a Costa Rican,
non-for-profit, non partisan, private organization,
of a preventive and technical nature. It was created
in 1987, and declared of Public Interest by the Costa
Rican Government, in 1990. The foundation organizes
its work along three permanent programs, as follows:
The Violence Prevention Program,
which addresses personal violence against and amongst
children and youth (family violence, school violence,
community violence). This program was created in 1988,
and received the Henry Kempe International Award in
1990.
The Incidence Program, which addresses
the lack of due performance by public institutions
responsible for the protection of chidren rights in
the country (as it relates to the drafting of new
legislation, and the fostering of new public policies,
and more effective institutional practices); and also
promotes the involvement of key social actors in the
development of national strategies that seek to respond
to more structural conditions affecting the rights
of particularly vulnerable populations. This program
was created in 1992.
The Social Development Program, which
works mainly with adolescents ages 13 to 18, from
socio-economic deprived communities, to address issues
of poverty and exclusion (school failure, unemployment,
gender discrimination, technology gap). It seeks to
promote values, knowledge and skills that will empower
their new generations to exercise their rights and
responsibilities for their own personal growth, and
that of their families, peers, and communities of
origin. This Program was created in 1999.
Central Issues of our Work
Legislative Reform and Public Policy:
Design and Lobbying Activities
Violence prevention in the family, schools, and community
Prevention of the commercial sexual exploitation of
children (CSEC): Sex Tourism and Trafficking (also
you can visit www.protegiendoles.org which is a website
that has more information about the CSEC)
ICT´s (Information and Communication Technology)
for youth development and overcoming poverty and social
exclusion.
Youth living in impoverished conditions and employment
opportunities
HIV prevention
Youth civic participation
Corporate Responsibility focusing on children’s
rights
We are not funded by the State. Our
projects are implemented through funding obtained
from international organizations, private foundations
and the private sector. We also receive funding from
individual donors and different fundraising events.
All our projects are subject to external auditing
and that of our cooperating partners.
President: Eduardo Ulibarri
Vice-President: Luis Diego Herrera
Secretary: Rafael Angel Chinchilla
Director: Arturo Condo
Director: Luis Javier Castro
Honorary Member: Lilly Yamuni
Executive Director: Milena Grillo
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