Tinker Foundation Inc.

The Tinker Foundation has a long history of supporting Latin American organizations working to advance the rule of law as a foundational element of democratic governance. Today we seek to build on and deepen this commitment by prioritizing projects focused on justice and rule of law. We will consider other projects on an ad hoc basis but most resources will be focused on these core issues.

Projects should have the objective of creating and consolidating systems of justice that are independent, effective, reliable, equitable, and transparent. They may be targeted to national or sub-national levels and may include comparative or regional components. They should strive to tackle the challenges and opportunities involved with implementing and operating within more recently adopted structures and frameworks.

Initial areas of interest include:
• Promoting transparency and accountability in the justice sector, both from within justice institutions and without (civil society monitoring, etc.)
• The selection, training, and assessment of justice sector actors, as well as developing next-generation talent
• Increasing access to justice, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized groups

We will consider a range of project types and methodologies. These may include research and policy analysis, experimentation with new models and early scale-up of proven approaches, and exchange of knowledge across countries and contexts.