The Carr Center was founded in 1999 at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government,
through a gift from Kennedy School alumnus Greg Carr. The mission of the Carr Center,
like the Kennedy School, is to train future leaders for careers in public service and
to apply first-class research to the solution of public policy problems. The Carr
Center's research, teaching and writing are guided by a commitment to make human
rights principles central to the formulation of good public policy in United States
and throughout the world.
The Carr Center seeks to lead public policy debate, to train human rights
leaders and to partner with human rights organizations to help them respond
to current and future challenges. The Carr Center also recognizes that the solutions
to such problems must involve not only human rights actors, but governments,
corporations, the military and others not traditionally conceived of as a part "human
rights" efforts. Thus, it seeks to expand the reach and relevance of human rights
considerations to all who influence their outcomes.
PKSOI aims to provide stability and peace operations advice and support in the areas of
reform for political development, justice and rule of law, the security sector,
infrastructure, essential services and economics to military, USG civilian, international,
and multinational organizations. It also works to shape processes for, to assist in the
development of stability operations concepts and doctrine, to provide support to deployed
organizations, and to support senior leader education at the US Army War College.
Humanity United is a foundation committed to building a world where slavery and mass
atrocities are no longer possible. Established in 2005 by Pam Omidyar, Humanity United
supports efforts that empower affected communities to rebuild security and justice, and
address the root causes of conflicts to build lasting peace. Humanity United brings together
the best in research, policy, and public pressure to activate local and global solutions and
address human suffering on a broad scale.
The Connect U.S. Fund is a small team of foreign policy advocates working
to build relationships among diverse actors and deliver targeted tasks to
policymakers. Its current program includes advocacy in five key areas:
nonproliferation, climate change, reform of international financial
institutions, support for U.S. civilian capacities, and human rights. Through
a program of grant-making and operations which foster stronger collaboration
and advocacy among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) active on these issues,
the Connect U.S. Fund seeks to advance responsible U.S. global engagement in
an increasingly interdependent world.
The MARO Project is a program of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
with support of the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.
