DELTA-Human Rights Foundation Inc. is a Liberian human rights foundation aimed at cultivating communities of human rights in the Central Region of Liberia. It is based on both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Principles of Paulo Freire
The DELTA-Human Rights Foundation started from many informal discussions between two human rights activists/advocate, namely, Mr. Jesse B. Cole, former Regional Director of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) in the Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga and the present Executive Director of the Foundation for International Dignity (FIND) more than five years back. These discussions were usually after work but mainly focused at situation in our country, communities and families. Discussing these issues and looking out for possible options landed us to many intervention - to include paying fees for students, helping struggling families based on their issues as well as making small contributions to some community groups.
In furtherance of our discussion we embark on saving some little money to start a community project based on community needs, but at the time, they never had a specific project. From the saving and donations from friends and those who knew our interventions and commitment to communities, some monies were save for a community project up to September 2018 but the project had not been identified. However, listening to the news and other media outlet, it became evident that the issue of street lights was paramount. A lawmaker had promised to provide at least a thousand pieces of solar street lights and it was not forth coming. Against the numerous calls, we decided to procure one hundred solar street lights and poles and planted them on major streets and business squares in Gbarnga B**g County, Liberia. The objective of the project was to erect one hundred solar street lights along the newly built road by GoL and major street intersection which continually posed threat to citizens, especially women, girls and children at night. This project started in September 2018 and was successfully completed in January 2019. The project was implemented under the name “ Jesse Barchue Cole, the Carpenter son and Aaron G V Juakollie Foundation”. After this intervention, the two rights activist/advocates discussions continued and they decided to established a human rights foundation and have it incorporated. The strategic planning process for the rights foundation started while Jesse was serving at the Justice and Peace Commission in the Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga while Aaron was serving as the National Program officer for FIND. We used the organization development capacity developed while we were serving at the Development Education Network-Liberia (DEN-L) and other institutions to develop the strategic document for he foundation. Based on the constant consultation with colleagues, fans, mentors and learnings from troubles experienced while working with the non-for-profit organizations for over fifteen years, helped the rights activist/advocate give birth to the “DELTA-HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION Inc.”
Organization Name
Development Education Leadership Training in Action - Human Rights Foundation (DELTA-HUMAN RIGHT FOUNDATION Inc.) .
Motto
Justice Love and Peace for All
Logo
The sun in the logo represents the present of God’s wisdom in cultivating justice and peace for all in Liberia based on the use of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which Liberia subscribed to. Justice and peace in our logo is represented by the justice sign and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is represented in our logo as the symbol that look like the hand and a bird which is the universal sign for Human Rights. This Logo for the Development Education Leadership Training in Action – Human Rights Foundation Inc. (DELTA-Human Rights Foundation Inc.) was developed by Mr. Jesse B Cole and Mr. Andrew Dolo.
Vision
DELTA-HUMAN RIGHT FOUNDATION envisages civic competence human rights communities based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a peaceful world.
Mission
DELTA-HUMAN RIGHT FOUNDATION seeks to cultivate communities of human rights for the demand of justice, peace and development in society.
Purpose
The purpose for which the foundation is organized is to engage in lawful acts or activities for which a Not-for-profit foundation may now or thereafter be organized under the association Laws of Liberia, including but not limited to the following:
1. to cultivate communities of human rights for the demand of justice, peace and development
2. Human Rights Documentation and Research and publication
3. Good Governance and Rule of Law (Access to Justice)
4. Public Civic Human Rights Education
5. policy advocacy
6. Gender-Tolerance and inclusion
7. Dealing with the Past
8. Leadership Development Program.
9. Networking with other institutions to cultivate communities of human right in order to obtain justice, peace and development.
10. Network with government institution to ensure community and National human rights
11. Promote healthy behavior for young persons through human rights
12. Provide human rights education to both secondary and university students
13. Provide human rights education through adult education approaches
14. Helping communities mainstream gender in decision making
15. Building community capacities in understanding SGBV/SEA and its effects
Core Values
Respect for human dignity
Tolerance and Diversity
Love and respect for ecology
Unity and respect for the rule of law
Programs
Human Rights Documentation, Consultancy and Research
Good Governance and Rule of Law (Access to Justice)
Public Civic Human Rights Education
Gender, Tolerance and inclusion
Dealing with the Past
Human Rights & Leadership Development Program
SGBV Program
National and International internship program
Leadership Structure of DELTA -HRF