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Grants>>Description of 2002 Grants: Africa
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Regional Programs: Go to 2002 Annual Report |
Angola National Counseling Center $20,000 To strengthen citizen participation in civic and electoral activities and bring about constructive dialogue among political institutions, the authorities, and citizens. The Center will coordinate 100 community meetings and will train electoral-education trainers in civic education, human rights, and elections; women’s organizations, churches, and traditional leaders to increase women’s participation in politics; and political party leaders in basic skills for participating in the Angolan democratic process. The Center will also produce thirty radio programs on five radio stations. Organização de Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento Comunitario (Community Development Assistance Organization) $20,000 To conduct training sessions to increase public awareness of human rights and Angolan democratic structures; to continue providing established prisoners’ groups with materials to facilitate their re-entry into Angolan society; and to establish a counseling center in Luanda, to be staffed by one lawyer and two paralegals. The center will aid citizens of targeted municipalities in resolving grassroots-level conflicts. Chad Radio FM Liberté $25,000 To purchase technical equipment for its N’djamena studio. Radio Liberté will use the new equipment to develop a flagship public-information program devoted to democracy, human rights, and development issues. Côte d'Ivoire International Republican Institute $100,000 To provide training and technical assistance to developing political parties through a series of workshops, some of which will include NGOs and other civil society leaders, in the interest of advancing the reconciliation process. IRI will also coordinate good-governance and coalition-building workshops for parliamentarians, and communications workshops for members of political parties, NGOs, community leaders, and individuals working in media and communications. Democratic Republic of Congo Action Pour le Developpement et la Paix Entre les Ethnies (Action for Development and Peace between Ethnicities) $30,000 To organize a series of workshops on the causes and consequences of, and solutions to, conflict in the region of South Kivu. Participants will include government officials, teachers, students, women leaders, militia leaders, and traditional and religious leaders. The organization will also conduct a human rights training workshop and human rights investigations. Association Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme en Republique Democratique du Congo (African Association for the Defense of Human Rights in the DRC) $30,580 To investigate and research human rights conditions in Congo. Based on data the Association gathered during 2001, it will publish 1,000 copies of its annual human rights report, which will also be posted online. Also, 1,000 copies each of three editions of a quarterly bulletin on the current state of human rights in Congo will be produced and distributed to the Association’s network of human rights monitors. Bureau d’Etudes, de Recherche et de Consulting International (Office of Study, Research, and International Consultations) $50,000 To conduct a series of polls aimed at gauging the opinions of Congolese on a variety of political issues surrounding the Inter-Congolese Dialogue. The organization will also produce bimonthly radio and television programs that will inform residents about the technical issues and practical implications of polling, and will relate the findings and implications of the polling it conducts. Centre des Droits de l’Homme et du Droit Humanitaire (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law) $35,000 To hold capacity-building workshops for human rights activists in several Congolese cities in Katanga province; to conduct human rights education sessions with religious groups, schools, and police officers; to make weekly visits to prisons and detention centers to monitor cases of political prisoners; and to produce its quarterly newsletter and distribute it to human rights activists, teachers, government officials, and diplomats. Centre Chretien pour le Developpement des Paysans en Milieu Rural (Christian Center for the Development of Rural Farmers) $25,000 To conduct a program of human rights education, advocacy, and training, including theater performances, sports activities, concerts, and a radio program. The Center will also organize two conferences on peace and ethnic cohabitation, and will produce and distribute a civic education manual for secondary schools in the South Kivu province. It will also publish and distribute a quarterly newsletter. Collectif des Organisations des Jeunes Solidaires du Congo-Kinshasa (Collective of Youth Solidarity Organizations in Congo-Kinshasa) $19,980 To hold training seminars for young leaders from democracy and human rights organizations in Equateur, Bandundu, and Bas-Congo. Topics will include democratic procedures, and promotion and protection of human rights. Congo en Images (Congo in Pictures) $35,000 To support development of an integrated civic education program, which will include publication of the resolutions of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue; six civic education training sessions; six popular, public debates; a traveling multimedia exposition; and publication of a bimonthly newsletter. The organization will also publish and distribute quarterly reports on democracy, good governance, and progress towards peace. Femmes et Enfants pour les Droits de l’Homme (Women and Children for Human Rights) $35,000 To organize a series of conflict-resolution seminars and conferences with local churches, media, universities, and schools in the West Kasai province. The organization will also produce ten thirty-minute radio programs on peace and the resolution of interethnic conflict; organize four one-day conference-debates on democracy and human rights with other local NGOs; and provide legal aid. Fondation pour le Renforcement des Capacities des Populations (Foundation for the Reinforcement of the Capacity of the Population) $20,000 To conduct a three-day training workshop for forty-five human rights activists from across the Maniema province of Congo, a capacity-building and training workshop for judicial officials, and two roundtable discussions focusing on the rights of women and children. Funding will also be used to cover infrastructure expenses. Groupe d’Appui-Conseils aux Realisations pour le Developpement Endogene (Counseling Support Group for the Realization of Indigenous Development) $12,000 To organize three training sessions for teenagers of North Kivu to discuss how to protect and promote human rights in periods of conflict, and to be used towards administrative support. Groupe Justice et Liberation (Justice and Liberation Group) $60,000 To support a broad-ranging program aimed at increasing civic participation in peace building, human rights advocacy, and civic education in Oriental Province. Activities will include human rights training sessions, a workshop on transitional justice, fora on social and economic rights, participation in two high-profile human rights meetings, and publication of information on peace and human rights issues. Groupe Lotus $60,000 To monitor the human rights situation throughout Oriental Province and to produce press releases, special reports, and a newsletter. Lotus will organize twenty-four training sessions throughout the province on issues related to conflict resolution, and will initiate a program of quarterly peace-education and conflict-prevention sessions with the sixteen major ethnic associations in the region. Haki Kwetu (Our Rights) $35,000 To continue promoting interethnic dialogue and providing human rights training in South Kivu. Haki Kwetu will document local concerns and strategies for combating interethnic violence, provide tailored training workshops to impart strategies for ethnic cohabitation and conflict resolution, and document and report on the general findings and recommendations at the end of each workshop. Heritiers de la Justice (Heirs of Justice) $10,627 To provide training to human rights activists in South Kivu. Workshops will be provided to local chapters of Heritiers de la Justice and will focus on the theoretical and legal tenets of human rights. Workshops will also be held for representatives of local NGOs in towns throughout the regions and will focus on the broad principles of human rights and strategies for monitoring, reporting, and advocacy work. International Human Rights Law Group $14,420 To convene a national conference of the Association Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme en Republique Democratique in Kinshasa, addressing strategic human rights and leadership issues. Les Amis de Nelson Mandela (Friends of Nelson Mandela) $60,000 To support its human rights advocacy and education program in Oriental Province by conducting two major outreach initiatives: one consisting of sessions to review its program strengths and weaknesses and to plan for the next year, and another consisting of training sessions for its members on human rights investigative techniques and ways to develop effective communication strategies for human rights groups. Ligue des Electeurs (League of Voters) $45,000 To continue its civic education campaign focused on the Inter-Congolese Dialogue by conducting research into the sociopolitical environment in Congo and on the consolidation of peace efforts, as well as by conducting additional training sessions on democracy for previously trained individuals. Funding will also be used to cover infrastructure and administrative costs. Promotion de la Femme Rurale (Promotion of Rural Women) $32,050 To organize a series of six training sessions and five civic education campaigns for 250 participants on elections and human rights issues in the West Kasai province. The organization will also publish two booklets on the right to life and the rights of women and children, and will produce twenty-four radio programs on the purpose of elections. Radio Maendeleo (Radio Progress) $35,000 To repair its FM transmitter tower, and to purchase editing equipment, microphones, and a four-wheel-drive vehicle for reporters to travel outside the city, thus expanding the station’s coverage area and enhancing its professional and technical capacity. Reporters will provide updates and reports on conflict in South Kivu, including reactions among rural populations. Solidarité des Femmes de Fizi pour le Bien-Etre Familial (Solidarity of Women of Fizi for the Wellbeing of the Family) $25,000 To conduct a program to strengthen the capacity of Congolese women in South Kivu to become human rights advocates. The organization will train twenty-four volunteers in human rights monitoring and advocacy skills, with participants drawn from communities where violence against women is especially prevalent. The training will be followed by six one-day training sessions in local villages on human rights protections and principles. Synergie pour la Paix (Synergy for Peace) $35,760 To produce a weekly radio and television program on peace and reconciliation issues for broadcast to the greater Kisangani area; to continue its program of civic education for women through monthly meetings and three training sessions; and to support its advocacy program, consisting of roundtable discussions, press conferences, advocacy visits, and letter-writing campaigns. Solidarité pour la Promotion Sociale et la Paix (Solidarity for Social Promotion and Peace) $35,000 To continue its human rights monitoring program in North Kivu. The program will include research visits throughout the region, lobbying activities, human rights education and training, and the publication of a pamphlet on democratic principles. Voix des Sans Voix (Voice of the Voiceless) $60,000 To support its program of human rights education and advocacy. The organization will conduct a fifteen-day mission to Bandundu and Kasai Oriental provinces to support the human rights and democracy movements there, and to exchange information and methodologies with them. Voix du Handicapé pour les Droits de l’Homme (Voice of the Handicapped for Human Rights) $38,000 To organize three four-day workshops in West Kasai on democratic rights and responsibilities, strategies for political advocacy, and electoral rules, and to supplement these by continuing its publication of a quarterly newsletter and its television and radio campaign for dialogue and political inclusiveness. Equatorial Guinea National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $60,001 To send a small team of political experts to meet with political party leaders and citizens of Equatorial Guinea in order to better understand the country’s current political situation and engender a high-level dialogue between the country’s democrats and potential partners in Washington. Ethiopia Center for International Private Enterprise $84,640 To support the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce in launching the “Voice of the Addis Chamber,” a radio program oriented towards businesses. The program will increase public access to alternative sources of information on economic issues; bolster public debate on these issues; encourage participation of the business community in democratic political and policy processes; and build broad-based public knowledge of how markets function and the role that business associations play in a democracy. Ethiopian Human Rights Council $28,000 To cover the core expenses of its national headquarters, which will be leveraged to secure additional funding from other sources to expand its network of provincial offices and its civic education program to more towns; amplify its human rights monitoring activities; institute a research program on human rights; and publish the research findings and present them at three public fora and a national conference. Kenya Center for International Private Enterprise $82,254 To support the “Research and Advocacy for Economic Law Reform” program of the Institute of Economic Affairs. The program will bring together the private sector, researchers, regulators, and policymakers to identify, in target business sectors, the weaknesses in existing legislation and regulatory frameworks and to suggest ways to ensure competition and fair practices. International Republican Institute $50,001 To assemble young leaders and youth groups to develop a network aimed at increasing civic and political awareness among youth. IRI will also sponsor outreach workshops to increase the organizational capacity and efficacy of existing youth organizations, and through a subgrant to the Citizens Against Violence organization in Kenya, will work to discourage Kenyan youth from becoming involved in political violence. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $350,000 To carry out the third and final phase of an eighteen-month assistance program for Kenyan political parties. Multiparty workshops and individual party consultations will focus on coalition-building and party preparations for the elections and on methods parties can use to deter violence throughout the electoral process. Liberia Association of Liberian Professional Organizations $25,000 To enable it to continue to function as the secretariat for the Mano River Union Civil Society Movement, a coalition of civil society representatives from Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Endowment support will be used towards publication of a monthly newsletter in French and English and to cover infrastructure, networking, and travel costs. Center for Law and Human Rights Education (CLHRE) $44,000 To offer pro bono legal assistance in its legal-aid clinic for victims of human rights abuse; to continue its human rights education activities through the radio; and to expand its outreach program to the half-dozen counties where it currently has activities. CLHRE will also continue its legislative advocacy program aimed at enacting new laws protecting human rights. Liberia Institute of Journalism $22,000 To organize ten one-week training workshops for media practitioners from northeastern and southeastern Liberia, emphasizing human rights and political reporting. The Institute will train twenty-five individuals each month, develop a training curriculum, and conduct a two-day training-of-trainers workshop prior to the practitioner workshops. Liberia National Law Enforcement Association $20,000 To establish a Center for Criminal Justice Research and Education, which will conduct a study on law-enforcement agencies in Liberia, the Liberian judiciary, and Liberian correctional institutions. The Center will also conduct two opinion surveys on public perceptions of the country’s criminal-justice institutions; conduct workshops on the administration of justice in Liberia and on human rights for law enforcement officers; produce a radio program entitled “The Criminal Justice Forum”; and host a bimonthly public lecture. Press Union of Liberia $35,000 To cover its core infrastructure costs, which will enable the Press Union to engage in a wide range of activities. Endowment funds will also be used to support the legal defense of journalists, including payment of bail and court document fees, assistance to families of imprisoned journalists, and provision of food and medicine to prisoners. Rural Human Rights Activists Program (RHRAP) $25,000 To support its human rights education, advocacy, and monitoring program in rural Liberia. RHRAP will organize a series of workshops, roundtable discussions, lectures, and public-outreach activities aimed at educating the public on human rights fundamentals and principles, strategies for conflict resolution, and techniques for ethnic coexistence. Niger Africare $66,000 To facilitate the training of seven NGOs, in administration, lobbying, and decentralization. Training will be conducted by three previously trained NGOs, and upon completion, the newly trained NGOs will receive small subgrants and develop, manage, and implement grassroots-level projects. Radio Anfani $35,000 To continue its thrice-weekly program “Radio and Democracy,” a half-hour presentation of critical political issues followed by a two-hour call-in discussion. Radio Anfani will also rebroadcast news produced by Voice of America, the BBC, and Deutsche-Welle, and will use Endowment assistance to increase its transmission power. Nigeria Center for Constitutionalism and Demilitarization $25,000 To continue publishing The Constitution: A Journal of Constitutional Development, a 100- to 150-page journal with a standard print run of 1,000. The journal will continue to focus on issues of democracy, constitutionalism, and demilitarization, and will be distributed to government officials, the military, academics, and the media. Center for International Private Enterprise $111,929 To support the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce in implementing an accreditation program that defines a set of international standards for chamber and business associations to measure and encourage the associations’ success in public-policy advocacy and meeting member needs. Centre for Constitutional Governance To organize a series of two-week training sessions in Ekiti and Osun states for designated local-governance educators on the principles and conduct of democracy. Following the training, the Centre will support the educators’ efforts to organize follow-up training sessions in twenty local government areas in each state. These sessions will focus on local governance issues and on how constituents can effectively monitor and affect policy at the local level. Civil Liberties Organization $60,000 To support offices in each of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The organization’s democracy monitors will survey the national and state governments, and work with state “democracy committees” to train activists in democracy-monitoring and civic and voter education. The committees will then conduct civic education through town hall meetings, publications, leaflets, radio, and television to mobilize citizens to participate in Nigeria’s 2002 elections. Committee for the Protection of Peoples Dignity $24,000 To launch a youth-democracy camp program in the northern, eastern, and western zones of Nigeria, with fifty participants in each region. Participants will be educated about critical democracy and human rights issues. Constitutional Rights Project $50,000 To continue its program of legislative advocacy by monitoring and reporting on the activities of the legislature, maintaining close liaisons with members and officials of the National Assembly, and issuing a monthly newsletter reporting on the proceedings of the Assembly. The organization will also continue to publish its weekly newspaper column focusing on issues related to upcoming elections, debates over electoral and constitutional issues, and proposed legislation affecting human rights. Eastern Youths Democratic Forum $25,000 To establish small offices in each of the five southeastern states of Nigeria and to strengthen the capacity of its main office at Owerri with a resource library, Internet facility, audiovisual equipment, and computer. The Forum will expand publication of its magazine, MASTHEAD, and publish and distribute 1,000 copies of its voter-education poster. Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) $35,000 To support a pre-election advocacy program aimed at mediating violence associated with the 2002 electoral cycle in Nigeria. The program will consist of a baseline study that will discuss trends of violence in two Nigerian states, and policy options for defusing the tensions. HURILAWS will then present its findings to key NGOs and governmental agencies. Human Rights Monitor (HRM) $38,000 To organize two four-day training workshops in northern Nigeria for thirty members of the Citizens League for Peace and Democracy on how to conduct civic education. HRM and the Citizens League also will organize six public hearings and town hall meetings on electoral law and related issues; produce press releases, press conferences, and reports; facilitate three periodic meetings for the leadership of the Citizens League; and publish 1,000 copies of each edition of its quarterly magazine, Equal Justice. Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law $36,000 To monitor and document corruption within the legal system in Rivers State. The Institute will organize a series of community sessions and study tours to educate local residents on the functions of courts; will meet with local judicial officials in Rivers State; and will undertake ten public-interest law suits, the progress of which will be publicized via newspaper, radio, and television. League of Democratic Women $35,990 To conduct a three-day training workshop for thirty-five governance monitors in Kaduna state, aimed at increasing the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) to participate in the democratic process. The League will also hold roundtables with the CBOs, focusing on membership, leadership, and policy development; and will publish 2,000 copies each of four issues of its quarterly magazine, Women’s Advocate/Muryar Mata. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People $28,000 To publish the annual Niger Delta Review and two quarterly bulletins relaying in-depth research and analyses of strategic issues, such as voter registration, the social performance of government institutions, and the environmental performance of oil companies in the Niger Delta. Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association $20,450 To produce 7,000 copies of each edition of a quarterly journal, Grassroots Democracy. The publication will be published in English, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba, and distributed to the Association’s leaders and to democracy activists around the country. Women in Nigeria $18,345 To complete a study documenting the status and position of working women in six northern and central states in Nigeria. This primary statistical information will form the basis of a campaign advocating greater opportunity for women in all the states. Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l’Homme (Congolese Observatory of Human Rights) $35,000 To organize conference-debates, popular theater, and education workshops on protecting individual rights and the democratization process in locations throughout the country. The organization will produce and distribute human rights materials for its education program and publish 4,000 copies of each issue of its quarterly bulletin, which provides a forum for debate on fundamental rights. Senegal Center for International Private Enterprise $95,089 To help the Union Nationale des Commercants et Industriels du Senegal (UNACOIS) transform itself into a more formal, democratic business association. The project will strengthen UNACOIS as an advocate for its members, further the economic reform effort that UNACOIS has championed in Senegal, and ensure that small businesses have a voice in the continued democratic and economic transitions in Senegal. Sierra Leone Campaign Against Violent Events (CAVE) $20,000 To conduct human rights training for activists affiliated with its two offices and to coordinate activities to attract youth participation in human rights work. CAVE will continue its program of civic education through theater troupes, radio programs, and roundtable discussions. Funds will also be used to cover infrastructure costs. Campaign for Good Governance $40,000 To organize an education and advocacy campaign for human rights education, monitoring, and advocacy. The program will include workshops, legal support from the Campaign’s legal-aid lawyers, medical service to victims of human rights abuse, weekly radio and television programs, and a series of human rights lectures. Center for Democracy and Human Rights $25,000 To conduct workshops, outreach meetings, press conferences, and radio discussion programs in Northern Province on such topics as responsibilities of the police and citizens, governance and participation, gender mainstreaming, decentralization, inheritance and chieftaincy laws relating to women, corruption, basic human rights, and “You and the Law.” Also, the Center’s five District Field Officers will monitor, document, and report human rights abuses. Forum for Democratic Initiatives $25,000 To collect all the laws and statutes of Sierra Leone that are relevant to an understanding of the rule of law and state-citizen and citizen-citizen relations and publish them in simplified form in three handbooks as part of its “Me and the Law” series. The Forum also will produce and broadcast weekly radio discussions, featuring two lawyers and one civil society activist, based on the same material. National Forum for Human Rights $32,210 To employ two human rights monitors in the offices of member organizations. The monitors’ findings will be published in the Forum’s quarterly and annual human rights reports and in press releases and advocacy bulletins. The Forum will also undertake a three-month, countrywide human rights and constitutional education campaign. Somalia Coalition for Grassroots Women Organization $25,000 To organize twelve two-week workshops aimed at increasing women’s participation in the political process. The workshops will include approximately sixty representatives of women’s groups based in Mogadishu. Dr. Ismail Jumale Human Rights Organization $32,816 To hold two three-day workshops for twenty-four participants: the first will provide human rights education for traditional Somali leaders, and the second will address human rights education for judiciary officials of the Transitional Government. Endowment funds will also help cover infrastructure expenses. HornAfrik Media $24,880 To provide training to twenty young journalists in journalistic techniques appropriate to public-service reporting. Once they have completed the training program, the journalists will produce human rights documentaries for broadcast on local radio and television stations in Mogadishu. Endowment funds will also be used to produce a call-in radio program focusing on political and human rights themes. Somaliland Hargeisa Voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO) $23,330 To form a civic education team of five HAVOYOCO staff that will receive training on issues regarding the conduct of elections, voter education, and civic education. HAVOYOCO will then organize a series of civic education workshops for Somaliland youth organizations and other civil society actors, produce civic education materials, and develop a mass-media campaign addressing the same themes. Institute for Practical Research and Training $25,000 To conduct training sessions with members of the House of Representatives of Somaliland and their staffs that will build upon earlier training focused on governance, human rights, and electoral processes. The organization will also purchase new books, manuals, and periodicals for its resource center and will publish the first three issues of the Official Parliamentary Bulletin. International Republican Institute $50,001 To conduct a political party empowerment program. IRI will invite representatives from each of the region’s political parties to participate in a workshop addressing activities critical to their successful participation in the upcoming elections. The workshop will focus on message development and message communication. Nagaad Umbrella Organization of Hargeisa $30,000 To organize two two-day national conferences for women politicians and the National Forum for Women in order to develop a unified agenda for women in the 2002 elections. Nagaad will also organize a three-day workshop to press for the inclusion of women in decision-making institutions, networking conferences for women politicians, and a grassroots voter-mobilization campaign. Samo-Talis $26,068 To continue publishing its eight-page human rights newsletter and to print brochures, posters, and booklets to explain human rights, good governance, and civic responsibility. Samo-Talis will hold two three-day advocacy seminars on principles of good governance for public officials as well as civil society groups. South Africa American Center for International Labor Solidarity $500,000 To work with the Southern African Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC) to strengthen and professionalize the SATUCC secretariat; formulate an effective Regional Policy Initiative; develop an outreach program to affiliates; and conduct a union-to-union exchange program with U.S. and African counterpart organizations. International Republican Institute $100,000 To support and educate local governments as they continue to develop strategies and coordinate their efforts regarding the growing AIDS epidemic. A crisis-management training program will be provided, with workshops to assist local councilors and community leaders in understanding their role in battling AIDS, to help municipalities develop a strategic local-level plan, and to improve coordination and communication between local governments, HIV/AIDS NGOs, and community-based organizations. Sudan Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women Studies $29,200 To produce multiple publications targeting three main audiences: community-based organizations (CBOs) in suburban areas, female village leaders, and a broad group comprised of NGOs, university students, media, and political parties. The publications will focus on concepts of democracy and how it can be achieved in Sudan. The Association will also hold five training workshops on CBOs, democracy concepts, and “training of trainers.” Badya Center for Integrated Development Services $35,000 To continue its school program for street children, open a school for displaced girls, and hold a training workshop for adults on skills for conflict-resolution and human rights education. The Center will also produce three educational booklets, which will be distributed to elementary school children and others in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan State. Centre for Documentation and Advocacy $24,000 To support the monthly publication of the South Sudan Post, the first and only independent magazine covering South Sudan. Community Development Center $23,400 To educate internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Upper Nile State about their legal rights. The Center will conduct eight six-day workshops on human rights, IDPs, and Sudanese laws. Environmentalists Society $30,000 To conduct five training courses in the Tawila locality, North Darfur, on constitutional rights and obligations linked to conflicts over natural resources and peace-building through activation of traditional rules and customs. Gender Center for Research and Training $25,000 To prepare a training manual and organize three five-day training workshops to encourage parties to include more women in their leadership and focus more on women’s issues. The Center will also conduct two seminars on key issues regarding women and democracy in Sudan and will organize a dialogue between women political leaders and invited male political and civil society leaders. International Republican Institute $100,000 To work with Sudanese women’s organizations and international aid agencies to assess the cultural and practical challenges that women in southern Sudan face in becoming involved in community and leadership roles. IRI will then develop an outreach and training program in partnership with the Institute for the Promotion of Civil Society. Justice Africa $18,100 To send ten women from Sudanese civil society organizations to participate in the first Sudanese National Women’s Convention in Kampala, Uganda, in March of 2002. Khartoum Center for Human Rights and Environmental Development $15,461 To hold trainings, workshops, and seminars on various aspects of human rights. The Center will conduct a media campaign promoting human rights, including full-page ads in English- and Arabic-language daily newspapers, information pamphlets and posters with human rights messages, and two studies. Funding will also be used to cover infrastructure costs. Khartoum Monitor $20,000 To deliver and distribute 500 copies of the Monitor, Sudan’s only English-language daily newspaper, to three southern cities, Wau, Malakal, and Bentiu, on a daily basis for six months. Funding will subsidize six weeks’ worth of paper, allowing for the Monitor to be distributed free of charge for the initial period. Kwoto Cultural Center $40,000 To hold forty theater performances throughout Sudan on themes such as war, displacement, immigration, peace and justice, human rights, HIV/AIDS, children in war-torn areas, diversity in cooperation, and conflict resolution. The center will also conduct twelve lectures on arts and culture, six seminars on traditional music, two workshops with painters and costume designers, and a festival for women and children. Mutawinat Benevolent Co. $35,000 To continue offering legal aid to disadvantaged Sudanese women. Endowment funds will be used to cover court fees and the salaries of four Mutawinat lawyers. Mutawinat will hold at least two legal-awareness sessions in Omdurman Women’s Prison and provide institutional support to three local offices and technical assistance to three additional offices. Mutawinat will also publish a quarterly newsletter and produce a series of posters to increase public awareness of women’s rights. Sudan Human Rights Association - Uganda $38,600 To continue monitoring and investigating refugee conditions and human rights abuses by conducting five field tours. After each field tour, the Association will produce a detailed report for dissemination to appropriate government representatives, international organizations, and other targeted groups. The organization will also produce four issues of its newsletter, The Refugee Monitor, and will continue to run a paralegal training program. Uganda Foundation for Human Rights Initiative $42,020 To produce thematic reports on four important issues affecting human rights in Uganda: freedom of association, assembly, and expression; extrajudicial execution; conflict and conflict-management; and corruption. The Foundation will also organize a high-level conference on democratization and human rights for approximately seventy participants from the government, opposition parties, the human rights commission, the electoral commission, NGOs, religious organizations, and the military. Lwo Development, Inc. (LDI) $32,000 To conduct a baseline needs assessment in northern Uganda and to conduct a civil rights awareness program that will include production of leaflets, posters, magazine articles, and radio programs. Based on the assessment, LDI will conduct a series of training workshops on civil rights, a media-advocacy campaign highlighting the role of gender in peace-building, and a workshop on conflict resolution. Central Africa Region Panos Institute $25,000 To conduct an analytical study on the regulatory framework for independent media in nine Central African countries and to distribute 1,000 copies of the study to concerned parties in each country. Local partner organizations will organize roundtable discussions on the study findings and will develop a local advocacy strategy. The Institute will organize a regional conference to bring together journalists from across the region to share experiences and devise strategies to expand the space for independent media. East Africa International Republican Institute $100,000 To establish a regional program office in Nairobi, Kenya, in early 2002 for the East African Regional Democracy Support Program. Through this office, IRI will expand its current programming focused on improving the democratic process in Kenya, and will begin activities to support democratic efforts in Sudan. Africa Regional Center for International Private Enterprise $94,004 To create the African Virtual Business Association Network, providing a means for African business associations to exchange best practices. Through this network, CIPE will promote information-sharing via e-mail, create a comprehensive searchable directory of African business associations, and develop a template that business associations can adapt to establish their own Web sites. Center for International Private Enterprise $58,735 To work with the Department of Agricultural Economics of Michigan State University to document the process of democratic decision-making in Mali in the 1990s. The program will directly assist similar efforts that are underway in Zambia and Mozambique, and will produce best-practices material relevant to most African countries undergoing similar democratic and economic transitions. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $260,000 To co-organize, with a select group of African statesmen, an international forum on “Presidential Leadership and Democratization with Former African Heads of State” in Bamako, Mali. Participants will attend plenary and panel sessions on possible roles for former heads of state, and share experiences on lessons learned and possible new approaches to some of the challenges to democratization in Africa. *Indicates funding source other than annual congressional appropriation |
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