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Grants >> Description of 2003 Grants: Africa
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Regional Programs: Go to 2003 Annual Report |
Angola Associaçâo Horizonte para o Desenvolvimento do Jovem Rural e Agricultor de Angola Horizon (Horizonte Association) $25,766 To conduct training for civil society and human rights trainers, who will then participate in community-based debates. Horizonte will also organize two forums on voting rights, civil rights and responsibilities, and prepare and distribute informational pamphlets on these topics. Comitè Inter-Eclesial para Paz en Angola (Inter-Ecclesiastical Committee for Peace in Angola) $25,500 To broadcast a twice-weekly, half-hour radio program called the Peace Diary, focused on issues such as peace, justice, and reconciliation and aimed at all Angolans, regardless of their religious or political affiliation. Search for Common Ground $50,000 To fund its nucleos (community-based conflict-resolution groups), which respond to conflicts regarding land, resources, food aid, press freedoms, government policies, and police brutality. Activities of the nucleos include conflict-resolution theater, dialogue sessions, mediation, radio and video dialogues, training sessions, and peace concerts. The nucleos will also share their skills with other civil society groups, local political parties, radio stations, and government ministries. Cameroon Africa Governance Alert $20,000 To conduct a voter-education campaign among disadvantaged individuals and help them to obtain their voter cards. The campaign will include registration of voters, training of election observers, and production of 2,000 posters with information concerning registration and other steps of the electoral process. Chad Ligue Tchadienne des Droits de l’Homme (Chad Human Rights League) $38,000* To offset administrative costs, allowing the organization to utilize funding from other sources to cover the cost of implementing its programs. The League will conduct a human rights and civic education campaign that will include translation of human rights documents, production of radio programs, and training workshops focused on human rights and conflict mediation. Côte d'Ivoire International Republican Institute $100,000 REPROGRAMMED 2002 FUNDS To continue to assist the Civil Society Collective for Returning Peace to Cote d’Ivoire to provide Peace Committee members with conflict resolution training. Democratic Republic of Congo American Center for International Labor Solidarity $400,000 To implement a program to increase people’s knowledge of their civic rights and responsibilities, complemented by public dialogue between unions and their civil society partners, and leaders of the government. The project will conduct 71 activities that include strategic planning, instructors’ preparation, local civic education workshops, and national conferences, allowing civil society to address critical issues as the country moves towards elections. Association Africaine de Defense des Droits de l’Homme (African Association for Defense of Human Rights) $60,000 To publish its quarterly bulletin and compile an annual human rights report for distribution locally and internationally, that documents all the cases of human rights violations for 2003. To provide technical assistance to Congolese for intervention or expertise regarding human rights cases, for pro bono legal aid, or to make use of ASADHO’s human rights data and other resources. Association des Jeunes Femmes du Maniema (Young Women’s Association of Maniema) $15,000 To support its program of human rights information and training for residents of Maniema province. The Association will organize training workshops, roundtable discussions, cultural activities, and a working group and will produce and broadcast a half-hour radio program focused on women’s issues and basic principles of human rights. The Association will also produce and distribute a monthly newsletter containing human rights information and documenting the human rights situation in the region. Association Mwanga $15,000 To continue advocating for the rights and empowerment of Congolese women. The Association will conduct a four-day conference for women leaders across the Maniema region. Issues identified at the conference will form the basis for quarterly roundtable discussions, which the Association will highlight in its quarterly newsletter. In observance of International Women’s Day, the Association will organize a march and a follow-up roundtable discussion with political, military, and religious authorities and members of civil society. The Association will use a portion of Endowment funding to support its judicial assistance program, which provides free legal aid to women victims of human rights abuses. Centre Chretien pour le Developpement des Paysans en Milieu Rural (Christian Center for the Development of Rural Farmers) $32,000 To conduct a broad campaign of human rights education, advocacy, and training for the Fizi and Baraka zones of South Kivu. The program will include production of a human rights newsletter, a series of discussions and seminars on non-violence, production of training materials, and human rights education and advocacy in local schools. Centre d’Etudes Juridiques Appliquèes (Center of Applied Legal Studies) $35,000 To implement a program of human rights advocacy in Butembo, North Kivu and to expand its resource center with more human rights publications. The program will include a seminar on human rights for activists, investigation of human rights abuses, publication of a quarterly human rights newsletter, and production of a human rights education program for radio broadcast. The Center will also train 200 paralegals and continue its legal assistance program for victims of human rights. Centre des Droits de l’Homme et du Droit Humanitaire (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law) $45,000 To implement a human rights education and advocacy program in Katanga province. The Center will conduct training and strategy sessions for five of its local chapters, monitor cases of political prisoners, distribute approximately 700 copies of its quarterly newsletter, and publish and distribute 5,000 copies of two brochures on women’s rights. Centre Psycho-Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy Psychological Center) $30,000 To develop a human rights monitoring program to identify and rehabilitate victims of human rights abuse, particularly women and underage boy soldiers in South Kivu. The Center will conduct three one-day conferences on human rights issues affecting young people for approximately sixty participants, including lawyers, human rights activists, victims of human rights abuse, and religious leaders. The Center will also produce and broadcast an eight-part radio program about major issues surrounding victims of forced recruitment. Collectif des Organisations des Jeunes Solidaires du Congo-Kinshasa (Collective of Youth Solidarity Organizations in Congo-Kinshasa) $25,000 To train ninety democracy and human rights activists from three provinces. Each province will subsequently establish a human rights nucleus to join the network of Nucleus Organizations of Youth for the Democratic Dawn. The grantee will also use NED funding to develop appropriate democracy-promotion programs among youth in each province. Comité d’Action pour le Développement Intégral (Committee of Action for Integral Development) $25,000 To complete a program of peace education in the zones of Uvira and Fizi in South Kivu. The Committee will conduct two two-day training workshops for residents of the Uvira and Fizi zones and will organize a major consultative conference on the role of civil society during periods of conflict. Congo en Images (Congo in Pictures) $40,000 To inform citizens about the political transition and encourage greater local participation through the production of a monthly newsletter with analysis of the transition and a video on reconciliation efforts to be aired on local television in Kisangani. To conduct training workshops on issues including the transition, social and economic rights, electoral perspectives, and journalism and peace; to host open public debates on topical political issues and to produce segments on a bi-monthly television program focused on the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Convergences $25,000 To provide human rights education, conflict resolution, and nonviolence training for youth in the community of Kitshanga. Convergences will conduct a training-of-trainers program for 40 young people, who will then work to train 800 youths in the Kitshanga area on human rights. Convergences will also intersperse the program with vocational skills training for participants, including brick-making and gardening, to help them gain economic self-sustainability and develop a vested interest in improving the town’s overall human rights situation. Federation des Droits de l’Homme (Human Rights Federation) $25,000 To implement a program of human rights education and advocacy, including human rights education in secondary schools, seminars for judges on human rights protections, and legal assistance to victims of human rights abuses in the Katanga province. The organization also will produce and broadcast a monthly television and radio program devoted to general human rights issues. Femmes et Enfants pour les Droits de l’Homme (Women and Children for Human Rights) $35,000 To organize a series of seminars for local churches, government administrators, secondary and university students, and media professionals on peaceful conflict-resolution strategies. The seminars will be supplemented by quarterly debates on local issues and by radio programs on the culture of peace and on resolution of inter-ethnic conflict. To continue to provide pro bono legal assistance to indigent victims of human rights abuse in the West Kasai province. Fondation pour le Renforcement des Capacites des Populations (Foundation for the Reinforcement of the Capacity of the Population) $25,000 To conduct a series of human rights training sessions for human rights activists, police officers, and traditional leaders in the Maniema province. The organization will also continue to conduct quarterly meetings with recently established human rights clubs and produce and broadcast forty-eight short radio programs. Groupe Jeremie $25,000 To conduct a peace and human rights program that will include publications, radio programs, a bi-annual human rights report, and visits to local secondary schools in the city of Bukavu. Groupe Jeremie will also offer judicial assistance to indigent victims of human rights abuses and will conduct twice-monthly visits to prisons to monitor the human rights situation of prisoners. Groupe Justice et Liberation (The Justice and Liberation Group) $60,000 To continue its program of civic education concerning human rights through staff visits to elementary and secondary schools; a training program for teachers on incorporating human rights into school activities; and the creation of a youth parliament for students to identify problems in their communities in Oriental province. GJL will also continue its training aimed at a cross-section of young people aged 18-24 on human rights issues. Groupe Lotus $60,000 To continue its program of human rights education, monitoring, and advocacy by conducting training sessions and workshops on human rights and conflict resolution and by publishing press releases, special reports, and a newsletter. Groupe Lotus will also initiate a program of quarterly peace-education and conflict-prevention sessions with the sixteen major ethnic associations in the Oriental province. Groupe Lufalanga $20,000 To initiate a civic education and human rights program to engage ninety-three youth associations in the city of Kisangani. Groupe Lufalanga will also publish a newsletter containing human rights information and news, based on information supplied by local youth groups. Haki Za Bin Adamu $45,000 To train judges and judicial personnel in Maniema on human rights issues and to conduct a human rights training program for young activists in the province. Supplemental human rights information will be made available to human rights activists and other interested residents through the organization’s human rights resource center. International Human Rights Law Group (IHRLG) $75,000 To conduct a capacity-building program for human rights NGOs in four provinces in eastern Congo by providing them with institutional and technical assistance. IHRLG will provide individual one-on-one consultations, larger region-wide workshops, and ongoing technical assistance. It will also award small grants to local groups to supplement the training. Jeunes Paysans en Action (Young Farmers in Action) $21,892 To conduct a human rights education, advocacy, and training program in the Bas Congo region of western Congo. The organization will first conduct a training-of-trainers program and then organize local committees to host bimonthly discussions and debates on human rights. Following the completion of the program, the organization will hold an evaluation seminar with its trainers to discuss the campaign and devise strategies to revise and expand its outreach program. Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Kindu $20,000 To organize two training sessions on the fundamentals of human rights for representatives of eighteen parishes in and around the Kindu area. After training, participants will share what they have learned with their parishioners. The organization will also produce and broadcast a twelve-episode human rights program on the local government radio station. La Voix des Sans Voix (Voice of the Voiceless) $60,000 To continue its human rights monitoring and advocacy by training young activists, monitoring the human rights situation, and publicizing human rights violations through newsletters and conferences. The organization will also conduct meetings and phone interviews with authorities on behalf of human rights victims and involve them in its educational programs. Les Amis de Nelson Mandela pour les Droits del’Homme (Friends of Nelson Mandela for Human Rights) $60,000 To continue support for its human rights advocacy and education program that includes a series of workshops on trends in human rights, monitoring techniques, advocacy efforts, and conflict resolution techniques. The organization will also hold monthly roundtable discussions on topics relevant to the human rights situation in Kisangani, Kinshasa and Mubji Mayi that allow a broad cross-section of the population to discuss current human rights problems and propose strategies for overcoming these problems. Ligue des Electeurs (League of Voters) $50,000 To continue its democracy education and advocacy program that features a civic education campaign in each of the ten provinces in Congo that bring together representatives of pro-democracy organizations to discuss transitional mechanisms and institutions, to link activists from each region to a larger monitoring program which will be coordinated by the Groupe de Travail sur la Question Electorale et les Réformes Institutionnelles, and to monitor how well institutions aiding in the transition are performing. Ligue Nationale pour les Elections Libres et Transparentes (National League for Free and Transparent Elections) $35,000 To hold civic education training sessions in four peripheral communities of Kinshasa. The organization will also publish five more editions of its quarterly bulletin, Le Scrutin, focusing on the consolidation of the peace process and encouraging Congolese citizens to get involved in the democratization process. Maniema Libertes (MALI) $25,000 To organize two major human rights conferences. The first will bring together thirty teachers to focus on civic education in secondary schools; the second will bring together thirty representatives of various religions in the region to discuss the role of churches in building peace. In addition, MALI will produce a monthly radio program on peace, tolerance, ethnic cohabitation, and human rights. It will also organize a bimonthly public-debate series, convening speakers from different political factions to discuss issues related to peace, human rights, and democracy. Medias pour la Paix (Media for Peace) $35,000 To conduct a study of ethnic conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The organization will host a three-day conference during which it will author a new declaration against tribalism and ethnic divisions. It will also gather information from the conference, as well as from two workshops dealing with specific ethnic and tribal conflicts. Promotion de la Democratie et Protection des Droits Humains (Promotion of Democracy and the Protection of Human Rights) $16,000 To provide pro bono legal assistance to indigent victims of human rights abuse in the Goma area; to publish monitoring reports on human rights abuses in prisons; and to provide legal and social services to underage soldiers in prison. The organization will also conduct a series of civic education workshops aimed at highlighting legal safeguards protecting the rights of women and children. Promotion de la Femme Rurale (Promotion of the Rural Woman) $35,000 To conduct a program of human rights education and advocacy, featuring training sessions on human rights and democracy for community leaders, public discussions on human rights, and roundtable discussions with other NGOs on important local issues affecting the progress towards democracy and the protection of human rights in the Western Kasai province. The organization will also produce and broadcast twenty-four half-hour radio and television programs focusing on theory and application of human rights principles, rule of law, and protection of human rights. Promotion et Appui au Developpement Communautaire (Promotion and Support of Community Development) $24,898 To conduct a training program for thirty paralegals, allowing the participants to consult with potential victims of human rights abuses in rural areas; to offer pro bono legal services to women; to lobby the executive and parliament on land rights; and to meet with other NGOs to develop a consensus on how to put the issue of land rights on the agenda of the transitional government. Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Feminines (Promotion and Support for Women’s Initiatives) $60,000 To conduct six one-day conferences on a variety of human rights issues, which will be supplemented by skills-training workshops to help women become active participants in the peace process. The organization will also continue to broadcast its weekly radio program on practical human rights issues; sponsor street-theater performances to reinforce the messages of human rights, women’s rights, and participation in politics; and continue its human rights monitoring program. Radio Maendeleo $35,000 To expand its network of listening clubs, especially in rural areas through the purchase and distribution of twenty short-wave radios to new listening clubs, which will become part of a network of discussion groups. The organization’s staff will visit each club to promote and monitor the project. Discussions will be led on a monthly basis by a staff person who will encourage club members to discuss their understanding of public service programs about peace, reconciliation, and human rights. Solidarite 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 of human rights advocacy and education. The organization will provide human rights education sessions, mental health counseling, and pro bono legal aid to victims of human rights violations, and will sponsor a human rights contest for the best traditional song and best skit highlighting the themes of human and women’s rights. It will also conduct a training session on human rights documentation and monitoring, conduct exchange visits with leading human rights organizations, and publish 300 copies of a related brochure. Structure de Culture d’Education Populaire et des Droits de l’Homme (Structure for Popular Culture and Human Rights Education) $19,200 To conduct a four-day human rights training workshop for thirty human rights activists in Boma. In order to monitor the human rights situation in Boma, the organization will also set up and staff ten local offices, which will organize a series of civic education workshops on relevant national and international human rights documents. Synergie pour la Paix (Synergy for Peace) $40,000 To launch a campaign aimed at promoting peace and non-violence by using conferences, workshops, media broadcasts, and training sessions to reach a broad audience within Kisangani and outside the city in Bengamisa. Synergie will continue its civic education and advocacy program through the organization of monthly women’s associations discussions on human rights and conflict resolution and monthly community roundtables to debate and discuss DRC’s political transition and ways in which NGOs can coordinate democracy advocacy efforts. Umoja Wa Wanawake Wa Kulima Wa Kivu $20,000 To organize twelve human rights training sessions aimed at breaking the isolation of women in Kindu and the rural districts of Kailo, Pangi, and Kasongo-Kambambare. Three sessions for 15–20 women will be held in each locale. Voix du Handicapé pour les Droits de l’Homme (Voice of the Handicapped for Human Rights) $40,000 To promote increased political participation by marginalized groups through a program of workshops to discuss barriers to political participation for women, youth, and the handicapped. A follow-up session will target local government officials and traditional leaders to promote discussion of strategies for removing cultural and legal barriers to participation. The organization will also continue to publish a monthly newsletter, in addition to using local government radio and television to discuss issues related to dialogue and political inclusiveness. Ethiopia HUNDEE $22,133 To promote women’s rights through workshops for women and men that examine their respective socio-economic status in the community. The organization will also host a community conference to inform participants about women’s rights and protection. At the end of the series of workshops, the Women’s Rights Protection /Defense Committees will be established to generate information on violations of women’s rights. Zami Multi-Media $26,740* To purchase the equipment necessary for on-air and production studios for a radio and television station. Zami will broadcast for ten hours each day, and issues addressed will include conflict, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, the lack of a democratic culture, the need for economic liberalization and good governance, rule of law, human rights, the culture of peace and tolerance, and development. Ghana Center for International Private Enterprise $87,079 To work with the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) in its initiative to review all key parliamentary bills in Ghana that affect the private sector. PEF will work with its member associations to review draft legislation, analyze issues, and craft professional policy-position papers. Kenya International Republican Institute $12,500 To support Citizens Against Violence (CAVi) in efforts to dissuade young people in Nairobi from engaging in politically motivated violence. CAVi will implement community-based intervention programs among youth that will include dialogue, negotiation, arbitration, and awareness campaigns. International Republican Institute $137,500 To organize an advocacy workshop for representatives from a variety of Kenyan non-governmental organizations that will address principles of advocacy, research and policy analysis, message development, coalition-building, utilization of the media, and development of professional relationships with political leaders and government officials. Following the workshop, IRI will work with the participants to provide preliminary opportunities for the organizations to apply their advocacy skills, as well as hold a series of public fora to discuss reform issues. Kenya Community Abroad $24,863 To sponsor a Kenya National Strategic Planning Conference to help the new government prioritize the country’s immediate needs; to facilitate input from various Kenyan professional and interest groups and the international community; and to construct a five-point economic test to help independent policy think-tanks and the proposed National Development and Labor Council measure the success and effectiveness of government policies over the next five years. Kenya Human Rights Commission $40,000 To hold an international conference on transitional justice and accountability in order to mobilize support for legal proceedings against those implicated in politically instigated violence between 1991 and 1998. The Commission will mobilize victims and survivors of the killings by holding three community fora, placing four advertisements in national newspapers urging human rights victims to provide testimony, and commissioning two lawyers to work on the cases. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $300,000 To continue working with Kenyan political parties in the post-election, transitional environment to strengthen their role in good governance by increasing their ability to engage constructively in public policy debates. NDI will work to enhance parties’ understanding of their rights and responsibilities, in both opposition and government, and to develop their capacity to aggregate and represent citizen interests. Liberia Association of Liberian Professional Organizations $35,000 To support its function as the secretariat of the Civil Society Movement of Liberia. The Association will also hold four capacity-building and information-sharing workshops in rural Liberia, which will be followed by the appointment of four rural coordinators responsible for stimulating grassroots participation in civil society activities. To assist the Association to collaborate with counterparts in Sierra Leone and Guinea to coordinate efforts with the Mano River Union Civil Society Movement. Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy, Inc. $16,000 To launch an Adult Human Rights Literacy Training Center, where adults can be taught to read while simultaneously learning about the Liberian constitution and basic human rights. The Committee will visit surrounding towns and villages to hold regular consultations with those who are unable to participate in the Center program. Information regarding human rights abuses will be gathered on these visits and compiled into a database to identify trends. The Committee will publish 2,500 copies of its quarterly newsletter, Human Rights News. Justice and Peace Commission $44,000 To continue its program of human rights education, monitoring, and legal aid. The Commission will continue its weekly human rights and civic education radio program focusing on the basic tenets of human rights and will conduct workshops focusing on human rights instruments, monitoring, reconciliation, and peace-building. It will also continue to provide free legal services through its Legal Aid Program to indigent people whose rights have been violated. Liberia Institute of Journalism $25,000 To organize a series of workshops emphasizing human rights and political reporting for journalists from northeastern and southeastern Liberia. In addition, the Institute will organize a two-day sub-regional symposium for participants from Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. The symposium will focus on creating a space for dialogue between politicians and policymakers on the one hand, and journalists, human rights activists and community leaders on the other. Liberian National Law Enforcement Association $30,375 To conduct a series of workshops and training seminars for criminal-justice practitioners on issues related to human rights and processes of criminal justice, and to strengthen their capacity and skills. A follow-up survey will be used to gauge public opinion of the operation and effectiveness of the criminal-justice system and the effectiveness of the seminars. Also, the Association will produce a monthly radio program, The Criminal Justice Forum, and host a quarterly public forum. Liberian Women Initiative $20,000 To build on its previous training programs for women and introduce a voter-education campaign specifically targeted towards encouraging women to vote. The organization will produce and/or distribute billboards, flyers, posters, and electoral materials; advise women who are interested in running for office in the October elections; and conduct weeklong trainings through its “Increasing Women’s Participation in Governance and Leadership” program. Movement for Democracy and Elections in Liberia $25,000 To conduct a series of meetings and training workshops in order to select and train facilitators and resource persons for its civic education project. MODEL will hold five civic education workshops for 150 participants each, including men and women of voting age, teachers, and county administrators. These workshops will include audiovisual programs, drama, music, community activities, and a voter’s guide. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $199,999 To expand activities to build the political organizing capacity of civil society groups to participate in an eventual political transition process. The Institute will also assist civil society organizations in building linkages, encouraging cooperation and reaching consensus on their role in a political transition process in Liberia. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $100,000 To provide technical and material support to Liberian civic organizations interested in monitoring the October 2003 elections and conducting targeted voter-education. NDI will conduct a series of civil society roundtable discussions and capacity-building workshops to support coordination and collaboration among Liberian civil society groups, and build the organization and administrative capacities of Liberian NGOs. National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections $20,000 To organize a series of discussions at high schools, colleges, universities, and community centers throughout Liberia on election issues. The organization will follow up the discussions with return civic-education visits to the schools and by encouraging youth to make use of its headquarters in Monrovia. The organization will also produce radio programs and posters and brochures with various electoral messages. Press Union of Liberia $40,000 To continue to hold monthly meetings with leaders of media institutions to critique the press’s performance and to host the second National Media convention to discuss barriers to the free flow of information. The Press Union will also provide support to the legal defense of journalists, assist families of imprisoned journalists, and provide food and medicine to political prisoners. Prisoners Assistance Program $21,055 To conduct two human rights training workshops for fifty residents, ten from each of five targeted communities, to provide human rights training for the commanders of the police depots in the communities, and work collaboratively with residents of the communities to set up community-based action structures to promote and defend human rights. The fifty trained community residents will be the driving force in these structures. Rural Human Rights Activists Programme $27,000 To hire trained human rights activists in Liberia to help the organization’s staff develop and facilitate a series of training-of-trainers workshops, and to produce a training manual for participants to be used at schools, religious institutions, and refugee and IDP camps in the form of a lecture series. The organization will also produce and broadcast its radio program, Peace Forum, develop billboards with human rights messages targeting the rural illiterate population, and produce a monthly newsletter. Mali National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $100,000 To conduct a three-month program to enhance the capacity of Malian women to organize and advocate for fair representation in politics and public policy. The program will assist legislators and civic groups in sustaining related efforts, securing concrete commitments to increase women’s political participation and guaranteeing women fair treatment under the law. Mozambique Center for International Private Enterprise $75,757 To help the Industrial Association of Mozambique (AIMO) build the skill and capacity to provide more comprehensive business and economic information to AIMO members, provide more informed grassroots input to the policy process, and use a process-oriented approach to guide the government in developing coherent, realistic, and sustainable economic and industrial policies. Coopartes Editorial $30,000 To produce a supplement to its weekly newspaper, Demos, in Mozambique. The content of the supplement will be a series of letters on the elections collected during a series of two-day workshops that Demos will organize in five rural areas. Niger Association Nigerienne pour la Defense des Droits de l’Homme (Nigerien Association for the Defense of Human Rights) $35,000 To continue its human rights advocacy, monitoring, and training programs. The Association will use NED funding to support its eight branch offices, which carry out a number of human rights programs; to produce and distribute a quarterly newsletter; and for outreach to other civil society organizations in Niger working on human rights and democracy. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $100,000 To work with Nigerien political party leaders to increase opportunities for women to participate in the political process and enhance their capacity to represent their parties in elections. Activities will include a multi-partisan roundtable with political party leadership and potential women candidates, radio programming designed to highlight the significance of increased women’s participation, and campaign skills training for a core group of women activists. Radio Anfani $35,000 To strengthen independent media through the broadcast of civic education programs. The education programs will include a call-in portion with discussions on topics such as local governance, electoral processes, political violence, and the role of civil society. Nigeria Centre for Constitutional Governance $40,000 To conduct training workshops on the Nigerian Constitution, the electoral process, human rights and civic responsibilities for Volunteer Local Government Educators, community educators, and state facilitators. The organization will also produce various civic education materials, establish three human rights centers in each of three states, recruit two attorneys to provide legal assistance on a volunteer basis to individuals seeking legal reparations for human rights abuses through the Nigerian courts, and compile information from the human rights centers into the third and fourth editions of the CCG Newsmagazine. Committee for the Protection of People’s Dignity $28,075 To educate young people about democracy and human rights and the relationship between religion and democracy through the expansion of youth camp programs in northern Nigeria. The camp’s activities include debates, games, and role-playing about other ethnic groups to strengthen tolerance and understanding of each others’ socio-cultural backgrounds. Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP) $32,963* To host a two-day national workshop in Abuja on the establishment of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Commission (HYPPADEC) bill for 100 participants drawn from the legislature, industry, media, and civil society. The workshop will serve the dual purpose of raising awareness of Nigerians on the imperative of the passage of the HYPPADEC bill, and providing an opportunity for the participants to assist CAPP in the development of an advocacy plan to support passage of the HYPPADEC. CAPP will publish and distribute proceedings of the workshop. Constitutional Rights Project $50,000 To create its advocacy office, which will campaign for the repeal of decrees and antiquated laws which contradict human rights norms and the Nigerian constitution, and to support the enactment of draft legislation that strengthens human rights and democratic institutions. The Constitutional Rights Project will continue to publish its monthly newsletter on legislative activities; produce its weekly newspaper commentary on government policies; and conduct the Legislative Internship Program. Human Rights Law Service $40,039 To research existing electoral laws, the Nigerian constitution, and relevant case judgments, and appoint two lawyers to study the information and draft a policy document to serve as a guide in resolving election-conflict cases through the court system. The final draft will be published in book form, and 5,000 copies will be distributed to various governmental and civic stakeholders. A corresponding media and advocacy campaign will be mounted to publicize the effort. Human Rights Monitor $38,000* To continue educating citizens on democracy and human rights through the development, production, and placement of a series of radio and television public service announcements; sponsorship of interactive, phone-in radio and television programs; publication of quarterly articles on the elections and electoral process; and translation of Independent Electoral Commission materials into three languages. The organization will also produce six reports on electoral issues and continue to produce its quarterly publication Equal Justice. Imo Youth Network Programme (IYNP) $24,380 To conduct six one-day training-of-trainers workshops on civic education, decision-making, and democratic values. A total of 300 adult women and 100 young girls will be trained and later participate in exchange visits with women from other project communities in Imo. IYNP will also conduct a series of seminars, rallies, and radio discussions aimed at promoting peace and women’s participation in democratic governance; produce and distribute promotional materials with electoral-education messages; and publish two newspaper articles promoting women’s participation in democratic governance. Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law $36,000 To demystify the judicial process for ordinary Nigerians and allow for greater monitoring and accountability of the courts through twenty-five judicial-culture education forums. The Institute will also maintain three staff attorneys to take on ten public-interest litigation cases for the very poor; train 500 students from the Niger Delta region on “community law” and alternative dispute-resolution techniques; and conduct an anti-corruption media campaign. League of Democratic Women $40,000 To continue publication of a quarterly newsmagazine and to conduct a development and training workshop entitled “Civic Education for an Enduring Democracy.” Workshop participants will execute a follow-up training and advocacy campaign which will culminate in a public rally in each of the states. The Instructional materials presented at the workshop will be disseminated through newspapers, uploaded onto the LEADS website, and compiled for additional publication. National Congress of Nigerian Commoners (NCNC) $20,000 To conduct a civic education and advocacy campaign focused on the problem of political violence in the five states of southeast Nigeria. In each of the states, NCNC will hold workshops on the problem of political violence. NCNC will create and publish 2,000 copies each of a monthly newsletter entitled “Democracy Surveillance,” as well as produce a series of eight half-hour radio programs on political violence. Finally, NCNC will organize a debate for secondary school students and an essay competition for undergraduate students on “Curbing Political Violence.” Women in Nigeria – Kaduna Chapter $29,098 To continue advocacy work with women in northern Nigeria. The program will address violence against women and includes an advocacy training program, a program to form a core of reporters and monitors, and a report of cases and issues involving violence against women to be presented to the public during a launch ceremony. Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) Association pour les Droits de l’Homme et l’Univers Carceral (Association for Human Rights and the Prison Universe) $23,244 To conduct a series of workshops and trainings aimed at increasing the understanding of human rights concepts among the judiciary, police force, youth and community groups, and prison guards. As part of its human rights monitoring program, the Association will also seek to publish the results of its investigations into abuses that have been reported by its trainers. Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l’Homme (Congolese Observatory of Human Rights) $40,000 To monitor and document the human rights situation in Congo-Brazzaville by compiling reports of human rights violations and publishing a report on detention conditions. The organization will also continue its legal-assistance program and organize an informational workshop on “The Struggle against Impunity: The Problem of Torture in Congo.” Republic of Guinea Organisation Guineenne de Défense des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen (Guinean Organization for the Defense of Human and Citizen’s Rights) $22,351 To conduct two human rights training workshops for government officials in Kankan and N’Zerekore. Endowment assistance will also be used to cover the organization’s infrastructure costs. Senegal Center for International Private Enterprise 91,500 To work with the National Council of Employers in Senegal in assisting the National Employers’ Association to improve public understanding of the market economy and the role that business associations play in a democracy through a series of twenty-four radio and four television broadcasts. The program will focus on raising awareness of private sector contributions to employment, investment, and tax revenues. Sierra Leone Campaign Against Violent Events $25,000 To conduct a one-month consultative exercise with traditional leaders, opinion leaders, parliamentarians, and civil society groups in order to foster better relationships and increase understanding of the Sierra Leone government. Based on this exercise, CAVE will conduct tailored training sessions to introduce the concept of democratic leadership to traditional institutions. CAVE will also set up public civic education resource centers, organize district-level consultative meetings to bring together parliamentarians and their constituencies, and continue its program of civic education for the general public through theater troupes, radio programs, and roundtable discussions. Campaign for Good Governance $40,000 To continue its program of human rights education, monitoring, and advocacy, focusing particularly on the rights of women and children, especially in rural areas. CGG will organize an education and advocacy campaign in five rural districts. It will also dispatch its legal-aid lawyers to provide practical support to victims of human rights abuses and will provide medical service to those victims who need it. In addition, CGG will continue to host its weekly radio and television programs, which focus on the principles of human rights and the practical human rights issues facing the country. Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR) $25,000 To organize a national conference and workshops in four district offices to discuss the role of civil society organizations in the consolidation of democracy and the promotion of human rights and to provide media coverage through the CDHR’s radio discussion program. CDHR will also encourage community meetings at the village level to discuss civil society initiatives and the maintenance of four district offices in the northern province which will be responsible for monitoring, documenting, and reporting the conditions in prisons and detention centers. Forum for Democratic Initiatives $28,740 To establish a Democracy and Peace Club to develop and coordinate extra-curricular activities for students to increase their participation and knowledge of democracy. Activities will include a weekly crossword puzzle with democracy themes in newspapers, student visits to state institutions, an inter-school debate on peace and democracy, a program to bring influential speakers to schools, a Peace Camp, a touring exhibition, and a National Unity Language Competition. Foundation for International Dignity (FIND) $30,000 To conduct a public-awareness campaign to disseminate information about refugee flows and minimize negative perceptions and stereotyping of refugee populations. FIND will produce radio spots, talk shows, and discussion forums on refugee issues and will conduct training sessions for the leadership of the refugee and IDP communities, human rights and humanitarian agencies, local community leaders, and host governments. Media Foundation for Peace and Development $20,000 To improve political-affairs reporting and civic awareness throughout Sierra Leone. The Foundation will conduct training workshops for fourteen radio broadcast journalists on reporting and civic education before assigning them to the fourteen electoral districts of Sierra Leone. It will also procure broadcast and recording equipment to strengthen the capacity of Sierra Leone’s only independent radio stations—Radio Bo and SKYY FM—to broadcast civic education, political news, parliamentary proceedings, and other information, including a daily live radio-discussion program, Democracy Now. National Forum for Human Rights $32,209 To conduct a series of meetings with human rights activists in the Mano River Union countries: Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. The meetings will discuss the human rights situations in each of the three countries with the aim of establishing the Mano River Union Human Rights Coalition. The Forum will also set up Human Rights Coalition desks in each country to implement decisions made by the Coalition steering committee regarding human rights activities. Somalia Banadir Radio $30,000 To broadcast a series of radio programs that will raise awareness of democracy, human rights, and women’s rights in Mogadishu. Banadir Radio will also implement joint programs with civil society groups to promote activities focusing on peace and invite activists to participate in debate and talk show programs. Dr. Ismail Jumale Human Rights Organization $33,536* To continue to play an active role in the Eldoret peace negotiations and to conduct three human rights training workshops, which will be tailored to various participant groups—including police officers, primary school teachers, and youth—and designed to strengthen their awareness of human rights. The organization will also continue its investigation and documentation of human rights abuses and combine its findings into regional reports, which will be made available to the public. HornAfrik Media $45,430* To conduct training for twenty journalists with the help of journalism instructors and human rights experts. The trained journalists will produce documentaries on human rights issues, women’s rights, and democracy and related issues, as well as produce six call-in shows focusing on human rights, democracy, and women’s issues. HornAfrik will also publish 1,000 copies of a reference book based on the issues studied in the classes. Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization $25,000* To undertake youth training at Pastoral Youth Learning (PYL) Centers in six villages in Sanaag, Somalia. Training will follow the PYL curriculum, which focuses on peace and responsible community leadership, resource management, human health, and animal health. After the training, the youth trainees will visit pastoral communities to research local governance systems, natural resource management, and development challenges before cooperatively carrying out a small-community development project throughout the year. Somali Journalists Network $20,000 To conduct two sets of training workshops to improve the standards of Somali journalists. The first workshop will address conflict reporting and conflict resolution, while the second will focus on journalist safety. Somaliland Consortium of Somaliland NGOs (COSONGO) $29,860* To conduct four civic education training workshops for participants from local NGOs, community-based NGOs, and village elders and to produce and disseminate follow-up reports. In addition, COSONGO will produce a Somali-language version of its monthly newsletter, currently published in English. HAWO Group $20,000 To promote democracy and women’s rights among grassroots women’s organizations through a series of trainings for the women in the Sool and Sanaag regions. Workshops will focus on organization capacity building, training-of-trainers on human rights in the media, the need to respect human rights in daily law enforcement functions, and the importance of women(s rights. HAWO will also produce a monthly radio program on democracy, human rights and good governance that will target a grassroots women audience. Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee $39,816 To continue its civic education campaign aimed at youth through the use of its traveling circus. The program features acrobats and street theater as tools to disseminate civic education messages. To increase participation of youth in political decision-making, the Committee will also produce booklets and leaflets on good governance and democracy and organize a series of youth workshops and symposiums. Nagaad Umbrella Organization $45,549 To organize a series of training workshops to address women’s rights and participation in political decision-making, including one workshop with participants from neighboring countries and one with male politicians and religious leaders. Participants from a training-of-trainers workshop will campaign for women candidates and promote women’s rights in the upcoming parliamentary elections. To promote women’s rights and democracy through civic education programs, such as television projects, songs, and poetry. Samo-Talis $43,438* To conduct human rights seminars and training workshops and to publish its monthly human rights newsletter, including three English-language supplements. For Somaliland’s upcoming national elections, Samo-Talis will conduct voter education; provide advice to political parties on free, peaceful, and ethical participation in the elections; consult with electoral commission staff; and provide election monitoring. Sudan Badya Center for Integrated Development Services $40,040 To continue to document violence against women in the Nuba Mountains; organize a peace tournament to inform youth of peace building techniques, and to produce a series of booklets on peace and democracy. The Center will continue its “second chance education” for children who have been deprived of schooling because of cultural values that discriminate against girls. The Center will also host a tribal reconciliation conference between the Rawawga Arabs and the Meri Nuba. Centre for Documentation and Advocacy $31,000 To continue publication of its monthly magazine, the South Sudan Post, which has become one of the most important sources of news, analysis, and commentary on South Sudanese politics, peace developments, and humanitarian efforts. To conduct workshops on peace, human rights and democracy, compile reports on the peace process, and establish community information centers. Democracy Development Center $25,000 To support a series of training workshops for discussions and participatory activity on various aspects of the culture of peace and democracy, after which participants conduct civic education programs in their local communities. To design training on conducting scientific public opinion polling. Equatoria Relief and Development Association $23,136 To conduct a series of civic education workshops in Southern Sudan, on conflict resolution, human rights, and tolerance for community leaders, women, youth, local administrators, and representatives from local law enforcement institutions. Freedom Equality Peace Society $20,000 To organize a series of training-of-trainers workshops in Khartoum, Blue Nile, and Kordofan states for youth organizations. The workshops will address conflict resolution, human rights and gender development, leadership skills, and democracy. Kwoto Cultural Center $65,000* To expand its program of performances, which incorporate drama, songs, and traditional dances from southern Sudan. Themes of the performances will focus on war, displacement, immigration, peace and justice, human rights, HIV/AIDS, children in war-torn areas, diversity in cooperation, and conflict-resolution. Kwoto will also conduct twelve lectures on arts and culture, and six musical concerts, at its headquarters in Khartoum. Mutawinat Benevolent Company $35,000 To raise public awareness about women(s legal rights with a program including workshops on labor issues and land tenure laws; a training course for its network of paralegal volunteers on reporting, monitoring and documenting violence against women; and institutional support for its four local offices. Mutawinat will also provide a book on the condition of women in Sudan’s prisons; a quarterly newsletter in English and Arabic; posters and pamphlets on women’s rights and legal aid; and a full-page advertisement in a daily newspaper twice a month on women’s rights issues. National Center for Peace and Development $30,000* To establish a Sudan Democracy-Building Center, which will focus on preparing the institutional and intellectual capacities of the Sudanese to manage democratic transition. The Center will offer four training courses twice each year, with courses in democracy building, peace-building and conflict management, political organization, and leadership. It will also hold a symposium every two weeks addressing good-governance issues. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $100,000 To assist a select group of Sudanese women’s organizations in developing their role in the ongoing peace process and the post-conflict implementation phase of the peace plan. The secondary aim of this six-month project is to promote communication between northern and southern civil society organizations. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $100,000 To support a program to bring together youth organizations from the north and south of the country to discuss issues of common concern and their role in a post-conflict society. NDI will conduct a series of roundtables and forums in Khartoum, Yei, and Nairobi to help youth groups begin the process of civic organizing by identifying issues and skills necessary to advocate for change. Southern Women Group for Peace $27,000* To establish a women’s peace center, which will conduct research and documentation on gender and governance and explore issues of justice, equity, and conflict resolution in other countries. The organization will continue its justice and peace lobbying campaigns, which target political leaders, community groups, and the grassroots and international communities. It will also hold a series of training workshops on human rights, conflict resolution, and peace lobbying. Sudan Human Rights Association $39,700 To conduct fact-finding missions to refugee settlements in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, northwest Kenya, and southern Sudan, and distribute field reports based on the information gathered during these missions. The Association will continue to publish its quarterly newsletter, continue its Paralegal Training Project, and continue to employ a social worker to provide counseling and referral services to refugees who contact the headquarters office in Kampala. Sudan Human Rights Organization – Cairo $100,000* To support civil society and the peaceful democratic movement in Sudan through its website, printed materials on the needs of Sudanese refugees, human rights reports, press statements, urgent action appeals, and the Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly, published in Arabic and English. The organization will continue to monitor human rights violations by the Sudanese government and by warring groups in Sudan. It will also expand its legal-aid services for internally displaced persons in Sudan, continue to assist the refugee community in Cairo, and conduct a training workshop for local human rights activists from various Sudanese cities. Sudan Organization Against Torture $27,000 To organize the first ever symposium on human rights education in conjunction with the Ahfad University for Women of Sudan. The symposium will include workshops on human rights in the Sudanese public and private educational system, the role of civil society, public private media, and human rights education. The Organization will compile the proposals and recommendations from the symposium into a book and also produce a manual for human rights education. Sudanese Studies Center $60,000 To organize civic activities on democracy and peace building for Sudanese youth, women, and journalists, to publish an extracurricular civic education book, and to conduct a series of symposiums and workshops. NED support will also be used by the Center to continue publishing its journal, Sudanese Writings, and to produce its annual report on the state of civil society and the development of politics and economy in the Sudan. South Africa International Republican Institute $75,000 To conduct training workshops focused on strategic and participatory planning and information-dissemination as part of a pilot program to address crisis-management and the AIDS epidemic within local governments and their communities. The trainings will be conducted through IRI’s KwaZulu-Natal regional office. International Republican Institute $40,000 To support the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) and the Free Society Project (FSP) in their aim to strengthen civil society in South Africa. FSP will support effective policy alternatives that promote individual liberty, democratic governance, and free enterprise. SAIRR will continue to produce the Fast Facts newsletter and weekly column in the South African newspaper Business Day. The organization will also continue to provide timely briefings and analysis of pending legislation and will testify before the parliament. Togo Ligue Togolaise des Droits de l’Homme (Togo Human Rights League) $20,654 To organize conference-debates on fundamental notions of human rights, broadcast a human rights program on community radio stations, and promote a human rights competition utilizing its network of twelve branches throughout Togo. Uganda Center for International Private Enterprise $73,808 To support the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) and its “Decentralizing Advocacy” project through which district and regional FUE committees will advocate for friendly policies and regulations that will stimulate local investments by business and attract outside investment. Foundation for Human Rights Initiative $72,250 To research, monitor, and document cases of abuse in five areas: police and prison reform; freedom of expression, association, and assembly; independence and integrity of the media; practices of arbitrary arrests, torture, and illegal detention; and the treatment of internally displaced persons, minorities, and children. The organization will release periodic reports on its research findings and recommendations for further action. The findings will also be compiled into the Annual Human Rights Report on Uganda 2003. Human Rights Concern $21,776 To support a human rights training program in Uganda. HURICO will conduct four regional training-of-trainers sessions from which a core group of regional human rights trainers will be formed. These trainers will then train their own staff and organizational constituencies on the principles they have learned. International Republican Institute $75,000 To examine Ugandan citizen views on a variety of democratic systems and their components. IRI will contract with a regional polling firm to conduct a nationwide poll and will host a series of town hall meetings, attempting to include both national and regional public officials. IRI will then provide the country’s constitutional review commission with a formal presentation of views expressed by the public through both the poll and the meetings. Lwo Development Incorporated (LDI) $35,020 To continue peace-building activities that supplement and support the structures of the community and the traditional leaders’ reconciliation methods. LDI will conduct training sessions on conflict-resolution, facilitate the re-integration of former combatants into the community, and continue to increase the capacity of local organizations by hosting a training session on effective ways to use the media to promote peace-building. It will also develop a civic education radio program to complement this training. Africa Regional Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (Act Together for Human Rights) $48,196 To conduct a three-day training program in three cities in the Republic of Congo and Chad. Approximately fifty young people will attend the sessions, which will focus on introducing participants to the basic tenets of human rights. Agir Ensemble will then choose twenty to twenty-five students for a human rights practicum that will combine theory and practice. Center for International Private Enterprise $95,363 To conduct a three-day leadership development program for approximately thirty women from East Africa in Entebbe, Uganda. The program will deliver practical information at both the basic and advanced levels to enhance participants’ success in leadership positions in their communities. Center for International Private Enterprise $55,861 To conduct a second year of activities associated with maintaining the African Virtual Business Association Network’s (AVBAN) existing services, building AVBAN’s user network, and actively generating success stories from AVBAN’s growing network by creating an awards program. Center for International Private Enterprise $98,364 To co-sponsor the second Pan African Consultative Forum on Corporate Governance in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2003. The conference will bring together 200 participants from across Africa as part of a broader program aimed at supporting African solutions to African corporate-governance challenges. The findings and recommendations will be presented to an international conference in Paris so that African views can be included in the revision of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) principles on good corporate governance. Environmental Rights Action (ERA) $25,000 To review all contracts that have been made between West African governments and oil consortia to determine their implications, and develop a list of concrete tools for strengthening environmental law and addressing local community concerns regarding the gas pipeline. ERA will conduct consultations locally and regionally regarding basic democratic principles and policies that must be addressed by relevant financial and government institutions including a three-day regional civil society consultation on the West African Gas Pipeline. International Republican Institute $75,000 To coordinate bilateral and regional training events to educate promising young men and women leaders throughout Africa about democratic values and mechanisms for boosting civic participation. IRI will also conduct activities to foster the development of an active political voice for these individuals and will seek to enhance the role of female public officials in East Africa by encouraging the creation of caucuses and other networking opportunities. *Indicates funding source other than annual Congressional appropriation |
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