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Angola
Associaçao para o Desenvolvimento e Apoio ao Campo (Association for Rural Development and Support) (ADAC)
$25,839
To increase women's participation in the political process and provide an impartial voice in the electoral process. ADAC will organize training workshops for community activists on how to conduct meetings that inform the public on voter registration and political tolerance. Each activist will then conduct civic education meetings in their local communities. ADAC will also distribute voter education materials to traditional authorities, professors, religious and secular leaders, doctors, and students.
Centro Nacional de Aconselhamento (National Counseling Center) (NCC)
$45,680
To increase public participation and accountability of national office holders. NCC will organize a series of workshops, popular theater pieces, and radio programs. In addition, NCC will provide legal and human rights advice to people who suffered human rights abuses by government officials.
Cordenação da Ajudas Para a Agricultura 2 (Coordination of Aid for Agricultural Assistance) (CAAPI-2)
$25,000
To increase public participation in the political process in Huambo Province. CAAPI-2 will organize a five-day training session for ten local leaders in Huambo; in turn these ten local activists will organize two meetings every week with local communities to promote democracy and human rights. CAAPI-2 will also buy time on the national radio station in Huambo to discuss the upcoming elections.
Search for Common Ground (SFCG)
$50,000
To promote nonviolent and equal participation in elections. SFCG will facilitate a series of conflict resolution and civic education trainings for three women's associations. SFCG will provide the women's associations with small funds and technical support to implement conflict resolution and civic education campaigns in their areas.
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Burundi
Association Bonne Semence (Good Sowing) (BonSem)
$24,995
To empower the most politically marginalized communities in Burundi, notably the Twa population. BonSem will organize seminars and workshops to discuss how civil society can work for the political and economic inclusion of Twa communities. In addition, BonSem will produce a weekly radio show and publish its quarterly newsletter.
Ligue Iteka (Burundi's League for Human Rights)
$40,000*
To contribute to good governance and the rule of law in the Kirundo, Muyinga, and Karuzi Provinces. Ligue Iteka will establish local good governance committees by recruiting and training at least 40 volunteer provincial and communal representatives to coordinate and facilitate the development of a local good governance movement in each local community. Trainees will also organize meetings to review the philosophy of the project.
Organisation des Medias d'Afrique Centrale (Media Organization of Central Africa) (OMAC)
$23,700*
To contribute to the respect for journalistic ethics and the development of free and balanced reporting in the media. OMAC will publish seven thematic reports on topics such as peace, reconciliation, human rights, and the rule of law in the media; organize quarterly press conferences to disseminate reports; spotlight media that is in compliance with professional ethics; and write a weekly report on the main themes in the news.
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Cameroon
Center for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy (CHRAPA)
$21,000
To promote greater participation in the judicial process and increase access to democratic institutions in rural communities in Cameroon's Northwest Province. CHRAPA will launch a center that offers a viable option to the traditional and state courts through free legal aid, workshops, and lectures. In addition, CHRAPA will broadcast a bi-weekly 30-minute radio program and publish quarterly newsletters.
Civil Initiatives for Development with Integrity (CIDI)
$31,000
To promote an anti-corruption culture in the Northwest Provinces of Cameroon. CIDI will produce and broadcast educational and sensitization radio programs that monitor corruption and abuse. In addition, CIDI will organize an encounter between civil society and parliamentarians to develop a civil society position on current and future measures against corruption.
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Chad
Association pour la Promotion des Libertés Fondamentales au Tchad (Association for the Promotion of Fundamental Rights in Chad) (APLFT)
$38,034
To facilitate the general population's access to, use, and understanding of the country's legal system. APLFT will rejuvenate their seven legal aid clinics throughout the country through staff trainings, institutional support, and equipment. The clinics will provide free consultations, advice, and lawyers to victims of human rights abuses. APLFT will also produce a monthly publication on human rights trends and a weekly legal advice radio program.
Ligue Tchadienne des Droits de l'Homme (Chadian League for Human Rights) (LTDH)
$40,000
To educate the community about their rights, and train judges and security forces about the rule of law and human rights. LTDH will organize several forums to enable discussions between the press and human rights activists, conduct advocacy training for members from its eight federations, and a hold training seminar for judges on human rights law.
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Côte d'Ivoire
Club Union Africaine (CUA)
$19,725
To promote respect for land rights and reinforce local capacity to resolve conflicts in western Côte d'Ivoire. CUA will hold training-of-trainers workshops on land rights, specific legal codes, nationality issues, human rights, and conflict resolution techniques for participants who will then be deployed into local communities to disseminate the teaching. Initial training will be led by lawyers, human rights experts, and a specialist from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Ligue Ivoirien des Droits de l'Homme (Ivorian League for Human Rights) (LIDHO)
$33,000
To promote nonviolent civic participation, tolerance, and democracy among young people in Cote d'Ivoire. LIDHO will organize a three-day seminar, eight civic education workshops, and nine public conferences for university students, professors, and staff to focus on nonviolence and peace building. Participants will create a university observatory body to serve as a forum for dialogue, tracking instances of abuse and coordinating collaboration between universities.
Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (Ivorian Movement for Human Rights) (MIDH)
$31,700*
To strengthen the capacity of MIDH to provide aid to torture victims and to report on human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire. MIDH will contract lawyers to provide pro bono legal aid and doctors to provide medical and psychological assistance to victims of torture and other human rights abuses. MIDH will also continue investigating and reporting on cases of human rights abuse.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$295,000
To enhance the capacity of political parties and civil society organizations to monitor the electoral process and prepare the populace for Cote d'Ivoire's 2006 elections. Activities will include training and technical assistance to political parties and election monitors, leadership consultations and roundtable discussions, development guides for party poll watchers and registration observers, workshops for poll watchers and election observers, and assistance to local voter education providers.
ONG Femme Active de Côte d'Ivoire (NGO Active Woman of Cote d'Ivoire) (OFACI)
$27,500
To develop local conflict prevention and resolution capacities in western Cote d'Ivoire. OFACI will establish Peace Centers in two rural areas to train community members on conflict mediation strategies and to document human rights abuses. OFACI will use the Peace Centers as venues for numerous workshops geared toward training women and young people in human rights, civic responsibility, and democratic principles.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Action Pour la Réconciliation, Paix et Développement (Action for Reconciliation, Peace, and Development) (ACREPADE)
$20,000
To promote the right of Pygmies to own land in four villages of Equateur province. ACREPADE will organize eight workshops, broadcast 26 radio programs, and establish a framework for dialogue to generate greater grassroots understanding about the right of Pygmies to own land.
Alliance Féminine pour le Développement (Female Alliance for Development) (ALFED)
$32,000
To contribute to the improvement of women's status in Kailo territory. ALFED will host a four-day training seminar focusing on human rights, democratic values, nonviolence, peaceful cohabitation, and decentralization. The attendees will then host similar seminars in villages throughout Kailo. ALFED will also conduct a three-day seminar to guide political administrators, traditional chiefs, and public opinion leaders through the new laws on decentralized power and the general provisions of the new constitution.
Association Africaine de Défense des le Droits de l'Homme (African Association for the Defense of Human Rights) (ASADHO)
$38,000*
To promote respect for human rights and the rule of law. ASADHO will organize civic education campaigns on the rights of children and young people. ASADHO will also hold seminars on the fight against impunity, the adjudication of juvenile delinquents, the impact of union activities, ethnic cohabitation in Ituri and the Kivu provinces, the Congo's policy on refugees, women's rights, the electoral laws on nationality, and the post-transition constitution.
Association Chrétienne pour la Promotion Humaine (Christian Action for the Advancement of Humanity) (ACPROH)
$32,720*
To contribute to the reduction of the flow of light arms in South Kivu and promote respect for the rule of law among ex-combatants. ACPROH will organize capacity-building sessions for 18 ex-combatants on the rights and duties of citizens and the military in a democracy, community values, and the impact of corruption. They will also review the new constitution, laws governing land use, the criminal code, and family law.
Association Jeunes Femmes de Maniema (Association of Young Women of Maniema) (AJFMa)
$28,000
To promote peace and access to justice in the rural communities of Kabambare, Salamabila, and Bikenge in southern Maniema. AJFMa will conduct a women's peace and justice awareness campaign culminating in a conference on the rights of women, democracy, and peace; press conferences; and radio broadcasts. AJFMa will also aid courts in southern Maniema to ensure that they are properly equipped and defendants have fair trials.
Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Féminines (Association for the Development of Women's Initiatives) (ADIF)
$30,520
To oppose the practice of state predation on farming communities in Kailo, Pangi, and Kibombo territories of Maniema. ADIF will hold two conferences on the proper management of public funds, produce 42 radio programs on the socio-economic rights of women, organize conference-debates on the role of women in the transition process, produce a quarterly newsletter, and distribute copies of national laws to women market vendors.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$188,360
To improve the effectiveness of the private sector in its communications with government, and to contribute to the accelerated growth of enterprises. Working with Initiative Africa, the project will focus on rejuvenating ailing business associations by offering services, training, and technical support. This will enable Ethiopian private sector to identify reform priorities as well as increase the private sector's voice in the democratic process.
Centre d'Etudes et d'Encadrement pour la Participation au Développement Endogène
$25,700
To reduce ethnic tensions and provide a favorable environment for the series of national and local elections in South Kivu. CEPDE will organize interethnic youth peace clubs and camps and coordinate conferences to bring together civil society leaders from different ethnic groups. In addition, CEPDE will publish and distribute a quarterly newsletter.
Centre d'Etudes et de Formation Populaire pour les Droits de l'Homme (Research Center for Human Rights Training) (CEFOP)
$25,000
To build the capacity of civil society leaders and prevent political manipulation of the electorate. CEFOP will organize a series of civic education workshops and seminars in Eastern Kasai province, targeting civil society leaders, women's organizations, and political parties. The organization will also distribute booklets and broadcast radio and television programs to sensitize a broader population.
Centre de Recherche sur l'Environnement, la Démocratie, et les Droits de l'Homme (Research Center for the Environment, Democracy and Human Rights) (CREDDHO)
$26,800
To reduce the use of torture by civilian and military authorities in North Kivu prisons. CREDDHO will train appointed police officers, magistrates, and activists on human rights and lobby for support for the victims of arbitrary arrest and torture. CREDDHO will also organize investigations and field visits to detention centers, documenting cases of abuse and bringing them to the attention of court officials.
Centre des Droits de l'Homme et du Droits Humanitaire (Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Center) (CDH)
$47,987
To promote human rights and protect victims of human rights abuses in Katanga province. CDH will conduct human rights education and advocacy programs across the region, support activities of ten field offices, conduct human rights investigations, produce a quarterly newsletter, and organize a moot court competition.
Comité des Observateurs des Droits de l'Homme (Committee of Human Rights Observers) (CODHO)
$25,620
To continue its campaign against impunity and advocate for the protection of human rights. CODHO will organize awareness sessions in Kinshasa with various grassroots activists, distribute anti-torture posters, monitor detention conditions in prisons, and publish periodic human rights reports. CODHO will also provide legal support to civil society activists facing arrest or prosecution for their activities.
Commission Diocesaine Justice et Paix de Kindu (Justice and Peace Commission - Kindu Diocese) (CDJP)
$25,300
To mobilize the local population in support of democratic culture and to encourage participation in the upcoming national elections. CDJP will train and organize master trainers to fan out and disseminate information in 39 villages in the Kindu Diocese's central, southern, and northern sectors. CDJP will also publish information gathered through its prison visits and its local offices in a monthly human rights report.
Congo en Images (Congo in Images) (CIM)
$28,000*
To promote public pressure for greater accountability from elected public officials. CIM will facilitate weekly meetings between local leaders and citizens, and twice yearly meetings between parliamentarians and citizens of Kisangani. CIM will also continue to produce and distribute its monthly newsletter, Le Signal, that analyzes political events in the region and provides general information on the principles and application of good governance and the civic duty of each citizen.
Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO)
$48,000
To increase EHRCO's capacity to monitor human rights violations in Ethiopia. EHRCO will conduct advocacy campaigns on the protection of human rights and press freedom; produce press releases, reports, and position papers focusing on the problems of torture, arbitrary arrest and detention without trial, and extrajudicial killing; translate and distribute human rights education documents and posters promoting awareness of human rights; conduct workshops throughout Ethiopia; and open ten new offices.
Global Rights
$120,000
To strengthen the capacity of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Congo to advocate on issues of justice sector reform and the fight against impunity and to effectively document crimes of sexual violence for prosecution. Global Rights will provide institutional assistance and technical support. As a supplement to training activities, Global Rights will make ten small grants to local groups.
Groupe Jeremie
$25,000*
To prepare the population for elections and foster a culture of collaboration and responsible citizenship. Groupe Jeremie will organize a training session on good governance and elections; create a peace camp for students from South Kivu; and conduct an information program including publications, radio programs, a bi-annual human rights report, and visits to local schools in the city of Bukavu.
Groupe Justice et Libération (Justice and Liberation Group) (GJL)
$25,000
To contribute to the development of a democratic culture in Congolese schools and promote voter and constituent rights in Orientale province. GJL will train teachers from primary and secondary schools on how to incorporate civic education into their curriculum. Civic education topics will include good governance, human rights, and responsible citizenship. GJL will also publish a teaching manual on human rights for use in secondary schools.
Groupe Lotus
$50,170
To increase awareness of democracy, human rights, and conflict resolution in the context of the Congo's transition to democracy. Groupe Lotus will continue its program of human rights education, monitoring, and advocacy in Orientale province. Activities will include production of an educational newsletter and a series of training sessions in rural and urban areas.
Groupe Lufalanga pour la Justice et la Paix (Group Lufalanga for Justice and Peace)
$35,000
To conduct a civic education and human rights program aimed at youth groups in Kisangani. The program will conduct training sessions focusing on human rights and issues of concern to youth, including strategies for advocacy, building multi-ethnic coalitions, women's rights, economic and social rights, and how to organize and run human rights youth groups.
Jeunes Paysans en Action (JPA)
$24,500
To promote participation and public discourse on political issues in rural communities in Bas Congo. JPA will continue to conduct education programs, train a cadre of local trainers, and organize a series of ongoing programs in 28 villages.
Les Amis de Nelson Mandela pour les Droits de l'Homme (Friends of Nelson Mandela for Human Rights) (ANMDH)
$59,715
To build support and understanding for human rights and empower the population to participate in national decision-making processes. ANMDH will organize roundtable discussions and a national conference on human rights, democracy, and elections. In addition, ANMDH will conduct human rights advocacy and monitoring, continue its media outreach campaign, and publish its quarterly newsletter.
Ligue des Electeurs (LE)
$51,000
To reinforce the commitment of the Congolese to the process of peace and democracy. LE will continue to conduct various civic education outreach projects. The group will also expand its voter education campaign and conduct an evaluation of the recent democratization process in the Congo.
Maniema Libertés (MALI)
$34,900
To continue a peace education and advocacy program. MALI will run a community radio station to provide access to independent information on civil and political rights and on the rule of law in Congo to the rural population of central Maniema. MALI will also continue a voter education program.
Martyrs de la Justice (Martyrs of Justice)
$28,085
To reduce the practice of illegal taxation on rural farmers and increase public pressure on newly elected officials to respect good governance practices in Maniema province. Martyrs will disseminate information regarding national taxation laws to farmers, and hold monthly meetings with government authorities to discuss the problem of illegal taxes collected at roadblocks.
Peace and Development Committee (PDC)
$50,000
To provide human rights training to community leaders, local government officials, police officers, social court judges, attorneys and prison wardens. PDC will provide a broad-based understanding of the human rights protections provided to individuals and groups under national and international laws, and the responsibilities of each target group in adhering to those laws.
Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Feminines (Promotion and Support for Women's Initiative) (PAIF)
$50,000*
To encourage women to participate in decision-making positions through a program of civic education, documentation, and advocacy. PAIF's activities will include workshops for local administrative officials, human rights monitoring, and monthly newsletters on the human rights situation and the role of women.
Radio Canal Révélation (RCR)
$26,000*
To promote the participation of rural communities in the democratic process and social reconstruction of Iturian society. RCR will strengthen its capacity for field investigation and community-sources radio programming in the war-torn areas of Ituri. The station will also add additional themes to its programming including justice, rule of law, and the relationship of these themes to rural development.
Research Center for Civic and Human Rights Education (RCCHE)
$30,000*
To reduce ethnic-based conflicts by enhancing the teaching and leadership skills of peace educators in Ethiopia. RCCHE will hold a series of training-of-trainers sessions for members of youth and women's associations, elders, local government officials, and leaders of religious institutions in order to provide participants with an understanding of civic responsibility, democracy, human rights, and gender and peace in relation to the specific ethnic conflicts.
Solidarité des Femmes de Fizi pour le Bien-être Familial (Solidarity of Fizi Women for Family Well-Being) (SOFIBEF)
$30,000
To support and promote women's human rights through training, education, and advocacy in Fizi territory. SOFIBEF will unite women's grassroots organizations by organizing two workshops and one three-day conference to discuss civic rights and duties. It will also support six grassroots organizations by distributing election materials and provide legal and counseling support to female victims of human rights abuses.
Solidarité Pour la Promotion Sociale et de la Paix (Solidarity for the Promotion of Social Issues and Peace) (SOPROP)
$35,024
To provide medical and social assistance to victims of human rights violations and continue a program of civic and human rights education. Program activities will include twelve civic education conferences in rural village communities, radio broadcast programs and production and distribution of a human rights music cassette. SOPROP will also monitor and report on human rights abuses occurring in North Kivu.
Synergie pour l'Assistance Judiciaire (SAJ)
$25,000
To promote justice and diminish the climate of impunity in which human rights violations flourish. SAJ will provide assistance to victims of sexual violence and torture and comprehensively document and report on the progress and disposition of each case. The group will also provide education for judiciary officials and the general population on human rights.
Umoja Wa Wanawake Wakulima (Agricultural Women's Union) (UWAKI-Maniema)
$30,000
To reduce the practice of predatory taxation on farming communities in Kailo, Pangi, Kasongo and Kambamare territories of Maniema province. UWAKI will organize workshops to educate Maniema residents about their rights and duties regarding Congolese taxes. Each training session will bring together commercial operators, laborers, development NGOs, customary and political authorities, women farmers, and market women.
Union des Associations et Confessions Religieuses pour le Développement de Kimbanseke (Union of Associations and Religions for Development in Kimbanseke) (UACDK)
$28,000
To prepare Kimbanseke residents for peaceful and active participation in the Congo's newly forming democratic institutions. UACDK will organize mass awareness sessions on democracy, information campaigns on elections and the electoral law, and trainings on good governance and lobbying techniques.
Voix des Sans Voix (Voice of the Voiceless) (VSV)
$50,000
To contribute to the fight against impunity for an independent judiciary, and promote the development of effective lobbying groups across the country. VSV will continue its human rights monitoring, civic education, advocacy, training, and capacity-building projects. VSV will also organize press conferences, consultations, and other pressure meetings to raise national and international awareness of the state of human rights in Congo.
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Ethiopia
Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR-E)
$23,900
To strengthen peace-building efforts by empowering community leaders with traditional and modern conflict resolution techniques. CPAR-E will strengthen the linkages between the traditional conflict resolution system and Ethiopia's formal legal system, and will convene inter- and intra-ethnic workshop forums that will establish community-based peace committees to promote the use of traditional and formal methods of conflict resolution to resolve disputes within the community.
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Gambia
National Democratic Institute
$84,074
To strengthen Gambian political parties' capacity to monitor the 2006 electoral process. NDI will work with all Gambian political parties to develop strategic plans for poll watching; train Gambian party activists to train and deploy poll watchers; and work with party leadership on tracking, analyzing, and utilizing the data submitted by the party poll watchers.
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Ghana
Center for International Private Enterprise
$101,309
To build the advocacy capacity of farmer-based associations and to improve the business environment by influencing policy and law making in Ghana. CIPE sub-grantee, the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF), will run a pilot program of training and assistance to farmer-based associations. PEF will review bills on the parliamentary agenda, soliciting input from its member organizations, and will make recommendations, issue press releases, publish position papers, and advocate for an improved business environment.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$139,862
To educate Ghana's four major political parties on the problems and challenges facing the country's private sector in order to facilitate collaboration between business associations in Ghana and the major political parties. With the Institute of Economic Affairs, CIPE will conduct two three-day residential workshops targeted towards 30 carefully selected party officials drawn from the national party headquarters of the four major political parties represented in the Ghanaian Parliament.
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Guinea
Association d'Appui au Développement des Initiatives Communautaires (Community-Based Development Support Association) (ADIC)
$32,220
To improve participation among rural Guinean citizens, particularly women, in the democratic process and improve their knowledge of their legal rights and responsibilities. ADIC will recruit and train 20 paralegals to teach citizen's rights through literacy education in local languages. The paralegals will be dispatched to ADIC's rural Legal Information Centers, located in five prefectures.
Association pour la Défense des Droits des Enfants et des Femmes en Guinée (Association for the Defense of Children's and Women's Rights in Guinea) (ADDEF)
$27,613
To encourage civic participation, especially among women, in human rights protection and the electoral process in Guinea. ADDEF will focus on two rural communities, organizing training-of-trainers workshops on human rights, democracy, electoral law, and oversight of elected officials. Following the workshops, participants will produce action plans to lead weekly democracy and human rights activities in their communities.
Réseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix (Network of Mano River Women for Peace) (REFMAP)
$19,830
To develop the capacity of women and youth in Guinea's forest region to manage conflict through nonviolent means. REFMAP will conduct training-of-trainers workshops for religious and traditional leaders, women and youth, hold a capacity-building workshop for member organizations, and organize public awareness-raising campaigns to be led by workshop participants. REFMAP will also arrange exchange visits for women activists with women's groups in neighboring countries.
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Guinea-Bissau
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$140,001
To build youth capacity to participate in legislative and political processes and the functioning of Guinea Bissau's National Popular Assembly. NDI will work with youth partner organizations to place ten youths in internships with the Assembly. After receiving NDI training, the interns will assist with administration, research, information technology support, and fact-finding missions for the National Popular Assembly.
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Kenya
Center for Economic and Libertarian Affairs (CELA)
$30,000*
To strengthen the capacity of community groups to hold public officers accountable for the allocation and use of specific public resources. CELA will host a series of civic education trainings in the 15 districts of Kisumu to address the problem of the lack of direct participation of citizens in the allocation of public.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$93,122
To increase local, small and medium enterprise business input into key economic policy decisions as a component of wider Kenyan democratization. In a partnership with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, the project will develop local advocacy capacity to ensure that the work of the local councils and decentralized agencies reflects the experiences and concerns of business at the local level.
Citizens Against Violence (CAVi)
$29,204
To mobilize the youth of Kenya to reject electoral violence in the run-up to and during the 2007 national elections. Using its ties with youth leaders in universities and economically-impacted communities, CAVi will form a national youth anti-violence political campaign that will stand as an alternative to involvement in militia groups.
Economic and Social Rights Centre (Hakijamii Trust)
$25,971
To encourage the public to hold local authorities accountable for their actions. Hakijamii Trust will strengthen the ability of community groups through civic education trainings designed to build the advocacy and monitoring capacity of community representatives to enable them to participate in and monitor the allocation of public resources that have been devolved by the national government to the district authorities.
International Republican Institute
$400,000
To aid Members of Parliament (MPs) and political parties in their preparations for the 2007 elections. IRI will conduct small working sessions with MPs and relevant stakeholders to support them in setting legislative priorities and developing implementation plans for these priorities. Additionally, IRI will continue to support the political parties at the national level to focus on issue-based agendas and campaigns.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$250,000
To strengthen Kenyan political parties by assisting them to strengthen their organizational capacity and build capable and inclusive secretariats and national-level institutions. NDI will work with the parties' National Executive Committees and secretariat officials on professionalizing the structure and management of party headquarters by providing them with training on the technical and organizational skills needed to operate more effectively in the pre-election period.
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Liberia
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$80,000*
To enhance the capacity of Liberian trade unions to effectively meet workers' needs, advocate on their behalf, and engage the government. ACILS will work with the United Steelworkers of America to provide training and technical assistance to both local sectoral unions and the large trade union federations. ACILS will organize workshops, conferences, and a campaign on organizing, collective bargaining, or membership services.
Center for Law and Human Rights Education (CLHRE)
$44,000*
To increase awareness of human rights, fundamental liberties, and the rule of law. CLHRE will provide pro bono legal aid; organize human rights workshops for teachers, civil society members, and ordinary citizens; produce human rights radio programs; and report and monitor on human rights abuses.
Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP)
$27,900*
To improve the standards of journalism in Liberia by strengthening the knowledge and skills of media practitioners. CEMESP will organize two six-week training workshops for journalists and media broadcasters themed "The Art and Ethics of Journalism" to increase Liberian journalists' understanding of journalistic professionalism and ethics.
Center for Peace Education and Democracy (COPE)
$35,000
To raise awareness of the danger of proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the culture of violence in Liberia. COPE will organize educational workshops and "palava hut" discussion groups as well as a media campaign to educate citizens about the dangers of small arms and light weapons. COPE will also print a quarterly newsletter, distribute posters, and erect billboards promoting peace and nonviolence.
Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy (COPDA)
$34,000
To promote good governance and human rights in Liberia and build the capacity of grassroots citizens to advocate for their rights. COPDA will conduct training seminars for political authorities and other community leaders on good governance, and will continue its adult human rights literacy program. COPDA will also publish a quarterly newsletter while continuing to develop its human rights database and its free legal aid program.
Foundation of Human Rights and Democracy (FOHRD)
$37,170*
To improve government accountability, citizen advocacy for human rights protection, and understanding of the electoral process. FOHRD will lobby the legislature to improve transparency, issue policy papers on corruption, and produce three documentaries about human rights. FOHRD will also aid victims of human rights violations, organize focus group discussions on human rights, provide legal aid to prisoners, and campaign for disarmament.
Global Rights
$75,000*
To help Liberian NGOs effectively participate in legislative oversight and to increase transparency and accountability of elected officials. Global Rights will provide capacity building assistance to human rights networks in Liberia, and convene an advocacy skills-building seminar for Liberian human rights organizations and civil society groups.
Human Rights Watch Women and Children (HURWAWCHI)
$38,860
To reconcile parents, community members, and former child soldiers and to minimize the number of neglected and abandoned children in rural Liberia. HURWAWCHI will organize traditional "palava hut" reconciliation programs to de-traumatize and reunite former child soldiers with their families and communities. Other activities will include organizing street parades, broadcasting a weekly radio program, erecting billboards, and documenting human rights abuses with specific focus on women and children in rural communities.
Justice and Peace Commission (JPC)
$24,080
To improve access to justice and equal protection under Liberian law and increase citizens' understanding of legal procedures. The JPC will provide pro bono legal assistance to indigent individuals as well as civic and democratic institutions, and will advocate for the rights of prisoners who were wrongfully arrested or detained without trial. The JPC will focus particularly on cases of property repossession and the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Liberia Democracy Institute (LDI)
$19,910*
To promote citizens' participation in the formulation of sound public policies at the community and national levels by strengthening communication between constituents and their representatives. LDI will organize a series of town hall and civic forum meetings between constituents and their elected leaders to discuss legislation, good governance, and the role of local and national leaders in politics.
Liberia Democracy Watch (LDW)
$26,080*
To stimulate debate between government leaders, opposition parties, civil society, and the public on strategic national issues and improve Liberian citizens' understanding of democratic governance. LDW will organize a series of roundtable discussions with panelists that include ruling party members, opposition party members, and civic activists to debate issues of good governance. Papers presented at the discussions will be published in LDW's Journal of Democracy.
Liberia National Law Enforcement Association (LINLEA)
$44,108
To improve law enforcement and due process and enhance the capacity of criminal justice institutions in Liberia. Through its Center for Criminal Justice Research and Education, LINLEA will host professional education workshops, crime prevention and rule of law forums, and a quarterly lecture forum on social justice and the rule of law. LINLEA will also conduct research on justice issues and host a monthly radio program.
Liberia Watch for Human Rights (LWHR)
$29,760*
To raise awareness on human rights, good governance, and democratic principles among rural Liberians, and to educate government officials and private citizens about their civic duties. LWHR will conduct civic education workshops in rural areas through its branch offices in Bassa, Cape Mount, Lofa, and Bomi Counties. LWHR will also produce a weekly radio program on civic education and human rights, hold street theater performances, and publish a newsletter on human rights, elections, and good governance.
Movement for Peace and Reconciliation in Liberia (MOPAR)
$26,000
To promote human rights, democracy, and peace among inhabitants of Sinoe county in Liberia. MOPAR will conduct workshops on democracy, human rights, and conflict resolution for traditional leaders, youth leaders, heads of women's organizations, and religious leaders. Selected participants will become Peace Volunteers and will oversee six Peace Forum meeting huts, holding monthly meetings and mediating in local conflicts.
National Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Liberia (NACCSOL)
$27,317
To make government more accountable to citizens in Liberia. NACCSOL will build the institutional capacity of Liberian civil society through assemblies focusing on national development, human rights, governance, social justice and rule of law, and by establishing a resource center for civil society organizations. NACCSOL will hold workshops on practical skills, especially computer and internet skills, and publish a quarterly newsletter.
National Prison Monitor, Inc. (NAPRIM)
$19,960
To improve respect of prisoners' rights by prison officials, justices of the peace, and magistrates in Liberia. NAPRIM will conduct a series of workshops, investigations, conferences, and a media campaign on prisoner rights, using the Liberian Constitution and international conventions as reference tools. NAPRIM will also provide legal aid for indigent prisoners, report abuse in prisons, and air a radio program entitled "Prisoners' Forum."
National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections (NAYMOTE)
$37,000
To encourage democratic governance, increase citizen awareness, and promote community involvement in decision making in Liberia. NAYMOTE will conduct a citizen education campaign consisting of posters and booklets for use in social science classrooms, university forums on policy issues, and focus group discussions. NAYMOTE will bring citizens face-to-face with government officials through a series of community forums, and will conduct a media advocacy campaign to discourage violence and promote a democratic culture.
Press Union of Liberia (PUL)
$40,000*
To allow the PUL to continue to promote a free press in Liberia. The PUL will organize capacity-building workshops to train journalists in responsible reporting techniques. The PUL will continue its Blyden Forum lectures as well as its monthly meetings with the heads of media institutions, legal defense of journalists, assistance to imprisoned journalists, and the operation of its internet Media Resource Center.
Prisoners Assistance Program (PAP)
$38,723
To create a proactive, community-based movement against human rights abuses. Activities will include education workshops, rights awareness discussions, human rights and legal advocacy and documentation of abuses, as well as legal assistance to prisoners suffering prolonged and illegal detention. PAP will expand its work with teams of community-based human rights advocates.
Rural Human Rights Activist Program (RHRAP)
$38,150
To increase rural Liberians' awareness of the danger of ethnic discrimination and religious intolerance and to foster a nonviolent society based on human rights and democracy. RHRAP will hold village meetings, roundtable discussions, and school lectures, bringing together young people, traditional and religious leaders and government officials to discuss tolerance and nonviolent conflict resolution. RHRAP will also conduct a media campaign and continue publication of its monthly newsletter.
Zorzor District Women Care, Inc. (ZODWOCA)
$30,000
To mobilize rural Liberian women for the promotion, protection, and advocacy of their rights. ZODWOCA will produce a quarterly newsletter and hold workshops in Lofa county covering issues of women's rights advocacy in conflict situations, legal protection against gender-based violence, and ways for women to assume leadership roles in their communities.
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Mali
Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD)
$62,858
To advance an African-oriented democracy agenda and strengthen the Malian secretariat of the NGO side of the Community of Democracies. CCD will assist the Malian secretariat with institutional support, coordination with international donors, creating a framework for civil society involvement in the Community of Democracies, and preparing for the Bamako roundtable event scheduled for 2007.
International Republican Institute (IRI)
$200,000
To facilitate political participation among women in Cinzana commune leading up to the 2007 elections. IRI will conduct a series of workshops for women. The workshops will seek to train women on a variety of important issues including leadership, gender mainstreaming, and the electoral process.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$300,000
To strengthen the capacity of political parties to develop issue-specific platforms and effective communication strategies, and to support potential women candidates to compete in Mali's upcoming elections. NDI will hold a series of multi-party trainings and political party forums for party leaders, and will conduct trainings for potential women candidates.
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Mauritania
Association de Femmes Chefs de Famille (AFCF)
$23,000*
To strengthen women's participation in Mauritania's democratic transition, and to improve community oversight of elected officials. AFCF will lead a program of civic education and training for women political candidates, community leaders, and political party representatives in southern Mauritania. Additionally, AFCF will launch an advocacy campaign in favor of proposed legislation mandating a 20 percent quota for female candidates, and will lead a post-election campaign for transparency and accountability in government.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$83,000*
To enhance Mauritanian political actors' understanding of the electoral processes that support democratic transition. NDI will organize a study mission for Mauritanian officials to recently-transitioned neighbouring countries and will bring electoral experts to Mauritania through a series of roundtables. NDI will also produce civic education materials in French and Arabic.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$150,000
To increase the capacity of Mauritanian political parties to influence transition planning and enhance women's involvement in the political process. NDI will open an office in Nouakchott, where an expatriate political party expert and other staff members will provide consulting services, host roundtables and forums, and serve as a resource to local parties and coalitions.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$119,819
To build on NDI's current project of capacity building for political parties and enhancing women's political involvement in preparation for upcoming elections. NDI will continue to maintain a resource center for political parties, while also holding periodic trainings for potential political candidates. Additionally, NDI will provide technical assistance to parties, broker dialogue on key issues, and facilitate coalition building. NDI will continue to place a strong emphasis on the participation of women in the elections, addressing the issue of quotas and women's networks.
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Niger
Africare
$75,000
To reinforce the institutional and organizational capacities of Nigerien NGOs to advocate for good governance. Africare will identify and train ten Nigerien NGOs in all aspects of grant management and implementation, with assistance from last year's NGO partners. Africare will then award small sub-grants to NGOs that successfully complete the training program.
Groupe Anfani
$35,000
To increase public access to independent, non-partisan news and build the capacity of independent journalists in Niger. Groupe Anfani will broadcast programs focusing on civic education, social justice, religious tolerance, the electoral code, corruption, good governance, and democracy through its network of five stations. Groupe Anfani will also train 18 journalists who will be responsible for programming in different cities.
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Nigeria
Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG)
$49,528
To improve communication between legislators and the electorate in southwestern Nigeria. The CCG will focus on certain senatorial districts in each state in the region, working with civil society organizations and elected state legislators to build a stronger, more collaborative relationship through needs assessments, workshops, joint meetings, technical expertise, and community mobilization activities.
Center for Constitutionalism and Demilitarization (CENCOD)
$36,762
To promote a culture of debate and consensus-building around the constitution and to inform policy makers on constitutional development and democracy in other countries. CENCOD will publish and distribute four editions of The Constitution, a journal on democracy, constitutionalism, and demilitarization, and will continue to hold its Annual Democracy Lecture series.
Center for Development Research and Advocacy (CDRA)
$28,183
To reduce the number of shari'a-related human rights violations and increase civil society advocacy for human rights in Sokoto and Kebbi states in northern Nigeria. CDRA will continue capacity-building workshops for the civil society networks and will hold workshops for shari'a court judges and teachers of religious schools. CDRA will also produce and distribute a quarterly newsletter.
Center for Environment, Human Rights, and Development (CEHRD)
$20,200*
To promote and increase awareness of human rights in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states in southern Nigeria. CEHRD will monitor and report on human rights abuses, issue regular press statements, publish a monthly newsletter, and produce a comprehensive report on human rights that will be distributed to government officials, NGOs, law enforcement officers, and academia.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$82,141
To build the capacity of small enterprise associations to advocate for their rights, influence policy, monitor the government budget at state and local levels, and check against diversion of resource allocation. CIPE will work through a partner organization, the National Association of Small Scale Industries (NASSI), to hold policy advocacy workshops focusing on budget monitoring and networking between NASSI members.
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$158,460
To promote democracy through development of a legislative alert program that will create awareness for the business community. The grant will enable The National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) representatives to attend committee meetings and debates on the National Assembly floor, make presentations during public hearings, and produce a monthly "Legislative Alert" publication which will notify the business community of related bills under review in the National Assembly.
Center for Law and Social Action (CLASA)
$40,000*
To continue promotion of political finance reform in Nigeria. CLASA will conduct extensive monitoring of compliance with political finance regulations by parties and candidates and will convene a two-day conference for politicians, civil society members, representatives of the legislature and executive branch, media, and international NGOs to discuss the successes and failures of campaign finance reform.
Centre for Civic Education
$47,500
To promote the engagement of civil society organizations in Nigeria's 2006 voter registration process in preparation for the 2007 elections. The Centre will prepare election observation manuals and procedures, provide observation training to 342 individuals across the country, and then monitor their activities, which will culminate in publication of an election report to be presented at a press briefing and widely disseminated. To ensure smooth conduct of activities, the Centre will be in regular consultation with the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO)
$58,100*
To build the capacity of civil society groups to monitor elections effectively to ensure a democratic electoral process. The CLO will conduct meetings with local leaders, host civic education workshops, train and deploy 500 election monitors, and publish a report to assess the extent to which the elections were free and fair.
Committee for the Protection of Peoples' Dignity (COPPED)
$40,700
To increase the role of democratic youth participation in Nigeria. COPPED will host camps where young people will learn about and discuss pertinent regional issues and seek creative solutions. After the camps, participants will establish clubs in their local areas and COPPED will follow-up on their activities, assessing and assisting them.
Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP)
$42,136
To increase popular participation and accountability in dam areas, and expand community participation in the decision-making process. CAPP will strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations through civic and voter education workshops, and will hold a rally to promote the development of dam-affected communities. Additionally, CAPP will host a website to give internet access to dam-affected communities, and will continue publishing its quarterly magazine, Community.
Connecting Gender for Development (COGEN)
$24,415 (special funds)
To increase local journalists' reporting on human rights, democracy and good governance in northern Nigeria. COGEN will hold workshops for local journalists on basic reporting techniques, while emphasizing journalists' role as custodians of women's rights and democratic development in their communities. COGEN will monitor journalistic reporting before, in between, and after the workshops to determine the impact of trainings on actual journalistic output.
Constitutional Rights Project (CRP)
$50,000
To strengthen good governance and the rule of law in Nigeria through a more transparent and accountable budgeting process. CRP will train civil society representatives and legislators from key committees on how to conduct budget analysis, understanding budget details, and legal and constitutional theories of the budgeting process. CRP will also establish a budget monitoring committee which will publish a report on budget priorities. CRP will continue to maintain its resource center and publish its newsletter and weekly newspaper column.
Gender and Human Values Proactive (HUVAP)
$28,349
To promote human rights and women's participation in the judicial system in northern Nigeria. HUVAP will hold workshops for shari'a court judges, magistrate court judges, lawyers, prosecutors, court clerks, prison officials, traditional and religious leaders, and the general public in Zamfara state to focus on incorporating women into the administration of justice.
Human Rights, Justice and Peace Foundation (HRJPF)
$30,000
To improve government accountability, check corrupt practices, and cultivate interest in human rights and democracy among young people in southeastern Nigeria. HRJPF will lobby government officials for human rights and anti-corruption legislation, conduct workshops and hold conferences for youth, and encourage the formation of democracy clubs. HRJPF will also publish a quarterly newsletter and broadcast a radio program.
Human Rights Monitor (HRM)
$45,000
To deepen popular support for democracy, increase political participation among marginalized groups, and prepare the electorate and civil society for Nigeria's upcoming elections. HRM's activities will include the production of four special reports on electoral issues, hosting meetings for the Northern Coalition for Constitutionalism and Legislative Advocacy, and publication of the quarterly newsletter, Equal Justice.
Imo Youth Network Programme (IYNP)
$28,360
To promote democratic governance, human rights, civic responsibility and electoral participation among women and youth in three southern Nigerian communities. IYNP's activities will include training-of-trainers workshops for women and youth activists; seminars and focus group discussions on women's rights and political participation; and the production of posters, T-shirts, brochures, and a radio program.
Independent Advocacy Project (IAP)
$35,230
To promote greater transparency in the Nigerian government. IAP will assess the level of corruption in Nigerian government institutions through the research and publication of the Nigerian Corruption Index 2006. The Index will be presented at a national conference and highly publicized so as to intensify the public debate on corruption and serve as an advocacy tool for anti-corruption legal and administrative frameworks.
Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL)
$49,000*
To raise awareness of the upcoming elections and encourage inhabitants of the Niger Delta, particularly women and youth, to participate in a nonviolent way and to demand accountability from elected leaders through democratic procedures. The IHRHL will organize town hall meetings in core states of the Niger Delta region and publish a weekly newsletter called Humanity Weekly.
League of Democratic Women (LEADS)
$50,000
To increase the capacity of Nigerians to advocate for their rights and to expose discriminatory practices against women. LEADS will organize a forum for civil society members in northern Nigeria to foster alliances among civil society groups and improve rights advocacy. LEADS will also publish a Hausa language version of its manual on women's rights under shari'a law, as well as the magazine Women's Advocate in English and Hausa.
Niger Delta Environment and Relief Foundation (NIDEREF)
$25,000*
To strengthen democratic representation, promote a transparent and accountable electoral process, and contribute to the reduction of violent conflict through effective political participation. NIDEREF will conduct stakeholder workshops and an awareness-raising campaign urging people to exercise their political rights by registering to vote, making an effort to be informed, going to the polls on election day, and demanding transparency and accountability from their elected leaders.
Nigerian Automobile Technicians Association (NATA)
$28,253
To cultivate a democratic culture and increase Nigerian workers' ability to participate democratically. NATA will continue to publish and distribute its quarterly journal, Grassroots Democracy Digest, with versions in English, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo languages.
Women for Democracy and Leadership (WODEL)
$33,000*
To increase the ability of women journalists to monitor and report on the Nigerian electoral process. WODEL will establish an online networking group entitled "Women Journalists for Democracy", convene a series of workshops for female journalists to discuss ethics, and host a national conference for journalists and editors drawn from the major news houses across the country to discuss the role of the media in facilitating a free and democratic electoral process.
Women in Nigeria, Kaduna Chapter (WIN-Kaduna)
$37,761
To institutionalize affirmative action for women and enhance women's capacity to run for office in Kaduna state. WIN-Kaduna will organize training workshops for women interested in running for office and will continue its lobbying campaign in support of the proposed Gender and Equal Opportunities bill.
Youngstars Foundation
$38,150*
To enhance the development of youth leaders and foster positive relationships between youth of different backgrounds. Youngstars will conduct a multi-faceted youth education program entitled, "Democracy Series: Participation, Learning and Action Youths". The program will consist of three three-day trainings for 30 young people. Activities will be participatory and will include excursions into communities to discuss democracy issues with residents, field trips to relevant institutions, participant-led debates, guest speakers, and reports from former program participants.
Youth Action Group (YAG)
$24,077
To improve access of the electorate to their prospective leaders and their political platforms and to encourage a culture of meaningful democratic debate in southeastern Nigeria. YAG will host a live, weekly television call-in program called "Youth Parliament." Additionally, YAG will organize a Youth Parliament fan club and conduct a retreat for 30 young people to facilitate further discussion and debate issues presented on the TV program.
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Republic of Congo
Association pour les Droits de l'Homme et l'Univers Carcéral (Association for Human Rights and Prisons) (ADHUC)
$40,000
To promote judicial oversight in the management of natural resources in the Republic of Congo and advocate for an effective Congolese legal system. ADHUC will organize a program to promote greater judicial oversight in the management of natural resources, including seminars for prosecutors and judges, radio and television broadcasts, and moot courts.
Centre de Droits de l'Homme et du Developpement (Center for Human Rights and Development) (CDHD) Amount 20,000
To mobilize public opinion to protect the rights of Brazzaville residents to a clean and healthy environment. CDHD will coordinate a certificate program for journalists on environmental principles and standards. CDHD will also organize lobbying efforts in favor of the right to a healthy environment in the Republic of Congo.
Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l'Homme (Congolese Observatory for Human Rights) (OCDH)
$40,000
To encourage the police in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire to respect the rights of detainees. OCDH will organize training sessions for both senior and junior level police officers that will focus on the defense of human rights and how to improve relations between the police and prosecutors. OCDH will also print, discuss, and distribute detainee kits that will include a set of forms designed to document information about new detainees.
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Rwanda
Action Communautaire pour le Developpement Endogene au Rwanda (Communicty Action for Indigenous Development) (ACODER)
$24,000
To contribute to a sense of civic duty and reconcile the divided communities of Rwamiko in northeast Rwanda. ACODER will organize training workshops and public meetings on ethnic reconciliation and civic duties, publish monthly newsletters, broadcast radio programs, and coordinate youth conferences.
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Senegal
Center for International Private Enterprise
$133,120
To continue to improve the management, communication, and advocacy efforts of the Union Nationale des Commercants et Industriels du Senegal (National Union of Merchants and Industrialists - UNACOIS). CIPE will continue to provide up to date and relevant information on its website, conduct surveys to allow UNACOIS to understand the needs of its expanding member base, identify and establish relations with other organizations for collaborative work and financing, and enable UNACOIS to develop a five year strategy plan.
Mouvement Citoyen
$30,000
To strengthen understanding and advocacy for democracy among the urban middle class and youth in Senegal. Mouvement Citoyen will lead a civic education campaign on democracy consisting of a series of published investigative reports on Senegal's democratic development and training seminars for young people, civic organizations, and political parties. Mouvement Citoyen will organize quarterly forums for citizen dialogue, host lectures, and launch a media campaign on civic responsibility.
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Sierra Leone
Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR)
$40,000*
To strengthen community oversight of the decentralization process and local governance. CDHR will work to popularize the concepts and principles of local government, decentralization, the Local Government Act, and promote the defense of basic human rights principles by district and traditional leaders. CDHR will also host conferences, workshops, and village meetings on principles of local governance in Sierra Leone.
Forum for Democratic Initiatives (FORDI)
$32,925
To help the Sierra Leonian public make informed electoral choices by improving public understanding of key political issues. FORDI will conduct workshops for traditional leaders, party officials and civil society groups and establish advocacy networks. FORDI will survey government officials and party representatives on their stances on specific issues, and will publish the information in a highly publicized report. FORDI will continue publishing its "Democracy Alert" newsletter.
Green Scenery
$24,452
To improve respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law among commercial motorbike drivers and community leaders in northern Sierra Leone. Green Scenery will hold training-of-trainers workshops for leaders of commercial motorbike associations. Other activities will include awareness-raising meetings, informal trainings with bikers, a radio discussion program, and street processions promoting human rights.
Koinadugu Women's Group (KWG)
$29,500*
To raise women's awareness of their rights in national and international law and empower rural women to participate in governance and assume leadership positions. KWG will organize workshops to educate women on their political rights and teach them advocacy strategies. KWG will also host a large conference and broadcast a weekly radio program targeted at women.
Media Foundation for Peace and Development (MFPD)
$35,750
To increase political awareness among rural Sierra Leoneans, inform them about the upcoming electoral procedures, and provide them with the knowledge to make informed political decisions. MFPD will produce two live radio discussion programs: "Democracy Now," which will focus on district council governance and electoral proceedings, and "Youth Now," a similar program geared toward young people. MFPD will also organize a capacity-building workshop for youth organizations.
National Accountability Group (NAG)
$50,000
To build the capacity of religious leaders to fight corruption and advocate for accountability and transparency in Sierra Leone. NAG will organize focus groups and workshops for Muslim and Christian leaders to impart practical and theological approaches to fighting corruption. NAG will also broadcast radio programs in local languages and distribute posters promoting accountability and transparency through religious texts.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$255,000
To strengthen the ability of local civil society organizations to conduct voter education in Sierra Leone. NDI will partner with local civil society organizations to conduct voter education activities throughout the country. NDI will establish a resource center in Freetown, hold one-on-one meetings with participating organizations, facilitate strategic planning sessions, and provide technical assistance for local civil society organizations.
Society for Democratic Initiatives (SDI)
$23,000
To sensitize Sierra Leonians on the need for a legal framework protecting freedom of information and advocate for passage of the freedom of information law. SDI will lead a freedom of information advocacy campaign consisting of panel discussions, television spots, rural radio broadcasts, and workshops. Participants will include religious leaders, journalists, youth leaders, women's group representatives, district councilors, police officers, soldiers, parliamentarians, and trade association representatives.
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Somalia
Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR)
$33,500*
To promote the rule of law and the protection of human rights by both the Shari'a courts and the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia. CDHR will host a series of workshops in Mogadishu and Baidoa on human rights and the rule of law, plan a celebration for International Human Rights Day, publish a series of articles on human rights in the local press, and continue to monitor and report on human rights abuses occurring in Mogadishu.
Center for Peace and Democracy (CPD)
$20,855
To bring resolution to resource-based conflict in the Somali provinces of Galgaduud and Mudug. CPD will organize negotiations among community human rights activists, delegates from warring sub-clans, and other stakeholders from the regional civil society. CPD will also host a conflict resolution and peace-building training workshop focusing on grassroots strategies for conflict prevention/mediation, human rights promotion, and methods of reporting human rights abuses.
Dr. Ismail Jumale Human Rights Organization (DIJHRO)
$59,610
To promote human rights over clanism and warlordism. DIJHRO will hold human rights workshops, host public commemorations of International Human Rights Day, and continue its program of human rights investigation, documentation, monitoring, and advocacy in all eight regions of Somalia.
HornAfrik
$46,000*
To initiate dialogue and conflict prevention in Somalia. HornAfrik will conduct four week-long workshops for journalists and civil society organization leaders from four key regions of South and Central Somalia, followed with eight participatory discussion panels in each of the four regions. The panels will result in a series of radio programs that explore the conflict mediation efforts of local civil society organizations and traditional leaders.
Kaalo Relief and Development Organization - Puntland
$20,000
To monitor human rights conditions and to promote human rights activism in existing human rights networks. Kaalo will use its network of volunteer activists to monitor, investigate, and document human rights abuses in detention facilities and IDP camps. Kaalo will also hold a workshop to present its findings and review the current state of human rights in Puntland.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$79,986*
To enhance the capacity of women in the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament to participate more effectively in political and legislative processes. NDI will convene a legislative skills training seminar for newly appointed Somali women MPs, working with international and regional trainers to build key leadership skills.
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
$31,000*
To strengthen and expand press freedom in Somalia. NUSOJ will conduct a series of workshops and conferences to discuss the role of the media in democratizing Somalia. NUSOJ will continue its journalist training program through the Media Development Center dedicated to improving the professionalism of Somalia's press. NUSOJ will also create an informative website dedicated to press freedom news and reports.
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
$35,000
To educate and protect Somali journalists. NUSOJ will conduct "Media for Democracy" workshops for 130 journalists on the basics of journalism, professional ethics, collective bargaining skills, diversity and pluralism, and organizational leadership skills. NUSOJ will also monitor and report on violations of press freedom by working closely with regional press freedom protectors trained under last year's Media for Democracy Project.
Radio Banadir
$33,000
To support an exchange of information and ideas throughout Somali society. Radio Banadir will broadcast radio programs on democracy, human rights, and conflict resolution. By providing a platform for open-minded intellectuals, as well as traditional and religious leaders, Radio Banadir will help change the culture of violence, human rights abuses, and clan-motivated abductions and killings, instead promoting the rule of law and peaceful consensus.
Saacid Voluntary Organization
$42,205
To raise awareness of democratic principles. Saacid will provide alternative conflict mediation centers that will host community democracy forums to increase grassroots activism in the political process. Topics to be addressed in the community forums include the right to vote, free and fair elections, and accountability of elected leaders. Saacid will also develop alternative, volunteer-run legal mediation centers that will emphasize strategies of negotiation, facilitation, communication, and counseling.
Yamayska Foundation
$22,000*
To promote peace through stakeholder meetings and a media campaign. Yamayska will host several forums for stakeholders in Galkayo to discuss the root causes, and potential resolution of the long-running, clan-based conflict in that region. It will also produce newspaper inserts and radio programs in a peace-building media campaign that will summarize and partially broadcast the forums, as well as clips from community presentations and cultural events.
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Somaliland
Agriculture Development Organization (ADO)
$40,000*
To enhance the participation of farmer communities in political leadership, decision making, and good governance. ADO will establish fifteen new farmer associations and hold training workshops to provide the participants with the operational skills necessary to establish and manage the executive bodies of the farmers' associations. ADO will expand its program to the sub-national level by linking the fifteen original farmers' associations into two regional bodies dedicated to advocacy and networking.
Consortium of Somaliland Non-Governmental Organizations (COSONGO)
$36,220
To increase the capacity of local NGOs and promote good governance on the grassroots level. COSONGO will conduct a training workshop for 30 people from diverse sectors of civil society that will focus on accountability, representation, voter education and election monitoring, and equal rights. COSONGO will also conduct two workshops on good governance for the locally elected councils of the towns of Borama and Burao.
Institute for Practical Research and Training (IPRT)
$41,000*
To increase the capacity of the Somaliland parliament to operate effectively and transparently. IPRT will continue to publish Xog Warran, the official House of Representatives bulletin; increase the capacity of the library resource center in the House of Representatives; and facilitate focused discussions between the legislature and the media on transparent governance.
Somaliland Voice of Youth (SOLVOY)
$20,625
To educate and mobilize youth leaders. SOLVOY will conduct workshops on the principles of democratic governance for youth leaders, and host a three-day conference in Hargeisa for the youth leaders as well as leaders of women's organizations. The conference will encourage leaders to identify shared social and political priorities and opportunities for cooperation between women's and youth groups in the areas of project planning and advocacy.
Somaliland Youth Development Organization (SOYDA)
$19,540
To perform human rights monitoring and advocacy inside Somaliliand's prisons. SOYDA will provide educational, recreational, and sanitation services to 250 inmates and 100 guards of the Hargeisa Central Prison. SOYDA will advocate for prisoners' rights, particularly the rights of juvenile prisoners, and will use its growing influence with the prison commissioner to facilitate the entry of increased numbers of local and international human rights monitors into the prison.
Voice of Somaliland Minority Women Organization (VOSOMWO)
$15,455
To document treatment of and advocate for ethnic minorities in Somaliland. VOSOMWO will deploy human rights monitors to document human rights violations against the Tumal, Yibir, and Gaboye communities in eight districts of the Hargeisa region. VOSOMWO will present the observed abuses in a one-day regional workshop to an assembly of 40 high-ranking members of Somaliland's local government councils, regional authorities, and civil society.
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South Africa
Center for International Private Enterprise
$129,265
To undertake an innovative research and advocacy project focused on the youth of the Soweto Township in southwestern Johannesburg. With CIPE support, partner organization Centre for Development and Enterprise will research the number and nature of the current and potential business support organizations in the township, conduct a detailed study of youth-owned small enterprises in the township, and hold an advocacy training workshop with local business organizations, the business owners, and other stakeholders.
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Sudan
Badya Centre for Integrated Development
$44,340 *
To consolidate peace for the people of the Nuba Mountains. The Badya Centre will conduct training workshops on reconciliation, conflict resolution, and reconstruction skills. Badya will also continue to hold its annual peace tournament, which includes a soccer competition, as well as related programs such as orientation workshops and video shows on peace produced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Centre for Documentation and Advocacy (CDA)
$56,700
To support peace in Sudan through freedom of information and expression, tolerance, respect for human rights, and democratic governance. CDA will print South Sudan Post, a color-print monthly dedicated to issues pertaining to Southern Sudan. CDA will also expand its capacity as a professional media house while improving local/national journalism, provide civic education, and act as an advocate of democracy, human rights, and peace.
Community Development Center (CDC)
$49,149
To improve the capacity of human rights activists in Upper Nile Sudan. CDC will hold training workshops and play a coordinating role to strengthen the capacity of local human rights structures and community-based organizations, working with them to conduct awareness campaigns and legal education, and conduct research on human rights issues, lobbying, and joint actions in collaboration with other NGOs and stakeholders.
Cush Community Relief International (CCRI)
$25,000*
To promote youth participation in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). CCRI will organize a civic and vocational education program: Beyond the Guns: Youth Change Agents for Peace and Sustainable Development. As part of this program, CCRI will educate former youth combatants, host community workshops, and translate the CPA and other key human rights documents into the Nuer language and distribute them to schools and youth centers.
Friends of Africa International (FAI)
$25,530*
To build the capacity of civil society groups in Darfur. In Banjul, Gambia, prior to the 40th meeting of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, FAI in collaboration with the Darfur Relief and Documentation Center will host an intensive three-day conference on regional and international strategies used to promote and protect human rights.
Gender Center for Research and Training
$35,100
To increase the role of women in the promotion of democracy. The Gender Center will produce a gender and democracy conceptual framework for Sudan, which will be incorporated into a training manual on gender mainstreaming. The Gender Center will also conduct a comprehensive survey on women's participation in political parties and use the findings to create a database of women involved in Sudan's political parties.
Khartoum Monitor - Grand Africa Media Services Co. (Khartoum Monitor)
$25,000*
To promote north-south dialogue and disseminate information about the CPA. The Khartoum Monitor will be published in both English and Arabic with a weekly page devoted to issues of democracy, good governance, and human rights. The Khartoum Monitor currently has a daily circulation of 5,000 copies, which it hopes to increase to 9,000 in the coming year.
Kuli Baila Organization
$20,000
To empower local stakeholders to promote a culture of democracy, human rights, and peaceful co-existence throughout Darfur. Kuli Baila will hold workshops on human rights, conflict resolution, and women's empowerment for chiefs and other leaders of various African and Arab Darfurian tribes. The trainings will empower participants to promote the ideas of democratization and equality on their own, and counter the sentiments of ethnic discrimination.
Kwoto Cultural Center
$65,000*
To promote reconciliation, as well as an understanding of democracy and human rights, among Sudanese. Kwoto will perform 75 shows highlighting themes such as corruption, poverty, HIV/AIDS, human rights, conflict resolution, and displacement. Kwoto will also hold lectures and concerts, maintain and expand its library, and train other groups in order to improve their leadership capacity.
Multi-Media Training Center (MMTC)
$36,948
To support a well-trained and professional media in Sudan, as part of providing the education and information for peace-building and democratic reconstruction in South Sudan. MMTC will run a training course for journalists, including classes on the basics of print and broadcast journalism, press-English, news-writing, features-writing, press law, and script writing for radio and television, among other topics.
Mutawinat Benevolent Center
$52,600*
To offer direct legal aid to women and juveniles in Sudan and raise public awareness of women's legal and human rights. Mutawinat will continue to give direct legal assistance to women; hold regular training session to inform women in prisons about their rights; and conduct a campaign to raise public awareness about human rights and the Sudanese legal system.
National Center for Peace and Development (NCPD)
$60,000
To support and increase awareness of democracy and its principles. NCPD will conduct four democracy training programs and a series of public symposia that will include courses on democracy building, national integrity, human rights, and conflict transformation and peace building. NCPD events comprise participants from northern political parties, ethnic groups, women, youth, civil society activists, policy makers, and academics.
Regional Institute for the Development of Civil Society (RIDCS)
$35,000*
To provide a better understanding of identity and the cultural roots of the Sudanese conflict as the basis for moving towards a sustainable peace. RIDCS will hold a variety of meetings, workshops, seminars, and public lectures, as well as produce publications and other civic education materials aimed at changing perceptions about race and conflict in Sudan.
Rise Development Organization
$19,580
To support a concerted process of re-integration for all Sudanese in the post-civil war period. Rise will establish a Center for Democratic Education in Juba, South Sudan, which will bring together local chiefs and community leaders. The Center will study ethnic conflict within local communities, research case studies, and train its Center participants on peace studies.
Sudan Council of Churches (SCC)
$22,600
To provide access to civil society dialogue for rural Sudanese. SCC will produce radio programs on good governance and democracy, addressing specific issues such as gender roles, peace building, and landmines. SCC will produce 3,000 audio cassette tapes of selected radio programs to be distributed in rural areas. SCC will conduct interviews with politicians, intellectuals, and Christian and Muslim religious leaders.
Sudan Human Rights Association (SHRA)
$54,010*
To enhance the protection of the human rights of Sudanese refugees. SHRA will visit refugee camps in Uganda, Congo, Kenya, and southern Sudan to assess the human rights conditions and availability of basic necessities for refugees, publish a report on its findings, provide legal services to refugees, and publish a quarterly magazine called The Refugee Monitor.
Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo (SHRO-Cairo)
$100,000*
To advance the concern for human rights in Sudan, train civil society leaders, and establish an effective civil society-based national human rights umbrella to influence the democratic transition. SHRO-Cairo will conduct training workshops for young activists, provide support to other local human rights organizations, continue to publish a quarterly journal, provide legal aid to IDPs, travel to war-affected areas, and disseminate reports on human rights abuses.
Sudan Inter-Religious Council (SIRC)
$31,150
To promote an open and broad dialogue on religion in Sudan. The SIRC, which is composed of an equal number of Muslim and Christian leaders, will organize seminars on the details and the meaning of religious clauses in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and answer questions from participants. A final report on the proceedings of the seminars will be completed and 1,000 copies will be published and distributed.
Sudan Organization Against Torture (SOAT)
$39,360*
To increase public awareness of the CPA and the Bill of Rights. SOAT will publish a quarterly human rights magazine with contributions from activists, scholars, lawyers, and civic leaders as well as produce fifteen radio programs that discuss the Bill of Rights.
Sudan Self-Help Foundation (SSF)
$50,000
To provide organizational development and democracy training to NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) in Southern Sudan. SSF will conduct training-of-trainers workshops on human rights, conflict resolution, women empowerment, and good governance and elections. Trainees will be selected from among the returnees, IDPs, or grassroots communities, and will include community leaders and chiefs, and leaders of youth, women's, and religious groups.
Sudanese Organization for Non-Violence and Development (SONAD)
$16,652*
To promote nonviolent politics in Sudan. SONAD will primarily train students in its School of Democracy. Classes will cover issues such as principles of development, nonviolence, human rights education and the Sudanese constitution, gender and development, conflict resolution, good governance and democracy, ethnicity, and leadership.
Sudanese Studies Center (SSC)
$68,100
To conduct a series of political, intellectual, and cultural activities and publish materials in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of Sudan's independence. SSC will hold a symposium on "Sudanese Democratic Experiences," addressing issues such as the historical background of the multi-party system, democracy and development, and religion and democracy.
Tapari Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (TMCS)
$20,500
To support peace in Sudan through human rights and conflict resolution training. TMCS will conduct workshops on democracy promotion, peace building skills, conflict resolution skills, human rights promotion, and gender balance and empowerment. Participants will represent a range of ethnic communities. They will return to their communities to impart the knowledge acquired in the training, forming a network to assist in maintaining peace and development.
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Togo
La Conscience
$24,850
To build the capacity of rural traditional leaders, community leaders, and youth to promote democracy and human rights. La Conscience will conduct workshops, whose participants will in turn hold follow-on training sessions in their local districts and organize social dialogues on democratic themes. La Conscience will produce an informational guide and will also conduct human rights monitoring, issuing quarterly human rights reports.
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Uganda
Action Group for Health, Human Rights, and HIV/AIDS (AGHA)
$26,000*
To mobilize Ugandan civil society. AGHA will engage national human rights organizations to hold quarterly civil society forums in Kampala dedicated to monitoring the government's response to the Global Funds scandal. Each forum will be followed by a press release stating the civil society groups' position on current Global Fund challenges.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$100,397
To build the capacity of employers in Western Uganda to advocate for a conducive environment for enterprises. Working in collaboration with the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), CIPE will work to integrate local business associations in the program to build business coalitions that speak with a stronger voice.
Credit, Aids and Legal Aid (CREDAL)
$23,000*
To educate on the rights of prisoners. CREDAL will host workshops for police, magistrates, prison staff, and civic leaders from three districts (Mbale, Sironko, and Manafa) in Uganda. CREDAL will complement the workshops by sponsoring radio announcements that promote human rights, and by producing and distributing posters and t-shirts on prisoners' rights to prison officials, guards, police, magistrates, and political leaders.
East & Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRDN)
$50,000*
To maintain the East & Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network. EHAHRDN engages in regional advocacy activities and serves as a vital mechanism for networking and collaboration among regional human rights organizations and activists. In effect, it will strengthen the work of human rights activists by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their effectiveness in defending human rights.
Focus on Rural Development (FORDE)
$19,000*
To combat a dependency on humanitarian aid for survival in rural northern Uganda. FORDE will host trainings on resource monitoring that will be held in five IDP camps. FORDE will then organize trainees into 36 Parish Resource Monitoring Committees that will be equipped to monitor the government's distribution of resources, including humanitarian assistance, across the various IDP communities.
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI)
$62,000
To advocate for human rights, judicial independence, and free and fair elections. FHRI will conduct qualitative and quantitative human rights monitoring and reporting, culminating in the publication of its 2006 Annual Human Rights Perception Index. FHRI will also hold a roundtable on capacity building for the Ugandan judiciary, as well as deploy election monitoring teams to observe the 2006 presidential elections.
Human Rights Focus (HURIFO)
$27,000*
To promote women's rights in IDP camps. HURIFO will form a corps of 40 women who have already graduated from a five-year paralegal training program conducted by HURIFO. This corps will mobilize to perform initial outreach activities and to identify individual women and local community-based organizations (CBOs) that would benefit from women's rights training.
International Republican Institute
$350,000
To strengthen party institutions. IRI will work with district party leadership to run effective party offices and hold regular activities between elections. IRI will also work with national party secretariats to support them in professionalizing their leaders, staff, and structures.
Kigezi Human Rights Activists (KHRA)
$25,086
To promote political participation and raise awareness of human rights and democracy. KHRA will conduct three community meetings and visit six schools in each of the target districts of Kabale, Kisoro, Rukungiri, Kanungu, and Ntungamo, and will produce 500 newsletters each quarter for distribution to local community leaders and civil society organizations. KHRA will also utilize radio and newspaper programs as part of its awareness campaign.
Lwo Development Incorporated (LDI)
$55,000*
To assist in the reintegration of former combatants and to promote peaceful, tradition-based conflict resolution. LDI will facilitate the acceptance of former soldiers into their communities through culturally-relevant conflict resolution mechanisms, including the traditional welcoming and cleansing ceremony known as Mato Oput. LDI will also conduct advocacy campaigns promoting peace and human rights protection.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$135,000
To promote participation of women in politics by supporting target groups to identify legislative priorities and to begin to advocate on these issues. NDI will host a series of monthly roundtables with female MPs and women's civil society organizations to enhance collaboration between the groups and build the capacity of women MPs to better represent citizen interests.
Platform for Labour Action (PLA)
$28,000*
To strengthen existing community initiatives on the civic and political participation of marginalized women and youth working in the Lira district of northern Uganda. PLA will conduct a media campaign in both Luo and English to create awareness of the needs of informal sector workers and promote their civic and political rights. PLA will also host a series of workshops to discuss the issues affecting informal sector workers.
Uganda Youth Network (UYONET)
$26,000*
To promote youth participation in civil society and government. UYONET will host dialogues to bring together local youth leaders, district councils, district executive committees, and district planning committees to discuss opportunities for youth participation in policy and planning. After these meetings, an action plan will be drafted that will feature goals for increasing youth participation; key legislative, policy, and planning goals for the youth population; and a plan for a formal youth platform.
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Zambia
Center for International Private Enterprise
$103,021
To embed the importance of good corporate governance as integral to business and democratic practices in Zambia. The proposed project will conduct sector surveys of the status of corporate governance in Zambia, review specific laws and regulations that deal with corporate governance, and develop new and review existing corporate governance codes.
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Zimbabwe
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$400,000
To anchor the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe by promoting the media, economic, and informal sector activities of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). ACILS will provide administrative and programmatic support for the Information, Research, and Informal Economy departments of the ZCTU. Training sessions for staff and journalists will strengthen the ZCTU's ability to prepare and deliver an effective and concise message.
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
$50,000*
To reduce citizen apathy in Zimbabwe by providing opportunities for public protest and debate. Crisis will implement a mass mobilization program consisting of a series of 24 advertisements promoting human and civil rights, and civic rallies and social gatherings such as soccer games, street performances, and church functions to disseminate information. Crisis will also host two meetings for NGO representatives to increase the level of coordination between civic groups.
International Republican Institute
$300,000
To encourage democratic organizations to focus on democratic consolidation and issue advocacy. IRI will reopen its office in Johannesburg and host quarterly roundtable discussions between major and minor political parties and civic groups to address issues that have been obstacles in the advancement of democracy in Zimbabwe.
Mass Public Institute (MPOI)
$39,000*
To provide public opinion data on economic conditions to the Zimbabwean public. MPOI will conduct a public opinion survey to determine the attitude of Zimbabweans towards the economic recession and the purported economic "turnaround". It will also attempt to catalogue the survival strategies that have developed during the economic collapse, such as illegal and legal immigration, crime, corruption, prostitution, and child labor.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-ZIM)
$51,213
To empower and protect independent journalists in Zimbabwe. MISA-ZIM will launch the Voluntary Media Council, which will serve as an independent governing body for journalism activities. MISA-ZIM will host a series of four provincial meetings with the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists to explain the Council's processes, followed by a series of four training workshops that will engage civil society, business, and religious organizations in promoting the Council.
National Constitution Assembly (NCA)
$40,000*
To advocate the need to establish a democratic constitution that will promote a peaceful, prosperous, and united Zimbabwe founded on human dignity and social justice. NCA will conduct civic education workshops to expand citizens' understanding of the link between the constitution, good governance, and human rights in each of the 120 constituencies of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Community Development Trust (ZCDT)
$40,000*
To conduct an outreach program that will enable youth to discuss and understand relevant leadership issues. Outreach groups will be formed at ZCDT centers in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Hwange, Masvingo, and Gweru. Each of the six outreach groups will discuss leadership issues such as democracy and good governance, transparency and accountability, gender mainstreaming, sustainable dialogue, conflict management and resolution, lobbying and networking, and shadow reporting.
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights)
$30,000*
To disseminate accurate information to grassroots communities on Zimbabwe's political and economic situation. ZimRights will produce a double-sided news sheet in Zimbabwe's two vernacular languages, Ndebele and Shona, that will provide free alternative information for people throughout the country, especially those who cannot afford to purchase newspapers. A simple English version will also be produced for use in the rural schools.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
$86,000*
To enhance the capacity of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe to protect themselves from persecution. ZLHR will conduct a pilot Community and Grassroots Leadership Training in the rural areas of Manicaland Province, the only rural district in Zimbabwe whose population has traditionally offered strong support to opposition political parties. ZLHR will expand its Rapid Legal Reaction Unit to take 20 cases of human rights violations to court.
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Africa Regional
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$271,424
To promote advances in freedom of association, collective bargaining, and advocacy for telecommunications workers. ACILS, in conjunction with local trade union partners, Union Network International and the Communications Workers of America, will develop a multi-faceted curriculum for activities, which will be geared toward strengthening the ability of labor to interact in a professional and proactive manner internally as well as with governments and employers.
Freedom House
$300,000
To establish an African Institute for Democracy and Rule of Law. Freedom House will convene a second and final regional planning meeting in Africa to generate concrete concepts defining the structure and content of the Institute, develop a draft curriculum for the Institute, and hold a pilot training program for ten next generation leaders from all over sub-Sahara Africa.
Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) (RSF)
$50,600
To strengthen correspondent networks in Africa. RSF will send missions to Somalia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, and Gambia to provide training on how to conduct an investigation into press abuses and how to manage crisis situations such as civil war. The missions will analyze the cases of imprisoned journalists and assess freedom of the press. RSF will also provide direct support and legal aid to persecuted journalists.
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Southern Africa Regional
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$400,000
To promote freedom of association and to strengthen coordination among same-industry unions. ACILS will conduct a regional industry study for the transportation and construction sectors to inform a regional strategy workshop. Select unions will then develop an action plan to increase union membership, build collective bargaining capacity, and coordinate strategies and communications among counterpart unions from the same industry.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$295,001
To help to ensure that citizens across southern Africa are able to exercise their right to vote despite the growing, new challenges to credible elections. NDI will seek to enhance the capacity of civic organizations in southern Africa to safeguard elections through monitoring on election day and during the pre- and post-election periods. NDI will conduct a series of practical workshops on four topics: auditing voter lists, deploying election day monitors, conducting parallel vote tabulations or quick counts, and drafting monitoring statements.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$295,000
To strengthen the role and status of women in political parties. NDI will develop a framework for assessing current challenges to women's political leadership within their respective structures and develop action plans to address the identified needs. Also, NDI will provide skills training to carefully select emerging women leaders from each political party.
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West Africa Regional
Gorée Institute
$39,810*
To create and sustain an NGO electoral network in West Africa to help democracy and civic education NGOs engage in electoral processes in the region. The Gorée Institute will host a conference with attendees from West African NGOs to create a regional NGO network, discuss civil society, and the electoral process.
* Indicates Department of State Funding Beyond NED's Annual Appropriation
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