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Albania
Albanian Center for Parliamentary Studies
$42,500*
To encourage public understanding and debate on legislation being introduced in Parliament, as well as increase the transparency, accountability, and efficiency of Albania's legislature. The Center for Parliamentary Studies will publish eight issues of the Review of Parliamentary Law and Politics, which documents and analyzes the work of the National Assembly, and distribute it to key government officials, political party headquarters, NGOs, and international organizations.
Albanian Media Institute
$26,145*
To promote government transparency and accountability in Albania. The Institute will conduct a multifaceted training program, including workshops for print journalists on the legal provisions and proper implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, roundtable discussions for journalists and spokespersons of the judiciary and state police, workshops for journalists and local government officials in Vlora and Korce, and training seminars on investigative journalism in Tirana.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$112,391
To build the capacity of the private sector in Albania to advocate for legislative and policy reforms on behalf of the business community. Through research and advocacy campaigns, CIPE will promote the implementation of good corporate governance principles, raise public awareness on the risks of poor corporate governance, and stimulate public debate on crucial areas for market reforms, including legal, regulatory, and institutional standards.
Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM)
$64,800*
To increase the transparency and accountability of Albania's law enforcement agencies. IDM will establish independent committees to serve as fora for citizens and police to solve law enforcement problems, advocate for the implementation of the Community Strategy for Local Policing, conduct a survey of local law enforcement agencies, coordinate an internship program for 120 Police Academy students, and organize a national conference in Tirana.
MJAFT! Movement
$37,100*
To encourage public debate among youth on critical social, political, and economic issues in Albania. The MJAFT! Movement will organize local debate tournaments in high schools throughout Albania, four regional debate contests, and a national debate competition. Prior to the upcoming local elections, the MJAFT! Movement will also hold city hall hearings with mayoral candidates in ten cities around the country.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alternativna Televizija (ATV)
$33,213*
To promote the transparency and accountability of governmental institutions in Republika Srpska. ATV, an independent station based in Banja Luka, will produce weekly investigative documentaries titled "Dossier." The documentaries will address important social, political, and economic challenges facing citizens living in the entity, including misuse of political power, corruption, and organized crime.
Center for Informative Decontamination
$74,927*
To encourage public debate among young people about political, social, and economic developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Center will produce 34 weekly television shows that will include live public debates in advance of the presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as in-depth analyses of Euro-Atlantic integration, inter-entity cooperation, police reform, war crimes, youth and politics, and voter apathy.
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly-Tuzla
$39,185*
To strengthen the organizational capacity of youth NGOs and establish stronger relations among youth activists at the grassroots level. The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly-Tuzla, in partnership with Helsinki Citizens' Assembly-Banja Luka, will conduct public surveys, debates, seminars, workshops, and issue-based campaigns which will include more than 150 youth NGOs from both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska
$45,660*
To monitor human rights in Republika Srpska and disseminate information on human rights violations to local residents and the international community. The Committee will produce live television programs and organize press conferences to discuss the status of human rights in the region, while its legal aid office will continue to provide Republika Srpska residents with assistance in countering human rights abuses.
Studio 88
$30,320*
To produce objective and unbiased information in the period leading up to the 2006 presidential and parliamentary elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Studio 88 will broadcast daily informative radio programs that will present the true political and social situation in the country and place a spotlight on government actions.
Tuzla Citizens' Forum
$38,356*
To promote greater transparency and accountability of local government in the Tuzla municipality and increase citizens' involvement in the decision-making process. The Forum will conduct public opinion polls, publish monthly monitoring reports on the work of municipal officials, organize roundtable discussions and town hall meetings bringing together public officials and citizens, and carry out public advocacy campaigns.
Youth Communication Center
$46,145*
To encourage greater student participation in education and political reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Center will train high school and university representatives to further develop and strengthen school councils and student unions. The Center will also produce radio programs and pamphlets on youth issues and organize advocacy campaigns promoting higher-education reform.
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Bulgaria
Bulgarian Institute for Legal Development
$30,000*
To promote youth participation in the political process in Bulgaria. The Institute will organize ten seminars and ten forums in key municipalities focusing on promoting Bulgaria's pro-Western orientation, fostering democratic values and ethics in politics, understanding and combating political demagogy, fighting corruption, reforming politics and government administration, and engaging young people in political and economic reforms.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$94,915
To encourage the development of a transparent and efficient legal framework for public-private partnership in Bulgaria. CIPE and the Center for the Study of Democracy will draft and advocate for the adoption of a Law on Public-Private Partnerships, conduct research, gather lessons learned from international experiences, and launch an advocacy campaign with major stakeholders and government agencies.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$144,973
To continue to strengthen the political representation of women in Bulgaria. NDI will support issue-based advocacy uniting women MPs and NGO leaders, good governance training for elected women officials, a gender assessment of political parties using the Global Action Plan of NDI's Win with Women Initiative, and the development of recruiting strategies to bring more women into politics for the 2007 local election cycle.
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Croatia
Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
$49,926*
To increase the professionalism and objectivity of Croatian journalists and reduce the level of disinformation and extreme nationalist sentiments in the media. The Committee will continue a media monitoring project and publish a quarterly bulletin containing examples of news distortion. Through its Media Council, the Committee will also provide free advice to victims of abuse by the country's main newspapers, radio, and television stations.
International Republican Institute
$300,000
To improve communication between political parties and the electorate in Croatia prior to the 2007 parliamentary elections. IRI will work with governing and opposition parties to promote effective communication with the public, provide practical skills training to political party leaders, and offer assistance to major political parties at the local level. IRI will use public opinion research to support its election capacity-building assistance to parties and assist them with message development, strategy, and implementation.
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Kosovo
American University in Kosovo Foundation
$25,000*
To encourage youth participation in strengthening democratic institutions in Kosovo. The American University in Kosovo (AUK) will launch an internship program for students studying public policy, economics, and information technology. An integral part of the AUK curriculum, the internship program will place 50 interns in local and central governing institutions.
Association of Independent Broadcast Media of Kosovo
$21,615*
To promote the establishment and implementation of a comprehensive legal framework for free and independent media in Kosovo that complies with international standards. The Association of Independent Broadcast Media will continue to monitor, document, and analyze the legislative process concerning broadcast media while building its institutional capacity and promoting its financial sustainability.
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Kosovo
$42,794*
To raise citizens' awareness of issues on the government agenda and contribute to citizens' ability to hold decision makers accountable. BIRN will produce 16 television debates on cutting edge social, political, and economic topics affecting citizens in Kosovo. The bi-weekly debate program, titled "Life in Kosovo," will be broadcast by Radio Television Kosova, the main public broadcaster in the entity.
Kosova Democratic Institute (KDI)
$38,179*
To encourage public debate on major governmental initiatives and increase the transparency, accountability, and efficiency of the legislative process. KDI will monitor the work of the Central Assembly and inform the public of its findings through scorecards, analytical reports, and press conferences. KDI will also organize public hearings, debates, workshops, and roundtables discussions.
Kosovo Center for International Cooperation
$18,780*
To promote the long term development of civil society in the Anamorava region of Kosovo. The Center will operate an NGO resource center which will host monthly meetings for NGOs and civic activists; conduct a training seminar for local activists; organize debates with NGOs, local officials, and journalists; and publish informational leaflets and bulletins.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$14,159
To promote dialogue among elected officials, civil society, and citizens on a post-status constitution for Kosovo. In cooperation with a coalition of NGOs, NDI will conduct a campaign to inform citizens on the need for a constitution and to describe what rights may be enumerated in it. NDI will assist the coalition in organizing a series of roundtable meetings for such target constituencies as ethnic minorities, members of trade unions or agricultural guilds, war veterans, and academics.
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Macedonia
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$71,098*
To support the development of the new Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KSS) in Macedonia. Through a series of trainings, ACILS will work with KSS on strengthening local grassroots leadership, improving outreach and regional programming, building the capacity of minority teacher trade union leaders to better represent workers, and increasing the capacity of unions to engage the government in policy discussions.
International Republican Institute
$100,000
To strengthen political and government institutions in Macedonia by fostering public debate on major political, economic, and foreign policy issues. The Institute will establish a new, independent Center-Right Policy Institute, which will promote academic research on important policy issues in Macedonian society and encourage members of parliament, journalists, academics, NGOs, and the general public to collaborate in an informed public policy dialogue.
Lobi Media Company
$35,504*
To increase the availability of objective and balanced news in Macedonia. Lobi will continue publishing the online multilingual newspaper Lobi-PressOnline, which will include daily news from the country and the region, and political, economic, and social analyses and commentaries. Lobi will also provide information on the July 2006 parliamentary elections.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$85,000
To improve minority parties' ability to participate effectively in the July 2006 parliamentary elections. NDI will assist three parliamentary parties representing the Turkish, Serbian, and Roma communities in creating effective election campaigns, reaching out to their constituents, and negotiating their participation in a pre-election coalition with Macedonia's incumbent political party. NDI will also raise public awareness of, and support for, the Code of Conduct for Free and Fair Elections.
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Moldova
Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT)
$25,417
To promote the transparency and accountability of the legislative and governmental decision-making processes and encourage policy makers' responsiveness to civil society input and recommendations. ADEPT will continue to publish a bi-weekly journal about the ongoing activities of the parliament, government, and presidency, provide commentary, and advocate for the adoption of its recommendations.
Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT)
$14,564
To promote free and fair elections in Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia. ADEPT will conduct a voter education and mobilization campaign by publishing and distributing posters on voting rules and procedures and a first-time voter's guide. ADEPT will also maintain a website with information on, and analysis of, electoral issues and publish a bi-weekly newsletter.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$59,999
To promote a strong rule of law that reduces corruption, fosters prosperity, and furthers democratic and economic reform. Through research, CIPE and the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives "Viitorul" will identify legal loopholes that foster corruption, publicize the results, and publish a report with recommendations on how to increase transparency in the economic policy-making process and improve the business environment in Moldova.
Center of Education, Information, and Social Analyses of Moldova (CAPTES)
$23,991
To strengthen civil society in the breakaway region of Transnistria. CAPTES will publish a monthly bilingual journal titled Civic Forum and provide training in civic journalism for youth activists from Transnistria. By offering accurate and up-to-date information about, and independent analysis of, civil society developments, CAPTES will encourage civic activism and facilitate the development of third sector networks and joint civic initiatives.
Eco-TIRAS International Environmental Association of River Keepers
$30,937
To ensure the expansion and long term survival of the civic sector in Transnistria. Eco-TIRAS will organize training seminars on organizational and computer skills for civic leaders, provide technical and training assistance to five NGO resource centers, conduct two small grants competitions, and carry out a seminar in Chisinau for Transnistrian journalists on the role and importance of NGOs.
IMPACT Media Agency
$25,356
To encourage public debate on crucial political, economic, and social issues facing Moldova prior to the spring 2007 local elections. In cooperation with local independent TV stations, the Agency will produce a series of monthly television debates and voter education programs in the run-up to the elections.
Independent Journalism Center
$28,400
To raise the professional and managerial competence of media professionals by helping to establish the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism. The independent School will conduct a series of courses on the principles of professional journalism and media management for 20 young journalists working in electronic and print media throughout Moldova, including the breakaway region of Transnistria.
League for Defense of Human Rights of Moldova
$16,046
To promote free and fair elections by observing the December 2006 governor's race in Gagauzia. The League will train independent election monitors, assist local authorities in updating voter registration lists, monitor the pre-electoral campaign period, observe voting and counting procedures on Election Day, report instances of electoral fraud to government and international authorities, and publicize its findings in domestic and international media.
Promo-Lex Association
$32,055
To strengthen the third sector and foster greater cooperation and coordination among NGOs in Moldova and Transnistria. The Association will establish an NGO Resource and Development Center in the Dubasari region which will conduct NGO management training, monitor and publicize cases of human rights abuse, offer free legal aid, research and analyze the state of civil society, and conduct advocacy initiatives.
Young Journalist Center of Moldova
$27,859
To foster youth participation in the spring 2007 local elections. The Center will encourage youth voter turnout by training young journalists on how to write on political topics; putting together audio and video clips to be broadcast on television and in cinemas and dance clubs; maintaining an informational website; and producing and distributing get-out-the-vote posters, t-shirts, hats, and stickers.
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Montenegro
Association for Equality and Tolerance
$54,986*
To promote the work of local NGOs and encourage the active participation of young people in the democratization process. Endowment funding will cover the operating costs of Cool Radio, a station which broadcasts information about Montenegrin civil society and works to develop democratic values among young people. In addition, the Association will provide radio journalism training for students at regional university centers.
Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM)
$39,975*
To monitor the quality and functioning of democracy in Montenegro. CEDEM will analyze the correlation between citizens' perception of their democracy through a series of public opinion surveys, as well as the state of democracy in the country based on an analysis of empirical results and practices. Published as a Democracy Index, the research will cover political processes, rule of law, economic freedom, education, media, and other important transition topics.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$131,574
To build support for the Montenegrin business community and develop its capacity to lead in the reform process toward a free-market democracy. Through its local partner, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED), CIPE will research the root causes of the growing informal sector in Montenegro and undertake a comprehensive advocacy strategy. CEED will develop recommendations for change, raise public awareness of the negative aspects of a large informal sector, and forge a strong public-private partnership to implement recommended reforms.
Green Home
$34,974*
To strengthen the capacity of NGOs in northern Montenegro to promote the rule of law in local communities and at the national level. Green Home will establish a resource center in the region, which will provide information, education, training, consulting, legal counseling, and direct assistance to organizations in three northern municipalities.
The Monitoring Center - CEMI
$35,401*
To advance election law reform while promoting public participation in the legislative process in Montenegro. Through a series of public debates and publications, CEMI will work to build public consensus on how to properly resolve some of the most important problems in the new election legislation, including the representation of women and minorities and the type of electoral system.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$150,000
To assist political parties in creating reform policies following the May 2006 independence referendum. NDI will conduct public opinion research on citizen views concerning political, social, and reform issues and build the capacity of political parties to develop post-referendum messages, communication strategies, and policies that incorporate voters' concerns. NDI will also continue its work on developing the skills of young political leaders in Montenegro.
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Romania
Association for the Protection of Human Rights in Romania - the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH)
$38,516*
To promote transparency and accountability in Romania's governmental institutions and ensure the effective implementation of legislation as it pertains to issues of human, civil, and minority rights. APADOR-CH will continue to scrutinize the legislative drafting process and the development and implementation of key legislation, monitor and document human rights violations, and initiate strategic litigation cases before domestic and international courts.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$284,843
To prepare the business community for dialogue with the government and equip its leaders with the tools necessary to advocate for democratic and free-market reform. CIPE will assist the Institute for Organizational Management in building the capacities of business groups. CIPE will also continue to build a market-oriented democracy through the Coalition of Women's Business Associations by assisting with grassroots advocacy campaigns, seminars, trainings, conferences, and communication programs.
Community Foundation Sibiu
$48,462*
To promote citizens' involvement in the local decision-making process in six towns in Romania. The Community Foundation Sibiu and three partners will promote cooperation between community leaders and local government representatives by strengthening local joint working groups, which in turn will organize quarterly public debates and promote citizen input in local government decisions through civic initiatives.
International Republican Institute
$150,000
To develop the capacity of political parties and elected officials to address the needs and concerns of voters in Romania. IRI will carry out four national public opinion polls, eight tracking polls that will monitor the month-by-month shift in public opinion on key issues, and conduct eight focus groups. The research of public attitudes will be used by political leaders to craft messages, draft legislation, and develop strategies to address the needs and concerns of voters.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$80,000
To foster women's political participation in Romania. NDI will provide technical and financial assistance to multiparty women's advocacy groups in establishing an advocacy strategy, engaging the public, advocating before government, and seeking reform on key issues. NDI will also produce a best practices manual for dissemination to Romanian political and civic activists.
Revista "22"
$40,000*
To stimulate debate among leading actors on Romania's political scene by producing in-depth professional analysis of key political and economic developments in the country. Revista "22" will use Endowment funds to purchase newsprint so that the magazine can continue publishing news and analyses of current developments on a regular basis.
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Serbia
BETA News Agency
$49,800*
To increase the accessibility of high quality, objective information in Serbia and Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. BETA will to continue to cover the subscription costs of its news services for eight struggling independent media outlets, mostly in Republika Srpska, and a news and photo service for 28 independent members of the Local Press Association of Serbia.
Center for Civil Society Development PROTECTA
$43,650*
To organize a national coalition of NGOs to promote decentralization in Serbia. In partnership with the Media Center Nis and the Committee for Human Rights, PROTECTA will work to increase public awareness about the need for local government reform, mobilize NGOs and citizens to focus on the issue of decentralization at the local and national level, and petition state-level institutions and the Parliament to address the issue.
Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (CDRSEE)
$47,700*
To improve the teaching of history and highlight the importance of a multi-perspective history curriculum in Serbia. Using newly developed history teaching guides, CDRSEE and its local partners will train Serbian teachers in new methods of teaching which promote democratic principles in the classroom, including comparative approaches and participatory learning.
Center for Interethnic Reconciliation, School for Investigative Journalism
$33,000*
To increase the professionalism of independent news organizations and promote the development of a free and democratic media sector in Serbia. The School will train 200 young reporters, editors, and managers from print and electronic media in southeastern Serbia and the Sandzak in investigative journalism skills, media management, and media technology.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$84,000
To undertake an education, policy and advocacy campaign that will address the institutionalization of corruption in Serbia. Through a comprehensive survey, roundtable expert discussions, and an active media campaign, this project will highlight the negative effects of corruption, benchmark the government's progress in fighting it, and elaborate means for combating corruption in the short and long term.
Center for the Development of Parliamentary Debate
$43,530*
To foster dialogue between young politicians in Serbia. The Center will carry out ten mock parliamentary debates for young leaders from the youth wings of prodemocratic political parties; conduct ten advanced skills-building workshops on leadership, debate, and communication skills; and organize a four-day debate summer camp for 30 of the most active and gifted program participants.
Fund B92
$15,082*
To help organize FREE ZONE, an annual multimedia festival aimed at raising human rights awareness in Serbia. The series of events offers a framework for debates on sensitive human rights topics important for Serbia's democratization process. Endowment support will be used by Fund B92 to organize a monthly human rights documentary film screening at its REX Cultural Center and conduct associated promotional activities.
Humanitarian Law Center
$36,083*
To encourage public debate and awareness about the responsibility of the Serbian government for crimes committed during the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The Humanitarian Law Center will produce and distribute a documentary film investigating the Scorpions military unit and the crimes for which a number of its members are responsible. The documentary will feature interviews with former Scorpions members and the unit's own video recordings.
Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina
$24,610*
To build the capacity of independent and pluralistic media in minority communities and facilitate access to alternative views on the treatment of ethnic minorities in Serbia. The Association will create an online archive of articles from 18 minority publications published in 6 languages and train 20 minority journalists to expand and use the archive.
NIP Vranjske
$14,990*
To raise awareness about political, social, and economic issues affecting southern Serbia. The independent weekly newsmagazine Vranjske will investigate, produce, and publish a series of 20 in-depth articles addressing key issues relevant to both the Serbian and Albanian communities.
Novi Sad School of Journalism
$33,630*
To promote the development of youth departments within minority radio stations, thereby strengthening independent and pluralistic media in Vojvodina. The School will train 15 young journalists, who will establish youth departments at five local radio stations broadcasting in minority languages. Each department will produce ten radio shows on youth-related topics, which will be broadcast in both Serbian and the respective minority language.
Organization for Development and Democracy Bujanovac (ORDB)
$39,822*
To increase the transparency of local municipalities, promote citizen participation in local government, and assist in easing ethnic tensions in southern Serbia. ORDB will monitor local government assemblies, publish and distribute the assembly meetings minutes, and facilitate citizen outreach to their local assembly representatives. ORDB will also administer a small grants program to assist and strengthen local NGOs.
Student Union of Serbia (SUS)
$50,000*
To continue encouraging the involvement of young people in democratic student groups and civic organizations in Serbia. SUS will establish new chapters, conduct a national membership drive, organize a campaign for university reform, publish materials on student issues, and train student leaders in organizational and leadership skills.
Vojvodjanka - Regional Women's Initiative
$36,070*
To help create a climate for better understanding between ethnic communities living in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the second year, Vojvodjanka will organize the VIVISECTfest Festival on Human Rights in seven cities in the region. The festival's unique photographs and documentaries promote ethnic tolerance and understanding by raising awareness of the dangers of hate speech, nationalism, and xenophobia.
Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR)
$39,870*
To inform and educate young people about the recent past in the former Yugoslavia. YIHR's program will incorporate young people into the process of bringing war criminals to justice, strengthening and expanding its Justice Advocates Network and raising historical awareness by organizing workshops, regional trainings for advocates, and a national war crimes and transitional justice awareness campaign.
Zajecar Initiative
$30,800*
To build the capacity of the third sector in eastern Serbia and encourage greater youth activism. The Initiative will strengthen local youth organizations and student parliaments in eight towns through education and training. The Initiative will also provide a variety of other services to assist active young people and NGOs including information and documentation, legal counseling, consulting, and direct aid.
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Regional
Association School of Politics
$49,590*
To promote communication and dialogue among young political and civil society leaders in Southeastern Europe. The School will organize three six-day courses for 39 young leaders from political parties represented in national parliaments, as well as NGO and media representatives. Topics will include Multi-ethnic Societies and Nationalism in the Balkans, the Rule of Law and the Fight against Corruption, and Regional Security.
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Serbia and Montenegro
$28,848*
To conduct comprehensive training of minority journalists in Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. BIRN will increase the professional capacity of local journalists and media operating in areas with a significant multiethnic composition to enable them to produce high-quality feature articles and news analyses on political, economic, and social issues relevant to minority communities in the region.
Center for Peace and Democracy Development (CPDD)
$24,925*
To advance the process of reconciliation in the "Dayton Triangle" by empowering young political leaders from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia to overcome the burdens of the past and establish long-term cooperation. CPDD will organize a four-day seminar in Zagreb for 30 young political and civic leaders, providing them with an opportunity to learn about reconciliation and engage in open constructive dialogue across borders.
Center for Regionalism
$36,649*
To promote cooperation between civil society organizations in Kosovo and Serbia and address common issues facing the region. The Center will continue the work of its Civic Dialogue initiative, which brings together third sector activists to share experiences, study strategies to build advocacy capabilities, develop joint initiatives and projects, and initiate research and publishing activities.
International Republican Institute
$1,000,000
To enhance the ability of prodemocratic political parties and coalitions to compete effectively in electoral contests, increase the ability of political leaders to engage in debate on key policy issues, and further develop the capacity of regional governments and institutions to engage in democracy promotion activities. IRI will provide training for parties, publish resource manuals on key developments in regional campaigns and elections, conduct policy seminars addressing topics based on data gathered from two regional polls, and organize a conference on global democracy promotion efforts.
Malopolska Educational Society (MTO)
$65,020*
To continue and expand its program of promoting civic education and activism at the grassroots level in the Balkans. For the third stage of its Public Achievement (PA) program, the MTO will train 48 Balkan high school teachers to become PA trainers, oversee the establishment of 12 new PA programs, organize an international PA Fair for 250 Balkan activists involved in local PA programs, support ten cross-border PA programs, and launch a PA website.
Medienhilfe
$147,157*
To support the operations of key sources of independent and objective information in Serbia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Medienhilfe will provide the basic operating costs of the ANEM Secretariat and seven independent local radio stations committed to promoting professional standards of free speech and objectivity in Serbia. Medienhilfe will also provide technical assistance to four key multiethnic, multilingual radio stations in Kosovo and Macedonia.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$425,868
To continue to provide Roma leaders with the skills necessary to participate effectively in political and legislative processes. NDI will provide political skills trainings for new Roma participants from Bulgaria and Slovakia, enhance the skills of previous participants through individual technical assistance, expand the program to Romania by conducting public opinion research on Roma political priorities, and organize the third annual Political Leadership Academy to encourage the sharing of best practices and lessons learned.
Romanian Academic Society
$49,858*
To increase the transparency of the electoral process and the accountability of elected officials in Southeastern Europe. The Romanian Academic Society will work to transfer the anticorruption and NGO coalition-building skills, models, and experience of Romanian NGOs from the successful Coalition for a Clean Parliament to counterparts in Southeast European countries. Activities will include organizing a two-day conference, creating a Southeast European Political Integrity Network, and assisting four NGOs from different Balkan countries in building effective anticorruption coalitions.
Smart Kolektiv
$34,750*
To encourage collaboration and exchange between independent media in the former-Yugoslav countries. Smart Kolektiv will establish Patch TV, a regional network of journalists and authors from across the territory of former Yugoslavia. The network will produce eight short documentary features portraying the region as a common geographical and cultural space, thereby promoting interethnic understanding and tolerance.
STINA Press Agency
$23,000*
To break the information monopoly imposed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union in the Croat-dominated areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina by strengthening independent sources of information. STINA will support 11 regional correspondents and five special issues correspondents, who will produce up to 250 news items per month on important developments in Croat-controlled regions that will be utilized by more than 200 news entities.
Zagranica (Abroad) Group
$32,171*
To assist the third sector in Bulgaria and Romania in building effective national umbrella structures for networking and advocacy in the field of democracy-building and development assistance. The Warsaw-based Group will conduct an assessment mission in each country, organize a study visit to Poland for ten NGO representatives from the two countries, and organize two seminars to increase the capacity of their Bulgarian and Romanian partners.
* Indicates Department of State Funding Beyond NED's Annual Appropriation
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