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Argentina
Centro para la Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equality and Growth) (CIPPEC)
$41,328
To promote transparency and citizen participation in the formulation and implementation of social programs. CIPPEC will train local NGOs to monitor the implementation of social programs and, based on the information they collect, will make recommendations to improve transparency and combat clientilistic practices. CIPPEC will publish a training manual for NGOs and municipalities that wish to replicate this experience.
Foro de Periodismo Argentino (Forum for Argentine Journalism) (FOPEA)
$27,810
To encourage Argentine journalists to practice independent journalism by protecting their right to free expression. FOPEA will create a freedom of expression monitoring network that will give journalists a place to report their problems; seek qualified professional or legal advice; and reach out to the local, regional, and international community for support. FOPEA will disseminate reports of violations of freedom of expression and compile an annual report to identify trends.
Fundación Nueva Generación Argentina (New Argentine Generation Foundation) (FNGA)
$66,366
To strengthen the institutional capacity of neighborhood associations in and around four cities in Santa Fe Province and improve their capacity to influence public policy. FNGA will conduct workshops and seminars with the neighborhood associations on management and administration skills, and lobbying and advocacy strategies. FNGA will also organize meetings to build relations among neighborhood associations, government authorities, and political parties.
Poder Ciudadano (Citizen Power)
$79,018
To strengthen the capacity of community organizations in Buenos Aires Province to democratically represent citizens. Poder will conduct workshops with 12 partner organizations in the province, assist them in implementing projects designed to address issues of local interest, and provide training on advocacy campaigns and outreach. Each partner organization will receive a small sub-grant to aid them in conducting their projects.
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Bolivia
Asociación de Concejalas de Bolivia (Association of Bolivian Councilwomen) (ACOBOL)
$37,598
To increase councilwomen's capacity as public managers and women's advocates. ACOBOL will hold training workshops throughout the country to strengthen the skills of councilwomen, educate them on political and economic rights, and bring a gender focus to local management.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$155,736
To promote debate and discussion about natural gas production and regulation. The project will also strengthen the capabilities of the think tank, Fundación Milenio, to play an important role in this process. It will seek to promote innovative mechanisms that permit Bolivians to avoid the "natural resource curse" and to combat poverty more effectively. The project aims to take advantage of the convening of a Constituent Assembly and the potential review of the Law on Hydrocarbons.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$110,134
To provide information about the effects of proposed economic reforms to decision makers involved in the Constituent Assembly. CIPE and the Research Center for Economic and Social Studies will convene experts to generate reports on the economic implications of proposed reforms, and will disseminate the results to members of the Constituent Assembly, politicians, social leaders, and public opinion leaders.
Fundación de Apoyo al Parlamento y la Participación Ciudadana (Foundation for Parliamentary and Citizen Participation Support) (FUNDAPPAC)
$40,500
To support the work of the Constituent Assembly by providing objective, technical information and facilitating multi-party dialogue. FUNDAPPAC will organize and facilitate multi-party committees to discuss and build consensus on key thematic areas, and will offer domestic and international expertise on technical issues. FUNDAPPAC will also facilitate dialogue with civil society representatives.
Fundación Vida (Life Foundation)
$34,784
To protect and promote women's rights in Bolivia. Fundación Vida will work with indigenous women elected to the Constituent Assembly to prepare and present a platform of constitutional reforms that will protect and promote the rights of women.
Instituto de Investigación y Capacitación Pedagógica y Social (Institute for Research and Education and Social Training) (IIPS)
$45,976
To strengthen citizens' understanding of their rights and obligations and promote citizen participation in local decision making. IIPS will work with community-based organizations in ten municipalities in the department of La Paz to train citizens in civic education and citizen participation techniques. The training will focus on citizen and collective rights, methods of participation, democracy at the municipal level, and pertinent legislation.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$200,000
To promote cross-sector dialogue between organized citizens and local officials, and to enhance citizen access to information regarding the Constituent Assembly. NDI will facilitate community forums in the country's three most populous regions to share information about the Assembly and generate feedback and recommendations on specific constitutional proposals. This feedback will be compiled in community forum bulletins and distributed to Assembly members.
Observancia - Centro Interdisciplinario (Observancia - Interdisciplinary Center)
$47,873
To strengthen local government management and democratic practices. Observancia will help authorities and citizen groups in five remote municipalities increase their capacity to identify community priorities and design programs that meet these priorities. Based on these diverse experiences, Observancia will create a toolkit to replicate positive experiences in other rural communities across the country.
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Colombia
Asociación de Grupos Juveniles Libertad (Association of Youth Groups Libertad)
$78,365
To work with political candidates, elected officials, government representatives, and community leaders to advance the social, economic, and political rights of Colombia's Afro-descendant population. Grupos Juveniles will work to strengthen channels of communication between community leaders, political candidates, and elected officials to raise awareness on the concerns and priorities of Afro-Colombians. Grupos Juveniles will also continue to work with the Afro-Colombian Congressional Caucus to establish a national legislative agenda on Afro-Latino issues.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$90,928
To strengthen legislative capacity to develop and review economic policy. CIPE, working with local partner Fedesarrollo, will continue to provide information to legislators and develop public awareness about the need for reforms by continuing to publish and distribute the policy brief series Economía y Política.
Fundación Seguridad y Democracia (Security and Democracy Foundation)
$64,685
To foment informed, objective debate among policy makers and the general public on the state of national security. Through the publication of its quarterly journal, Boletín Trimestral Coyuntura de Seguridad, the Foundation will help foster greater transparency and accountability in the management of the country's security policies. This year, the Foundation will expand the scope of its analysis to examine the security in Colombia's largest cities.
Fundación Social (Social Foundation)
$40,377
To provide NGOs in Nariño and Tolima states with the ability to promote the political, economic, and social rights of displaced persons, and to advocate for the implementation of public policy concerning the rights of the displaced. The Foundation will hold a series of workshops for grassroots leaders and fund four projects to help improve the conditions faced by displaced peoples.
Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas (League of Displaced Women)
$79,762
To strengthen democratic participation, increase institutional management and leadership, and document the cultural practices among members of the Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas. Liga will develop a training program on issues of gender, public policy, accountability, and community planning. Liga will also work to increase the public presence of female leaders, encouraging its members to participate in community action boards, local land planning councils, and district and state planning committees.
PLURAL - Centro de Estudios Constitucionales (Plural - Center for Constitutional Studies)
$65,863
To promote the justice of the peace tribunal system. PLURAL will work with the state and municipal governments to hold elections for justices of the peace in the department of Valle del Cauca. PLURAL will also advocate for justices to have an enhanced role in municipal government and public policy, and will undertake a public relations campaign to prevent violence and promote peaceful conflict resolution.
Universidad de los Andes (University of the Andes)
$100,000
To promote greater transparency on, and citizen participation in, the legislative process of the Congress. Implementing its Congreso Visible (Visible Congress) project, the University will monitor the Congress, conduct training workshops for congressional staff, and work with organizations representing marginalized communities to foster a greater understanding of and participation in the legislative process. The University will update its extensive online database on congressional activities and representatives.
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Cuba
Afro-Cuban Alliance
$90,000*
To promote discussion about the conditions of Afro-Cubans and Afro-Cuban issues. The Afro-Cuban Alliance will continue to publish a quarterly journal, Islas, distributed inside and outside the island. The journal seeks to inform Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the hidden history of slavery and racial discrimination in Cuba and the experience of civil rights movements.
Asociación Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana (Cuban Culture Encounter Association)
$210,135*
To promote free debate and discussion about Cuban politics and the future of Cuba. Endowment support will cover part of the administrative costs that will enable Encuentro to publish its journal Revista Encuentro and continue its web-based daily newspaper "Encuentro On-Line" and its internet chat portal "Connections." Encuentro will publish four editions of its journal, which will be distributed in Cuba and around the world.
Bibliotecas Independientes de Cuba (Independent Libraries of Cuba) (BIC)
$133,780
To promote intellectual freedom and debate inside Cuba. BIC will continue to provide material assistance to independent libraries in Cuba and promote international awareness of the library movement. BIC staff will travel to Latin America and Spain to meet with libraries, universities, think tanks, and other organizations to enlist their support for individual libraries and the libraries movement.
Center for a Free Cuba
$55,000
To provide humanitarian assistance and emergency relief to political prisoners and their families. Assistance will go to family members of the nearly 300 prisoners detained in Cuba because of their political beliefs.
Cuban Democratic Directorate (Directorio)
$195,000
To promote access to objective information and news in communities around Cuba. Directorio will continue to offer radio programming devoted to community development and local news. The station will reach out to young people, women, and moderate elements of Cuban leadership through programs that promote greater awareness of citizen participation, entertainment, and events at the local level.
CubaNet
$47,500
To support independent journalism and promote freedom of expression in Cuba. Endowment support will allow CubaNet to continue to provide compensation to independent journalists in Cuba who provide news and analysis of the situation in Cuba for publication on the CubaNet website. A representative of CubaNet will also travel to Europe to promote the work of independent Cuban journalists and build international solidarity with the journalists.
Disidente Universal de Puerto Rico (Universal Dissident of Puerto Rico)
$67,200
To increase the flow of independent information to Cuba and within Cuba. Disidente will publish and distribute in Cuba its monthly journal, El Disidente, and maintain its website, www.disidenteuniversal.org, containing articles and editorials from activists living on the island, dissidents living in exile, and international news organizations. The website also maintains an up-to-date list of political prisoners in Cuba.
Fundación Hispano Cubana (Hispano-Cuban Foundation)
$43,061
To increase the flow of independent information to Cuba. The Foundation will publish and distribute in Cuba three editions of its journal Revista Hispano Cubana. The journal features articles and editorials on politics, human rights, and social and cultural issues. The Foundation will post each edition on the journal's website, as well as reproduce previous editions of the journal in CD-ROM format.
Grupo Internacional para la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa en Cuba (International Group for Social Corporate Responsibility in Cuba) (GIRSCC)
$222,700
To promote labor rights and defend independent labor unions and workers in Cuba. GIRSCC will inform businesses and labor organizations about the violation of international labor conventions in Cuba. In addition, GIRSCC will document and produce a report on labor conditions in Cuba and participate in public hearings at the Organization of American States and International Labor Organization. Lastly, GIRSCC will continue to provide training and material support to labor activists inside Cuba in their efforts to organize and monitor working conditions inside the island.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$143,504
To support peaceful democratic change in Cuba. NDI will work with Miami-based civil society organizations to hold discussions on transition experiences, as well as raise international support and awareness about grassroots civil society initiatives in the country and the plight of the political prisoners. Additionally, NDI will continue to provide support in developing and consolidating the organizational structure and the advocacy and outreach skills of Cuban civil society organizations.
People in Need Foundation (PINF)
$108,789*
To support the spread of information inside Cuba through local "samizdat" literature. PINF will continue to support independent journalists and dissidents through training programs and humanitarian aid in the country and through the work of the International Committee for Democracy in Cuba in Europe. PINF will also conduct research in Cuba to explore the possibility of expanding its activities to include projects directed at Cuban youth.
People in Peril Association
$33,784*
To promote independent research and think tanks in Cuba. People in Peril will continue to support independent Cuban intellectuals who are conducting research and analysis on issues of political and economic transitions. People in Peril will continue the exchange between Cuban intellectuals and Slovak experts and expand the geographic reach of the project.
Red Feminista Cubana, Inc. (Cuban Feminist Network)
$87,750
To promote women's rights in Cuba. Through its contacts with women's movements around the world, Red Feminista will collect and send materials to Cuba for independent women activists and will hold a series of training programs for them. Red Feminista will expand its women's network within Cuba from six to eight groups to which it disseminates information on the strategies and activities of women's movements in other countries.
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Ecuador
Asociación de Mujeres Municipalistas de Ecuador (Association of Municipal Councilwomen) (AMUME)
$44,350
To strengthen the capacity of municipal councilwomen and other female officials to effectively perform their jobs. AMUME will develop a resource center to provide long-term and emergency support to female elected officials. The resource center will provide technical, political, and legal advice in response to specific questions and requests from female elected officials across the country.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$121,712
To educate the business community on leadership and anti-corruption. CIPE will work with Fundación Alternativa to train 120 local business leaders throughout Ecuador in methods for effective leadership and social mobilization, and teach them about the anti-corruption campaign. The training seminars will include business leaders, local government officials, and civil society leaders to incorporate the trainings into the broader community.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$137,491
To encourage more democratic and informed decision-making structures. With an eye on the upcoming elections, CIPE will work with the Ecuadorian Institute for Political Economy to make use of television, radio, discussion forums, and the press to promote a public debate on the main economic and political issues affecting Ecuadorian society.
Centro de Educación y Promoción Popular (Center for Education and Popular Promotion)
$60,037
To facilitate dialogue in the Afro-Ecuadorian community and develop a consolidated platform on cultural revival, collective rights, and citizen participation. The Center will hold roundtable discussions for Afro-Ecuadorian leaders to generate consensus on these main issues. Documents generated from the roundtable discussions will be used as the foundation for a series of provincial training workshops for indigenous communities throughout Ecuador.
Centro Ecuatoriano de Desarrollo y Estudios Alternativos (Ecuadorian Center for Development and Alternative Studies) (CEDEAL)
$39,540
To combat discrimination against women and minorities in the Northern Coast of Ecuador in partnership with the County Women's Assembly in Eloy Alfaro. CEDEAL and the Assembly will develop and lead a community education program focused on democratic governance and human rights, and will promote the role and visibility of women by training them to be educators and agents of change in their communities.
Centro sobre Derecho y Sociedad (Center on Law and Society) (CIDES)
$35,413
To strengthen Afro-Ecuadorian organization and leadership. CIDES will work in five counties with a large Afro-Ecuadorian population to train Afro-Ecuadorian district government and community leaders in management, negotiation, institutional strengthening, and citizen participation. CIDES will provide additional follow-on support to participants in the 2005 project, assisting participants as they implement county-specific projects, reproduce workshops, and improve relations with local government authorities.
Corporación Instituto Empresarial Indígena del Ecuador (Indigenous Enterprise Institute of Ecuador) (IEIE)
$67,955
To promote indigenous enterprise. The Instituto Empresarial Indígena del Ecuador will organize a three-day conference between Ecuadorian and Alaskan indigenous community and business leaders to exchange experience and discuss the Alaskan enterprise model. Following the conference, Ecuadorian indigenous leaders will develop a preliminary business plan and establish a governance structure to develop indigenous corporations in their communities. IEIE will then present the plan to indigenous communities across the country, highlighting potential advantages and disadvantages to educate communities before they participate in the proposed business model.
Fundación Acción y Desarrollo Comunitario (Foundation for Community Action and Development) (ACDECOM)
$45,583
To assist Afro-Ecuadorian groups in designing and advocating for community development action plans. ACDECOM will train participants in participatory planning, entrepreneurial initiatives, economic development, and project design and implementation. ACDECOM will help participants formulate community development action plans and present them to local governments and the national poverty-reduction fund.
Fundación para el Avance de las Reformas y las Oportunidades (Foundation for the Advancement of Reforms and Opportunities) (Grupo FARO)
$54,620
To create consensus among civil society organizations, political parties, and candidates on key policy issues for Ecuador's development. Grupo FARO will solicit respected civil society organizations to draft policy papers on critical development issues that will serve as a basis for discussion among civil society, public officials, and candidates. Grupo FARO will meet with political parties and advocate for the incorporation of its policy recommendations into the political agenda.
Fundación Q'ellkaj (Q'ellkaj Foundation)
$91,256
To increase participation and inclusion of rural, indigenous young people in local government. Q'ellkaj will create and consolidate a youth network, provide the network with advocacy training, and help it design a political agenda to promote young leaders to decision-making positions. Q'ellkaj will conduct numerous trainings in five municipalities of Ecuador.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$350,000
To promote an open and inclusive dialogue on issues of national concern leading up to the 2006 presidential elections. NDI will conduct focus groups to identify key issues of national concern and to understand the public's perception of political parties. Using this information, NDI will provide technical assistance to the largest and most representative political parties, and host forums with representatives of the political parties and civil society organizations to discuss the issues highlighted.
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Guatemala
Center for International Private Enterprise
$107,066
To help the National Economic Research Center (CIEN) in Guatemala engage leaders in the informal sector and in the eight largest municipalities, and support the creation of local business agendas that respond to the needs of entrepreneurs in the informal sector. CIPE, CIEN, and other business leaders will identify obstacles for conducting business formally, prioritize them, and design and propose policy recommendations to remove them.
Comités de Desarrollo Campesino (Farmers Committee for Development) (CODECA)
$20,983
To promote greater citizen participation in local development by strengthening the capacity of young rural leaders to represent the organization's members before the government. CODECA will train ten young leaders on problem diagnosis, project planning, monitoring, and evaluation. These young leaders will use these skills to improve current CODECA projects, to present concrete proposals for government reform, and to train other members of the organization.
Fundación Centroamericana de Desarrollo (Central American Foundation for Development) (FUNCEDE)
$53,925
To strengthen the capacity of two Departmental Development Councils to function more efficiently and effectively. FUNCEDE will conduct workshops with council members, both public officials and civil society representatives, to help the councils develop and implement strategic plans and effective public policies. FUNCEDE will also hold workshops with candidates for National Congress and mayoral positions, as these officials play an important role in the councils' work.
Instituto de Enseñaza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (Training Institute for Sustainable Development) (IEPADES)
$84,640
To encourage community participation, violence prevention, and conflict management in indigenous communities. Based on last year's NED-supported program, which analyzed the indigenous community's perspective on crime and security, IEPADES will work with students, their parents, police, and mayors to develop municipal capacity in preventing violence and crime. Additionally, IEPADES will create a manual addressing public security in a multi-ethnic context.
MesoAmerican Center for Sustainable Human Rights Action (CEMAS)
$90,178
To partner with grassroots human rights organizations to train young people in leadership, democracy, and human rights. Based on the knowledge and skills these young leaders acquire through a series of workshops, they will lead discussions with other young people in their communities. Through this program, CEMAS will help build the capacity of smaller, more local grassroots human rights organizations.
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Haiti
Center for International Private Enterprise
$98,870
To help strengthen business representation. CIPE will train business association staff and volunteers in advocacy and strategic planning techniques to help these organizations become sustainable institutions. CIPE will encourage these associations to reach out to informal and small business members to incorporate those groups into the mainstream of economic and political participation.
Centre de Formation Citoyenne et d'Appui au Développement (Center for Citizen Training and Development Support) (CEFCAD)
$155,140
To increase the capacity of local community organizations and strengthen their roles as community facilitators. CEFCAD will provide training on project development, communications, and coalition building to organizations that have participated in previous CEFCAD projects. CEFCAD will also provide training to newly-elected local officials to improve their performance in office and increase their outreach to community leaders. Finally, CEFCAD will hold a series of events and trainings to promote collaboration between elected officials and community leaders.
Comite d'Initiatives de la 3eme section du Limbé (Initiative Committee of the Third Section of Limbé)
$19,516
To train grassroots leaders in northern Haiti on leadership and conflict resolution. The Initiative Committee will conduct 200 training workshops for grassroots organizations in the municipality of Limbé. The Initiative Committee will organize two community forums to bring together grassroots leaders from different organizations, encourage practical solutions to development challenges, and help establish a mechanism of dialogue between the community and local decision makers.
Coordination Nationale des Organisations de Base (National Coordination for Grassroots Organizations) (CONOB)
$26,310
To promote a message of peace and reconciliation in conflict-ridden neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. CONOB will train leaders from 50 grassroots organizations on leadership, conflict resolution, and project design and implementation, and will facilitate inter-community dialogue. Grassroots organizations will conduct a needs assessment in their communities and present projects that address those needs to the Haitian government and international NGOs.
Fondation Espoir (Hope Foundation)
$135,085
To promote community leadership among Haitian youth. Based on the knowledge gained through other projects and in response to requests from Haitian youth, Fondation Espoir will provide an intensive training course for Haitian youth to prepare them to be facilitators, mediators, and grant writers in their communities. Additionally, Fondation Espoir will produce radio programs, television programs, and a website to further spread its message and training material.
Grand Front National des Etudiants Haïtiens (National Grand Front of Haitian Students) GRAFNEH)
$34,960
To strengthen the leadership capacity and democratic participation of young people in Haiti. GRAFNEH will organize regional training activities for young leaders in four departments and facilitate the articulation of regional development agendas. GRAFNEH will host a national forum for young leaders from across the country to exchange ideas, share the challenges facing youth in their communities, and meet with government, NGOs, and academic leaders in Port-au-Prince.
Rassemblement National des Citoyens Organisés pour le Développement d'Haïti (National Assembly of Citizens Organized for the Development of Haiti) (RANCODHA)
$54,100
To strengthen the leadership and advocacy skills of local leaders and improve their understanding of government institutions and civil society. RANCODHA will conduct trainings for grassroots leaders to help them articulate and advocate their demands in a peaceful and democratic way, and will then facilitate meetings with representations from key government ministries, congressional committees, and civil society organizations.
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Mexico
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$233,175
To improve the capacity of unions and labor support organizations groups to organize workers and bargain collectively with employers in the auto-parts sector. The program also strives to strengthen internal union democracy by promoting rank-and-file participation and leadership in organizing and bargaining campaigns. ACILS will continue to support the independent union movement in Mexico by conducting workshops, providing technical assistance, and facilitating communication among unions in the auto-parts sector.
Centro de Encuentros y Diálogos (Center for Encounter and Dialogue) (CED)
$54,347
To promote citizen participation in local government and the 2006 elections. CED will continue to educate citizens in 18 municipalities in Morelos State on municipal management, budgeting procedures, and government oversight. In addition to a series of "get out the vote"activities, CED will train volunteers to monitor and report fraud and irregularities in the campaign and voting process, and to monitor local government spending.
Colectivo de Investigación, Desarrollo y Educación entre Mujeres (Collective for Investigation, Development and Education among Women) (CIDEM)
$45,250
To increase women's participation in media and local government. CIDEM will conduct training workshops for 60 indigenous and non-indigenous female radio broadcasters to strengthen their political and technical capacities, and professionalize the information they share with their listeners. CIDEM will also hold a series of press conferences and educational radio spots on democracy to develop a platform for supporting women's rights.
Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Seguridad (Democracy, Human Rights and Security) (DDHS)
$84,717
To improve relations between society and police forces. Through workshops, conferences, and a public information campaign, DDHS will consolidate linkages between society, government officials, and police forces in Querétaro and Mexico City; improve citizens' knowledge and skills about public security so they can influence public policy; and develop transparency and accountability mechanisms.
Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)
$70,000
To strengthen the capacity of the Oaxacan Center for Human Rights and Advice for Indigenous Peoples (CEDHAPI), a local indigenous NGO. CEDHAPI will present cases to both national courts and international bodies, and help bring Mexican practices concerning indigenous human and civil rights in line with international treaties and conventions. Through trainings, workshops, and meetings, DPLF will mentor CEDHAPI on organizational practices and information-gathering skills, as well as provide technical assistance.
Instituto para la Seguridad y Democracia (Institute for Security and Democracy) (Insyde)
$65,000
To promote an accountable police force in Mexico. Insyde will support police departments as they implement the recommendations of its 2004 to 2005 diagnostic reports on Queretaro and Mexico City police forces. This model of supervision will then be made available for other police forces that wish to improve their systems of accountability.
International Republican Institute
$150,000
To increase women's participation in, and the number of female candidates for, positions in the local and national government. IRI will hold a series of trainings at the local level for women on political participation, campaign strategies, and media training. In addition, IRI will work with the main political parties to develop a plan to increase women's participation in politics at all levels.
Libertad de Expresión México (Freedom of Expression Mexico) (LIMAC)
$52,750
To promote the abolishment of criminal defamation laws and to encourage freedom of expression. LIMAC will litigate key cases to establish judicial precedents and address ambiguities and weaknesses in the new civil defamation law's language and, thus, encourage freedom of expression. Additionally, LIMAC will hold workshops to promote changing defamation laws from the criminal to civil codes, using the recent Mexico City legislation as a model.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$150,000
To contribute to increased transparency in the Mexican electoral process. NDI will work to identify real or potential challenges in the electoral process and, in turn, offer viable recommendations to these problems. NDI will place particular emphasis on enhancing civil society's ability to share information on electoral observation results and facilitating greater society-wide dialogue on electoral reform.
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Nicaragua
Asociación Hagamos Democracia (Let's Make Democracy Association)
$80,000
To promote participation in the November elections by educating Nicaraguans about the registration and electoral process. Hagamos will use its national network to encourage and help voters obtain their national identification cards and locate their voting centers. Additionally, Hagamos will hold informational sessions directed at young, first-time voters, and hold public forums with candidates for legislative office.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$137,824
To help the Superior Council for Private Enterprise (COSEP) in Nicaragua prepare a National Business Agenda that reflects the priorities of a wide range of businesses, and engage political actors in the debate of this agenda. CIPE will help COSEP strengthen its capacity to communicate with its membership and to advocate its members' concerns to the public sector.
Fundación Iberoamericana de la Cultura (Ibero-American Cultural Federation) or Movimiento por Nicaragua (Movement for Nicaragua)
$100,000
To strengthen the capacity of civil society to encourage their fellow citizens to participate in the presidential elections. Movimiento will develop its organizational capacity, including recruiting and training 320 volunteers at three new regional offices. Additionally, Movimiento will publish and distribute over one million electoral information flyers and hold two public forums on democracy and the rule of law at each of its eight local offices.
Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas (Strategic Study and Public Policy Institute) (IEEPP)
$58,654
To increase the knowledge and participation of civilians in the discussion and formulation of public policies concerning defense and security. IEEPP will conduct two studies on policy-related themes and present its conclusions in its newsletter, a series of national conferences, and a regional conference held in conjunction with the Hemispheric Conference of Defense Ministers. IEEPP will also continue to provide direct training to civilians to public officials on matters of defense and security.
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Humanísticos (Nicaraguan Institute for Humanistic Studies) (INEH)
$60,000
To promote informed citizen participation and transparency in local government in eight municipalities. INEH will invite community leaders, municipal authorities, and young people to participate in a series of four workshops on ethics, transparency, participatory budgeting, and citizen oversight. INEH staff and project facilitators will provide technical assistance and advice to participants as they implement the lessons learned in the workshops in their communities.
International Republican Institute
$300,000
To promote good governance in Nicaragua. IRI will work with political parties to increase their capacity to understand and respond to constituents' expectations and demands. Additionally, IRI will provide training and information on good governance and democracy, and facilitate coalition and consensus building between political parties, civil society, the private sector, and newly elected officials.
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Peru
Asociación de Jueces para la Justicia y Democracia del Perú (Association of Judges for Justice and Democracy) (JUSDEM)
$40,000
To build its organizational capacity to become a public voice for reform-minded judges in Peru. JUSDEM will establish an office, provide educational seminars for its members, and hold a series of events to promote an open debate within the judiciary, the political leadership, and general public on the role and importance of an independent judiciary in a democratic system.
Asociación Negra de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (Association of Blacks for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights) (ASONEDH)
$30,000
To train Afro-Peruvian leaders on citizen and human rights and to raise awareness among local authorities about the needs of Afro-Peruvian communities. ASONEDH will work with grassroots Afro-Peruvian organizations to encourage them to participate in public life and work with local governments and civil society organizations. ASONEDH will organize traveling information caravans to raise the visibility of the Afro-Peruvian community and promote an environment of participation and inclusion.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$115,481
To promote debate on economic reform in Peru. With CIPE support, the APOYO Institute, a think tank that promotes sustainable economic development, in cooperation with the Peruvian business community developed an outline of the most pressing reforms needed in six areas of government. The Confederation of Private Businesses and Institutions (CONFIEP) will work with the APOYO Institute to develop a series of events to disseminate the report to the congressional candidates and later to new members of Congress as they take office.
Centro de Capacitación J.M. Arguedianos (J.M. Arguedianos Training Center)
$30,000
To strengthen civic leadership and participation in the department of Junín. The Center will train 40 young leaders as well as their parents, teachers, and local government officials on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, democratic values, human rights, and leadership. Following the training sessions, the young leaders will work together with youth networks created in 2004 to develop and implement projects to promote citizen participation at the regional and local levels.
Ciudadanos al Día (Up-to-date Citizens) (CAD)
$54,670
To promote best government practices and raise public awareness and citizen demand for good government practices. CAD will educate public officials in five regions of Peru on good government practices implemented by other local governments and encourage them to adapt these practices to their local realities. CAD will also train civil society and media leaders to create a demand for best practices at the local and regional level.
Comisión Andina de Juristas (Andean Commission of Jurists) (CAJ)
$74,132
To improve transparency and access to information in the judicial branch. CAJ will develop a database and website to catalog the information collected by citizen judicial monitoring committees trained during earlier phases of the project. CAJ will support these organizations, make the information and material they have collected available to a larger audience, and expand their area of oversight to include internal ethics and disciplinary systems of the judiciary and bar associations.
Consejo de la Prensa Peruana (Peruvian Press Council)
$70,000
To promote transparency and accountability in regional and local government. The Council will offer follow-up training for regional and local government officials from the municipalities who have participated in the Council's "transparent municipalities" program. Additionally, the Council will expand the training program to another region and hold a series of public meetings to provide citizens with information about their rights under the access to information law.
Consejo Nacional para la Ética Pública (Nacional Council for Public Ethics) (Proética)
$56,645
To combat corruption at the regional level. Proética will work to reduce the risk of corruption by helping regional political parties and candidates develop feasible anti-corruption plans and training civil society organizations to monitor their implementation, once newly elected officials take office. Based on the observations and information collected by civil society, Proética will produce regional reports on the results and recommendations and distribute them to the media and civil society.
Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (Economic and Social Research Consortium) (CIES)
$24,016
To promote a more informed debate for the upcoming regional and municipal elections. In consultation with civil society organizations, CIES and its partners will draft policy papers focusing on regional development priorities and present these issues to regional candidates to be incorporated into their policy platforms. CIES will implement a public campaign to raise the level of electoral debate and increase media coverage of policy discussions.
Foro Nacional/Internacional (National/ International Forum)
$46,700
To publicize the national development strategy of the Acuerdo Nacional (National Accord). Foro Nacional will complete its "La Riqueza del Futuro" ("Richness of the Future") television series which presents the grassroots perspective and strategies for reducing poverty and promoting socioeconomic development in a medium easily accessible by broad sectors of the Peruvian population.
International Republican Institute
$350,000
To encourage greater participation of women in Peruvian politics. IRI will implement a program designed to build relationships and increase the level of substantive political engagement between voters and women candidates. IRI will place particular emphasis on candidate engagement with disenfranchised groups. Additionally, IRI will conduct workshops for elected officials and civil society to facilitate an open and constructive discussion in the development of their agendas.
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Asociación Civil Acción Campesina (Farmers in Action)
$60,106
To strengthen community planning institutions, their interaction with local government officials, and their ability to address the priorities and concerns of the local populations. Acción Campesina will hold training workshops for local leaders on issues of public planning, citizen monitoring, and community development banks.
Asociación Civil Consorcio Desarrollo y Justicia (Consortium for Development and Justice)
$49,904
To continue strengthening its observatory program to monitor the judiciary in Venezuela. The Consortium will coordinate and organize an international workshop on the independence and transparency of the judiciary. The Consortium will identify NGOs working on human rights and democracy issues and establish a network of organizations to defend the independence of NGOs in Venezuela.
Asociación Civil Consorcio Desarrollo y Justicia (Consortium for Development and Justice)
$79,632
To promote democratic participation and defend human rights. Consorcio Justicia will strengthen NGOs by conducting a series of workshops on national and international mechanisms for the defense of civil society. In an effort to protect democracy and human rights in Venezuela, Consorcio Justicia will present relevant cases before the UN Committee on Human Rights and the Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Asociación Civil Consorcio Justicia-Capítulo Occidente (Justice Consortium - West)
$27,460
To bolster democratic participation and social consciousness in Táchira State. Consorcio will promote a culture of youth volunteerism and address the country's socioeconomic tensions by establishing links between Táchira's middle and lower class. Consorcio will offer university students training on conflict resolution, human rights, and leadership in exchange for participation in community service projects. Trained student volunteers will implement projects on public security, political conflict, and human rights.
Asociación Civil Justicia Alternativa (Alternative Justice)
$26,750
To strengthen the capacity of justices of the peace in Aragua State. Justicia Alternativa will provide training to elected justices and raise awareness on the importance of community justice through community forums and meetings. It will conduct press conferences and meet with local media representatives to raise the visibility of community justice among local authorities and the general population.
Asociación Civil Kapé-Kapé (Kapé-Kapé)
$39,900
To train indigenous leaders on negotiation, leadership, and human rights, and to facilitate a socioeconomic development agenda. Kapé-Kapé will strengthen the skills of indigenous leaders and help them utilize existing mechanisms for protecting indigenous rights and promoting citizen participation at the local level. Kapé-Kapé will also facilitate roundtable discussions to identify common needs and joint proposals for development, and will convene meetings with local government authorities to present an indigenous development proposals.
Asociación Civil Liderazgo y Visión (Leadership and Vision)
$64,823
To continue democracy and human rights training for members of the police and fire departments in the states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Cojedes. Building on its extensive civic education programs, Liderazgo y Visión will solicit input from targeted police and fire departments to design and produce training materials. It will train new facilitators and conduct training workshops for 900 public servants.
Asociación Civil Uniandes (Uniandes)
$21,630
To promote participation in local citizen councils in Mérida. Uniandes will work with community leaders in three municipalities to promote participation in local citizen councils. Uniandes will establish informal community monitoring boards to conduct evaluations of specific government-sponsored social programs in their community. Based on these reports, Uniandes will propose a community-based model for monitoring municipal social programs and policies.
Asodisamar
$16,200
To promote consensus building and strengthen political leadership in Sucre State. Asodisamar will hold a series of public events for government officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens in Sucre. The events will focus on leadership training and mechanisms to construct political consensus. Capitalizing on these new opportunities for dialogue, Asodisamar will help local leaders develop governability agreements that highlight the social and political priorities for their municipalities.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$98,173
To educate community leaders. CIPE will work with a Venezuelan organization, Liderazgo y Visión, to educate leaders in poor and middle class communities on a set of critical values for the development of Venezuela as a nation. These topics include liberty, justice, democracy, free enterprise, individual responsibility, and government accountability among others.
Centro al Servicio de la Acción Popular (Center for Popular Action) (CESAP)
$74,675
To enhance civil society's capacity to monitor and evaluate government social programs and social policy expenditures. CESAP will work with networks in four states to evaluate their current institutional and operational capacity. CESAP will also work with the networks to establish a set of best practices for influencing the formulation and implementation of government social programs and policies.
Centro de Estudios de Derechos Humanos (Center for Human Rights Studies) (CEDH)
$45,652
To establish a network of independent judges and jurists to encourage judicial reform. This network of well-known and highly-experienced former Supreme Court justices, former judges, and jurists will develop strategies and public policy proposals to reform and reclaim the independence of the Venezuelan judiciary. Additionally, CEDH will work to increase attention and respect for human rights and political freedoms.
Centro Educativo de Adiestramiento Comunitario y Ético (Education Center for Community Training and Ethics) (CEACE)
$70,800
To implement a national-level training program for grassroots leaders, professionals, and government officials. CEACE will conduct trainings and facilitate public forums to identify common interests and advance local development projects. The Centro will also offer small subgrants to support the implementation of three of the most viable local development projects. CEACE will conduct a pilot project to work with low-income youth in Caracas and promote a culture of volunteerism.
Fundación Justicia de Paz Monagas (Justice of Peace of Monagas State Foundation)
$28,850
To promote increased community participation. The Fundación will train community leaders in Monagas State on issues of leadership, participation, and public policy. The trainings will provide information on project design, budget management, and citizen participation. The Fundación will work with the local population in two municipalities to gather feedback on the priorities and concerns of the community, and will use this as the foundation for community development projects.
Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela (Institute of Press and Society of Venezuela) (IPYS)
$82,700
To monitor freedom of expression violations at the national level and to provide training to journalists. IPYS will strengthen its alert network and collect, document, and publish freedom of expression violations reported by journalists in seven provinces of the country. It will train journalists, journalism students, and others on investigative reporting and objective coverage.
International Republican Institute
$200,000
To strengthen the institutional capacity and internal democratic processes of political parties. IRI will offer technical trainings to political parties from across the ideological spectrum in critical areas of party reform. IRI will improve parties' capacity to identify constituent concerns, communicate effectively with constituents, develop coherent issue-based platforms, and organize processes for the transparent and democratic selection of party leaders.
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Regional
AfroAmerica XXI
$100,998
To promote local political participation of Afro-Latino communities in Honduras, Panama, and Venezuela. Through a series of workshops and roundtable discussions, AfroAmerica will train 75 Afro-Latino leaders in institutional strengthening, leadership, and civil and political rights. AfroAmerica will host a conference in Washington, D.C. to bring together Afro-Latino leaders from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Honduras with representatives of Washington's international policy community.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$352,400
To support freedom of association in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. ACILS will assist national organizations in Central America in building the capacity of workers and their unions to organize, bargain collectively, and enlist national and international resources to bolster and protect their efforts. The program strives to strengthen the capacity of workers and their organizations to use the labor rights instruments, and also to establish new unions and complete new collective bargaining agreements.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$687,823
To strengthen unions' capacity to involve workers democratically at their workplaces in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The program activities will focus on trade union organizations in key economic sectors and will emphasize collective bargaining skills that promote inclusion of wider concerns of workers. The program will work with the trade union partners in the five countries of the Andean Region to coordinate sector and industry specific actions in support of freedom of association and collective bargaining.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$245,600
To support freedom of association in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. ACILS will work to increase interaction between local and national union leaders in planning strategies and sharing innovative organizing and bargaining methods. In addition, it will provide for regional exchanges between unions from the same sector that share common concerns and best practices. The program will also work to replicate effective organizing and bargaining methods, and coordinate strategies to advocate for workers rights across borders.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$240,240
To strengthen unions' internal democratic mechanisms and the ability of trade unions to organize and represent workers. ACILS will work with unions in the telecommunications, graphical, and media print sectors across the region to exchange concerns and experiences. ACILS will also assist union efforts to strengthen their membership base, become more internally democratic, and engage in collective bargaining.
American University, Academy for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
$169,984
To promote the role of law schools in influencing public policy regarding human rights issues. With the Iberoamericana University in Mexico, American University (AU) will draft legislation prohibiting torture and submit it to the Federal Congress for consideration. In law schools in Venezuela and Bolivia, AU will work to create and institutionalize human rights curricula, and to train human rights practitioners.
American University, Washington College of Law
$77,013
To promote respect for freedom of expression through the international litigation of pivotal cases before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The Washington College of Law and the Diego Portales University Law School in Chile will collaborate to present these cases and create a report on best practices for impact litigation concerning freedom of expression.
Asociación Ser en el 2000 (2000 Association) (SER)
$110,000
To promote the capacity of civilians in the area of security and defense. SER will continue the research and training activities of its regional network of NGOs, academics, and state institutions in Latin America working in the field of civil-military relations, defense, and security. SER and the regional network will produce case studies of the defense budgeting process in Venezuela, Paraguay, Mexico, and the congressional defense committees in the Andean Region.
Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
$160,000
To promote and defend human rights in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. CEJIL will present and litigate paradigmatic cases before the Inter-American System for Human Rights (IAS); train local human rights organizations and government officials on the use of the IAS and international law; and strengthen the IAS by increasing the involvement of NGOs. Through these activities, CEJIL hopes to compel these governments to implement judicial reforms to comply with international human rights standards.
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (Center for Legal and Social Studies) (CELS)
$85,000
To strengthen the capacity of human rights legal clinics and raise awareness of human rights in the provinces of Argentina and in Paraguay. CELS will support human rights organizations in Argentina's provinces and in Paraguay by undertaking joint activities, conducting trainings, and offering technical expertise. Additionally, CELS will raise awareness of human rights through the litigation of public interest cases.
Insituto Prensa y Sociedad - Perú (Institute of Press and Society) (IPYS)
$120,000
To protect journalists and freedom of expression in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Ecuador. IPYS's Alert Network enables journalists to report threats or attacks, which IPYS then investigates and publicizes, and provides legal assistance. Finally, using its network of media monitors in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, IPYS will serve as the Latin America coordinator for the International Freedom of Expression Exchange.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$201,116
To provide technical assistance to advance the party strengthening projects of young political party leaders. NDI will sponsor expert trainer visits to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Peru over the next year to provide support to NDI Leadership Program participants from those countries.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$150,000
To strengthen political parties through the exchange of information and experiences. NDI will use its improved Political Party Network (PPN) website to expand and strengthen reform-minded leaders within the PPN. Additionally, NDI will develop and distribute additional party reform manuals and case studies, improve its training methodologies, and respond to requests for training on party reform issues.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$105,380
To support emerging party leaders as they implement party-strengthening and party-reform projects in political parties in Colombia and Peru. This program is the follow-on component of the Political Leadership Program, which began with an intensive leadership development seminar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2006. NDI assistance and training will target the areas of strategic planning, political negotiation, youth and gender, civil society outreach, and internal and external communications tools.
* Indicates Department of State Funding Beyond NED's Annual Appropriation
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