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Regional Programs LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN Highlights (pdf)
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2000 Grants: Latin America and Caribbean
Descriptions of 2000 Grants: Latin America and Caribbean Brazil The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $91,253 To promote gender and racial equality in the workplace and society. The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $216,108 To strengthen trade unions and informal sector organizations by creating a more democratic and participatory political system. ACILS will develop a campaign to link organized labor with workers in the informal economy. The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $113,504 To improve public awareness of workers' problems in Brazil and the policies to address these issues. ACILS will publish The Working State of Brazil and five booklets on working conditions and will work with unions and representatives of national, state and municipal governments to discuss ways to address the study's findings. Colombia Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) $10,943 To raise awareness about threats to freedom of expression in Colombia and to highlight the potential role of the Inter-American system in responding to journalists' calls for protection. CEJIL will organize journalists' presentations at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and train journalists and human rights defenders on protections and guarantees under the Inter-American system. Corporación Region $50,000 To strengthen access to justice and conflict mediation in the city of Medellín. Corporación Region will train community leaders to serve as conflict mediators throughout the region, and host events to address the challenge of how to make the justice system more accessible. 
Federación Colombiana de Municipios $70,000 To formulate an action plan to control corruption at the local level. The federation will hold regional meetings for mayors, representatives of Colombian national government, anti-corruption experts and civil society leaders to develop an agenda for addressing and controlling corruption at the local level. The federation will distribute the action plan to the general public and establish mechanisms to control corruption within the Federation. Fundación para un Nuevo Periodismo Iberamericano $75,000 To train journalists on technical aspects of war reporting and establish a network to protect journalists and freedom of expression in Colombia. The organization will work with four related bodies to establish an alert and reporting network to track and respond to attacks on journalists. Javeriana University $85,600 To strengthen local governments and local democratic processes. Javeriana University will create a training manual on community-government relations for educating policy makers and local elected officials. PLURAL - Corporación Centro de Estudios Constitucionales $70,000 To promote the justice of the peace program in areas affected by guerrilla violence. The project will educate municipalities and local communities on the justice of the peace; work with local government to implement the systems; train justices; and expand the system to other areas. Political Science Department of the University of the Andes $60,000 To monitor the congress and provide information on its activities to the public. The University will maintain a database on legislative projects and procedures and will conduct several public seminars and public information campaigns on the congress and on the activities of legislators.
Cuba Black Cuban Forum $40,000 To assist black Cubans to organize and promote a peaceful transition to democracy. The Black Cuban Forum will organize a dialogue between black Cubans in exile and in Cuba and help them develop an agenda and platform for political change. Center for a Free Cuba $17,000 To provide emergency humanitarian assistance to former and current political prisoners and their families as well as families of the pro-democracy movement activists facing repression in Cuba. Committee for the Support of Independent Farmers' Cooperatives in Cuba $52,000 To provide technical, organizational and material assistance to the independent cooperative movement in Cuba. The Committee will collect and send information on agricultural cooperatives to Cuba and link independent Cuban cooperatives with cooperatives in Latin America and Europe. Cuban Committee for Human Rights (CCHR) $70,000 To support the operating costs and program activities of CCHR's Miami office. Activities include monitoring and investigating human rights abuses in Cuba, publishing and disseminating human rights publications in Cuba and internationally, and providing humanitarian assistance to political dissidents and prisoners of conscience in Cuba. CubaNet $64,000 To provide humanitarian and material assistance to Cuban independent journalists on the island. CubaNet will continue to support independent journalists that contribute regularly to its Web site, www.cubanet.org.
Disidente Universal de Puerto Rico $45,000 To publish the monthly journal El Disidente, which provides information for activists in Cuba, dissidents in exile and international news organizations. Federación Sindical de Plantas Eléctricas Gas y Agua en el Exilio $25,000 To support the independent labor movement in Cuba. The Miami-based Federación will work with independent labor organizations to educate Cuban workers on their international labor rights. Foundation for Defense of Human Rights $27,810 To cover partially the expenses of holding an exhibition of Polish poster art in Cuba to demonstrate the struggle for human rights and political freedom in Poland. The exhibition will be held in Havana, Camagüey, Pinar del Rio and Santiago de Cuba. Information Bureau of the Human Rights Movement in Cuba $65,000 1999 Reprogramming To gather information from groups in and outside Cuba on human right conditions and the activities of dissident groups. The information will be shared with different Cuban groups and a network of international human rights organizations and journalists. International Republican Institute $348,007 To promote a peaceful and democratic transition in Cuba. In cooperation with Cuban pro-freedom activists, IRI and its partner organization, Miami-based Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Directorate (Directorio), will support education and dissemination of pro-democracy materials to Cuban activists.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $60,001 To enrich dialogue in and outside of Cuba on the democratic role of political parties and the military in political transitions and democratic consolidation in other countries. Revista Encuentro De La Cultura Cubana $83,000 To promote a dialogue among writers, artists, and academics in Cuba and in the diaspora on political change and the future of Cuba. Encuentro is a quarterly journal devoted to a broad discussion of issues in the humanities, the arts, and the social sciences and is distributed widely in Cuba. Ecuador Center for International Private Enterprise $56,000 To help solve problems of corruption by seeking the reform of conflicting decrees by the executive branch on privatization and foreign investment. CIPE will facilitate public debate of proposed legal changes. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador $50,000 To promote democratic civil-military relations. The Catholic University will conduct seminars and public forums to bring together civilian leaders, the armed forces and civil society to promote understanding of the military and its role in a democracy. Guatemala International Republican Institute $120,000 To promote political party renewal. IRI will conduct a series of activities to increase the participation of youth within Guatemalan political parties.
Haiti International Republican Institute $34,994 To help open channels of communication among Haitian and U.S. leaders of various sectors. IRI will host small-scale visits to Washington, D.C. of Haitian political, social, religious, labor and other leaders to meet with relevant policy makers and analysts as well as other interested audiences. Mexico The American University $70,000 To promote human rights education at Mexican universities. The program will cultivate a network of Mexican academic institutions and civil society organizations, and develop training materials on human rights law for incorporation into Mexican law schools. Civic Alliance $90,000 To monitor and report on cases of pre-electoral fraud and abuse in Mexico. Civic Alliance will train and organize a team of local pre-election monitors in 280 electoral districts. The monitors will investigate allegations of vote buying and voter coercion and conduct a public education campaign to discourage fraud. Equidad de Género $22,000 To promote women's participation in the development of public policy and legislation in Mexico. The organization will monitor the Federal Congress and legislatures in five states and will publish its findings. The project will build a national consortium of women's groups and train members to work with public officials on women's issues. International Republican Institute $270,407 To foster the participation of women in the Mexican electoral process and promote accountability in Mexican politics. With assistance from IRI, the National Women's Civic Association (ANCIFEM) will conduct national and municipal legislative monitoring programs, public forums, community discussion groups, and workshops for female political candidates and campaign staff.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $156,530 To provide technical and financial assistance to the Civic Alliance to monitor the use of government social funds during the 2000 elections. Oaxacan Indigenous Binational Front $30,000 To conduct pre-election and election-day monitoring in the state of Oaxaca. The project will train a network of representatives in the indigenous Mixtec region to monitor public spending by local governments and the activities of local candidates. Presencia Ciudadana $87,900 To increase the awareness and participation of Mexican youth in the 2000 elections. Presencia will gather information on the presidential candidates' constituencies, their platforms and political histories and, in collaboration with the U.S. based "Rock the Vote", conduct a public information campaign in universities throughout Mexico. Nicaragua Center for International Private Enterprise $29,972 To enable Pro Mujer to identify legal obstacles facing women in business. CIPE will support a grassroots program to develop a Women's Business Agenda, which will focus on the role of women in the political process and empower them to influence policy makers at the local and international levels. International Republican Institute $220,000 To promote public information and debate about the electoral process and the candidates. Hagamos Democracia, with assistance from IRI, facilitated town hall meetings and mayoral candidate debates live on radio stations and distributed candidates' campaign platforms.
Peru Instituto De Defensa Legal $50,000 To promote local political leadership. IDL will establish a leadership school to train young community leaders from the interior of the country in issues such as changes in local and regional politics, platform development, constituency building and citizen participation. After the training seminars, IDL will help participants conduct citizen campaigns in their communities. Instituto De Prensa Y Sociedad (IPYS) $75,000 To protect freedom of the press in Peru. IPYS will maintain a national network of journalists that investigates allegations of attacks against the media, provide legal assistance to victims and publish an annual report on freedom of expression in Peru. International Republican Institute $380,000 To assist emerging democratic leaders and political parties develop well organized grassroots organizations. IRI will train democratic leaders and organizations and, through Foro Democratico, promote civil society coalition building. Political and Strategic Studies Institute $65,000 To promote democratic and stable civil-military relations. Activities will include conducting classes on democracy, human rights, and civil-military relations for military officers in the high command schools, holding regular roundtables between military and civilian officials, and training civilian officials on military administration and budgeting. Venezuela The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $60,084 To support the Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV) to effect reforms intended to increase rank and file control over decision making. ACILS will conduct courses for regional federations of the CTV, focusing on problems and challenges for unions in a changing world, restructuring of labor organizations, and establishing internal elections for union leadership.
Center for International Private Enterprise $56,000 To enable the Center for the Dissemination Economic Information (CEDICE) to promote an informed democratic debate on legislation affecting economic reform, taxes and private property. CEDICE will sponsor large-scale national and regional forums on legislation that is constitutionally required to be enacted in the National Assembly's first year of operation. Fundación Momento de la Gente $41,747 To help promote civilian oversight and transparency of the July 2000 elections. Fundación Momento de la Gente conducted a pre-electoral monitoring campaign to monitor the use of public funds in the campaign, participated in the electoral audit committee, reviewed election materials, and trained election observers. International Republican Institute $50,000 To work with Fundación Participación Juvenil to promote democratic participation of Venezuelan youth. PRODEL-Venezuela $50,000 To promote and defend decentralization in Venezuela. PRODEL will establish and train a network of national and state legislators and mayors to monitor government decentralization activities, advocate for the rights and responsibilities of state and local government in Venezuela, and analyze and debate pending legislation affecting local government. Latin America Regional The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $177,364 To strengthen collective bargaining in sectors targeted for economic reforms. ACILS will link with local trade unions to focus on loss of social benefits and the freedom of association.
The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $60,920 1997 Reprogramming To support a pilot program to promote coordination among Latin American unions in the rubber sector. ACILS will sponsor a conference in São Paulo, Brazil, to outline specific proposals for strengthening labor legislation, administrative procedures, and collective bargaining at the national level. The American Center for International Labor Solidarity $49,782 1997 Reprogramming To develop a substantive agenda of trade union proposals to the Inter-American Development Bank and the Organization of American States Conference of Labor Ministers. ACILS will work with regional trade unions to promote participation by trade unions in development policies and programs on labor ministry reforms. Center for International Private Enterprise $167,508 To build a strategy for making Central American countries competitive in the global economy. This project will work with business associations in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Center for International Private Enterprise $96,999 To strengthen the role of the media in combating corruption. The project will train journalists in investigative techniques and continue supporting journalists working on anti-corruption in the region. Corporación Excelencia en la Justicia $30,000 To hold a regional conference on local judicial reform in the Andean region. Groups from Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador will gather to share experiences and develop an agenda for judicial reform.
Inter-American Dialogue $15,000 To promote greater analysis of the state of democracy in Latin America. The Inter-American Dialogue will organize a meeting in Washington, DC for the authors of the second edition of Constructing Democratic Governance to share and refine their working drafts and conduct a public meeting with representatives of the Washington policy community. The book will be published in 2001 and distributed to analysts and policy makers. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $69,416 To provide practical democracy development materials and facilitate an exchange of ideas, activities and experiences among civic groups in the region. NDI will provide information on funding sources and design an interactive Web site to facilitate information exchange. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $293,099 To foster young political leadership in Latin America. NDI will continue its program for young leaders in the region, identifying potential participants, recruiting experienced political party leaders and trainers for the regional leadership workshop, and fostering party-strengthening initiatives. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $64,796 To establish a group of advisers to support political party renewal and training efforts in Latin America. NDI will also promote exchange of comparative information on reform activities.
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