Democratic Republic of Congo

Action Chrétien pour la Promotion Humaine (Christian Action for Human Promotion) (ACPROH)
$22,000*
To decrease the demand for light arms in the eastern province of South Kivu. ACPROH will use community and family participation to encourage former Mai-Mai fighters to give up their weapons and reintegrate into community living. Mothers will attend civic education and reintegration sessions with their sons to drive home the need for local investment in their community's future.

Alliance Féminine pour le Développement (Feminine Alliance for Development) (ALFED)
$20,000*
To promote voter education for rural women in Maniema province. ALFED will train representatives from grassroots organizations as voter education facilitators and organize conferences on the importance of women's participation and the support of local authorities. ALFED will also produce t-shirts, posters, and billboards on women's participation.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$350,000
To increase political awareness in preparation for the 2005 national elections and mitigate the potential for renewed conflict. In collaboration with local trade unions and civic education partners, ACILS will continue its civic education program and expand it to the eastern war torn provinces. Trained participants will identify target groups, coordinate post-training actions, and observe election day activities.

Association Congolaise des Droits de la Personne Humaine (Congolese Association for Human Rights)
$17,870*
To promote democracy and political participation in the South Kivu region. The Association will train educators to act as advocates for the democratic process, organize a youth retreat center to promote inter-ethnic collaboration, launch an awareness campaign, and hold workshops on democracy and human rights.

Association de Femmes Intellectuelles et Lettrées au Maniema (Association of Intellectual and Literary Women of Maniema)
$19,752*
To disseminate information to rural areas about the upcoming presidential elections. The Association will train grassroots educators and activists to conduct seminars in rural areas on the electoral process and local issues relating to human rights, gender equality, democracy, and good governance.

Association des Jeunes Femmes du Maniema (Association of Young Women of Maniema) (AJFMa)
$26,400
To create a platform for women's participation in the democratic transition in Maneima province. AJFMa will organize three workshops for local human rights activists, local magistrates, and community leaders on topics concerning democracy, popular sovereignty, universal suffrage, election fraud, and the role of women in modern society. AJFMa will also broadcast weekly 30-minute radio programs on women's issues and the basic principles of human rights and democracy.

Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Féminines (Association for the Development of Feminine Initiatives) (ADIF)
$25,000*
To increase women's participation in political life. ADIF will continue to support its 20 rural women's rights clubs within the Maniema region and hold two monthly roundtable discussions, a training session, and four conference debates on women's political and social rights and participation in elections. ADIF will also produce a series of radio programs in Kiswahili.

Centre Chrétien pour le Développement des Paysans en Milieu Rural (Christian Center for Peasant Development in Rural Affairs) (CCDPR)
$40,780
To establish a network of peace and human rights activists in South Kivu Province. CCDPR will establish a network of rural documentary centers for information exchange in Fizi and Uvira territories of South Kivu Province, conduct reconciliation and inter-ethnic relations training sessions, and broadcast a weekly radio show on elections issues.

Centre d'Etudes Juridiques Appliquées (Center for Applied Legal Studies)
$15,000*
To conduct a three-day workshop on the rehabilitation of the judiciary in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Participants will discuss issues such as magistrate and witness security, crimes of sexual violence, and the relationship between military and civil justice. The workshop will engage representatives from prominent local civil society groups, the transitional government, and international donor organizations.

Centre de Recherche et d'Appui aux Initiatives de Paix (Research and Peace Initiatives Support Center) (CRAIP)
$30,090
To reach across ethnic and regional lines to forge a common agenda for women's activism in Katanga. CRAIP will conduct a nine-month skills enhancement program for women to learn how to run NGOs and develop advocacy programs. The program will give women skills to address four key issues: violence, peace education, poverty and leadership. Endowment assistance will also be used to defray institutional costs.

Centre de Recherche sur l'Environnement, la Démocratie, et les Droits de l'Homme (Research Center on the Environment, Democracy, and Human Rights) (CREDDHO)
$19,984*
To increase access to information about the transitional government and prepare residents of Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories in North Kivu to monitor and participate in the 2005 elections. CREDDHO will organize workshops for religious, women, tribal, and youth leaders from rural communities in the region, open an elections information distribution center, and speak to citizens about the democratization process in the DRC.

Centre Mater Misericordiae de Bukavu (CMM)
$43,000*
To intensify efforts to identify and monitor victims of war and human rights abuse in the town of Bukavu and the peripheral localities. CMM will expand its monitoring to include 100 orphans and 50 child soldiers, widows, girls, rape victims, and internally displaced persons; pioneer a literacy training program and a complementary advocacy workshop; and establish peace and civic education clubs.

Collectif des Organisations des Jeunes Solidaires du Congo Collective of Youth Solidarity Organizations in Congo-Kinshasa)
$40,000*
To educate Congolese on available strategies to promote the youth platform in the upcoming election. The Collective will conduct a four-day peace building seminar in Kinshasa to bring together youth delegations from each of the eleven provinces to discuss transitional experiences as well as the future of youth in Congo.

Comité d'Action pour le Développement Intégral (Action Committee for Complete Development) (CADI)
$30,000
To foster participation in free and transparent democratic elections and peaceful cohabitation in Uvira and Fizi territories. To encourage Uvira and Fizi resident participation in the upcoming elections, CADI will organize activities in addition to distributing publications of the draft Congolese constitution, the electoral law, guidelines for political parties, and the independent electoral commission. CADI will also open a rural library and produce radio broadcasts on election issues over RTNC-Uvira.

Comité des Observateurs des Droits de l'Homme (Committee of Human Rights Observers) (CODHO)
$25,000
To implement a program of human rights advocacy and monitoring. CODHO will lobby parliament on amnesty, torture, and corruption legislation, and organize roundtable discussions to provide a forum for advocacy efforts. CODHO will supplement its human rights advocacy work on impunity by working with the International Criminal Court, monitoring the human rights situation, and publicizing its documentation efforts through email newsletters.

Congo en Images (Congo in Images) (CIM)
$35,000
To educate the population of Oriental Province on issues related to peace and the transition to democracy. CIM will produce three videos on reconciliation efforts in the region to be aired on a local television station in Kisangani. CIM will also host public debates on political transition as well as sponsor a democracy expo which will promote unity among various groups in the region.

Femmes Engagées pour la Promotion de la Santé Integral (Women Committed for the Promotion of Integral Health) (FEPSI)
$20,000
To increase understanding of human rights and combat the culture of impunity. FEPSI will conduct an advocacy campaign aimed at reducing violence against women and a training program to encourage women to play a leading role in promoting peace and addressing the consequences of war. The campaign will include roundtable discussions, a weekly radio program, a workshop, and human rights clubs.

Fondation pour le Renforcement des Capacités des Populations (Foundation for Reinforcing the Capacity of Populaces) (FORECAP)
$35,000*
To promote human rights in Maniema province through education and advocacy programs. FORECAP will conduct human rights training in three administrative centers, monitor prisons, and develop twenty human rights clubs in rural areas of Maniema province. FORECAP will also publish a quarterly newsletter and special human rights reports.

Groupe d'Appui-Conseils aux Réalisations pour le Développement Endogène (Support-Advice Group for the Realization of Indigenous Development) (GRACE)
$23,330*
To bring election awareness to the conflictprone regions of North Kivu. GRACE will train local leaders to conduct electoral education sessions in large public spaces including schools and churches, and will hold six meetings with local authorities on good governance and six meetings with the public on civic duties. Trainers will also host weekly broadcasts on Radio Television Nationale du Congo (RTNC) on democracy and elections.

Groupe Lotus
$50,000
To improve awareness of and respect for democratic ideals, human rights, and nonviolent conflict resolution in the context of the country's transition to democracy. Groupe Lotus will monitor the human rights situation and issue press releases, special reports, and the newsletter, Echo-Lotus. In addition, Lotus will organize 24 training sessions on issues related to democracy, conflict resolution, and the evolution of the democratic transition in Congo.

Groupe Lufalanga pour la Justice et la Paix (Lufalanga Group for Justice and Peace)
$38,000
To conduct a civic education and human rights program aimed at youth groups in Kisangani. Groupe Lufalanga will conduct training sessions on the tenets of democracy and human rights as well as local issues of concern to young people, such as how to organize and run youth human rights groups. A supplemental training for local administrative justice officials will focus on legal rights, rights of the accused, and the role of NGOs in a democratic society.

Haki za Binadamu-Maniema (Human Rights - Maniema)
$45,000
To increase enforcement of human rights in Maniema province. Haki za Binadamu will organize awareness campaigns in rural Maniema on violence against women, good citizenship, and democracy for the general public. Haki za Binadamu will also conduct a series of refresher courses for judges, police, support staff, and human rights activists on human rights, democracy, Congolese criminal law, and the international criminal court.

Haki za Wamama - Maniema (Women's Rights - Maniema)
$20,000*
To increase women's rights and women's political participation in Maniema province. Haki za Wamama will document human rights abuses against women, provide free medical and legal services to victims of sexual abuse, organize training sessions on women's rights, and launch a campaign to boost women's political participation.

Islamic Organization for the Defense of Human Rights (BIDH)
$16,500*
To increase the capacity of religious leaders to manage local issues. BIDH will organize a capacity building workshop for Imams who will, in turn, educate their communities on the links between Koranic law, good governance, and respect for human rights. BIDH will also produce weekly radio broadcasts on human rights and participation in the upcoming elections.

Jeunes Paysans en Action (Young Peasants in Action) (JPA)
$23,995
To prepare the youth of Lukaya district to make informed decisions during the upcoming presidential elections and to create a forum for discussion of election, democracy, and human rights issues. JPA will organize sessions in 15 villages focusing on human rights and the electoral process, and organize town hall meetings where the local population can address its concerns to local authorities.

Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Kindu (CDJP)
$30,000*
To promote human rights and civic education in Kindu and its neighboring communities. CDJP will train three hundred elections activists, who will fan out over Maniema, to disseminate information on the principles of human rights, democracy, and the upcoming national elections. CDJP will continue to monitor and provide legal assistance to prisoners and publish the information gathered in a monthly human rights report.

Maniema Libertés (MALI)
$35,000*
To promote a culture of peace and nonviolence in Maniema province. MALI will launch a radio station aimed at increasing the flow of information about democracy through balanced and accurate reporting on the political transition, human rights, democracy, religious tolerance, and the rights of women. Local religious institutions, citizen's commissions, schools, and women's groups will participate in the production and design of the broadcasts.

Mwanga Association
$23,922*
To advance women's rights and the rule of law. Mwanga will organize a workshop on the Congolese family code and laws governing marriage for traditional leaders from each of Maniema's seven territories. Mwanga will also organize informational campaigns on the upcoming constitutional referendum and broadcast 24 thirty-minute radio programs on domestic and international instruments governing marriage.

Promotion de la Démocratie et Protection des Droits Humains (Promotion of Democracy and Protection of Human Rights ) (PDH)
$25,260*
To increase access to due process and the accountability of traditional leaders. PDH will offer pro-bono legal assistance to victims of human rights abuse in the Goma area, will hold a seminar for 20 traditional leaders on the judicial system, and will monitor and report on conditions in detention centers in Goma, Minova, Bulenga, Nyabibwe, Kalehe, Masisi and Rutshuru. PDH will also host a bi-monthly radio program in Swahili on human rights and legal issues.

Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Féminines (Promotion and Support for Women's Initiatives)
$60,000*
To conduct a series of capacity building workshops aimed at training and mobilizing a new generation of women activists. The workshops will focus on encouraging women's participation in the upcoming national elections and on drawing attention to the continuing victimization of women in the eastern part of the Congo. The organization will continue to broadcast its weekly radio program, distribute its monthly newsletter, sponsor theatrical productions to promote peace, and perform its human rights monitoring program.

Radio Maendeleo
$41,595
To increase public access to news and information during the election process. Radio Maendeleo will strengthen the capacity of its network of 47 radio clubs; update its cultural media center to include newspapers, books, and other material; and increasesubscriptions to include new publications on educational issues such as HIV/AIDS, elections, democracy, human rights, and sexual violence.

Solidarité pour la Promotion Sociale et la Paix (Solidarity for the Promotion of Social Issues and Peace) (SOPROP)
$35,214*
To investigate human rights abuses and advocate for the improvement of the human rights situation in North Kivu. SOPROP will conduct a civic education program for 5,000 high school and university students and host a series of meetings on human rights for rural village communities and traditional authorities. SOPROP will also produce radio programming and post billboards with educational messages on peace, the progress of the transition, the elections, and voter rights.

Synergie pour l'Assistance Judicaire aux Victimes des Violations des Droits de l'Homme au Nord-Kivu (Synergy for Judicial Assistance to the Victims of Human Rights Violations) (SAJ)
$15,880
To increase confidence in the rule of law. SAJ will provide victims of sexual violence and torture with medical care and legal representation. SAJ will also educate the population and the judiciary on human rights and the instruments of law as well as document conditions of the local prisons, the status of detainees, and the causes and incidents of human rights abuses.

Umoja Wa Wanawake wa Kulima wa Kivu (UWAKI)
$30,485*
To promote voter education. UWAKI will organize workshops on voter identification and registration, the new electoral law, the new constitution, and the laws governing political parties. UWAKI will also distribute voter education leaflets on democracy, the principles and practice of free and fair elections, how to choose a good leader, and civic duty. UWAKI will also revitalize eight adult literacy centers.

Union des Associations et Confessions Réligieuses pour le Développement de Kimbanseke (Union of Associations and Religions for Development in Kimbanseke) (UACDK).
$24,969*
To prepare residents for elections and create a forum for discussion on democracy in Kinshasa's rural communities. UACDK will organize awareness-raising events and seminars on elections, election monitoring, the census, registration, electoral campaigns, and post-election expectations.

Voice of the Voiceless (VSV)
$70,000*
To support human rights advocacy and monitoring. VSV will continue to lobby government officials and inform the media through press releases and direct contact. VSV will also publish a newsletter and collaborate with other human rights organizations on human rights issues of national importance.

Voix de l'Handicappé pour les Droits de l'Homme (Voice of the Handicapped for Human Rights) (VHDH)
$45,000*
To promote increased political participation of handicapped people and other marginalized groups. VHDH will organize conferences and seminars based on the protection and advancement of vulnerable groups and publish and distribute a monthly newsletter. VHDH will also lobby to reduce barriers to participation and adopt legal protection for vulnerable groups.