Pakistan

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$106,204*
To promote workers' rights in Pakistan. ACILS will operate a diverse program of workers' rights promotion in conjunction with local partners in both urban and rural areas.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$146,824
To carry out a diverse program of support for workers' rights. ACILS will assist the All Pakistan Federation of Labour to enhance communications between union members and their elected representatives. ACILS will support the efforts of several Pakistani NGOs and labor groups to eliminate child labor, uphold the rights of female workers, and monitor and report on the labor situation. ACILS will also support rights-based trade union education and organization workshops for local labor leaders.

Center for Civic Education (CCE)
$50,000
To inform and educate citizens about democratic rights, political parties, and political institutions, and to encourage greater public participation in the electoral process. The CCE will organize a voter registration campaign, hold civic forums to discuss critical issues, produce educational materials and newsletters, and hold a national conference to improve the accountability of political parties.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$490,108
To promote the participation of the business sector in the economic reform process and the development of democratic institutions. CIPE will work to strengthen local business associations and help them articulate a vision for a more competitive and open business environment.

Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD)
$100,000
To foster the principles of democracy, tolerance, and social harmony in Pakistan. DCHD will carry out a survey of rural attitudes, organize advocacy seminars and community dialogues, and publish a monthly Urdu-language democracy education newsletter.

Interactive Resource Center
$48,808*
To mobilize marginalized communities in Pakistan to take an active role in the struggle for human rights. The Center will carry out a country-wide human rights program centered on the use of interactive theater. It will provide training to theater groups around the country, use video documentation to reach larger audiences, and organize a national interactive theater festival.

International Republican Institute
$500,000
To improve the capacity of political parties in Pakistan in advance of upcoming local and national elections. IRI's training program will focus on improving responsiveness to voters, internal communications, and media relations.

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation
$75,000
To promote and strengthen citizen engagement in politics and the democratic reform process. The Foundation will organize training workshops for activists, hold community-based people's assemblies, and bring together citizens and civil society groups through roundtable discussions in an effort to create broad-based coalitions that promote inclusive democratic reform.

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum
$40,000
To support the development of grassroots citizens' movements dedicated to addressing questions of equality, human rights and political representation. The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum will work with local stakeholders to promote local government accountability and corporate social responsibility on issues that impact the livelihood of fisherfolk communities in two provinces in Sindh.

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
$110,000
To build the capacity of local civil society organizations to better understand the media and to increase information sharing and cooperation between rural journalists and local civil society organizations. The PPF will organize workshops, seminars, and networking sessions for journalists and civil society leaders in Sindh.

PODA organized a series of monthly seminars on democracy and civic education for community leaders to introduce them to key concepts and practices of democratic governance.

Potohar Organization for Development Assistance (PODA)
$25,000
To strengthen public participation and improve government accountability at the local level in rural Pakistan. PODA will educate and empower local citizens, especially women, by establishing a community-based democracy learning center and organizing workshops and seminars for local leaders and officials.

Women's Media Centre
$25,000
To promote greater participation of women in the Pakistani media. The Women's Media Centre will train female journalists, advocate for greater female participation in journalism, and work with the media to assist the careers of aspiring female journalists.