Pakistan

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$380,000
To strengthen the democratic trade union movement in Pakistan, and to improve dialogue between labor and business on issues of economic reform and policy. ACILS will provide institutional and technical support to three Pakistani trade unions and sponsor a series of meetings that will bring together stakeholders representing labor, management, government, and others to discuss issues facing Pakistani industry and workers.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$107,726*
To promote workers' rights in Pakistan. ACILS will run a diverse program of workers' rights promotion in conjunction with local partners in both urban and rural areas of Pakistan.

Balochistan Institute for Future Development (BIFD)
$30,000
To promote a culture of human rights and to advance women's rights in rural Balochistan. BIFD will carry out four interrelated activities the formation of Union Council Committees, capacity building, social mobilization, and human rights advocacy.

Center for Civic Education (CCE)
$75,000
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 conduct a series of activities to facilitate citizens' participation in democratic processes, including two training courses for activists, a street theater performance, a series of civic forums held in eight cities throughout Pakistan, and a national conference.

Center for Research, Communication and Dialogue (CRCD)
$60,000
To build the capacity of journalists and support the development of independent media in the tribal areas of Pakistan. The CRCD, in partnership with the Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ), will organize training-of-trainer workshops for tribal journalists in all seven agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, support the development of TUJ branches and local press clubs, and publish an online newspaper covering the Tribal Areas.

Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI)
$45,000
To promote greater public accountability and transparency in the use of public funds. CPDI will strengthen civil society networks and develop methods to track and monitor the use of public funds by district-level government. CPDI will also organize workshops and seminars to educate the public on issues of access to information and transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD)
$100,000*
To foster the principles of democracy, tolerance, and social harmony in Pakistan's rural communities. DCHD will organize advocacy seminars and community dialogues, promote democratic values, and publish a monthly Urdu-language democracy education newsletter.

Institute for Development Studies and Practices (IDSP)
$52,000
To cultivate a new generation of female leaders who will be prepared to take an active role in local government and civil society. The IDSP will develop the leadership capacity of young women in gender, development, and democracy in five districts of Balochistan and one district of North West Frontier Province.

Interactive Resource Center
$75,000
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 education program centered on the use of interactive theater.

International Republican Institute
$800,000
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.

Mukhtar Mai Women's Welfare Organization (MMWWO)
$40,080*
To raise awareness of women's rights in south Punjab. The MMWWO will provide legal services to victims of human rights violations; organize meetings to raise awareness about, and provide a forum for, the discussion of human rights issues affecting women; and convene seminars that aim to educate key stakeholders, including law enforcement, government officials, politicians, and civil society leaders about women's rights.

National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP)
$45,000
To promote greater respect and understanding of democratic norms, including respect for minority rights in Pakistan. NCJP will conduct a multifaceted project that includes data collection and research on minorities, public education on democracy and human rights, political party worker capacity building training, local and national level conferences on human rights and democracy, a legislative watch initiative, and a resource center for democracy and human rights.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$90,000
To demonstrate international interest in, and support for, the integrity of the electoral process in Pakistan. NDI will conduct two multi-national, nonpartisan pre-election assessment delegations to evaluate the political and electoral environment in the lead up to the national and provincial polls.

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation (OAKDF)
$75,000
To strengthen civil society engagement in electoral politics and democratization in Pakistan. The OAKDF 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
$45,000
To support grassroots mobilization and advocacy efforts by the fisherfolk communities in the Sindh. 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.

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 the Sindh.

Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA)
$40,000
To strengthen public participation and improve government accountability on a local level in rural Pakistan. PODA will educate and empower local citizens, especially women, through its community-based democracy learning center and the organizing of workshops and seminars for local leaders and officials.

Women's Media Centre
$25,000
To support the training and empowerment of female journalists in Pakistan. The Women's Media Centre will train female journalists, advocate for greater female participation in journalism, work with the media to assist the careers of aspiring young female journalists, and provide opportunities for female journalists and political party representatives to meet and discuss issues of common concern.