Belarus

Election Processes
$822,177
To inform and educate citizens, mobilize voters, support broad-based prodemocratic coalitions, and monitor polling stations through nonpartisan election-related programs for Belarus' March 2006 presidential and January 2007 local elections.

Independent Media
$788,468
To strengthen independent sources of objective information such as independent newspapers and "alternative media," including cross-border radio, unregistered publications, NGO bulletins, Internet sites and multimedia publications, which are breaking the information blockade imposed by the dictatorial regime in Belarus.

NGO Development
$278,134
To strengthen Belarus' third sector, especially regional NGOs, through support for resource centers, small grants, equipment, training, independent publications and websites, legal aid, civic activities, and daily operating expenses.

Human Rights
$272,010
To monitor and publicize human and civil right violations, educate citizens about the country's human rights situation, and support and defend those who have been repressed by the regime, especially as a result of political activities leading up to the March 2006 presidential and January 2007 local elections.

Civil Society Development
$484,278
To foster the development of civil society through support for programs being carried out by independent organizations in the fields of civic and democratic education, trade unionism, civic mobilization, and business association development.