Uzbekistan

In FY 2006, the Endowment made grants for democracy-building programs in Uzbekistan totaling $201,960. These grants covered the following fields of activity.

Freedom of Information
$67,150
To provide independent sources of news and information. NED funded programs include publication of an independent journal, publication of an electronic bulletin, and maintenance of an informational website. These projects will expose human rights abuses, provide independent accurate reporting, and produce a manual for journalists and activists.

Human Rights and Rule of Law
$134,810
To defend citizens in civil, administrative, and criminal cases. Programs will also consolidate a network committed to economic reform and development, democracy building, and respect for human rights.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$102,490
To assist a group of Tashkent-based economic consultants with data analysis and preparation of a series of individual sector-specific background papers and policy analyses that will be used by an economic advisory council to develop a menu of economic reform policy options. The advisory council will use the data from the papers to identify and prioritize the economic challenges likely to be faced by a post-Karimov reform government, and engage opposition leaders in a discussion of the socio-economic ramifications of alternative reform policies.