2009 annual report

Cote d’Ivoire

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$173,487
To assist the National Federation of Ivorian Artisans (FENAPCI) to better serve and represent Cote d’Ivoire’s informal sector in the democratic policymaking process. CIPE will conduct diagnostic assessments of FENAPCI and its member associations to inform a capacity building workshop that will improve governance and help expand its membership base to include informal sector business associations beyond the southern region.

Centre Féminin pour la Démocratie et les Droits Humains en Côte d’Ivoire (CEFCI)
$36,558
To promote women in politics by lobbying for a law augmenting to 30 percent the number of women in decision-making authority, and to lobby the seven major political parties for their support of women candidates in the 2010 legislative elections. CEFCI staff will travel to Burkina Faso and meet with women legislators and civil society organizations that were instrumental in getting a law passed that aims for a 30 percent quota of women in the legislature.

Coalition de la Societé Civile pour la Paix et le Développement en Cote D’Ivoire (COSOPCI)
$40,324
To reinforce the capacity of the comités d’eveil in Bouaké, Korhogo, Bondoukou, Man, Daloa and Anyama in resolving conflicts. The comités d’éveil will be trained on methods of managing and preventing conflicts.

Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH)
$279,000
To promote peace and non-violence during the presidential elections using community radio and voter education campaigns. All nine NED grantees in Côte d’Ivoire will participate by organizing activities with youth and women, in areas where they have long standing ties to the communities. The project aims to reach 13,500 constituents from 18 departments and discuss the mechanisms of the voting process.

Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH)
$35,257
To promote adherence to national and international laws governing detainee rights, improve living conditions for prisoners, and work with the relevant ministries on expediting the backlog of detainee cases. MIDH staff will attend a meeting in Geneva hosted by the UN Human Rights Commission to defend the organization’s findings against the Ivoirian government’s assessment report.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$600,000
To address Ivorian political parties’ underutilization of legislative elections and institutions to give voice to alternative political views. The program will include election roundtables before and after the 2009 legislative elections; training-of-trainer events for political party cadres on legislative candidate training; leadership consultations on the value of legislative representation to parties; technical assistance and materials development for political parties participating in the legislative elections; and party caucus orientations at the new National Assembly.

Organisation des Femmes Actives de Cote d’Ivoire (OFACI)
$35,000
To encourage women’s participation in all aspects of the upcoming national elections, and promote peace and non-violence during and after the national elections. OFACI will organize trainings in Aboisso, Daloa, Korhogo, Lakota, Séguéla, Yamoussoukro and Danané on human rights, democratic principles, electoral process, conflict management and resolution, and women’s leadership.

Regroupement des Acteurs Ivoiriens des Droits Humains (RAIDH)
$32,375
To raise the awareness of youth activists regarding human rights and citizenship, and reinforce the capacity of nongovernmental organizations. RAIDH will engage youth in political parties and former combatants in the political process, deepening their appreciation for a functioning state, and continue its ongoing capacity building of local NGOs in Bouna, Duekoue and Seguela.

Syndicat National des Agents de la Presse Privée de Côte d’Ivoire (SYNAPPCI)*
$25,511
To promote the code of conduct for media personnel to follow ahead of the fall 2009 presidential elections and disseminate a signed collective agreement that improves working conditions for all journalists. SYNAPPCI will use the code of conduct signed by media professionals, political parties and the Independent Electoral Commission that outlines their respective roles in promoting peaceful elections.

* Indicates Department of State Funding Beyond NED's Annual Appropriation