Liberia
Action for Community and Human Development Inc. (ACOHD)
$46,355
To promote gender equity in Maryland County, strengthen women’s participation in local politics, and build the capacity of women in Maryland County to participate in decision-making roles. ACOHD will organize a series of capacity building workshops for eight women’s organizations that will underscore the linkages between development and women’s rights, and provide lobbying and political campaigning skills to women leaders in order for them to participate in community decision making.
Center for Media Studies and Peace-Building
$46,580
To strengthen the role of civil society in the promotion of human rights, rule of law, electoral and legislative advocacy and democratic governance, facilitate greater coordination and collaboration among the National Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Liberia membership, and develop a resource center.
Center for Sustainable Human Development, Inc. (CESHUD)
$42,063
To promote civic and voter education ahead of the anticipated 2011 presidential elections, and awareness of human rights principles in Maryland County using Radio Solidarity. CESHUD will also monitor the local courts, provide legal assistance to indigents, and organize meetings between civil society and court officials to discuss the county’s overburdened, corrupt, inefficient, and under-resourced judicial system and its destabilizing effects on the peace process.
Forum for the Rights of Women
$18,355
To promote women’s awareness of the Liberian constitution and the electoral process in Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, and Gbapulo counties. Around 200 women from each of the counties will participate in civic education workshops, followed by six community forums that will discuss the role of legislators, the president, electoral commission, and civil society in the electoral process. Broader discussions will be ongoing using community radio stations.
Liberia Democracy Watch (LDW)
$35,350
To strengthen the understanding and participation of ordinary Liberians in national debates in anticipation of the 2011 elections and incorporate an issues-based perspective in those debates. LDW will organize four debates and publish four editions of the Liberian Journal of Democracy.
Liberia Women Media Action Committee (LIWOMAC)
$37,085
To promote accountability by facilitating dialogue between young women, politicians, and other stakeholders. A survey will be conducted in Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount counties to measure the public’s knowledge of good governance and their attitude toward women’s participation in politics. Using its radio station, LWDR (FM 91.1), LIWOMAC will continue programming that promotes accountability to women and their role in development.
National Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Liberia (NACCSOL)
$38,970
To strengthen the role of civil society in the promotion of human rights, rule of law, electoral and legislative advocacy and democratic governance, and to facilitate greater coordination and collaboration among the NACCSOL membership, and develop a resource center.
National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections - Partners for Democratic Development (NAYMOTE)
$55,297
To strengthen youth and women’s leadership capacity and increase their participation in local governance in Montserrado, Margibi, and Bong counties, and prepare the electorate for the 2011 presidential elections. NAYMOTE will collaborate with 20 youth-led community-based organizations, and 30 secondary schools and universities to conduct 12 electoral education forums, nine democracy education forums, and 12 public education campaigns in the selected counties.
Press Union of Liberia (PUL)
$45,370
To build the capacity of media practitioners on research and reporting techniques in areas such as human development, democracy, governance, elections, and human rights, and strengthen the institutional capacity of its members. Through the Edward Wilmot Blyden Forum, PUL will organize debates with legislative and presidential candidates, and with a small legal assistance program, advocate for improvements to the legal environment for media practitioners.
Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL)
$49,552
To increase awareness on prisoners’ rights, which are protected under Liberian laws, and advocate for prison reform in Liberia. Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL) will continue advocating for the fair treatment of prisoners in accordance with Liberian law and international standards that govern detention and due process of prisoners; and provide legal assistance to indigent pre-trial detainees for the swift dispensation of their cases.
Rural Human Rights Activists Programme
$34,068
To contribute to the reduction of election violence in Liberia. Rural Human Rights Activists Program will engage youth, community leaders, and political party representatives in Montserrado, Nimba, Lofa, and Bong counties on the election process to stem election violence. RHRAP will produce radio programs that will dramatize the ethnic and religious dimensions of Liberian politics, and flag statements from candidates and political parties that do not build confidence in the electoral process.
The Fund for Peace
$40,000
To increase the capacity of Liberian civil society organizations to monitor, anticipate, and address social, economic, and political pressures that could contribute to an outbreak of violence or fraud, before or after polling, in the 2011 presidential elections. Fund for Peace will conduct workshops for Liberian civil society organizations on an early warning system that will identify crucial elements necessary for successful and peaceful elections in Liberia.
The Liberia National Law Enforcement Association (LINLEA)
$53,885
To enhance the capacity of criminal justice institutions, including law enforcement, and promote community participation in crime prevention. LINLEA will organize a roundtable for the senior law enforcement leadership to discuss administrative and operational challenges related to the prevention and management of crime and security. The monthly radio programs will allow the public to discuss the functions, problems, and prospects of Liberia’s criminal justice system.
The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.
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