Kyrgyzstan

International Labor Solidarity
$214,999
To restructure and re-energize unions created during the Soviet era. The Solidarity Center will mobilize key stakeholders outside the established labor movement through dialogues about how international standards can be applied to labor relations in Kyrgyzstan. It will identify young union leaders, women and students to train a new generation of union leaders.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$295,961
To enhance business community participation in policymaking by strengthening the organizational and advocacy skills of Kyrgyz business associations. CIPE will conduct an association capacity-strengthening seminar with members of the BBC-led business coalition National Alliance of Business Associations. It will work with the BBC to establish a stronger reform-oriented national advocacy agenda and advance business participation in policymaking through a public-private dialogue on leading pro-reform legislation.

Center for Support of International Protection
$27,500
To monitor and advocate for adherence to human rights standards in Kyrgyzstan. The Center will provide legal aid in three oblasts of southern Kyrgyzstan and conduct a human rights workshop for lawyers. It will also monitor adherence to national and international human rights standards and advocate for legislative improvements.

Human Rights and Democracy Center
$39,675*
To encourage human rights and democracy education in middle and high schools in southern Kyrgyzstan. The program will include trainings and a regional conference for middle and high school teachers to enable them to teach human rights and democracy courses. The Center will also facilitate a Street Law program to prepare university students to train pupils in 12 high schools on human rights and democracy.

Human Rights Center “Citizens against Corruption”
$41,850
To promote Kyrgyzstan’s adherence to human rights standards. The Center will provide legal assistance and conduct monitoring and analysis on the freedom of assembly. The program will include seven regional public hearings, seven roundtables, and a petition campaign for improvements in legislation.

Independent Human Rights Group (IHRG)
$46,157*
To provide quality legal representation to citizens whose human rights have been violated. IHRG’s priorities will include strategic litigation to bring government officials and institutions into court for violations of the law, particularly in cases of violations of human rights, and rights violations of a political nature. The IHRG will advocate for legal and judicial reforms, train local lawyers, and conduct information campaigns.

Institute for Public Policy
$47,030*
To train young journalists in international and national standards of journalism and introduce them to policy discussions. Using training materials developed throughout the course of the project, the Institute will focus on improving reporting on current politics. It will also convene roundtable discussions on issues related to media and politics, and produce a policy paper on the subject.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$200,000
To provide assistance to regional party branches in Kyrgyzstan’s southern regions, IRI will offer educational courses in organization, internal and external communication, fundraising and citizen outreach. The Institute plans a comprehensive youth program to provide training in party building, constitutional reform,“door to door” campaigning and public speaking skills, and to facilitate meetings between youth in Osh and Bishkek.

Jalalabad Regional Human Rights Organization “Spravedlivost” (Justice)
$52,119*
To support its network of human rights NGOs in southern Kyrgyzstan. Spravedlivost will coordinate the activities of the network and serve as a resource center for NGOs and human rights groups in the region. The network protects human rights by providing pro-bono legal services, and by monitoring human rights abuses. Spravedlivost will also administer a small grants program and manage a legal defense fund.

Jarandyk Demilge (Civic Initiative) Network
$47,250*
To support the work of three of its regional offices in Chui, Jalalabad, and Issyk-Kul regions. With support from its main office in Bishkek, the Network’s branch offices in these regions will facilitate the formation and development of six local action groups and will operate three community resource centers.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$500,000
To help reengage citizens in Kyrgyzstan’s political process and prevent further backsliding on key democratic reform issues. The program will help political parties to more effectively identify and address issues important to citizens at the grassroots level by strengthening their regional structures, cultivating emerging party branch office leaders, and fostering coordinated political activism by a coalition of leading Kyrgyz NGOs to advocate for and monitor national-level democratic reforms.

Public Association Osh Media Resource Center (OMRC)
$24,992*
To support the activities of three resource centers for print and broadcast journalists in southern Kyrgyzstan. The Center will provide access to computer and technical resources and conduct educational seminars for journalists, journalism students, and media representatives. The OMRC will also organize roundtables for media, civil society, and government representatives.

Public Association “House of Journalists”
$38,430
To provide legal trainings and support to media. The organization will operate a legal center for media, train journalism students and media professionals, develop a network of local correspondents, and publish a newsletter.

Public Foundation “Kylym Shamy”
$36,342
To promote civic freedoms and human rights in Kyrgyzstan by establishing a strong legal foundation for freedom of assembly. The program will include legal analysis, advocacy for legislative change, and an informational campaign. Kylym Shamy staff will present their analysis at five round tables, convene a working group to develop a draft law, monitor the conduct of public activities, and publicize its monitoring results.

Youth Human Rights Group (YHRG)
$56,015
To sponsor local youth initiatives, provide internships in Bishkek, and develop a national network for youth and youth organizations. The YHRG will use previous programs supporting youth policy discussions and regional youth initiatives as a foundation for this year’s activities.

* Indicates Department of State funding beyond NED's annual appropriation

The grant listings posted here are from the 2009 Annual Report, published in June 2010.