Jordan

Albadeel Center for Studies and Training
$34,300
To promote civic participation in the king­dom’s decentralization and local gover­nance plan. The organization will draft and lobby support for a law on decentralization and local governance, lead 10 half-day seminars on the proposed law, conduct three workshops with local council candi­dates, and organize four training work­shops with elected local council members.

Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists
$42,500
To strengthen a group of youth activ­ists on university campuses. CDFJ will lead two three-day onsite trainings at university for a total of 30 students; and work with the trainees to establish and update an electronic website for university students, which focuses on student af­fairs and local community affairs vis-à-vis their relationship to the university.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$197,845
To strengthen the capacity of YEA to advocate on behalf of Jordanian small businesses and raise awareness about the needs and priorities of the small business community. CIPE and YEA will produce a SME Policy Reform Road Map, which will be the primary means by which small busi­ness groups can mobilize to advocate to the Jordanian government for comprehen­sive reform of small business legislation.

Community Media Network (AmmanNet)
$73,500
To raise public awareness of and engage­ment in the activities and functions of parliament and parliamentarians. CMN will produce and broadcast 10 public debates in diverse geographic regions of Jordan, produce and broadcast 40 episodes of its al-Majles radio program, and regularly up­date its parliamentary monitoring website.

Greyscale Films
$26,000
To promote civil society’s use of new me­dia to more clearly illustrate the need and value of their contributions. GF will conduct a video training program for social activists in the MENA region with a particular em­phasis on Jordan; conduct, in cooperation with WITNESS, a four-day training course in Amman for eight regional activists; and simulate the training with a course for five Jordanian civil society organizations.

International Republican Institute
$300,000
To strengthen the ability of local elected officials to respond effectively to citizen priorities and to support the develop­ment of effective local political voices at the sub-national level. IRI will promote democratic governance through commu­nication and cooperation between citizens and local governments; build outreach and advocacy skills of local elected officials; conduct a mayor exchange; and politically engage youth groups in community affairs.

Mleih Young Women’s Association for Social Development
$29,200
To elevate the ability of women, particularly those in rural areas, to advocate for their rights. MYWA will lead one training course on documenting and reporting violations of women’s rights, and on advocating for women’s rights for local women in its target rural areas; and a six-month monitoring effort that will document rights violations in a final study to be shared with government officials, members of Parlia­ment, and civil society representatives.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$250,000
To work in cooperation with Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development to empower Jordanian youth to participate more fully in the electoral processes. NDI’s program will build Al Hayat’s public opinion research and policy development capacities; promote the formulation of priority policy issues for Jordanian youth; and encourage parliamentary candidates to incorporate policies that address youth concerns into their campaigns.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$120,000
To provide the WHW Network with its first subgrant to support women parlia­mentary candidates and newly elected women parliamentarians. WHW will provide technical assistance to women candidates and conduct an orientation program for new women MPs. NDI will also provide the Network with capacity-building trainings on areas such as strategic planning, project management, and financial oversight.

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.