Libya

Akhbar Libya Cultural Limited (ALCF)
$73,700
To restore and maintain its Arabic and English news-oriented websites. ALCF will further develop and secure its websites against virtual attacks aiming to destroy or prevent access to them, expand its network of correspondents and writers inside Libya, and ensure their safety, coordinate with the Libyan community in exile, and garner support from international organizations.

Libya Human and Political Development Forum (LHPDF)
$76,800
To foster constructive dialogue and cooperation and raise awareness on democratic values and civic principles among Libyan democrats and civic groups inside and outside the country. LHPDF will conduct four workshops in Libya on human development, media, human rights and democracy; maintain and update its website; and produce and distribute two issues of its journal and four booklets on Libya’s political development.

Transparency Libya Limited (TL)
$46,200
To restore and maintain its bilingual anti-corruption and transparency website. TL will further develop and secure its website against virtual attacks aiming to destroy it. TL will press the Libyan government to take effective and concrete actions and continue raising public awareness on the complex issues of corruption and their negative impact on the economy and the political system. TL will conduct a survey on current political developments in Libya and their impact on the prospects for reform and publish its 2009 transparency report, post it on the website, and distribute 500 copies by hand inside Libya.

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