Libya

1Libya
$25,000
To strengthen Libyan student unions and youth participation in democratic institutions and processes; and to build the capacity of a new Libyan NGO. At the University of Tripoli, 1Libya will lead an information and outreach campaign about the role of student unions, lead workshops to strengthen the union, and work with student leadership to compile a manual on student unions.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$337,652
To mobilize a diverse group of local businessmen and women to articulate a shared vision for Libya's democratic and economic development. CIPE and a taskforce of private sector leaders will meet with local stakeholders throughout Libya to develop a vision and reform recommendations that will ensure new institutions foster the participation, accountability, transparency and fair competition needed for democracy to thrive and deliver to citizens.

Citizenship Forum for Democracy and Human Development
$129,000
To strengthen Libyan civil society leaders' understanding of democratic ideas and values and capacity for leading civic initiatives. CFDHD will train 300 Libyan activists on basic democratic values and citizenship and prepare 60 of them to serve as trainers in their communities. In addition, the Forum will produce and distribute two issues of its academic journal to discuss key issues related to the country's political transition.

International Republican Institute
$200,000
To inform civil society, political, and international stakeholders on Libyan public opinion, IRI will conduct a national public opinion survey and series of post-survey focus groups in Libya, the results of which will be shared with Libyan policy makers through in-country briefings.

International Republican Institute
$687,788
To encourage the political participation of Libyan youth in the democratic transition process by linking them with local governance processes. IRI will work with local partners to train youth and local council members in two municipalities and engage them in formulating solutions to local public policy issues. Young participants will produce policy papers, in consultation with local council members.

Libyan Center for Democracy
$49,000
To develop and disseminate policy recommendations to focus attention on key issues for the Libyan transition process. LCD will launch a series of activities aimed at providing independent policy-relevant research and convening key stakeholders including two training courses for researchers, production of ten policy briefs on transition related issues, and a series of four seminars to publicize policy research.

New Libya Foundation
$54,500
To support the development of civil society within Libya. NLF will conduct a leadership training and ongoing mentorship program for 20 young activists. NLF will work with participants over the course of the year and support them in leading local civic initiatives or establishing new civic organizations.

Grant descriptions are from the 2012 NED Annual Report.