Morocco

Alternative Citizen Movement
$41,500
To strengthen the role of civil society in local governance. ALCI will conduct three capacity building workshops for 60 civil society activists, municipal leaders and administration officials on local gover­nance mechanisms; convene five regional roundtables for 50 stakeholders to assess the Municipal Act and foster informa­tion sharing; establish a resource center; publish three issues of its inter-communal newsletter; and maintain a website to raise awareness about local governance issues.

Association El Amane pour le Développement de la Femme
$34,000
To strengthen the role of media and civil society organizations in promoting human rights values in Marrakech and its sur­roundings. AEDF will conduct a capacity building program on human rights educa­tion and reporting for 90 local journal­ists, civil society activists, and members of high school press clubs; and publish and distribute four issues of a quarterly newsletter devoted to human rights issues.

Association Mouvement Rihanate Citoyennes
$26,100
To mobilize and build the capacity of civil society organizations to advocate for community reparations. RIHANATE will conduct six capacity building workshops for 20 local activists on strategic plan­ning, advocacy strategies, and program development; convene three seminars for 50 local stakeholders on the recom­mendations of the Equity and Reconcilia­tion Commission; and launch an advocacy campaign for the effective implementation of community reparations in Khemisset.

Carrefour d’Initiatives de Communication, d’Information et de Documentation
$29,700
To strengthen CICID’s role as a structure for the coordination of advocacy strate­gies on women’s rights. CICID will conduct two trainings on advocacy strategies and mechanisms for the protection of women’s rights, hold one roundtable on strategic planning, and organize 12 visits for its mobile listening center. CICID will also produce a documentary featuring the work of its network of rural listening centers.

Center for Humanities Studies and Research
$60,000
To promote democratic change and strengthen the leadership skills and organizational capacity of civil society and youth activists. CERH will organize two conferences and four roundtables on democratization issues, the 2012 legisla­tive elections, and the role of Islam in youth activism and political life. CERH will also conduct 20 capacity building workshops in youth leadership skills and publish four issues of its quarterly magazine Rihanate.

Espace Libre de Citoyenneté, de Formation, et de Développement à Mohammedia
$39,800
To promote local governance through the creation of effective linkages between civil society organizations and elected municipal councils. ELCIFODEM will conduct a ca­pacity building program for 200 civil soci­ety activists and municipal councilors from Mohammedia’s six urban and rural com­munes to establish consultative committees as mandated by the 2008 Municipal Act.

High Atlas Foundation
$49,000
To build the capacity of Toubkal’s civic leaders and the rural communities they represent to engage elected officials and advance communal priorities. HAF will conduct six trainings for 60 elected officials and civic activists in local governance principles and practices; hold 60 meetings with 43 communities on strategic planning and project development; and publish a handbook on participatory development.

Ibn Rochd Center for Studies and Communication
$31,100
To promote civic journalism in Morocco. The Ibn Rochd Center for Studies and Communication will work with two independent newspapers to cultivate and expand their readership. Activities will include an introductory seminar, a capacity building workshop on the principles of civic journalism, and two public forums targeting journalists and readers. Finally, the Center will conduct an evaluation ses­sion to draw lessons from the program.

International Republican Institute
$500,000
To provide municipal elected officials and political parties with skills to fa­cilitate practices and initiatives that are responsive to citizen priorities. IRI will expand its work to assist elected mu­nicipal officials and political parties in five regions: Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër, Souss-Massa-Darâa, Tanger-Tétouan, Meknès-Tafilalet and Guelmim-Smara.

The Mediator for Democracy and Human Rights
$35,000
To strengthen the oversight capacity of the Moroccan parliament and the press. MDHR will assist three parliamentary caucuses in their efforts to oversee the government’s socio-economic policies; conduct one in­troductory seminar and one capacity build­ing workshop for each participating caucus; and provide ongoing technical assistance to three independent newspapers covering parliamentary affairs and public policy.

Moroccan Center for Human Rights
$31,000
To promote human rights and the rule of law at the grassroots level. CMDH will conduct an advocacy and NGO capac­ity building program to promote human rights and monitor the judiciary in mar­ginalized communities through advocacy and communication strategies trainings for 125 local activists, monitoring court cases, and publishing three newsletters.

The Moroccan Forum for Truth and Justice
$50,000
To monitor and promote the application of the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission. FMVJ will organize two conferences and three roundtables for 250 human rights activ­ists and legal experts on the prevention of torture and security sector reforms; conduct five capacity building workshops for 100 regional members; and build the institutional capacity of its observatory for the prevention of torture and publish an annual report on human rights violations.

Moroccan Review of Public Policy
$25,800
To promote accountability and transparen­cy of the government’s work and deci­sions as they relate to Morocco’s social policies. REMAPP will build the capacity of five young researchers selected from Rabat and Casablanca’s universities and civil society groups; organize a semi­nar targeting policy-makers to share its research plan; and publish and dissemi­nate a policy paper that includes the orga­nization’s findings and recommendations.