Multiregional & Miscellaneous

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$243,411
To improve the ability of lawyers in worker and human rights networks in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand to use inter­national human rights treaty systems to advance democracy, build the rule of law, and enhance domestic human rights compliance. The Solidarity Center will support partners in each country, car­rying out trainings for lawyers, parale­gals and lay legal advocates as well as providing legal support to workers.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$200,000
To raise the economic awareness of trade unions in order to build coalitions and networks to amplify the voice of civil society to effect positive labor policies of International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Through a conference and follow up support, the Solidarity Center will work with partners to expand the Asian Labor Network on Financial Institutions to new Asian countries, and lay the foundation for country chapters and a pilot labor network on IFIs in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$190,922
To promote domestic workers’ freedom of association and right to organize, and to enhance worker and trade union participation in national and international policy formulation. The Solidarity Center will continue its work in the Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Kenya to build partner capacity to undertake organizing and advocacy efforts on behalf of domestic workers, while at the same time linking support for their organizing and advocacy efforts to a larger, global movement.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$80,530
To increase awareness and broaden the discussion among the larger global democracy community about: a) the relation­ship between democracy and journalists’ rights as workers, and b) the role of global solidarity in protecting domestic workers’ rights, the Solidarity Center will organize two workshops on each of these issues at the World Movement of Democracy’s Sixth Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$310,738
To facilitate the flow of information on topics that will advance democratic and economic reform efforts and to multi­ply the impact of CIPE’s partners and other reformers’ programs. CIPE will reach out to reformers throughout the world, highlighting the vital relationship between market institutions and demo­cratic governance through existing and new publications, resources, workshops, events, as well as other materials.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$193,205
To capture and share with a wider audi­ence the unique CIPE approach of working with business associations to empower women in the political, economic, and civic spheres. CIPE will coordinate a platform for gathering, sharing, institutionalizing and replicating successful examples of its work with women’s business associa­tions on empowering women around the world. Activities will include an interna­tional conference and the development of a toolkit focused on women’s empowerment.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$187,750
To identify potential reform areas of prop­erty market institutions based on the views and concerns of small businesses. In phase one of the project, CIPE and partners in four countries will gather information on legal and regulatory barriers to strength­ening property rights for small business. Using the International Property Markets Scorecard to measure the implementa­tion gap in each country will help part­ners to develop an advocacy platform to strengthen these institutions in phase two.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$329,890
To provide avenues for young people to develop opinions and skills related to the democratic and economic reform pro­cesses in their countries and build their leadership capacity to enable them to participate in these processes. Activities will include an international youth es­say competition, an international intern­ship program in local U.S. chambers of commerce, the piloting of a public policy curriculum, and the organization of two workshops at the World Movement for Democracy’s Sixth Assembly in Indonesia.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$182,777
To capture and apply lessons in democratic and market reform in order to improve CIPE’s program effectiveness. CIPE will foster replication of leading reform prac­tices through partner recognition, bench­marking, and webinars; facilitate access to CIPE resources through a wiki; reinforce partners’ capabilities through a guide for capacity building; provide tools for formu­lating superior strategies; and host com­munities of practice for women and youth.

Freedom House
$20,000
To draw attention to threats to press freedom around the world in order to generate dialogue and advocacy in defense of media freedom. Freedom House will produce its annual index examining the state of independent media throughout the world. In addition to numerical rat­ings for 196 countries and territories, the index features country reports, an overview essay detailing findings for the year, and a number of charts and graphs illustrating trends globally and regionally.

International Center for Journalists, Inc.
$97,950
To strengthen the professional skills of independent media around the world as well as provide them with networking opportunities. The International Center for Journalists will expand IJNet, an online re­source center that provides journalists with media-related news and training materials. IJNet will develop new partnerships with journalism institutions and open up IJNet to more user-contributed content. Other activities will include the development of a mobile website, training videos and user engagement through social networking.

International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience
$215,000
To strengthen the capacity of sites of conscience in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Russia, and the Middle East and North Africa to promote democratic values by drawing connections between important historical sites and contemporary chal­lenges to democracy, as well as foster­ing citizen dialogue on these issues. Activities will include building capac­ity of memory initiatives to implement citizen engagement projects, fostering networking among the Coalition’s mem­ber sites, and introducing new partners to the work of sites of conscience.

International Federation of Journalists
$50,485
To foster collaboration among media devel­opment organizations. The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), hosted by the International Federation of Journalists, will provide a platform for media develop­ment practitioners to share knowledge and cooperate with one another. GFMD will map the media development sector, develop and test a pilot toolkit for assessing media landscapes, and provide network mem­bers with various information services.

International Republican Institute
$92,000
To build the capacity of women to jointly effect change in their communities and countries through the Women’s Democ­racy Network (WDN) program. IRI will utilize supplemental funding to incorporate into a 2007 WDN program a new Af­ghanistan component. Through targeted trainings in Kabul, IRI will build Afghan women’s capacity as civil society lead­ers and elected members of parliament.

International Republican Institute
$908,000
To build the capacity of women to jointly effect change in their countries, elevate their participation in politics, civil society, and governance, and share best practices and knowledge through the Women’s Democracy Network (WDN). The WDN’s activities will include strengthening country chapters, organizing conferences and trainings, coordinating a mentorship initiative, and monitoring and evaluat­ing the success of WDN members.

International Republican Institute
$270,000
To continue efforts to identify potential future leaders of developing democra­cies and provide them with knowledge of economic governance through an exchange program that connects them to leaders in successfully transitioned democra­cies. The Rising Stars program will lead two new 10-day exchanges, each with four to six participants. The exchanges will combine academic instruction with site visits and meetings with leaders from the host countries’ political, busi­ness, and civil society communities. IRI will also conduct follow-up consultative mentorship activities between previous exchange host and participant countries.

International Republican Institute
$300,000
To develop IRI’s capacity to conduct cred­ible and comprehensive evaluations of programs using qualitative methodologies, and to demonstrate the applicability and efficacy of qualitative evaluation to democ­racy and governance programs. IRI will research, design and test a methodological framework to evaluate its programs, devel­oping expertise in cutting-edge qualitative research and contributing to the broader discussion of qualitative evaluation’s role in democracy and governance work.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$80,000
To support a two-year, multi-partner, transatlantic dialogue to strengthen E.U.-U.S. cooperation on democracy assistance policy. Drawing on NDI’s network, including the party internationals and party foun­dations, NDI will convene E.U. and U.S. democracy assistance policy makers and implementers to develop actionable recom­mendations for strengthening democracy assistance policy in both the E.U. and US.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$107,500
To advance the effectiveness of nonpar­tisan citizen election monitoring, NDI will foster interactive communications chan­nels among the over 130 organizations and regional networks that are part of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNEDM). Activities will include organizing multi-regional sessions to share knowledge using new technologies and encouraging endorsements of GNDEM’s new Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$34,900
To strengthen advocacy efforts by par­liamentary monitoring organizations (PMOs) by supporting the development of an informal network of PMOs, draw­ing on a previous global mapping of PMOs. NDI will support the network’s efforts to develop and advocate for standards on disclosure of information by parliaments to PMOs and the public.