March 07, 2019

Grantee Spotlight: Women’s Initiative Platform, Burma

Women in Burma, by law, have the right to vote, run for office, and own property.  Nevertheless, strong cultural norms and ingrained discrimination remain a major obstacle to gender parity in Burma. The...

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March 07, 2019

Grantee Spotlight: Free Sight Association, Tunisia

The Arab Spring of 2011 brought with it a new age of social awareness in Tunisia that allowed for the birth of civil society groups like the Free Sight Association (FSA), which is using NED support to engage...

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February 19, 2019

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the World Movement for Democracy

20 years ago, delegates from 80+ counties founded the World Movement for Democracy as a "worldwide network of democratic practitioners and thinkers, committed to mutual support, exchange, and cooperation."

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February 19, 2019

Testimony to Canadian Parliament by NED President Carl Gershman

To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the House of Commons of Canada Thank you, Chairman Levitt, for inviting me to testify this morning before your Committee. ...

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