Malaysia 2021

Malaysia

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

Empowering Youth Civil And Political Actors

$350,000

To increase youth political participation and effective youth engagement on democratic reforms in Malaysia, the Institute will build the capacity of youth organizations and their members so they have the knowledge, skills and networks to coordinate and engage on democratic reforms, while developing enabling environments that ensure youth perspectives and participation are valued by key civic and political actors, including civil society and elected officials.

Malaysia

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

Empowering Youth Civil And Political Actors (Supplement to to 2021-0004Z)

$350,000

To increase youth political participation and effective youth engagement on democratic reforms in Malaysia. The Institute will develop and carry out a series of assessments, technical training, peer learning workshops and subawards for youth organizations to build their capacity and that of their members to ensure they are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and networks to coordinate and engage on democratic reforms. The Institute will also establish regular dialogues between youth organizations and political stakeholders to cultivate enabling environments that ensure youth perspectives and participation are valued by key civic and political actors, including civil society and elected officials.

Malaysia

Merdeka Strategic Development Centre SDN BHD

Public Opinion Research for Informed Debate and Programming

$200,000

To carry out independent, objective public opinion research that can be used by policy makers and civil society representatives to formulate policies, develop advocacy initiatives, and strengthen programs. The organization will conduct public opinion surveys across peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak to gauge the Malaysian public’s opinion on a variety of public policy issues.

Malaysia

LFL Sdn Bhd

Promoting Human Rights and Access to Justice

$70,000

To support a community of lawyers dedicated to the advancement of human rights through strategic litigation and legal reform. The organization will litigate a variety of cases with important human rights implications, conduct public information campaigns regarding draconian laws and specific litigations, advocate for legal reforms, and organize empowerment trainings.

Malaysia

Kuasa PLT

To Strengthen Civic Understanding and Democratic Values Among Youth

$65,000

To expose youth outside of urban centers to democratic principles and promote civic understanding. The organization will use its popular youth-orientated social media channels to produce programs that promote tolerance and civic education to expose youth outside of urban centers, especially first-time voters, to democratic principles and promote pluralism. The organization will also organize trips to educational institutions outside of Kuala Lumpur to expose students to non-partisan civic education activities.

Malaysia

International Republican Institute (IRI)

Strengthening Political Parties and Youth Political Participation

$400,000

To support democratic campaigning and governance in Malaysia, the Institute will strengthen Malaysian political parties understanding of citizens sentiments on pressing issues and enhance their operational and outreach capacities, thus enabling parties to develop stronger citizen-centered responses to public priorities and more effectively meet their mandates. Concurrently, the Institute will increase youth participation in civic, electoral and political processes by providing youth with an opportunity to strengthen their knowledge in these topics and hone their skills through practical application while motivating other youth to engage.

Malaysia

IDEAS Policy Research Berhad

Promoting and Strengthening Sub-National Accountability and Transparency in Malaysia

$122,000

To promote transparency and accountability at the sub-national level in Malaysia and strengthen state-level civil society organizations working on issues of corruption. The organization will work to build the capacity of state-based civil society organizations (CSOs) to monitor development and infrastructure projects, assist these CSOs to disseminate their findings, and advocate for more transparency and accountability at the sub-national level.

Malaysia

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

Private Sector Approaches to Anti-Corruption Collective Action

$364,798

To strengthen anti-bribery controls and corporate governance systems of individual companies in Malaysia, and to institutionalize ethical business in targeted domestic economies in Malaysia. The Center will support a range of activities to enable private sector anti-corruption collective action coalitions, including global knowledge-sharing, training workshops for member companies, and cooperative engagement with public sector stakeholders.

Malaysia

C Four Consultancies Sdn Bhd

Combatting Corruption and Promoting Accountability

$222,500

To combat corruption and promote good governance and accountability. The organization will conduct a multifaceted project designed to encourage public participation in efforts to combat corruption that will include research on various forms of corruption in Malaysia; educational initiatives about patronage politics and possible corruption associated with government linked companies; and advocacy focused on strengthening the independence of public institutions.