Argentina 2021

Asociacion Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia

For an Open, Participatory and Transparent State: Promoting a New Integrity System and a New Institutional Framework for the Justice System in Argentina

$64964

To promote reforms that enhance the independence, accountability, transparency, and accessibility of Argentina’s judiciary; and to foster public debate and civil society oversight of judicial reforms. The organization will promote reform of Argentina’s dated Public Ethics Law and monitor other reform proposals discussed in congress. The project will offer recommendations and best practices to improve the nomination, selection and disciplinary processes of judicial authorities.

 

Asociacion Civil Red de Innovacion Local

Fostering Collaborative and Democratic Local Governance in Argentina

$85000

To strengthen democratic governance at the local level. The organization will develop tools and methodologies, scale up its policy solution platforms; expand its network of affiliated local authorities and of experts and policy specialists, and generate new collaboration spaces to promote transparency and accountable decision-making processes that produce public policies to address the pandemic and post-pandemic scenario. It will also foster the exchange of best practices between local authorities in Argentina and other countries in the region.

 

Asociacion Civil Centro para la Implementacion de los Derechos Constitucionales (C.I.D.C.)

Promoting Judicial Reform and Access to Information

$54270

To promote judicial independence and transparency in Buenos Aires province. The organization will gather inputs from diverse voices to assemble and promote a citizen reform agenda aimed at increasing the independence and efficiency of the judiciary. The organization will also work with judicial authorities to increase access to public information about judicial performance in the province.