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Project Title: Supporting Youth, Anticorruption, and Human Rights Advocacy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support the development and strengthening of civil society organizations and build the capacity of human rights and democracy activists. The project will provide support to a variety of projects carried out by independent civil society groups and activists working on youth outreach, anticorruption, religious freedom, and legal and humanitarian assistance to human rights defenders in detention or in prison.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $92,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Journalism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support independent media and journalism. Project activities will include publishing objective, accurate news and information that is not available in the mainstream media to the Vietnamese public, and providing a platform for independent journalists and political dissidents to share their opinions and commentary on current affairs and civil society news.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Supporting Religious Freedom and Civil Society Development
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To build the capacity of Vietnamese organizations and activists to support and defend human rights and civil society. The project will train religious freedom and civil society activists on human rights advocacy, project management, and community organizing as well as enable them to exchange experiences with their counterparts in other Southeast Asian countries as a means of strengthening the emerging grassroots civil society movement in Vietnam.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $130,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of emerging human rights activists in Vietnam. The project will support Vietnam's civil society by providing capacity building and technical assistance to a select number of key human rights and democracy activists to implement effective democracy and human rights initiatives. The project will also provide activists with training on physical and digital security.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Supporting Religious Freedom and Civil Society Development
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To build the capacity of civil society organizations and activists to support and defend human rights. The project will train religious freedom and civil society activists on human rights advocacy skills, project management, and community organizing. The project will also build links between religious freedom and civil society activists and their counterparts in other Southeast Asian countries and internationally.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and religious freedom. The program will offer a variety of human rights, including religious rights, training programs to activists in Vietnam, and will document incidences of religious rights abuses. It will also provide opportunities for activists from different organizations working on religious freedom to network, build solidarity, and cooperate to strengthen efforts to promote religious freedom and human rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $51,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and religious freedom. The organization will offer a variety of human rights training programs, including religious rights, to activists in Vietnam, and will document incidences of religious rights abuses. It will also provide opportunities for activists from different communities and organizations working on religious rights to network, build solidarity, and cooperate to strengthen efforts to promote religious freedom and human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $108,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of emerging human rights activists in Vietnam. The project will support Vietnam's growing civil society by providing capacity building and technical assistance to a select number of key human rights and democracy activists to implement effective democracy and human rights initiatives. The project will also provide activists with training on physical and digital security.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Supporting Rule of Law and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To support the rule of law and raise awareness about human rights activism in Vietnam. The organization will publish a Vietnamese-language independent online legal journal, which will cover a wide range of legal and human rights issues, such as up-to-date legal information and analysis, significant human rights cases, criminal justice, and international standards. The organization will also publish an English-language journal, and build an online library with foundational books and writings on the rule of law and its role in democratic development.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Mapping Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise international awareness of human rights violations in Vietnam. The organization will support an online, English-language platform that will document and map incidents of human rights violations in an interactive database and track trends of persecution. It will also serve as a resource for the international community on prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders at risk.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of Emerging Activists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To equip emerging activists with the knowledge and skills needed to defend and promote human rights, deepen network connections, and maintain the space for civil society. The project will aim to build the capacity of emerging activists through a pilot training program that will combine lectures and discussions on democracy and human rights with hands-on activities and mentorship. The project will also provide opportunities for emerging activists to network with seasoned activists and civil society organizations.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $12,000
Project Title: Supporting Religious Freedom and Civil Society Development
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To build the capacity of civil society organizations and activists to support and defend human rights and foster regional and international support for civil society in Vietnam. The project will train religious freedom and civil society activists on human rights advocacy skills, project management, and community organizing, as well as build links between them and their counterparts in other Southeast Asian countries and internationally.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Journalism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support independent media and journalism. The organization will publish objective, accurate news and information that is not available to the Vietnamese public through mainstream media, and will serve as a platform for independent journalists and political dissidents to exercise their freedom of speech by sharing their opinions and commentary on current affairs and developments relating to civil society and reform.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Supporting Rule of Law and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To support the rule of law and raise awareness about human rights in Vietnam. An independent online legal journal will be published, which will cover a wide range of legal issues such as information and analysis about existing laws, significant human rights cases, and translations of case law from other countries, as well as information on international standards. An online library will provide foundational books and writings on the rule of law and its role in democratic development.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Supporting Youth, Anticorruption, and Human Rights Advocacy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support the development and strengthening of civil society organizations and build the capacity of human rights and democracy activists. The project will provide mentorship and support to a variety of independent civil society groups and emerging activists to carry out a range of human rights, advocacy, and youth outreach projects.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $63,000
Project Title: Daily Internet Newspaper
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support independent media and journalism. The organization will work to support press freedom and freedom of expression through the publication of an independent Vietnamese-language online newspaper that will provide objective, accurate current news, analysis and commentaries, and investigative articles. The organization will also produce a multimedia program summarizing major domestic news stories.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Journalism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support independent media and journalism. The organization will publish objective, accurate news and information that is not available to the Vietnamese public through mainstream media, and will serve as a platform for independent journalists and political dissidents to exercise their freedom of speech by sharing their opinions and commentary on current affairs, civil society, and reform.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Civil Society Training and Internship for Human Rights Activists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of activists to support and defend human rights, free media, and civil society. The project will provide a long-term internship and various training programs for Vietnamese activists to increase their knowledge of human rights and democracy, and develop the necessary skills to carry out projects. Participants will also have opportunities to learn from other Asian civil society organizations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $160,000
Project Title: Bolstering Human Rights and Democracy Activism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support human rights and democracy activists and promote the development and strengthening of civil society organizations. The project will provide training, technical support, and mentorship to activists and emerging independent civil society organizations, including support for a network of experienced civil society activists and human rights defenders to carry out their work and share experiences and lessons learned with young activists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of emerging human rights activists in Vietnam. The project will provide capacity building training and technical assistance to a select number of key human rights and democracy activists to help them implement effective rights-based initiatives. The project will also make available educational material on human rights, civil society, and democracy in Vietnamese.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Mapping Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise international awareness of the human rights situation in Vietnam. Project activities will include support for an online English-language platform that will document and map incidents of human rights violations in an interactive database and track trends of persecution. The project activities will also include the provision of information on prisoners of conscious and human rights defenders at risk.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Activists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support human rights and democracy activists and promote the development and strengthening of civil society organizations. The project will provide training, technical support, and mentorship to Vietnamese activists and emerging independent civil society organizations, including support for a network of experienced civil society activists and human rights defenders to carry out their work and share experiences and lessons learned with young activists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $42,000
Project Title: Supporting Freedom of Association
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote freedom of association in Vietnam. The project will support human rights and civil society activists to expand networks and advocate for freedom of association through a series of activities, including raising awareness of workers' rights, supporting informal network building among workers seeking to improve working conditions, and building the capacity of labor rights activists and organizers.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Civil Society Training and Internship for Human Rights Activists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Vietnam
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of activists to support and defend human rights, free media, and civil society. The project will provide training on human rights and democracy to Vietnamese activists who want to play an important role in expanding space for civil society. The training will focus on such topics as democracy education, project development, and engagement with international and regional civil society organizations.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of civil society network in region. This network will be expanded to advocate for human rights and democracy in several states of Venezuela. This network will document and denounce rights violations, document illegal activities, and will collaborate with domestic and international organizations to raise the visibility of select cases.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders and organizations to engage citizens in monitoring and advocating for human rights and to facilitate discussions on transitional justice and reconciliation. Activists in several regions will increase their understanding of concepts and tools for human rights documentation and learn about the peace process and transitional justice.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Circumventing Censorship and Informing Citizens
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To circumvent government censorship of independent media, allowing citizens to access daily news reports. Short daily audio and video reports, a weekly broadcast, and a new program summarizing investigations will be disseminated. All content produced will be disseminated and posted online. In addition, a targeted communications campaign will be conducted.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $43,618
Project Title: Strengthening Female Leadership in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To empower women in Venezuela through capacity-building, and to foster the organization, coordination, and articulation of female leaders. Women in leadership positions will be empowered and will establish strategic alliances to articulate and promote their interests and agendas. Women's participation in political parties and civil society will be improved.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Youth Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen youth leadership and help articulate a national network of youth groups. Young leaders from across Venezuela will be identified and trained, and they will carry out joint activities and a cohesive advocacy strategy. A national forum will be organized and the organization will provide training to the participants attending the forum.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Updating Policy Recommendations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To update a package of policies on critical issues affecting citizens. A series of surveys and focus groups will be conducted with a set of targeted groups. A newsletter and report will be published. A series of forums will promote the findings. Activities will address issues related to the humanitarian crisis.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $44,000
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights violations and political prisoners in central and western states of Venezuela. In collaboration with local activists, grassroots leaders, and family members of political prisoners, the organization will provide information and tools on human rights, due process, the Venezuelan legal system, and international instruments to protect rights. It will work to raise the visibility of emblematic cases before domestic and international audiences.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $8,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support community resilience and increase citizens' capacity to respond to problems that have emerged or become acutely worse due to COVID-19 in Venezuela, the Institute will work with local partners to teach community members the skills needed to engage in social entrepreneurship and implement project initiatives. These activities will help community members become problem solvers and grow independent from the regime's control, ultimately ensuring the preservation and recovery of democratic spaces in the country, which will be fundamental in any transition to democracy.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Supporting the Production and Dissemination of Independent News Media
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support the operational capacity and sustainability of independent media outlets and content dissemination organizations in Venezuela. The institute will provide technical and financial assistance to these outlets for their continued production and dissemination of information, with a focus on promoting access to information through a variety of platforms for Venezuela's lower income sectors.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $350,000
Project Title: Establishing a Democratic Framework for State-Owned Asset Privatization and Recovery
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen Venezuela's democratic players in developing a democratic framework for the privatization of state-owned enterprises and the recovery of stolen assets in a short window of opportunity. The center and its local partners will develop actionable solutions to the obstacles associated with state-owned asset divestment and asset recovery to help implement the first steps of bringing Venezuela back to a democratic and functioning economy.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $248,094
Project Title: Strengthening Regional Spaces for Democratic Dialogue
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen regional spaces for dialogue that seek to address economic and political challenges in Venezuela. The center and its partners will host consensus-building activities to provide Venezuelan citizens with spaces for democratic dialogue at the local and regional levels. Program activities will include developing local public policy agendas and training workshops that discuss the importance of democracy and private-sector led development. The center and its partners will also rely on a public awareness campaign via media channels.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $313,010
Project Title: Supporting Critical Communications Capacities
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote an informed citizenry that is better equipped to make decisions about the political future of Venezuela. The institute will bolster the communications capacity of democratic political and civic organizations through technical assistance to establish effective communication strategies and systems to coordinate with each other. The institute will help to reach consensus on messaging around proposals to alleviate Venezuela's severe humanitarian, economic and political crisis, as well as develop mechanisms to widely disseminate and obtain citizen feedback on those proposals.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $300,000
Project Title: Strengthening Venezuelan Democratic Actor Strategies
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To assist democratic actors in strengthening governance agreements and coalitions in the face of challenges affecting the ability to support democratic ideas and values. The project will help develop political agendas and mobilization strategies to adapt to a variety of scenarios.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $253,233
Project Title: Cohesive Strategic Communications II
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote an informed citizenry that is better able to make decisions about the future of Venezuela. Technical assistance will be offered to create a nationwide and international coordinated communications plan. Through non-traditional media, Venezuelan citizens and members of the international community will receive cohesive and coordinated messages that accurately inform them about the situation in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $300,000
Project Title: Empowering Citizens through Local and National Policy Dialogue
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To empower civil society and the business community across Venezuela's regions to develop policy proposals that contribute to local and national development. The project will strengthen the capabilities of local authorities, candidates, private sector leaders, civil society representatives and youth and will increase public understanding of the importance of market-oriented reform. Democratic dialogue will be strengthened by allowing citizens to engage in public affairs and construct reform agendas based on local realities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $188,196
Project Title: Fostering Small Business Enterprise in Defense of Democracy and Free Markets
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To improve the private sector's democratic role as a driver of the Venezuelan economy. Entrepreneurship trainings will help to strengthen the image of the private sector. This program will focus on supporting citizens in developing useful business skills and an understanding that free enterprise and market values will improve the development of their businesses.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $151,956
Project Title: Building Strategic Capacity for Local Democratic Actors
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support the strengthening of democratic actors in the development of agendas and strategies that can adapt to a variety of scenarios. The program will hold working sessions with democratic actors and domestic and regional experts, and then follow-on sessions to fully develop the products.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Cohesive Strategic Communications
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote an informed citizenry that is better able to make decisions about the future of Venezuela. The project will provide technical assistance to create a nationwide, coordinated communications plan, and craft effective messages using non-traditional media. These activities will ensure that Venezuelan citizens and members of the international community receive objective messages that accurately inform them about the country's economic, social, and political realities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $115,000
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a national human rights network. Activities will include the provision of technical and advocacy skills, and assistance to human rights activists as needed. Legal and material assistance will also be provided to select beneficiaries. Dissemination of human rights violations with the international community will also be part of the project.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $15,600
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the visibility of human rights violations and political prisoners in Venezuela. Information and tools on human rights, due process, the Venezuelan legal system, and international human rights instruments will be shared with local activists and grassroots leaders in targeted states. Emblematic human rights cases will increase visibility.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $15,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen human rights organizations' abilities to demand adherence to international human rights standards. Activities will include trainings, workshops, public forums on international human rights standards, and a newsletter on human rights issues. Activities will also include interactions and advocacy with global human rights organizations in order to inform them about human rights violations throughout the country.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $23,430
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Association
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote democratic values and freedom of association. Activities will include trainings on consensus building, democracy, and citizen participation. In addition, public awareness and advance the rights and interests of vulnerable populations will be advanced. Activities will include informational public forums and community discussions dealing with freedom of association rights throughout the country.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Supporting Democratic Actors
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen a network of organizations promoting democratic values. Activities will include trainings on democratic values and civic engagement. The project will also promote tolerance and reconciliation as means to decrease political polarization, and engage citizens to jointly address main community challenges. Activities will include community events and discussion promoting democratic values and collaborations among different community leaders.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $7,426
Project Title: Monitoring the Human Rights Conditions in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and raise awareness on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Project activities will include monitoring and reporting human rights violations; organizing trainings on democratic values and human rights; and producing and disseminating reports in Venezuela and abroad. Presentations both in and outside Venezuela will also be organized.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $5,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase understanding of the deteriorating political and socio-economic situation in Venezuela; and to engage civic-minded leaders. Activities will include fostering greater citizen awareness of and investment in democracy in Venezuela and carrying out activities in local communities to express solidarity.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $9,900
Project Title: Promoting Leadership and Democratic Values
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote political participation and improve democratic leadership. Activities will include combining traditional civic education programming with cultural events to appeal to a broader base of marginalized citizens. The program will allow selected leaders to disseminate democratic ideas and values in their respective communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Assessing the State of Democracy
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote research and analysis on the state of democracy in Venezuela. Political developments will be monitored, and assessments and recommendations to improve the quality of democracy in the country will be produced. Dialogue and roundtable discussions on policy proposals will be facilitated.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights through Creative Tools
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote a culture of civic participation and respect for human rights in Venezuela. Trainings on human rights will be held for traditionally marginalized sectors. Grassroots leaders will also be trained on how to use digital media and storytelling tools.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $28,810
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote citizen journalism and alternative media platforms to protect freedom of expression and promote freedom of information. Activities will include trainings on the use of alternative media platforms to share news and information, and reports on critical social issues affecting citizens.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $61,800
Project Title: Increasing Understanding of the International Criminal Court
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase understanding of the processes and procedures utilized by multilateral bodies dealing with criminal cases among civil society organizations in Venezuela and to assist Venezuelan groups improve the quality of information collected on human rights violations. In collaboration with local partners, a database of human rights violations will be created. Trainings on multilateral criminal jurisdiction, processes and procedures will be provided.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $61,128
Project Title: Fostering Best Practices in Civic Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To foster the organization and coordination of democratic actors in ten states; and to improve levels of citizen engagement and grassroots organizing in selected states. The organization will identify successful strategies to foster political best practices and foster participation. The organization will train grassroots, social and political activists on best practices, facilitate greater interaction across groups and states, and promote alternative communication tools to reach citizens.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,022
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of Nascent Civil Society Organizations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the institutional and advocacy capacity of nascent organizations in Venezuela to defend the rights of vulnerable groups and report human rights violations; and to empower human rights defenders and victims of political violence. Trainings, mentoring and small grants consolidate new civil society voices. Rights violations in Eastern Venezuela will be documented and highlighted.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $99,993
Project Title: Defending Human Rights Victims
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To defend human rights victims before domestic and international courts, and raise international visibility on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Information collected from legal assistance efforts on behalf of victims of arbitrary detentions and torture, will inform a report on the human rights situation in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $17,000
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote political dialogue and reconciliation among the general population. Project activities will include discussions that convene citizens across the ideological spectrum, as well as public forums, gatherings, and events to raise awareness on the value of dialogue and consensus building. Through these efforts, ideological gaps will be explored and bridged.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance at the Local Level in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote human and civil rights in Venezuela; and to improve local governments' capacity to respond to citizens' concerns. The program will work with civil society to raise awareness on the human rights violations and social conflicts in their communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,970
Project Title: Facilitating Humanitarian Aid Relief
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a network that will monitor and coordinate relief efforts for vulnerable populations. Activities will comprise monitoring, recording, and informing domestic and international audiences about the critical situation and litigating cases before domestic and international human rights bodies. Activities will also include coordination with a collation of diverse civil society organizations.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders and organizations to engage citizens in monitoring and advocating for human rights and to facilitate discussions on transitional justice and reconciliation. Activists in several regions will increase their understanding of concepts and tools for human rights documentation and learn about the peace process and transitional justice.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $101,410
Project Title: Strengthening Female Leadership in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To empower women in leadership positions through capacity building. Women will improve leadership skills and establish strategic alliances to articulate and promote their interests and agendas. Women leaders will increase their participation in politics and civil society. Capacity building efforts will provide technical assistance for hundreds of female leaders.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Fostering the Political Participation of Youth
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To improve the capacity and consolidate a network of volunteers, focusing on increasing political participation from disenfranchised groups. Civic education opportunities for citizens will be provided.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $14,000
Project Title: Strengthening Citizen Participation in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the relations between citizens and elected officials and foster greater oversight and accountability of the policy-making process. Citizen engagement and meaningful dialogue with policy makers will be promoted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $57,993
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Investigative Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness of freedom of expression violations in Venezuela. Special reports on the state of freedom of expression, censorship, and attacks against independent media will be completed and presented to the general public. Activities will also include public forums and discussion related to freedom of expression in the country.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations Tied to Migration
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor human rights violations against Venezuelan migrants. Activities will include documenting and reporting on violations in and out of the country. A final report will be produced and social media platforms will be used to disseminate information. Activities will also include developing international awareness with global human rights organizations.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Assessing Perceptions of Democracy in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To assess the state of democracy in different locations throughout Venezuela. Project activities will include surveying Venezuelans to get a better understanding of citizen perceptions of democracy across the country. Activities will also include conducting interviews, focus groups, and publishing the findings of the study of democracy in the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting the Rule of Law
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote reforms that restore the rule of law in Venezuela; and to strengthen the technical capacity of Venezuelan human rights lawyers. An action plan will promote discussion and advance reforms that restore judicial independence and the rule of law. Similarly, the capacity of Venezuelan lawyers to litigate cases internationally will be strengthened.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $57,984
Project Title: Improving Public Policies
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the government's capacity to develop and implement effective public security policies. An assessment will be conducted, and work with public servants and civil society groups will be carried out to improve policy proposals.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a national human rights network. Activities will include the provision of technical and advocacy skills, and assistance to human rights activists as needed.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Promoting Solutions Based Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen media ecosystems in Venezuela. Training programs will be conducted for journalists working on select stories. Tailored mentorship will also provide a space for additional learning. Stories will be published.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Reducing Polarization in Communities in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen Venezuela's social fabric and to reduce polarization in society. The organization will map out the needs of communities and invite members to participate in local dialogues. It will employ a deliberative democracy model to engage citizens in discussions about key problems citizens are facing. The group will also carry out trainings to help citizens launch advocacy campaigns and to raise awareness about the challenges they face. It will publish the outcomes of the discussions and its resources on its website and on social media.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Youth Political Engagement and Advocacy for Youth Public Policies
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote participation and to advocate for the inclusion and implementation of public policies. A network of emerging leaders and activists will be strengthened, and tools to engage in the decision-making process and reinforce the project management capacity will be shared with emerging leaders.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic and Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote civic and political participation. The group will strengthen its network of community leaders to oversee political processes in their municipalities and to advocate for solutions to public challenges in their municipalities. The network will promote citizen participation in identifying problems and mobilize citizens to advocate for the resolution of these issues with their local authorities. Lastly, the group will train and prepare its members to participate in political processes.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Data collection, interviews, analysis of information, and the development of materials will raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country. An annual report will be produced and presented at public events.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,430
Project Title: Circumventing Censorship and Providing Access to Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to information. Trainings will occur and information on development will be delivered on a regular basis. Best practices and trust building will be promoted during activities.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Defending Human Rights Victims
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description:
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Participation and Freedom of Expression
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster democratic activism in underserved communities through activities; and to promote reconciliation and dialogue through peace-building activities. The project will foster citizen engagement in the defense of democracy, through different socio-cultural initiatives as an entry point to debate with underserved communities, and create spaces for dialogue, engagement, and activism.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $30,746
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote political dialogue and reconciliation. Discussions that bring together citizens across the ideological spectrum to promote democratic dialogue and reconciliation will be organized.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,692
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Independent Thought in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of expression and independent thought among Venezuelan intellectuals and citizens. The group will edit and reprint two books that portray authoritarianism and the deterioration of the Venezuelan state. It will also publish four new books on topics including corruption, torture, women's rights, and the crisis of basic services. The organization will carry out monthly discussion groups on these issues and build a network of engaged readers.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $63,000
Project Title: Strengthening Regional Citizen Networks
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen and mobilize a nationwide network of citizens in support of democratic change in Venezuela. Citizens will engage in regional and national activities to promote a peaceful and constitutional resolution to Venezuela's crisis. Through on-site assessments and training workshops, regional citizen platforms will be strengthened and articulated.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $102,950
Project Title: Monitoring and Accountability of Policy Makers
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To improve democratic checks and balances. Through work with civil society groups, technical assistance will be provided, dialogue with experts and citizens facilitated, and progress reports to policy makers offered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $44,834
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness of freedom of expression violations in Venezuela. Special reports on the state of freedom of expression, censorship, and attacks against independent media will be completed and presented to the general public. Activities will also include public forums and discussion related to freedom of expression in the country.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $92,730
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights through Art and Cyber Activism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To bolster the capacity of youth to monitor and defend human rights through art and to empower the Venezuelan diaspora to expose and denounce rights violations at the international level. Infographics, social media campaigns and other communication tools will engage youth in the diaspora in the defense of democracy in Venezuela.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $64,550
Project Title: Strengthening Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To consolidate a network of human rights defenders and increase its reach internationally. Information on human rights norms and how to document human rights violations will be shared with civic leaders, and the existing domestic network will be expanded. Collaboration and interactions with like-minded organizations will be promoted.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $41,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Leadership Capacity of Women in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen the leadership capacity of Venezuelan women and to raise awareness about the challenges female politicians and activists face. The organization will carry out a training program for activists on human rights defense and political and civic participation. It will also provide legal support to women who are victims of gender-based violence. The group will launch an advocacy campaign to raise the visibility about the lack of female participation in civil society and politics.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Increasing Transparency of China-Venezuela Relations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen transparency and accountability regarding Venezuela's political, economic, technological, and military relation with authoritarian countries. The project will include engagement with independent media organizations to investigate and document Venezuelan relations over the past 15 years. Once completed, the research will be published in a dedicated website, and will be presented in individual meetings to civil society, academics, and members of the National Assembly.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice and Public Services
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To facilitate citizens' access to justice and to monitor electoral processes in Venezuela. Legal assistance to Venezuelan citizens will be provided, and the electoral process will be monitored and awareness of electoral irregularities raised.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Leadership Empowerment and Socio-Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To enhance leadership and participation in local governance and promote the inclusion of key issues in the formulation and implementation of local public policies. A training program will be expanded and the adoption of local public policies will be promoted. Tools for documenting and reporting human rights violations will be shared.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $62,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Association
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote democratic values and freedom of association. Leaders will be trained in consensus building, democracy, civic education, and citizen participation. Similarly, public awareness will be raised, and advocacy for the rights and interests of vulnerable populations will be carried out.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Data collection, interviews, analysis of information, and the development of materials will raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $37,000
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the visibility of human rights violations and political prisoners in Venezuela. Information and tools on human rights, due process, the Venezuelan legal system, and international human rights instruments will be shared with local activists and grassroots leaders in targeted states. Emblematic human rights cases will increase visibility.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a national human rights network. Work will be carried out to consolidate the network, strengthen technical and advocacy skills, and provide assistance to human rights activists as needed, both domestically and internationally.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $54,530
Project Title: Increasing Understanding of the International Criminal Court
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase understanding of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) processes and procedures among civil society organizations in Venezuela; and to raise awareness about the Venezuela case open under the ICC jurisdiction to international constituencies. The organization will provide training on and facilitate visits to the ICC with partners, and support the ICC investigation on Venezuela.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $64,653
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen human rights organizations' abilities to demand adherence to international human rights standards. Activities will include trainings, workshops, public forums on international human rights standards, and a newsletter on human rights issues. Activities will also include interactions and advocacy with global human rights organizations in order to inform them about human rights violations throughout the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations and provide trainings for human rights defenders. Data collection, interviews, analysis of information, and the development of materials will raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country. An annual report will be produced and presented at public events.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To improve the efficiency and quality of citizen oversight of the legislative branch. Interaction among legislators and the general public will increase, and the use of innovative communication techniques will be promoted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,757
Project Title: Strengthening Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To consolidate a network of human rights defenders to document and denounce human rights violations; and to promote increased collaboration and advocacy efforts at the international level for a coordinated response to the humanitarian crisis. Grassroots leaders will learn how to document, denounce violations, and advocate for solutions regarding human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Communication, Leadership and Outreach Capacity
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen internal communication and cohesion; and to consolidate a nationwide network of social and political activists. Regional communications teams will improve the flow of information and strengthen local activism. Grassroots organizations working on eight social sectors will be mapped in a database.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $120,000
Project Title: Strengthening Female Leadership in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To empower women in Venezuela through capacity-building, and to foster the organization, coordination, and articulation of female leaders. Women in leadership positions will be empowered and will establish strategic alliances to articulate and promote their interests and agendas. Women's participation in political parties and civil society will be improved.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
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