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All results totalling $876,962,890
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Project Title: Journal of China Strategic Analysis
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a platform for high-level analysis of international relations, reform initiatives, domestic policies, and the potential for democratic transition. A journal featuring carefully researched and thought-provoking articles will be published and distributed to a targeted audience of decision-makers critical to reform.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $56,810
Project Title: Fostering Government Accountability
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To foster government accountability and transparency. A website monitoring public procurement practices will be expanded and promoted. Workshops will be held for civil society, media, and government representatives, a policy paper prepared and published, and official consultations on the issue facilitated. Materials to raise public awareness about public procurement will be produced and disseminated.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,330
Project Title: Advocacy Campaign for Governance Reforms in FATA
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Pakistan
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the advocacy skills of civil society organizations and to promote public understanding and demand for governance reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The grantee will establish a resource center; conduct a training for FATA-based civil society groups and journalists; publish a research report on annual development programs in FATA; and carry out a campaign to build public awareness and demand for reform through community meetings, seminars, and media outreach.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Strengthening The Professional Skills of Young Journalists
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Moldova
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the professional skills of young Moldovan journalists. The Bucharest-based organization will conduct three trainings on new media tools, investigative techniques, and fundraising for 15 Moldovan reporters in Chisinau. It will also organize a week-long study visit to Bucharest for three reporters, and assist Moldovan journalists to expand the Report.md independent news portal.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $51,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of Trade Unions and Worker Rights Organizations to Advance Democratic Process in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To enhance workers' democratic participation through union activities in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya. The center will strengthen the capacity of union partners and workers' rights organizations to organize; promote leadership and advocacy trainings for workers, especially women and youth; and campaign for gender equality and rule of law. The center will also support its partners through legislative reform processes and defense of social and economic rights. Regionally, the center will support advocacy efforts for an ILO Convention to end gender-based violence in the workplace.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $853,000
Project Title: Investigating and Combating Extremism and Xenophobia
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To improve understanding of the problems of extremism and xenophobia as a part of Russian public life. The organization will research, monitor, and analyze events and news related to extremism.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $29,575
Project Title: Women for Sustainable Peace
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: South Sudan
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To build the capacity of women to participate in peace processes and contribute to sustainable development, and to connect communities' recommendations for peace to political decision-makers. The organization will provide good governance and conflict resolution training to women leaders and facilitate exchange visits for women from different counties to share experiences and strategize together.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $39,100
Project Title: Supporting Independent News and Information in Northern Moldova
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Moldova
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase objective news and information in northern Moldova. The Balti-based organization will maintain and expand eSP.md, a leading independent news portal in the Russian language. The website will publish 2,000 news items and conduct up to 40 investigations of important local issues, including corruption, reforms, EU integration, and human rights.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $30,100
Project Title: Educating Women and Youth on Elections
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Congo, Democratic Republic
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To help Tshangu District's women and youth in playing an active role in the electoral process, the grantee will train members of its citizen awareness groups on various democracy-related topics and hold conferences on civic duty and participation. It will further sensitize women and youth through open house gatherings, election symposiums at schools, town hall meetings, and radio programming.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $36,170
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations in Jubaland
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Somalia
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To enhance the capacity of civil society organizations in Jubaland to take an active role in decision-making, institution building and maintaining peace, the organization will conduct four, two-day workshops that focus on civic education, good governance, economic revitalization and nonprofit management and networking.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $41,010
Project Title: Promoting New Approaches to Reconciliation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Kosovo
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To foster new approaches to promoting historical understanding and reconciliation. The initiative will further develop its interactive website, which contains a searchable database of personal stories and experiences chronicling Kosovo's recent history from multiple perspectives. The organization will add new content to the website and develop it into an educational tool. The initiative will also produce and disseminate a graphic novel and animated short films of the stories and experiences to reach more effectively a young audience.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Supporting Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide support for activists under pressure. Legal and technical assistance to individual activists facing pressure or threats due to the nature of their work will be provided, and capacity-building and technical support for activists and organizations will be offered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $43,855
Project Title: Independent Research and Analysis
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To improve the availability of accurate information and independent analysis about Russian society. The project will conduct research and analysis of current events and will publish the results of its research and analyses online.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,500
Project Title: Promoting Constructive Public Debate ahead of Elections in Vojvodina
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Serbia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster public dialogue on key challenges facing Serbia's democratic transition, with particular emphasis on its northern province of Vojvodina. Ahead of upcoming local and provincial elections, as well as possible early parliamentary elections, the organization will convene a series of debates and continue to maintain its web portal as a key source of independent news and a rare forum for open debate on issues important to citizens in Vojvodina.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $32,000
Project Title: Developing New Media Skills
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Moldova
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To build the new media skills of civic activists and journalists. The Prague-based organization will expand its debates.md platform, launch a new online site for bloggers, and create a new website, founders.md, to provide accountability-related information on companies in Moldova. The grantee will also train activists and journalists in investigative reporting, and assist them in producing investigations. The group will organize fellowships for journalists in Chisinau and Prague, and publish articles about Moldova on its website, www.tol.cz.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $148,640
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights violations in Gulf States. The grantee will work with a team of local monitors to collect and document information on human rights violations, and publish and distribute monthly and annual reports on human rights conditions in the Gulf. The grantee will also use the findings to lead advocacy campaigns to promote respect for human rights in accordance with international human rights standards.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Online Media and Strengthening Public Debate
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster freedom of information. Underrepresented young Belarusian intellectuals in public discussion forums will be provided with an online outlet that will increase their presence. Fact-checking and data-driven journalism, as well as multimedia tools and infographics, will be employed to inform citizens about, as well as elevate the level of public debate on, key developments during an election year. A series of public debates will also be held to engage new activists and generate new ideas.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $17,410
Project Title: Supporting an Information Website
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent media and freedom of information. One of the country's most popular regional news and information outlets will continue to maintained and developed. The independent online publication's content on regional and national developments will be expanded in order to better inform citizens ahead of the country's September 2016 parliamentary elections.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,300
Project Title: Youth Civic Participation in Upper Egypt
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To engage youth in local governance. Two series of workshops will prepare and educate 40 youth interested in running in municipal elections. Topics will include local governance, advocacy campaigns, community engagement, and public budgeting. Participating youth will develop and implement advocacy campaigns to address community priorities related to service delivery and governance.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $19,394
Project Title: Supporting Independent Associations
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote the right of association and to build the capacity of a network of independent associations. Training workshops will strengthen the management, strategic planning, advocacy, and campaigning skills of associations. A convening of senior association leaders will facilitate the drafting and enhancement of strategic planning documents of participating associations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,667
Project Title: Youth Participation in Local Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote transparency in public service delivery at the local level. Workshops for young community leaders on local governance and an advanced training on public budgeting and resource allocation will prepare youth to communicate community needs and priorities to local officials. Participants will visit small communities, identify their priorities and needs, and assist them in finding constructive forums through which to communicate to local governments.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $21,000
Project Title: Access to Information
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness about human rights issues and other important events. Impartial, balanced information will be presented to the Russian-speaking public and media through a series of publications and informational materials.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $94,980
Project Title: Advancing Human Rights and Democracy Education for Defector Youth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: North Korea
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To bring international attention to the human rights situation in North Korea and to promote awareness among South Koreans about North Korea. The grantee will advocate for human rights in North Korea at the United Nations, organize an international conference on North Korea in Asia, and provide democratic civic education to North Korean defector youth.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $485,000
Project Title: Youth Civic Education in North Kivu ahead of the 2016 Presidential Elections
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Congo, Democratic Republic
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the electoral knowledge of North Kivu's youth, prevent its political manipulation, and foster its participation in free, democratic, and transparent elections, the organization will hold a series of trainings in Masisi, Rutshuru, and Walikale territories on civic duties and rights. The group will also strengthen the capacity of its youth clubs to conduct electoral awareness raising and mentor other youth throughout North Kivu.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $36,045
Project Title: Protecting Civil Society Activists
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Russia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster the respect of, and adherence to, international norms on human rights, rule of law and democratic values in Russia. Activities will include maintaining a website and providing support to activists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $33,800
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