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All results totalling $876,962,890
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Project Title: Promoting Judicial Accountability and Transparency
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Argentina
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote transparency and accountability and to strengthen judicial independence in Argentina. The grantee will expand its newly launched data journalism platform, Justiciapedia, that maps out connections between judicial officials, such as supreme court members, high ranking judges, judicial council members and law professors. The organization will also publicize best practices for transparency in order to encourage accountability mechanisms and greater public interest and engagement in judicial independence.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Public Private Dialogue at the National Level
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To improve stakeholder analysis and promote reform-oriented dialogue among national government and private sector stakeholders on corruption, institutional failure and strategic planning in Iraq. The center will commission policy papers from a local think tank based on priorities identified for democratic and economic growth. This will form the basis for public private dialogue forums and advocacy work initiated by a local business association. Finally, the center will organize training programs in economic analysis and reporting skills for independent journalists to complement ongoing dialogue.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $425,000
Project Title: Building Trade Union Capacity to Safeguard Worker Rights, Promote Gender Equality, and Ensure Compliance with Labor Law in Liberia
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Liberia
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To help Liberia's unions enforce the implementation of the Decent Work Act, the center will build and strengthen the capacity of workers and their organizations to promote Freedom of Association, collective bargaining, and represent a broad base of workers including women. In addition, it will enhance the trade union partners' ability to strengthen citizen engagement and political accountability in 2017 national elections in Liberia.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $675,765
Project Title: Civic Education in West Kordofan
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Sudan
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To educate citizens in West Kordofan about political participation, conflict resolution, and human rights. The program will include trainings, public seminars, and women's focus group discussions. Messages of peace and good governance will be broadcast on local radio stations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $28,353
Project Title: Debating Multiple Perspectives on Contemporary Political Issues
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Sri Lanka
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To facilitate meaningful debate and discourse on multiple perspectives on contemporary political issues, including democratic values and ideas, peacebuilding, and reconciliation. A series of workshops with junior professors and university students will be conducted on the themes of democratic citizenship, governance, transitional justice, and state reform through power sharing.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Transparent and Accountable Government in Puntland
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Somalia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance the capacity of public officials and promote public understanding of transparency and accountability, the organization will conduct trainings and forums in Puntland's three major cities for community leaders, parliamentarians and staff in key government ministries. It will broadcast public service announcements on corruption and impunity and will prepare six scholarly articles on accountability and corruption in conjunction with a local university.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $134,980
Project Title: Youth Awareness of Constitutional Reform
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Tanzania
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To support raising the awareness of Tanzanian youth on and their engagement with the constitutional reform and referendum process through a Katiba Yangu (or My Constitution) campaign. This campaign will feature multi-media content produced by Tanzania Bora Initiative, produce and disseminate a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) booklet, and use an SMS and mobile web platform where youth can receive and provide feedback on the content of the draft constitution and areas of reform.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society in Eurasia
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: _ Eurasia Regional
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic activism and strengthen the capacity of nongovernmental organizations in Eurasia. The committee will conduct a small grants program for local civic initiatives focusing on human rights, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression. The project will prioritize youth NGOs and young activists in order to encourage their participation in decision-making processes, human rights campaigns, and civic life. In addition, the organization will work with partners from Azerbaijan to compile, publish, and publicize lists of political prisoners.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $145,452
Project Title: Public Political Dialogue
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iran
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To improve accountability in Iran by facilitating improved communications between citizens and members of Parliament. The grantee will customize and promote a set of online tools that will allow Iranian citizens to engage elected officials in matters of concern to them through constructive dialogue.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $44,064
Project Title: Raising Awareness of Human Rights
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: _ Eurasia Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights violations and to raise awareness of the importance of civil society. The organization will monitor human rights violations and publish information about them.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $11,641
Project Title: Capacity-Building for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of civil society activists and human rights defenders. The grantee will work with activists to improve their capacity in strategic planning, organizational development, and networking. The project will also provide targeted assistance to those suffering abuse from authorities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $377,302
Project Title: Strengthening the Independent Voice of the Private Sector II
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To strengthen the independent voice of the private sector and to engage the public and private sectors in dialogue to advance free market economic reforms. Technical expertise and support will assist a local business association in implementing its organizational reform plan. A comprehensive review of legislation governing Egypt's investment climate will inform reform efforts.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $370,192
Project Title: Promoting Accountability through Regional Cooperation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Southeast Europe Regional
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote the use of fact-checking as an effective accountability tool in Southeastern Europe. The Zagreb-based organization will facilitate learning from and exchange of content with its partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to promote the accountability of public officials in the three countries. In addition to organizing two regional capacity-building workshops, the watchdog group will also expand its own website to include a greater number of fact-checking, analytical, and promise tracking features.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $58,022
Project Title: Fostering a Culture of Democracy and Free Enterprise
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Peru
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To develop strong leadership, stimulate civic participation, and build entrepreneurial skills among young leaders from the Peruvian countryside. The center will work to improve regional chambers, corporations, and civil society's support mechanisms for youth entrepreneurship, business development, and civic participation. The center and its partner organization will educate 130 university students and activate program alumni to support democracy, free markets, leadership and develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout Peru.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $198,850
Project Title: Engaging the Private Sector in Open Governance 2016
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To strengthen transparency and accountability in democratic governance. As co-chair of the Private Sector Council, the organization will support the development of recommendations for private sector engagement in Open Government Partnership action plans; support local partners to conduct research and roundtables; create a plan to formalize the Private Sector Council; and perform outreach to the private sector. Activities will include collaboration with partners in Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Georgia.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $99,737
Project Title: Burmese-Language Satellite Television Broadcasts
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Burma
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide independent news and information and to encourage and sustain independent public opinion in Burma. The multimedia program will be comprised of daily satellite TV news and informational programs and a multilingual website.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $350,000
Project Title: Local Accountability in the Kurdish Region of Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To encourage public engagement in citizen oversight of local governance. The group will continue its local accountability program in Sulaimaniyya and will extend its outreach to Kirkuk and Koye to monitor the implementation of public works projects contracted to private companies. Project activities include forming community groups in each city to engage with the local government and other relevant institutions, conducting a survey among residents, issuing reports, and organizing follow-up visits.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $43,500
Project Title: Increasing Trade Union Capacity and Strategic Membership Growth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Burma
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To increase the structural and operational capacity of independent trade unions in Burma to defend worker rights and advance freedom of association. The center will provide training and mentoring to improve the structures, operations, and strategies of union federations. In addition, the center will provide training and support for a comprehensive industry database of key industrial worksites to support strategic organizing.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $265,000
Project Title: Promoting and Protecting Prisoners' Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Bolivia
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To empower inmates to advocate for their rights, and especially the right to information; and to raise public awareness on prison conditions and the responsibility of the state to protect the rights of inmates. Building on previous research, the group will draft a manual on inmates' rights to access information, due process, and humane living conditions. The organization will then disseminate the manual through information workshops. Finally, it will publish a newspaper insert with information on prison conditions in Bolivia to educate the public at large.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $37,910
Project Title: Democracy and Leadership Program for North Korean Women
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: North Korea
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To foster democratic values and cultivate political leadership among North Korean defector women and to encourage partnership and cooperation between South and North Korean women in promoting democratic change in North Korea. The project will implement a democracy and leadership program for North Korean women, including trust and partnership-building opportunities with South Korean women, and will carry out a training-of-trainers program for defector women who want to reach out to other defector women to become active on North Korean human rights and democracy issues.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Youth Civic Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote youth civic engagement in local public issues. The grantee will organize a series of workshops on traditional and social media, civic initiative management, and public policy paper writing for youth activists. The grantee will establish a civic action team to advocate for effective government and community responses to citizen priorities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Fostering Civic and Democratic Education
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote civic and democratic education. Belarusian youth will be educated through western-style curricula and teaching methods. Young people will study courses focusing on civics, history, economics, law, politics, and human rights. Workshops bringing together young people and teachers to exchange experiences and best practices in learning.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,160
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Values, Human Rights and Independent Media
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Somalia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To enhance Somali citizens' understanding of democracy, rule of law, good governance, human rights and peacebuilding through independent radio programming, and to enhance the political influence and civic engagement of Puntland's citizens. The grantee will receive core support for its community media outlet, Radio Sahan, and will broadcast programming that targets marginalized communities, women, youth and decision-makers.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $151,700
Project Title: Promoting Independent Media and Enhancing Community Voices
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Zimbabwe
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote access to information and the inclusion of marginalized voices into mainstream media, and to coordinate civil society campaigns advancing human rights and accountability, the organization will support independent and citizen journalists by providing them with training and an equipped, safe working space. The organization will also establish alternative media platforms that will feature the work of civic and grassroots activists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $44,994
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Leadership
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen the capacity of citizens to participate in the democratic process. Training will be provided, and the exchange of best practices and experiences among former and current project participants will be promoted. Similarly, youth leaders will be mentored and local initiatives supported.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,177
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