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Project Title:	Promoting Judicial Reform
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Rule of Law
Description:	To promote judicial reform in Armenia. The grantee will organize a training on administrative justice, conduct trial monitoring in administrative courts, and provide legal assistance to Armenian citizens dealing with public administration and administrative justice. At the conclusion of the program, the organization will compile a package of reforms on administrative justice, which is a priority issue for Armenia's new government.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $101,000

Project Title:	Public Debate on Foreign Policy and Democratic Reforms
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Accountability and Governance
Description:	To promote informed public debate on Armenian foreign policy. The organization will publish a series of articles and video pieces on Armenian foreign policy, particularly its relationship to Russia. In addition, the organization will hold trainings for journalists and public discussions in Yerevan. Finally, the organization will conduct a series of advocacy events to improve ongoing efforts to reform the Armenian police and constitution.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $151,000

Project Title:	Reforming Student Institutions
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Civic Education
Description:	To reform student institutions in Shirak region. The organization will conduct research, interviews, and focus groups to develop a proposal for reforming student councils and submit it to the Ministry of Education for consideration during upcoming national education reform. The organization will monitor the activities of a university student council and administration to increase accountability during the research process. The organization will create a student-run platform to raise awareness of student and youth issues, including the abuse of university resources and undue political influence on campus.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $37,210

Project Title:	Empowering The Private Sector To Support Democratic Transition
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Accountability and Governance
Description:	To enhance the role of Armenian business membership organizations in public policy decision-making, and to improve understanding of and strengthen support for anti-corruption compliance standards within the Armenian business community. The organization will support business membership organizations to strengthen their organizational capacity, develop advocacy plans, and release a national survey and policy outlook, and will support anti-corruption collective action initiatives and anti-corruption compliance training.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $319,261

Project Title:	Strengthening Party Participation in Elections 2020
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Political Processes
Description:	To support political party strengthening and organizing around elections, the Institute proposes a seven-month program, which will train a core group of party youth representing up to eight political parties in Armenia to become campaign managers. Activities will include a series of workshops, individual party consultations, and a concluding campaign clinic. By the end of the program, approximately 50 party youth will have the skills to plan and manage democratic, citizen-oriented electoral campaigns, which will have the longer-term impact of strengthening the role of parties in effectively representing citizens' concerns.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $210,000

Project Title:	Building Trade Union Capacity on Core Union Functions
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Freedom of Association
Description:	To support the development of a democratic trade union movement that works with civil society to defend internationally recognized worker rights in Armenia, the Center will provide capacity-building training on core union functions and support coalition building with broader civil society. The Center will help unions implement strategic plans to engage and represent workers and conduct local campaigns on worker health and safety. The Center will complement these campaigns with legal research and recommendations to advocate for stronger worker health and safety standards in Armenia.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $455,050

Project Title:	Supporting Independent Reporting
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Freedom of Information
Description:	To promote public discussion of current events and political developments in Armenia. The organization will produce news reports and talk shows to analyze some of the key challenges facing Armenian society. The grantee will also conduct journalism trainings to encourage impartial reporting and to raise the level of professionalism in the media.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $56,776

Project Title:	Armenian Lessons from the Georgian Reform Experience
Project Region:	Eurasia
Project Country:	Armenia
Project Focus:	Democratic Ideas and Values
Description:	To promote the protection of human rights and due process of law in Armenia as the new government begins implementing political, economic, and social reforms. The grantee will organize seminars in Tbilisi for representatives from Armenian civil society and government to gain a deeper understanding of Georgia's reform process following the Rose Revolution in 2003. The organization will continue to strengthen the network of human rights NGOs from Armenia and Georgia to facilitate information sharing as Armenia's new government determines its post-revolutionary reform priorities.

Year: 2020
Award Amount: $19,620

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