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Search results for Project Country: Belarus
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Displaying records 76-100 of 197 results
All results totalling $10,363,012
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Project Title: Expanding Access to Independent Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To expand freedom of information. A series of pocket books on pro-democracy topics and a brochure featuring the times and frequencies of all international broadcasting into Belarus will be produced. A compilation of interviews with the 2015 Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich will be reissued. The project's publications will be distributed through a series of public events.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $48,780
Project Title: Fostering Civic and Democratic Education
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote civic and democratic education. Western-style curricula on civics, history, economics, law, politics, and human rights, as well as modern teaching methods, will educate approximately 80 students. Students and teachers in three cities will come together through workshops to exchange experiences and best practices in civic education and democratic learning.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $33,586
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society Development in Eastern Belarus
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To assist independent civic initiatives. A network of resource centers serving regional civil society will continue to be operated, and a regional NGO bulletin will continue to be published regularly. A series of seminars for local activists will be convened, and assistance for regional civil society initiatives will be provided.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $48,000
Project Title: Defending Human Rights and Civic Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and defend human rights. The grantee will continue to document human rights abuses and provide assistance to individuals whose rights have been violated. It will continue to operate local branches, collect and disseminate information about abuses, and publish its annual report.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Culture and Civic Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To foster independent culture, national identity, and civic activism. Courses utilizing an innovative informal education curriculum will be held in ten cities across the country. The course will encourage national identity and promote civic activism, human rights, and democratic values. Guest lectures and performances will feature well-known independent experts, authors, and musicians.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $49,870
Project Title: Promoting Civic Journalism in Western Belarus
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote civic engagement and freedom of information. A series of civic journalism training courses for local activists will provide young people with basic journalism skills, including both theoretical and practical components. A more advanced course on data journalism and visualization, as well as video, photo, and audio production will also be offered. Finally, an online newspaper will be further developed and events that promote civic engagement on local issues will be organized.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,740
Project Title: Supporting an Independent Online Newspaper
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support freedom of information. A popular online daily newspaper will continue to be produced. The publication serves as a free source of objective political, economic, and social information for civil society and ordinary citizens. Each day, approximately 100 news items, including articles and multimedia pieces with a focus on the 2018 local elections, will be posted.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $41,140
Project Title: Fostering Freedom of the Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To protect and support independent media. Freedom of information will be monitored regularly through a network of regional observers. This project will document and disseminate information about violations, and provide assistance to local journalists and media outlets. Several press club meetings will raise awareness of the monitoring results. A quarterly e-newsletter and an annual report on the state of Belarusian independent media will be published and disseminated.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of information and the sustainability of independent media. An innovative viability and audience-growth strategy will be piloted by leading independent publications through a merger of operations. While continuing to be published as separate entities, office space and administrative costs will be shared, and active and exclusive co-branding, cross-promotion, and content sharing will be undertaken, offering a new model for greater sustainability and cooperative development for independent media.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $77,500
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Independent Media and Civil Society
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the skills of independent media and civil society in using open data research and verification. A data school for independent journalists and civil society representatives will focus on collecting, analyzing, verifying, and visualizing open-source information. Additionally, a new program devoted to training teams of investigative journalists will be launched.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $33,530
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To ensure the continued viability of independent media. A stability mechanism will continue providing timely assistance to media outlets, whose ability to continue publishing and informing the country's citizens about important news and developments is threatened. Improvements in the sustainability of independent media will also be promoted through this mechanism.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $190,000
Project Title: Expanding Freedom of Information and the Internet
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To expand freedom of information and the Internet. An online library of Belarusian works on politics, civil society, history, and culture not readily accessible in Belarus will be maintained and expanded. News about important socio-political developments will be provided. The portal will be promoted via social media and its digital security improved. Independent newspapers and NGOs will be assisted in bypassing the state's restrictions on the Belarusian Internet by republishing their materials on a secure and accessible platform.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $39,168
Project Title: Supporting Civil Society in the Regions
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen civil society and independent media at the local and regional levels. A network of regional resource centers will be assisted, a regional bulletin published, and local public meetings that bring citizens together with civic leaders will be convened. Local civil society initiatives and independent media outlets will be supported.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $39,900
Project Title: Defending Human Rights and Civic Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor, defend, and raise awareness of human rights. Human rights abuses will be tracked and legal assistance provided to individuals whose rights have been violated. Victims of repression from peaceful protests will be assisted, and information about human rights abuses will continue to be collected, documented, and disseminated.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $89,040
Project Title: Broadening Understanding of National Security Issues
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase access to quality information and analysis on national and regional security issues. Project activities include the production of original analytical materials on, reports of, and translations regarding security sector related issues and events. In addition, the project will broaden the website's audience through a focus on the regions, as well as increase engagement with security experts throughout Europe and Eurasia. Finally, the program will convene a regional conference on hybrid and information warfare.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $15,200
Project Title: Defending Human Rights and Civic Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor, promote, and defend human rights. The project will track, document, and publicize human rights abuses, as well as provide assistance to victims of human rights abuses. It will also collect and disseminate information on human rights abuses, making the information available to a wider national and international audience.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $134,520
Project Title: Developing Civil Society in the Gomel Region
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen regional civic initiatives. Coordination meetings will be held to identify local problems and develop joint civic activism and advocacy strategies to address them. The program will also inform and mobilize local citizens to pursue greater government accountability and transparency, and engage in broader debates on improving local governance.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Disseminating Independent Political News
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to independent political news and information. The project will support a website that informs the public of major issues facing Belarus, including domestic and international developments, local news, and the economy. To broaden its audience and serve as a counterweight to foreign propaganda, the project will continue to develop the site's content and capacity, create more accessible news formats, and boost its social media presence.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $24,840
Project Title: Expanding Access to Independent Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To expand freedom of information. The project will publish unique materials on key historical and contemporary figures and political developments, including interviews with well-known figures of international and national importance. The project will distribute these materials, as well as others on international broadcasting, during public events held across the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $84,880
Project Title: Expanding Freedom of Information and the Internet
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To expand freedom of information and the Internet. The project will maintain and expand an online library of independent publications not readily available in the country. The library will offer objective news, analysis, and information on key national and international developments, making them accessible to domestic and international audiences via its website.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $34,957
Project Title: Fostering Free and Fair Elections
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To foster free and fair elections. Ahead of major parliamentary and presidential contests, the nonpartisan program will carry out informational campaigns to inform and educate citizens about their electoral rights. During the election campaigns, the program will monitor and document violations and inform the public about them in a regular and timely manner.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $49,400
Project Title: Fostering Freedom of the Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To protect and support independent media. The program will monitor freedom of information, document and publicize information about media violations, and provide assistance to local journalists and media outlets. Through publications, conferences and meetings, it will raise awareness of the monitoring results and the country's media environment. The program will also advocate on media freedom issues domestically and internationally.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $43,450
Project Title: Fostering Independent Culture and Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen independent culture, civic activism, and national identity. The project will organize a series of nationwide events, including public lectures, workshops, performances, and discussions, on social and cultural topics. To stimulate local civic engagement, it will conduct an educational seminar and competition for civic initiatives. The project will also maintain and promote a website, which serves as a source of objective information, independent cultural content, and democratic ideas.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $49,910
Project Title: Fostering Youth Civic Activism
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To foster youth activism. The project will conduct a training on strategic communications and media outreach for local civic organizations. It will also recruit and train youth volunteers, and hold an event on volunteerism for regional youth and civic activists. To further facilitate civic engagement, the project will increase its online presence. Finally, it will promote youth activism by distributing promotional materials.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Increasing the Impact of Belarus' Third Sector
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Belarus
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of regional civil society groups. The project will hold a series of trainings and workshops to support local activism and initiatives. Other program activities will include a study visit, a meeting for civil society representatives, the production of a manual on grassroots activism, and an exhibition dedicated to raising awareness of human rights.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $51,000
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