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All results totalling $6,091,458
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Project Title: Promoting Youth Civic Engagement and Democratic Values in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic values and civic engagement among youth in Nicaragua. The grantee will carry out forums in schools and universities to educate students about democratic values and human rights. The group will work with a network of youth leaders to foster a more active role of youth in defending democracy. Additionally, it will produce a magazine and use social media to discuss youth issues and democratic activism.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Providing Nicaraguans with Access to Independent Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of information by providing independent news coverage of the struggle for a democratic process in Nicaragua. Using different multimedia formats, reporting will be produced on human rights violations and other forms of repression against peaceful demonstrators and the actions of the democratic players towards a peaceful solution in the country. Additionally, in-depth reporting and analysis will be conducted on the actions and proposals of the democratic players to advance a democratic process.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Raising Awareness on the Situation of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise domestic and international awareness about the situation of political prisoners in Nicaragua. An awareness campaign focused on elevating the profile of political prisoners will be developed and carried out. To raise international attention, a dossier of emblematic cases will be developed and an advocacy trip to relevant rights bodies will be organized.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening Access to Information in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to objective information in Nicaragua. To maintain the public informed, weekly informational pieces on recent citizen protests will be produced. In addition, a compilation of these pieces will be published in a book and distributed to a relevant audience. Finally, citizens will be asked to author pieces to voice their opinions and share their concerns on the state of democracy in Nicaragua.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $17,493
Project Title: Strengthening Democratic Values and Building the Capacity of Nicaraguan Youth
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen democratic values and build a culture of dialogue and conflict resolution among Nicaraguan youth. The project will organize informational and awareness raising sessions for youth and carry out capacity-building sessions on negotiation strategies, transitional justice, and democratic institutions. A communications campaign on the importance of civic participation and democratic values will be organized.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $160,000
Project Title: Strengthening Pro-Democracy Players to Advocate for a Democratic Transition
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the capacity of pro-democracy players to advocate more effectively for a democratic transition. The project will carry out forums to greater promote inclusion and representation of grassroots activists and meetings to strengthen coordination and dialogue amongst different pro-democracy groups. A campaign to inform the international community of the political situation in Nicaragua will take place.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $73,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Leadership and Political Capacity of Nicaraguan Youth
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the leadership and political capacity of Nicaraguan youth. The Costa Rica-based organization will offer a workshop to Nicaraguan youth to help them develop strategic plans for their respective youth organizations. The organization will also offer a series of training courses to strengthen youth knowledge of political dynamics and to build their political capacity.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights Defenders in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the documentation, advocacy and coordination capacity of Nicaraguan human rights organizations; and to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of political repression. The organization will build the human rights monitoring and documentation capacity of a human rights group. The grantee will provide institutional support to Nicaraguan groups in exile to strengthen their pro-democracy efforts.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $49,993
Project Title: Advocating for Police Reform in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote reforms to the Nicaraguan police system as part of the proposals of pro-democracy actors to democratize Nicaragua. The project will convene academics and security experts to draft a road map to reform the police system. The document will be presented to pro-democracy groups and encourage them to adopt it as part of their democratic transition plan for Nicaragua. The project will include presentations of the report and articles with its main findings to raise awareness about the topic.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Building the Capacity of Youth on Citizen Participation in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To build the capacity of Nicaraguan youth on citizen participation and civic values. Workshop sessions on issues of human rights, the environment, citizen participation, and rule of law will be organized. A guidebook will be produced and disseminated, and a virtual network will be established to connect participants with likeminded youth in Nicaragua and Latin America.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Defending the Human Rights of Marginalized Communities in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote and defend the human rights of marginalized communities in Nicaragua. The organization will carry out workshops with a diverse representation of community leaders. It will also organize a forum with independent media to build visibility on human rights issues. Finally, the organization will prepare a report that documents rights violations and present it before national and international bodies.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Divergentes: Investigative Journalism in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of information and critical thinking in Nicaragua. The organization will produce a digital media outlet focused on investigative journalism on issues related to human rights, the 2021 presidential elections, corruption, and the effects of covid-19 in Nicaragua and Central America. It will publish weekly reports and a monthly podcast series, which it will disseminate on social media and in partnership with traditional outlets to reach an offline audience.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,028
Project Title: Documenting Cases of Violence as a Mechanism to Protect Victims of Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the documentation capacity of Nicaraguan human rights groups as a mechanism to protect victims' rights. The organization will train members of a coalition of human rights groups to document and analyze the dynamics of violence that took place in two Nicaraguan municipalities during the height of the 2018 political crisis. With the data collected, the organization will produce reports to advocate for a process of transitional justice in Nicaragua.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Fomenting a More Informed Nicaraguan Citizenry through Objective News Reporting
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote greater access to indeendent news and analysis of political, economic, and social issues to Nicaraguans. The grantee will professionalize and expand the capacity of a digital media outlet to provide daily coverage on Nicaraguan current events. The outlet will produce podcasts and multimedia reports on the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic in Nicaragua, among other issues of national interest.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $32,587
Project Title: Fostering Dialogue and Consensus among Democratic Players
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the capacity of pro-democracy actors to advance a democratic transition in Nicaragua. Throgh a series of meetings and workshops, the grantee will facilitate greater dialogue and consensus building amongst pro-democracy leaders. It will help them to be more responsive and representative of the needs by fostering interaction and communication between them and citizens. Finally, it will generate greater public awareness about the benefits of a peaceful and democratic solution to the political crisis.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Preserving Historical Memory and Generating Awareness on Victims of Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To generate greater national and international awareness on the victims of politically motivated violence in Nicaragua. Digital content featuring the profiles of victims will be disseminated through a web platform and social media channels. Trainings will be offered to family members of victims, and a podcast series will be produced. Organizational and technical capacity building activities will be incorporated to strengthen the organization.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Promoting a Youth Agenda and Electoral Knowledge in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To develop and insert a youth agenda into democratic political platforms, and to increase citizen's understanding of electoral processes and procedures. Through a series of capacity building sessions, youth will express their political priorities and craft a youth agenda which it will present to various democratic platforms.A robust electoral literacy campaign among youth and other vulnerable populations will be launched, and debates with civil society, business leaders, and candidates will be organized.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote greater respect for human rights in Nicaragua. The organization will provide legal assistance to citizens facing challenges in accessing the justice system, and accompany victims of rights violations and family members to relevant institutions to help them present complaints. The organization will produce radio programs and launch an app to reach more citizens and raise domestic awareness on human rights issues.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of information through the dissemination of independent news and analysis. The project will include news programs and disseminate them on traditional and social media. The project will include a campaign to raise awareness about human rights issues and topics related to the democratization efforts in Nicaragua.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Independent Journalism and Freedom of Expression in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote greater access to uncensored information. Through various independent media outlets, the grantee will carry out investigative journalism and provide credible, independent news coverage on current events in Nicaragua. To circumvent government cersorship, it will expand its production of audiovisual news content and will disseminate it on social media outlets and YouTube.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Promoting Youth Civic Engagement and Democratic Values in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote youth civic engagement and democratic values in Nicaragua. Discussions and debates with youth on civic values will be carried out. A magazine directed at youth will be produced and forums exploring democratic challenges will be organized. Youth capacity and knowledge on electoral processes and a democratic political culture will be strengthened.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Raising the Visibility of Cases of Torture in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To document and report on cases of torture and other human rights violations in Nicaragua. The organization will work with Nicaraguans victims of human rights violations to document their cases and provide them with psychosocial support. It will systematically monitor and report on new cases of torture. To advocate for justice for the victims and promote awareness on these issues, the project will produce and present specialized reports at international forums and disseminate educational materials.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $51,000
Project Title: Rebuilding the Nicaraguan Independent Media Landscape
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote greater collaboration, safety, and cohesion among Nicaraguan independent media professionals. The grantee will support the development of joint media products and sharing of human and technical resources among journalists. The group will produce and disseminate audiovisual content for its partners' media programs.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $84,000
Project Title: Strengthening Access to Information in Nicaragua
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide Nicaraguan citizens with objective, fact-based information. Through its radio platform, the project will produce spots for a radio debate series, each accompanied by a series of in-depth thematic reports on a range of democratic consolidation and human rights issues. The project will also produce an equal amount of political humor skits to be broadcast in the radio segments. It will disseminate its radio clips via podcasts and its website.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Pro-Democracy Players to Advocate for a Democratic Transition
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Nicaragua
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the capacity of pro-democracy players to advocate more effectively for a democratic transition. The project will carry out virtual forums to greater promote inclusion and representation of grassroots activists and to strengthen coordination and dialogue amongst different pro-democracy groups. In response to covid-19, it will provide humanitarian assistance to Nicaraguans most at-risk to the pandemic as well as conduct an awareness campaign to inform citizens about the crisis.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $75,000
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