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Search results for Project Country: Philippines
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All results totalling $6,798,559
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Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will conduct trainings for health care professionals to sharpen their understanding and application of international guidelines for the investigation, documentation, and reporting of human rights violations. The organization will also collaborate with partners to address and document these abuses.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Strengthening Grassroots Activists' Capacity to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to promote human rights and democracy. The organization will conduct a series of trainings for grassroots activists on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, being a human rights defender, and advocacy. Participants will conduct follow-on activities to share their knowledge, expand their networks, and collaborate with one another in advocacy campaigns to support human rights.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with a credible source of independent news reporting. The organization will publish an online daily newspaper that covers critical and underreported issues in the southern region of the country, including the peace process, governance, business, and the environment. The publication will feature articles and reports that examine in more depth the impacts of local- and national-level policies on communities in the region.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Understanding and Addressing Disinformation's Impact on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen awareness and understanding of disinformation. The organization will focus on capturing and analyzing data on the disinformation ecosystem to facilitate research on how disinformation spreads online and how this dynamic affects democracy. It will work with other newsgroups and key stakeholders to systematize and expand collaborative fact-checking as well as support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden knowledge on disinformation.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $142,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Voices to Promote Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen women's political participation and empower women to take action to support democratic processes and institutions. Through its network, the organization will bolster the ability of women to speak out collectively against threats to democracy, hold public officials accountable, and engage key stakeholders, the broader democracy movement, and the public to advance democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings and learning sessions, advocacy initiatives, awareness-raising campaigns, and engagement with public officials
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $21,600
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The grantee will monitor media practices and raise awareness on media freedom violations. Other activities will include the development of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $22,517
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance Fellowship - Building Inter-Regional Connections and Human Rights Knowledge
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support the development of young, newly elected officials to serve as effective representatives and implement good governance reforms in their communities. The institute will work with local partners to coordinate the second year of a fellowship program called Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG). The YLGG fellows from Luzon and Mindanao will gain knowledge and skills for defending human rights principles and will develop cross-regional, local, and national connections necessary to champion responsive governance.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $310,000
Project Title: Bolstering Youth Capacity to Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of youth organizations to promote democratic values and advance human rights. The network of young activists will conduct a series of education and advocacy initiatives to empower youth groups to take action to uphold rights and freedoms. Activities will include the organization of democracy and human rights trainings for network chapter members and partners as well as information dissemination, learning sessions, and public actions across the country aimed at raising awareness among young people about their rights and roles as citizens.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Values Among Youth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen coordination and collaboration among young democracy and human rights advocates. The project will build the capacity of young leaders and youth organizations to foster a democratic political culture among a new generation of Filipinos through coordination of youth democracy hubs. The hubs will provide young people with spaces to develop their understanding and practice of democratic principles. Other activities will present youth with opportunities to contribute their voices to public discussions and debates on democracy challenges facing the country.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $108,100
Project Title: Grassroots Capacity Building for Human Rights Advocacy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to promote human rights and democracy. The organization will conduct a series of trainings for grassroots activists on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, the electoral process, and active citizenship. Participants will conduct follow-on activities to share their knowledge, expand their networks, and collaborate with one another in advocacy campaigns to support human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism to Strengthen the Public Discourse on Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To bolster the media's ability to promote transparency and accountability and strengthen public discourse on democracy and human rights. The organization will support investigative journalism on democracy and human rights issues and coordinate capacity-building opportunities for journalists, including through the hosting of a national investigative journalism conference.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $98,800
Project Title: Mobilizing Advocates to Protect and Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To empower and mobilize an informed public and a multisectoral community of democracy advocates dedicated to advancing and sustaining democratic reform. The organization will provide platforms that bring together a diverse range of advocates across civil society, business, and other sectors to reflect on the challenges to democracy, discuss critical policy issues, and collaborate to support and protect democratic institutions. Activities will include the organization of roundtable discussions, secretariat support for key coalitions and campaigns, and research.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $91,000
Project Title: Mobilizing Citizen Participation to Defend Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To broaden public awareness of human rights principles and mobilize support for rights protection. The network will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights and encourage citizen participation in dialogues and collective action to promote rights. Activities will include human rights education initiatives, network strengthening, awareness-raising campaigns, policy advocacy, and outreach to national and international human rights mechanisms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Multisectoral Collaboration to Promote Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster collaboration to promote human rights. A coalition of civil society groups from different sectors will develop a coordination mechanism to conduct human rights education, promote accountability for rights abuses, and strengthen the capacity of partners to advocate for human rights. Activities will include trainings on human rights, community outreach, and dialogues with key stakeholders to promote policies in line with human rights principles.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $39,500
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The organization will continue to conduct a fact-checking initiative that monitors, verifies, and reports on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The fact-checking team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to raise public awareness and foster more informed political discourse.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The organization will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the publication of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $37,500
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The organization will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the publication of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $38,500
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic engagement by empowering local communities to participate in public debates on key policy issues and to amplify their voices in support of democracy. Activities will include trainings for local leaders on coalition-building and social accountability, town hall meetings on democracy-related topics, and awareness-raising initiatives to promote more civic and political participation.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Strengthening Collaboration among the Legal Community to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen information sharing and collaboration within the legal community to defend human rights. Through the coordination of forums and the establishment of new partnerships with rights advocates from various sectors, the project will facilitate more dialogue and cooperation on promoting human rights policies. Other activities will focus on providing legal assistance for rights violations and raising public awareness about human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will collaborate with representatives from the health sector, legal community, and human rights groups to develop joint resources and systematize information sharing. Network members will also cooperate to address and document human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Voices to Promote Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen women's political participation and empower women to take action to support democratic processes and institutions. Through its network, the organization will bolster the ability of women to promote democratic values; hold public officials accountable; and engage key stakeholders, the broader democracy movement, and the general public to advance democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings and learning sessions, advocacy initiatives, and awareness-raising campaigns.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with a credible source of independent news reporting. The organization will produce an online publication that covers critical and underreported issues in the southern region of the country, including the peace process, governance, business, and the environment. The publication will feature articles and reports that examine in more depth the impacts of local- and national-level policies on communities in the region.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Understanding and Addressing Disinformation's Impact on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen awareness and understanding of disinformation. The organization will focus on capturing data on the disinformation ecosystem to facilitate research on how disinformation spreads online and how this dynamic affects democracy in the Philippines and around the world. It will support collaborative fact-checking among key stakeholders as well as support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden public understanding of disinformation.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $142,000
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will conduct trainings for health care professionals to sharpen their understanding and application of international guidelines for the investigation, documentation, and reporting of human rights violations. The organization will also collaborate with partners to address and document these abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance III
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To support a network of young local elected officials to advocate for and advance democratic governance. The institute will build upon the successes of its two-year Young Leaders for Good Governance pilot program by providing targeted resources and technical support to local government officials and civil society representatives to promote citizen-centered governance and participatory democracy in their communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $450,000
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