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Search results for Project Country: Philippines
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Displaying records 51-69 of 69 results
All results totalling $6,798,559
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Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance III
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: In order to support a network of young local elected officials to advocate for and advance democratic governance initiatives in their communities, the International Republican Institute (IRI) will build upon the successes of its two-year Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG) pilot program. The Institute and local partners will provide targeted resources and technical support to local government officials and civil society representatives to encourage citizen-centered governance and participatory democracy efforts in their communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
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: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Fostering Civic Participation and Dialogue
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster public dialogue and strengthen civic engagement on critical socio-political topics. The organization will develop a new digital platform that combines the publication of news stories and analyses with the creation of a space enabling website visitors to move from not only reading about key issues and challenges to engaging more actively to address these challenges. The building of the civic participation component of the website will help to connect in-depth reporting by journalists to civic actions and campaigns in which they can participate.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $236,000
Project Title: Grassroots Capacity Building for Democracy and 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 in three regions of the country on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, active citizenship, networking and alliance building, advocacy, and operational and digital security. 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: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism to Strengthen the Public Discourse on Democracy
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 through investigative journalism. The organization will produce investigative reports on democracy and rights issues; coordinate capacity building fellowships for reporters; and establish an investigative journalism hub for reporters to share data and resources.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $116,600
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 to promote democratic reform. The organization will provide platforms that bring together a diverse range of advocates across civil society, business, and other sectors to examine the current 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: 2020
Award Amount: $172,000
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 policy support for rights protection. The network will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights, encourage citizen participation in dialogues and collective action to promote rights, and engage decision-makers to bolster defense of 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: 2020
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Nurturing New Voices to Promote Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enhance the capacity of youth and artists to foster broad-based citizen engagement in the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings on democracy and human rights principles, storytelling and using multimedia platforms, and advocacy strategies. Participants will go on to develop creative advocacy materials and artworks for a national awareness campaign as well as organize public events that seek to bring local communities into the conversations on human rights.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $87,000
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 foster more informed political discourse.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $78,000
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 media sector, a conference to highlight professional media practices, and forums convening media professionals to address key issues facing the press.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $85,000
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 advocacy and partnership building; town hall meetings on democracy-related topics; and awareness-raising initiatives to promote more civic and political participation.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,250
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 standardize and systematize medico-legal documentation of human rights violations and cooperate on legal cases to pursue accountability for human rights abuses.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,200
Project Title: Strengthening Multisectoral Collaboration to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen collaboration between stakeholders from diverse sectors to defend human rights and promote accountability. The group will continue to strengthen its network of legal groups, human rights advocates, and other civil society organizations to provide assistance to victims of human rights violations and to raise public awareness about rights abuses. Activities will include documentation of human rights violations, legal assistance, and providing support for a human rights consortium.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Political Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen youth engagement in the political process. Through a series of online and offline discussions and workshops, the group will engage first-time voters and young professionals in conversations about the impact of public policies and governance issues on their lives and the relevance of democratic processes and institutions. It will also develop a coalition of civic-minded young people, representing different sectors that are not 'traditionally' focused on politics, who will mobilize their peers to promote youth political participation in the lead-up to the next elections.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $49,500
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 and mobilize multisectoral efforts to address its impact on democracy. 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 also support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden public understanding of disinformation.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $180,000
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: 2020
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Strengthening and Mobilizing the Democratic Movement
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support a coalition of democratic actors, consisting of civil society organizations, community leaders and civic activists in widening their base of support; amplifying their efforts ahead of the 2022 elections to denounce and act against democratic backsliding and to promote democratic values and norms in the Philippines; and increase Filipinos' political engagement, the Institute will implement a program of technical assistance and applied learning opportunities to help the coalition achieve its strategic goals and effectively counter hostile actions from the government and authoritarian-leaning actors that damage Filipino democratic values and institutions.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $400,000
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: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
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: 2020
Award Amount: $58,400
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