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Project Title: Promoting Democratic Leadership
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen the capacity of citizens to participate in the democratic process. Training will be provided, and the exchange of best practices and experiences among former and current project participants will be promoted. Similarly, youth leaders will be mentored and local initiatives supported.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,177
Project Title: Strengthening Citizen Participation in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the relations between citizens and elected officials and foster greater oversight and accountability of the policy-making process. Citizen engagement and meaningful dialogue with policy makers will be promoted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $57,993
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen technical skills among civil society activists. Trainings focused on technical skills will be provided to civil society and human rights activists, and draft a report on rights violations in Venezuela will be completed.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $16,727
Project Title: Promoting Youth Leadership in Underserved Communities
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic values among vulnerable populations in Venezuela. Through a civic education program, democratic ideas and values will be encouraged, with a particular emphasis on leadership skills among youth and community members.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen human rights organizations' ability to demand adherence to international human rights standards. Trainings, workshops, and public forums will be organized to educate civil society about international human rights standards. A newsletter and other information on human rights issues will be produced.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $65,124
Project Title: Citizen Empowerment and Socio-Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote citizen empowerment and bolster political participation at the provincial level. Opportunities for communities to engage in democratic governance processes will be created and, greater accountability between communities and their government representatives will be fostered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Working for the Future of the Country
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic values among youth in Venezuela. Citizens will be trained in the value of leadership and public service. Participants will be encouraged to take on greater leadership roles in their respective communities and organizations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $58,900
Project Title: Improving Public Policies
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the government's capacity to develop and implement effective public security policies. An assessment will be conducted, and work with public servants and civil society groups will be carried out to improve policy proposals.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Assessing the State of Democracy
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote research and analysis on the state of democracy in Venezuela. Political developments will be monitored, and assessments and recommendations to improve the quality of democracy in the country will be produced. Dialogue and roundtable discussions on policy proposals will be facilitated.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $82,660
Project Title: Promoting the Rule of Law
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To enhance the capacity of local actors to restore the rule of law in Venezuela. The organization will offer tailored, expert information on the judicial reforms necessary to restore the rule of law. International experts will advise Venezuelan counterparts and offer comparative examples for improving the human rights and rule of law situation.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $53,224
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a national human rights network. Work will be carried out to consolidate the network, strengthen technical and advocacy skills, and provide assistance to human rights activists as needed, both domestically and internationally.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $54,530
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Association
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote democratic values and freedom of association. Leaders will be trained in consensus building, democracy, civic education, and citizen participation. Similarly, public awareness will be raised, and advocacy for the rights and interests of vulnerable populations will be carried out.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Electoral Monitoring in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To encourage citizens to participate in local, regional, and national governance processes. Citizens outside Caracas will be encouraged to participate and monitor the electoral process. Advocacy for policies that respond to citizen needs will carried out.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Monitoring and Accountability of Policy Makers
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To improve democratic checks and balances. Through work with civil society groups, technical assistance will be provided, dialogue with experts and citizens facilitated, and progress reports to policy makers offered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $44,834
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Data will be collected, interviews conducted, information analyzed, and materials developed to raise awareness of the human rights situation in the country.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,407
Project Title: Monitoring the Human Rights Situation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and raise awareness of the situation in Venezuela. Human rights violations will be monitored and reported. Trainings on democratic values and human rights will be organized, and reports will be produced and disseminated in Venezuela and abroad.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,893
Project Title: Promoting Civic Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To improve the efficiency and quality of citizen oversight of the legislative branch. Interaction among legislators and the general public will increase, and the use of innovative communication techniques will be promoted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,757
Project Title: Promoting Transparency and Accountability
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase transparency and accountability in public and private investments. Data journalism among Venezuelan journalists will be promoted, research on government expenditures will be conducted, and reports on findings will be published.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $39,512
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice and Public Services
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To facilitate citizens' access to justice and to monitor electoral processes in Venezuela. Legal assistance to Venezuelan citizens will be provided, and the electoral process will be monitored and awareness of electoral irregularities raised.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Strengthening Female Leadership in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen the governing capacity of leaders in Venezuela. The project will work to increase political participation and leadership skills through an in-person and digital training program. The group will also help leaders from across Venezuela make more strategic use of innovative communication tools.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Youth Leadership Training
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen democratic values and leadership. A training for youth will be conducted on critical thinking, democratic principles, human rights, cyber-activism, and leadership skills. A robust youth training program in various cities will strengthen youth involvement in the electoral process and raise awareness on the most pressing challenges to democracy.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $49,521
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights through Creative Tools
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote a culture of civic participation and respect for human rights in Venezuela. Trainings on human rights will be held for traditionally marginalized sectors. Grassroots leaders will also be trained on how to use digital media and storytelling tools.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $28,810
Project Title: Improving Democratic Governance and Citizen Participation in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote good governance and citizen participation at the local level. Interaction among policy makers and citizens will be fostered.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Organizational, Mobilization, and Leadership Capacities
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To promote participation in political processes. Program activities will include updating and testing existing technology platforms; designing effective public awareness campaigns to inform citizens; and developing avenues to promote participation in political processes.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Participation and Freedom of Expression
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights, citizen participation and democratic values in Venezuela. A series of activities in and outside Venezuela to promote freedom of expression and human rights will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $37,900
Project Title: Promoting Innovative Solutions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote citizen engagement in the development of innovative alternatives to address Venezuela's democratic challenges. The project will promote the development of a digital platform to foster international solidarity and help address Venezuela's most pressing needs. The effort will focus on strengthening alternative and citizen actions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,583
Project Title: Raising Awareness about Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness about the human rights situation in Venezuela by fostering a dialogue between civil society leaders and their counterparts throughout the world. The group will organize a series of meetings and trainings related to international human rights standards.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $49,916
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote political dialogue and reconciliation. Discussions that bring together citizens across the ideological spectrum to promote democratic dialogue and reconciliation will be organized.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,692
Project Title: Encouraging Electoral Participation in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To encourage citizen participation across Venezuela. Project activities will include coordinating a civic awareness campaign and convening a series of meetings and gatherings to educate citizens on the importance of getting involved in the political process.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Strengthening Local Governance
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen local governance through increased citizen participation. The project will use technology to bolster citizen participation in the local decision-making process, and will offer trainings for local officials on how to use new technologies to better serve their constituents.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $32,570
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness on freedom of expression violations in Venezuela. Special reports on the state of freedom of expression, censorship, and attacks against independent media will be completed and presented to the general public.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,297
Project Title: Assessing the State of Democracy
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote research and analysis on the state of democracy in Venezuela. Political developments will be monitored, and assessments and recommendations to improve the quality of democracy in the country will be produced. Dialogue and roundtable discussions on policy proposals will be facilitated.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Developing Public Policy Solutions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To develop a public policy package to address evolving challenges in Venezuela. A needs assessment will identify the sectors of Venezuelan society that are facing the most urgent challenges. Using this data, recommendations will be developed on how to address the most pressing public needs.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $33,000
Project Title: Fostering the Political Participation of Youth
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To improve the capacity and consolidate a network of volunteers, focusing on increasing political participation from disenfranchised groups. Civic education opportunities for citizens will be provided.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $14,000
Project Title: Advocating for Reforms that Restore Checks and Balances
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote the restoration of checks and balances as well as respect for human rights. The state of Venezuela's democracy will be surveyed, and specific recommendation in areas than can be strengthened will be provided. A targeted awareness campaign to address some of these issues will be conducted.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $43,600
Project Title: Strengthening Democratic Principles Among Youth
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen leadership skills and democratic principles among Venezuelan and Latin American youth. The program will organize an international youth seminar in Venezuela. Following the seminar, Venezuelan participants will carry out replication workshops in the provinces, and regional and Venezuelan youth will collaborate in an international awareness campaign.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $39,970
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance at the Local Level in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote human and civil rights in Venezuela; and to improve local governments' capacity to respond to citizens' concerns. The program will work with civil society to raise awareness on the human rights violations and social conflicts in their communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,970
Project Title: Building Strategic Capacity for Local Democratic Actors
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support the strengthening of democratic actors in the development of agendas and strategies that can adapt to a variety of scenarios. The program will hold working sessions with democratic actors and domestic and regional experts, and then follow-on sessions to fully develop the products.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen technical skills among civil society activists. Activities will include trainings for civil society and human rights activists, and the creation of a series of products that document human rights violations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Facilitating Humanitarian Aid Relief
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To establish a network that will monitor and coordinate relief efforts to vulnerable populations. Activities will include informing domestic and international audiences about the critical situation and litigating cases before domestic and international human rights bodies.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $43,290
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Values
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote democratic values among vulnerable populations in Venezuela. Citizens will learn the value of leadership and public service, and will gain experience to take on greater leadership roles in their respective communities and organizations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $59,240
Project Title: Defending Human Rights Victims
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To defend human rights victims before domestic and international courts, and raise international visibility on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Information collected from legal assistance efforts on behalf of victims of arbitrary detentions and torture, will inform a report on the human rights situation in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $17,000
Project Title: Developing Tools for Agile Communication
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To increase understanding of citizen needs and priorities through agile and interactive communication tools. Activities will include conducting a survey of the population in order to better understand citizens' priorities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Cohesive Strategic Communications
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote an informed citizenry that is better able to make decisions about the future of Venezuela. The project will provide technical assistance to create a nationwide, coordinated communications plan, and craft effective messages using non-traditional media. These activities will ensure that Venezuelan citizens and members of the international community receive objective messages that accurately inform them about the country's economic, social, and political realities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $115,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Data collection, interviews, analysis of information, and the development of materials will raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $37,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase understanding of the deteriorating political and socio-economic situation in Venezuela; and to engage civic-minded leaders. Activities will include fostering greater citizen awareness of and investment in democracy in Venezuela and carrying out activities in local communities to express solidarity.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $49,900
Project Title: Generating Consensus for an Emergency Plan
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the technical capacity of Venezuelans to efficiently respond to the socioeconomic crisis unfolding in disenfranchised communities. Data from a survey will provide information on the needs of the average Venezuelan citizen and ensure that policy making is inclusive and responsive to citizen demands.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $18,820
Project Title: Monitoring the Human Rights Situation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and raise awareness on the situation in Venezuela. Project activities will include monitoring and reporting human rights violations; organizing trainings on democratic values and human rights; and producing and disseminating reports in Venezuela and abroad.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Strengthening Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To document and denounce human rights violations. Civic leaders will learn about human rights norms and engage in increased interactions with like-minded organizations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $39,802
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Participation and Freedom of Expression
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of citizens to monitor and defend human rights, especially freedom of expression. Activities will include an advocacy campaign that utilizes art and online activism to promote human rights and democratic values in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $34,983
Project Title: Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a national human rights network. Activities will include the provision of technical and advocacy skills, and assistance to human rights activists as needed.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Fostering Scenario Planning and Strategic Analysis
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen strategic communication and consensus building capacity in Venezuela. Activities will include public opinion surveys, as well as discussion and consensus on democratic solutions to the political situation. Communication products that promote consensus on democratic values will also be produced.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,449
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the relationship between citizens and elected officials; and to promote citizen participation in the political process. Citizens will identify needs and priorities, engage in dialogue with elected officials, and increase their political participation in advance of regional elections.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Promoting Political Engagement and Advocacy
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To encourage citizens to participate in local, regional, and national governance processes. Working outside Caracas, citizens will participate and monitor political trends and advocate for policies that respond to citizen needs.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Leadership Empowerment and Socio-Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote citizen empowerment and bolster political participation. Communities will have opportunities to engage in democratic governance processes, and foster greater accountability between citizens and their government representatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $42,000
Project Title: Promoting Leadership and Democratic Values
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote political participation and improve democratic leadership. Activities will include combining traditional civic education programming with cultural events to appeal to a broader base of marginalized citizens. The program will allow selected leaders to disseminate democratic ideas and values in their respective communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Advancing Research on the State of Democracy
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote independent political research and analysis on the state of democracy and provide strategic recommendations to defend democratic space in Venezuela. Activities will include monitoring political developments, facilitating dialogue and roundtable discussions on policy alternatives, and completing a report on the Venezuelan electoral system and conditions for participation.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,691
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights through Creative Tools
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote a culture of civic participation and respect for human rights in Venezuela. Trainings on human rights will be held for traditionally marginalized sectors. Grassroots leaders will be trained on how to use digital media and storytelling tools.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Protecting the Human Rights of Vulnerable Populations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Project activities will include collecting data, conducting interviews, analyzing information, and developing materials to raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness of freedom of expression violations in Venezuela. Special reports on the state of freedom of expression, censorship, and attacks against independent media will be completed and presented to the general public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,867
Project Title: Strengthening Freedom of Association
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote freedom of association in Venezuela. Activities will include a survey of labor rights violations, an analysis of trends, and the development of information for domestic and international audiences.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $23,573
Project Title: Fostering Small Business Enterprise in Defense of Democracy and Free Markets
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To improve the private sector's democratic role as a driver of the Venezuelan economy. Entrepreneurship trainings will help to strengthen the image of the private sector. This program will focus on supporting citizens in developing useful business skills and an understanding that free enterprise and market values will improve the development of their businesses.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $151,956
Project Title: Raising Awareness on Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human and civil rights in Venezuela; and to improve the advocacy capacity of civil society groups at the local level in Venezuela. The program will work with civil society to raise awareness on the human rights violations and social conflicts in their communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Promoting Checks and Balances
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To improve democratic checks and balances. Activities will include technical assistance, dialogue with experts and citizens, and progress reports to policy-makers.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Empowering Citizens through Local and National Policy Dialogue
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To empower civil society and the business community across Venezuela's regions to develop policy proposals that contribute to local and national development. The project will strengthen the capabilities of local authorities, candidates, private sector leaders, civil society representatives and youth and will increase public understanding of the importance of market-oriented reform. Democratic dialogue will be strengthened by allowing citizens to engage in public affairs and construct reform agendas based on local realities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $188,196
Project Title: Promoting Leadership and Democratic Values
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote political participation and improve democratic leadership. Activities will include combining traditional civic education programming with cultural events to appeal to a broader base of marginalized citizens. The program will allow selected leaders to disseminate democratic ideas and values in their respective communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen human rights organizations' abilities to demand adherence to international human rights standards. Activities will include trainings, workshops, public forums on international human rights standards, and a newsletter on human rights issues.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Reforming the Judiciary and Promoting Transitional Justice
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To devise a reform plan to address the institutional and procedural challenges facing Venezuela's judicial system. The project will focus on how to reestablish the rule of law, separation of powers, and the independence of judges. Analysis of transitional justice processes will provide a comparative perspective to cases of human rights violations in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $34,364
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice and Public Services
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To facilitate access to public services in underserved communities and monitoring checks and balances in Venezuela. Activities will include raising awareness about violations to basic human rights in marginalized communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,000
Project Title: Improving Local Democratic Governance
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To improve local governance in different municipalities throughout Venezuela. Local leaders will learn how to overcome local community problems. These leaders will then conduct advocacy with local authorities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Improving Democratic Governance in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote democratic governance at the local level. A series of forums aimed at furthering citizen participation will be organized throughout the country. Independent analysis on current socio-economic and political developments will be shared with the general public.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $33,900
Project Title: Cohesive Strategic Communications II
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote an informed citizenry that is better able to make decisions about the future of Venezuela. Technical assistance will be offered to create a nationwide and international coordinated communications plan. Through non-traditional media, Venezuelan citizens and members of the international community will receive cohesive and coordinated messages that accurately inform them about the situation in Venezuela.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $300,000
Project Title: Promoting Independent Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To engage journalists and media outlets in defending freedom of expression and democracy. Activities will include trainings on investigative journalism tools and the use of social media in disseminating news. The project will also foster media pluralism.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote citizen journalism and alternative media platforms to protect freedom of expression and promote freedom of information. Activities will include trainings on the use of alternative media platforms to share news and information, and reports on critical social issues affecting citizens.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $61,800
Project Title: Promoting the Rule of Law
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote reforms that restore the rule of law in Venezuela; and to strengthen the technical capacity of Venezuelan human rights lawyers. An action plan will promote discussion and advance reforms that restore judicial independence and the rule of law. Similarly, the capacity of Venezuelan lawyers to litigate cases internationally will be strengthened.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $57,984
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote political dialogue and reconciliation. Discussions that convene citizens across the ideological spectrum will be organized. Public forums and events will raise awareness on the value of dialogue in generating consensus and bridging ideological gaps.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $54,852
Project Title: Promoting Transitional Justice Principles
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote greater understanding of transitional justice principles and to facilitate coordination among human rights organizations to create a victims registry. Activities will include public events on transitional justice, as well as available mechanisms to offer redress and reparations to human rights victims. Through coordination with human rights groups, a database of human rights cases will be created.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,400
Project Title: Promoting Political Dialogue
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote discussion about key democratic challenges in Venezuela. Forums, roundtable discussions, and working group meetings with leaders and intellectuals will aid in the development of proposals to address Venezuela's most significant problems.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $24,910
Project Title: Formulating a Comprehensive Public Policy Reform Package
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To establish a network that will monitor and coordinate relief efforts to vulnerable populations. Activities will include informing domestic and international audiences about the critical situation and litigating cases before domestic and international human rights bodies.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $177,200
Project Title: Assessing Perceptions of Democracy in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To assess the state of democracy in different locations throughout Venezuela. Project activities will include surveying Venezuelans to get a better understanding of citizen perceptions of democracy across the country. Activities will also include conducting interviews, focus groups, and publishing the findings of the study of democracy in the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Best Practices in Citizen Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To enhance understanding on best practices for increasing citizen participation in selected states. Successful strategies for engaging citizens will be identified and shared in states that have traditionally low levels of participation. Grassroots, social and political activists will be trained on best practices and alternative communication tools.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $14,632
Project Title: Defending Human Rights Victims
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description:
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Documenting Attacks Against the National Assembly
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase international attention on attacks against democratic institutions; and to increase understanding of the corrupt dealings between international companies and the Venezuelan state. Attacks against democratically elected leaders will be documented, and quarterly reports will be shared with the international community. Similarly, corruption will be documented and exposed.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $58,313
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the visibility of human rights violations and political prisoners in six states of Venezuela. Information and tools on human rights, due process, the Venezuelan legal system, and international human rights instruments will be shared with local activists and grassroots leaders in targeted states. Emblematic human rights cases will increase visibility.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $15,000
Project Title: Ensuring Access to Independent and Uncensored Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the availability of independent, verified, and uncensored information in Venezuela. Contingency plans to protect media from legal and cyber attacks will be devised. A strategy to increase media coverage of relevant issues and to promote financial sustainability will be developed.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $57,400
Project Title: Facilitating Humanitarian Aid Relief
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen a network that will monitor and coordinate relief efforts for vulnerable populations. Activities will include monitoring, recording, and informing domestic and international audiences about the critical situation and litigating cases before domestic and international human rights bodies. Activities will also include coordination with a collation of diverse civil society organizations.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,080
Project Title: Facilitating Policy Dialogues and Recommendations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote independent political research and analysis on the state of democracy and provide strategic recommendations to defend democratic space in Venezuela. Political developments will be monitored and dialogue and roundtable discussions on policy proposals will be facilitated. Surveys and focus groups will be conducted to assess citizen support for the democratic process.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Formulating a Comprehensive Public Policy Reform Package
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To formulate a package of policy proposals to address urgent, immediate, and short term challenges facing Venezuela. Research and policy proposals addressing pressing challenges in various important sectors will be presented to democratic actors and pertinent audiences to encourage discussion and analysis.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $82,500
Project Title: Increasing Understanding of the International Criminal Court
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase understanding of the processes and procedures utilized by multilateral bodies dealing with criminal cases among civil society organizations in Venezuela and to assist Venezuelan groups improve the quality of information collected on human rights violations. In collaboration with local partners, a database of human rights violations will be created. Trainings on multilateral criminal jurisdiction, processes and procedures will be provided.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $61,128
Project Title: Leadership Empowerment and Socio-Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To enhance leadership and participation in local governance and promote the inclusion of key issues in the formulation and implementation of local public policies. A training program will be expanded and the adoption of local public policies will be promoted. Tools for documenting and reporting human rights violations will be shared.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $62,000
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Conditions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and report on human rights conditions among marginalized populations. Data collection, interviews, analysis of information, and the development of materials will raise awareness on the human rights situation in the country. An annual report will be produced and presented at public events.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,430
Project Title: Monitoring the Human Rights Conditions in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and raise awareness on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Project activities will include monitoring and reporting human rights violations; organizing trainings on democratic values and human rights; and producing and disseminating reports in Venezuela and abroad. Presentations both in and outside Venezuela will also be organized.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $51,500
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To raise domestic and international awareness about the criminalization of social protest in Venezuela. Activities will include tools and trainings on holistic risk analysis and digital, physical and organizational security will be shared with human rights defenders. Activities will also include interactions with the global human rights community to raise awareness about the human right situation in the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $32,000
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Journalism
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To bolster freedom of expression and information by enhancing a network of citizen journalism, alternative media platforms and civil society organizations; and to raise awareness about the current humanitarian, economic, security and human rights crises. Civil society organizations, journalists and citizens at large are trained on the use of alternative media platforms to share news and information.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $54,994
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Participation and Freedom of Expression
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To bolster the capacity of citizens to monitor and defend human rights; and to expose and denounce human rights violations internationally. Awareness raising campaigns and activities will occur domestically and abroad, as well as cultural and artistic events. Activities will also include public events promoting awareness about human rights.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Education in Vulnerable Communities
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote civic engagement in multiple states in Venezuela. Activities will include a series of civic education and citizen empowerment workshops. Workshop participants will join a national network of civil society leaders from across the country. The network will encourage citizens at large to engage in issues of public concern.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance and Citizen Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To promote citizen participation in upcoming democratic processes. Tools and avenues to increase citizen participation are identified and shared. Incentives for engagement and participation in democratic processes will be explored. Through improved dialogue between citizens and elected officials, democratic governance will be strengthened.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote political dialogue and reconciliation among the general population. Project activities will include discussions that convene citizens across the ideological spectrum, as well as public forums, gatherings, and events to raise awareness on the value of dialogue and consensus building. Through these efforts, ideological gaps will be explored and bridged.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Association
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote democratic values and freedom of association. Activities will include trainings on consensus building, democracy, and citizen participation. In addition, public awareness and advance the rights and interests of vulnerable populations will be advanced. Activities will include informational public forums and community discussions dealing with freedom of association rights throughout the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise awareness of freedom of expression violations in Venezuela. Special reports on the state of freedom of expression, censorship, and attacks against independent media will be completed and presented to the general public. Activities will also include public forums and discussion related to freedom of expression in the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $50,000
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