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Project Title: Engaging Critical Analysis and Political Discourse
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a platform for high-level analysis of international relations, governance reform, China's domestic politics, and the potential for democratic transition for intellectuals, scholars, and policy advisors inside and outside of China. The organization will publish a quarterly journal featuring carefully researched and thought-provoking articles to distribute to decision-makers critical to reform.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $157,858
Project Title: Supporting, Safeguarding, and Empowering Human Rights Lawyers
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the rule of law by improving the skills of human rights lawyers, facilitating access to justice, and documenting rights violations against the legal community. The organization will provide legal aid, hold professional exchange and strategic litigation workshops, document and disseminate information about rights violations against lawyers, manage a small fund to support collaboration among practicing and disbarred lawyers, engage in advocacy, and offer emergency humanitarian assistance.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $230,000
Project Title: Defending and Assisting Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To support, aid, and defend human rights defenders and their families. The organization will provide legal aid and direct assistance to human rights defenders and their families, work with other civil society organizations to improve litigation strategies and methods, and advocate on their behalf, by utilizing its extensive network of lawyers, activists, and other civil society organizations.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $48,596
Project Title: Combating Censorship, Countering Propaganda, and Supporting Free Expression
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to uncensored news and commentary about China's influence on the information space and to monitor and document the use of surveillance and censorship technologies both domestically and internationally. The organization will work to increase access to information in Chinese cyberspace and will provide, in English and Chinese, political and social commentary and perspectives on China's growing global influence as it impacts democratic institutions. The organization will also nurture a community of influential internet users to respond to censorship and disinformation in China and globally.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $250,000
Project Title: Protecting Religious Freedom Through the Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To assist victims of religious persecution in defending their human rights and freedom of religion. Project activities will include rule of law trainings and legal assistance directed at protecting religious freedom and freedom of association.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote civil society development and protection of fundamental rights. The program will conduct ongoing monitoring and verification of the safety and well-being of human rights defenders and their families. Through coordination and collaboration with multiple networks, the program will also connect defenders at risk with available resources in a timely manner in case of need.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Supporting Labor Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote consistent enforcement of labor protection standards related to occupational safety and health (OSH), and strengthen the ability of workers to protect their rights. The project will include educational workshops, facilitation of mutual support networks among OSH victims and their families, casework promoting enforcement of labor laws, and policy advocacy to improve labor conditions for vulnerable workers.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $61,000
Project Title: Advancing Women's Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To advocate for and raise international awareness of women's rights in China. Project activities will include holding lectures, conducting workshops, undertaking international advocacy, and launching a social media campaign to increase international awareness on women's rights issues in China.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Strengthening Organizational and Advocacy Capacity for Community-Based Organizations
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the organizational and advocacy capacity of community-based organizations working with vulnerable and marginalized populations. Project activities include providing technical support and consultation on local CBOs' fundraising strategy, training on organizational management and advocacy skills. The project will also include a leadership training program for community leaders and advocacy on health rights issues at regional and international levels.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Rule of Law to Protect Human Rights and Public Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To equip lawyers to engage effectively in combatting torture, to advocate for equal access to education, and to improve public participation in local government. Legal training on combatting torture and other police abuses will be supported. The organization will work to address discriminatory educational policies through raising awareness with government officials, legal assistance, and engaging the public. The project will advance meaningful opportunities for public participation by piloting participatory budgeting models that engage both local government and civil society.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $230,000
Project Title: Combating Censorship and Fostering Free Expression
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to uncensored news and commentary about China as well as government efforts to control the information space. The project will work to increase access to information in Chinese cyberspace and nurture a community of influential Internet users committed to expanding access to information and free expression. Content developed and featured by this project, in both English and Chinese, will give Chinese readers and the international community access to important political and social commentary.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $340,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society for Policy Accountability
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the effectiveness of legal and policy work on anti-discrimination issues, women's rights, and consumer rights. The program will refine and disseminate reference materials and manuals to increase knowledge of legislative, legal, and policy frameworks governing specific areas of current concern, train lawyers, and advocate for policy and legal reform.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Building the Capacity of Women's Rights Advocates
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of women leaders and to strengthen cooperation and mutual support among women's rights activists. International educational exchanges enable female activists to learn about NGO management, advocacy, international legal instruments, and leadership development. The participants will also learn about the implementation and promotion of anti-domestic violence laws.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society for Policy Accountability
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the effectiveness of legal and policy work on anti-discrimination issues and consumer rights. The program will refine and disseminate reference materials and manuals to increase knowledge of legislative, legal, and policy frameworks governing specific areas of current concern to the public in China, such as food and product safety and counterfeit medicine.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $172,300
Project Title: Democratic China Electronic Journal
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To provide a platform for debate and intellectual discourse on democratic movements and strategies for democratization in China. Articles by academics, activists, students, and artists about current social and political issues will be published. The group will also maintain space to develop the framework and influence of Charter '08 and to promote political reform.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $180,000
Project Title: Enhancing Capacity and Facilitating Regional Solidarity of Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enhance the capacity of Chinese human rights lawyers and activists to effectively advocate for marginalized and vulnerable groups, and to create and strengthen regional networks of rights defenders and their allies. The organization will arrange seminars, site visits, and networking opportunities for Chinese human rights lawyers to engage with peers and counterparts in Japan. Following these exchanges, the organization will take steps to ensure these networks will be sustained over time and result in cooperation in human rights advocacy regarding government abuses in China.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $100,614
Project Title: Ensuring Free and Open Access to Online Information
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To ensure continued access to online information, and to facilitate access to banned or censored media, news, and information websites. Activities will include the development and maintenance of a censorship-circumvention web-browser application that will give Chinese citizens access to objective information about developments within their own borders and current events and perspectives around the world, and help foster the use of websites that focus on democracy, human rights, and civil society.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $199,969
Project Title: Defending and Assisting Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To support, aid, and defend human rights defenders and their families. The project will provide legal aid and direct assistance to human rights defenders and their families, advocate on their behalf through its extensive network of lawyers, activists, and other civil society organizations, and support small projects seeking to improve access to justice at a local level.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Empowering Religious and Ethnic Minorities and Calling for Accountability
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To empower an international advocacy network to hold the Chinese government accountable for egregious human rights violations through documentation, coordination, and strategic action across democratic institutional mechanisms. The organization will develop resources through documentation of state-directed or -facilitated human organ harvesting, build a network of members of the targeted communities and other stakeholders to raise international awareness about this issue and call for accountability.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $98,799
Project Title: Enhancing the Quality of Public Policy Research
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the capacity of researchers to report on issues of public concern and foster constructive discussion of public policy issues. The program will develop and disseminate practical guides and educational materials designed to promote high-quality data-gathering and analysis of challenging issues such as public health, as well as effective presentation of findings and recommendations for a broad audience of citizens and policymakers.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $62,000
Project Title: Supporting Free Expression and Open Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a platform for intellectual debate and to stimulate discourse on democratization in China. The organization will publish China an online magazine that focuses on international relations, comparative democratization, changing dynamics in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and historical analyses of democratization experiences in Asia.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,811
Project Title: Combating Censorship and Supporting Free Expression
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to uncensored news and commentary about China, and about the Chinese government's efforts to control the information space. The grantee will work to increase access to information in Chinese cyberspace and nurture a community of influential Internet users. The group will also provide content in English and Chinese to give readers access to important political and social commentary.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $340,000
Project Title: Assistance for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support civil society activists and human rights defenders who cannot return to China and provide opportunities for their professional development. The program will identify individuals who are at risk for their work on human rights and democracy and provide resources that will allow them to spend time abroad. These individuals will be paired with universities and other institutions that will allow them to learn new skills and further their human rights and democracy work.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $250,000
Project Title: Providing Information and Analysis on China's Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise the profile of human rights defenders and public intellectuals and to provide analysis on political developments in China. The organization will translate commentaries and interviews from leading intellectuals and rights defenders from Chinese into English, provide brief summaries of daily events and timely reports on human rights abuses, and write original profiles and opinion pieces about the human rights and democracy movements.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $86,400
Project Title: Supporting Free Expression and Open Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a platform for intellectual debate and to stimulate discourse on China's democratization. The organization will publish China in Perspective, an online magazine that focuses on international relations, comparative democratization, the changing dynamics in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and historical analysis of democratization experiences in Asia.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Rule of Law to Protect Human Rights and Public Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To equip lawyers to engage effectively in combatting torture, to advocate for equal access to education, and to improve public participation in local government. The organization will support legal training on combating torture and other abuses by police. It will work to address discriminatory educational policies and raise awareness with government officials, legal assistance, and engaging the public, and advance more effective and meaningful opportunities for public participation.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $280,000
Project Title: Empowering Environmental Rights Activists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To build a network of environmental groups with the capacity to conduct advocacy and public outreach on water quality and accountability issues. The project will help partners coordinate initiatives to promote citizen engagement in efforts to protect the environment and act as a watchdog regarding compliance on the part of local governments and businesses.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $248,500
Project Title: Empowering Civil Society to Protect Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support the development of grassroots leaders' capacity and skills. Activities will include mentoring, workshops, and the development of a variety of online educational and reference resources. Topics will include management, optimizing decision-making structures and processes, strategic planning, legal awareness, sustainable growth, and team-building.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $174,047
Project Title: Exposing Censorship and Influence in the Global Information Space
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to uncensored news and commentary about state influence in the information space, to monitor and document the use of surveillance and censorship technologies both domestically and internationally, and to disseminate such knowledge to civil society activists in other regions. The organization will share information through its online platforms, partnerships, and networks, and will provide local and international partners with perspective on state methods, strategies, and growing global influence as it impacts democratic institutions and human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $175,700
Project Title: Defending and Assisting Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support, aid, and defend human rights defenders and their families. Project activities will include legal aid, direct assistance, and mental health support for human rights defenders and their families, as well as advocacy on behalf of this community.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $58,815
Project Title: Capacity Building for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of civil society activists and human rights defenders. Activities will include working with activists to improve their capacity in strategic planning, organizational development, and networking and to provide targeted assistance to those who suffer abuse by authorities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $277,988
Project Title: Providing Information and Analysis on China's Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise the profile of human rights defenders and liberal intellectuals, and to provide analysis on political developments in China. The organization will translate Chinese commentaries and interviews from leading intellectuals and rights defenders into English, provide brief summaries of daily events and timely reports on human rights abuses, and write original profiles and opinion pieces about China's human rights and democracy movements.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Defending Property Rights and Empowering Entrepreneurs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To raise awareness among local entrepreneurs and their employees about personal and property rights, and empower them to protect those rights. The organization will work with lawyers and community activists to develop and carry out training designed to provide entrepreneurs and their employees with legal tools and strategies to defend their personal and property rights, and will build a network among training participants to encourage the sharing of knowledge and coordinate strategies to increase equitable application of the rule of law.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $120,000
Project Title: Democratic China Electronic Journal
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To provide a platform for debate and intellectual discourse on democratic movements and strategies for democratization in China. The organization will publish articles by academics, activists, students, and artists about current social and political issues with a focus on freedom, human rights, and constitutionalism, and will use various forms of social media to distribute articles.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Monitoring Media Censorship
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote awareness among Chinese and Western stakeholders about the Chinese government's efforts to control media and information and to provide information on ongoing and potential responses to challenge and counter such control. The organization will produce the Chinese- and English-language versions of the China Media Bulletin, a monthly digest that reports on censorship in China and its global influence.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $95,000
Project Title: Religious Freedom, Rights Defense, and Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To assist victims of religious persecution in defending their human rights and freedom of religion and to support their engagement in international advocacy. The organization will provide legal aid for individuals whose rights have been violated because of their religious beliefs, train lawyers and interested citizens about their rights under Chinese law, and organize an international exchange for Chinese lawyers and activists to engage with other lawyers and policymakers about the right to religious freedom.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Building Advocacy Capacity and Empowering Civil Society to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To build the capacity of civil society actors to advocate for, promote, and defend human rights. This project will facilitate cooperation and coordination among human rights defenders and will foster greater understanding of universal human rights standards and of the mechanisms available to defend those standards internationally. Through this project, rights defenders will be able to implement a broad program of advocacy and capacity-building activities, while also connecting Chinese activists to international human rights actors.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $475,000
Project Title: Strengthening Worker Rights and Representation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To educate workers about labor rights, to empower them to use legal means to protect their rights, and to advocate for labor rights in China. The organization will report on labor rights violations and educate workers on labor law and rights defense through trainings and the production and distribution of written materials. In addition, the organization will seek to expand leadership roles and opportunities for women in the labor rights movement through targeted, NGO staff trainings.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote awareness of democratic values among the Chinese public, and to inform the international community about the human rights situation within mainland China. The organization will continue its outreach through its website, distribution of information on China, and frequent interviews with the international and Chinese press, and staff will engage in advocacy efforts with international institutions.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Assistance for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support civil society activists and human rights defenders who cannot work in China and create opportunities for their professional development. The organization will identify individuals who are at risk for their work on human rights and democracy and provide resources that allow them to seek meaningful educational or professional opportunities abroad, learning new skills to further their work in China. The organization will also provide support for those fellows returning to China to use their new skills and resources in their activist work.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $220,000
Project Title: Strengthening Worker Rights and Representation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To increase the capacity of workers to use legal means to protect their rights and form associations to represent their interests. Outreach efforts and trainings will educate workers on labor law and collective bargaining. Additionally, international advocacy and social media will be utilized to increase awareness of labor issues in China.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Democracy and Independent Filmmaking
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To overcome censorship, raise human rights awareness, and document human rights violations. The organization will support the production of independent documentaries and human rights awareness-raising initiatives by civil society activists. The documentaries will serve to promote messages of democracy and government accountability.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Supporting Labor Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To improve the ability of workers to protect their rights in the area of occupational safety and health. The project will build the capacity of workers living with conditions and diseases caused by dangerous working conditions to organize into networks that can advocate for policy change. The project will assist activists to conduct outreach and hold trainings on rights protection in the workplace.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,998
Project Title: Promoting Government Transparency and Accountability
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase the capacity of civil society to advocate for transparent government processes. The project will facilitate the work of a network of activists dedicated to pressing for a more transparent and accountable government by conducting research and holding meetings on the use of open government information regulations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Monitoring Media Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the capacity of journalists in China, Hong Kong and Macao to act as media freedom watchdogs. The organization will work with journalists' associations and individual journalists to foster networks and information-sharing between local groups and international advocates by providing training in international standards and practices, as well as facilitating regional engagement in monitoring press freedom in China and distributing advocacy materials.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: International Advocacy for Chinese Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise the international profile of human rights defenders, intellectuals, and rights lawyers. The grantee will translate commentaries and interviews from Chinese into English as well as write original profiles and opinion pieces about the democracy and civil rights movement. The group will also conduct advocacy activities at international forums and events.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $14,000
Project Title: Debating Democratic Reform
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To provide a platform for debate and intellectual discourse on democratic movements and strategies for democratization in China. The organization will publish articles by academics, activists, students, and artists about current social and political issues. The group will also maintain space to develop the framework and influence of Charter '08 and promote political reform.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $67,000
Project Title: Capacity-Building for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of civil society activists and human rights defenders. The grantee will work with activists to improve their capacity in strategic planning, organizational development, and networking. The project will also provide targeted assistance to those suffering abuse from authorities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $42,700
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Ideas and Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To educate and train civil society activists on democratization and social movements and to provide a platform for youth to engage in discussion of democratic ideas, including tolerance, conflict resolution, and civil society activism. A multi-platform program will be available for Chinese youth to learn about modern history and current events, comparative democratic development, and civil society initiatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Promoting Respect for the Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote respect for the rule of law and equip lawyers to effectively protect human rights. Project activities will include training on combating torture and other forms of abuse by authorities, as well as research and advocacy on criminal defense reforms. The project will also provide literature and training designed to strengthen work on disability rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,700
Project Title: Providing Information and Analysis on China's Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To raise the profile of human rights defenders and public intellectuals and to provide analysis on political developments in China. The organization will translate commentaries and interviews from leading intellectuals and rights defenders from Chinese into English, provide brief summaries of daily events and timely reports on human rights abuses, and write original profiles and opinion pieces about the human rights and democracy movements.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $13,400
Project Title: Engaging Critical Analysis and Political Discourse
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide a platform for high-level analysis of China's international relations, governance reform, domestic politics, and the potential for democratic transition. Project activities will include publishing a quarterly journal of carefully researched and thought-provoking articles and distributing it to a targeted audience of decision-makers.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society for Policy and Legal Accountability
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the effectiveness of legal and policy work on anti-discrimination issues, women's rights, and consumer rights. The program will refine and disseminate reference materials and manuals to increase knowledge of legislative, legal, and policy frameworks governing specific areas of current concern; train lawyers; and advocate for policy and legal reform.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $21,000
Project Title: Exposing Censorship and Influence in the Global Information Space
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide access to uncensored news and commentary about state influence in the information space, to monitor and document the use of surveillance and censorship technologies both domestically and internationally, and to disseminate such knowledge to civil society activists in other regions. The organization will share information through its online platforms, partnerships, and networks, and will provide local and international partners with perspective on state methods, strategies, and growing global influence as it impacts democratic institutions and human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Empowering Workers
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To closely monitor and analyze Chinese labor activism and to support workers in organizing to protect their constitutional and labor rights. The organization will monitor, document, and disseminate information about labor strikes and incidents in China. It will also work to empower workers to hold unions and local governments accountable.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Defending Property Rights and Empowering Entrepreneurs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To raise awareness among local entrepreneurs and their employees about personal and property rights, and empower them to protect those rights. The organization will work with lawyers and community activists to develop and carry out training designed to provide entrepreneurs and their employees with legal tools and strategies to defend their personal and property rights, and will build a network among training participants to encourage the sharing of knowledge and coordinate strategies to increase equitable application of the rule of law.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Strengthening Worker Rights and Representation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To increase workers' rights awareness and legal knowledge to protect and advocate for themselves. The organization will produce investigative reports on rights violations, facilitate dialogues among female labor activists, and support workers on labor laws, promotion of rights defense, and emerging issues of concern. Additionally, the organization will support the expansion of women's leadership roles in the labor rights movement.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Supporting Grassroots NGOs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of non-governmental organizations, support seasoned activists, and engage new activists, equipping them with skills to be effective human rights defenders and to reduce the risks they face in an increasingly repressive environment. The project will support groups focused on human rights education, access to justice, direct assistance to human rights defenders and their families, and policy advocacy by providing assistance with administrative work and strategic direction.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $13,700
Project Title: Increasing Access to Information in China
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase Chinese citizens' access to information on issues of public concern. The organization will encourage public demand for accountable governance through increased public access to information, the free flow of which is vital to both free-market economic systems and democratic political systems. The organization's partners will build the capacity of citizen journalists to utilize regulations that call for open government information.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $205,240
Project Title: Worker Rights Awareness
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to defend worker rights. The center will continue to support efforts of grassroots workers and independent worker rights organizations to promote labor law enforcement and advocate for strengthened worker rights.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $328,500
Project Title: Promoting Accountable Public Governance and Transparency
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To provide a forum for learning and discussion regarding contemporary public policy issues. Training sessions and interactive workshops will equip graduates and young professionals to analyze and debate issues of public concern. Skills to be emphasized will include using evidence-based approaches, reconciling multiple points of view, and using discussion and debate to achieve broader public understanding and devise durable policy solutions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $156,946
Project Title: Building the Capacity of Youth Leadership
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote data-driven approaches to public governance challenges. The center will support data-based research on a variety of governance topics and the development of tailored multi-media products making the research findings and analysis readily accessible to the public.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $103,615
Project Title: Protecting the Property Rights of Chinese Private Entrepreneurs Phase II
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen public understanding of the property rights framework and improve the operating environment for private entrepreneurs at the grassroots level. The project will offer legal training workshops and rights protection forums for entrepreneurs and improve the availability of relevant materials, resources, and experts that can be called upon by entrepreneurs at the local level.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $19
Project Title: Strengthening the Resiliency of Chinese Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote principles of accountability, inclusivity, and transparency in the operations of civil society organizations. The institute will develop and promote training materials and methodologies designed to boost the capacity and effectiveness of nascent, grassroots organizations. Areas of focus will include human resources, volunteer management, project design, evaluation, and strategic planning. The institute will also develop viable models for meaningful dialogue among stakeholders concerned with the healthy development and growth of diverse sectors of civil society.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $800,000
Project Title: Raising Public Awareness of Civil Society Developments in China
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To enable NGO practitioners to monitor civil society developments and to build the capacity of civil society organizations. The project will track and gauge the impact of recent regulatory developments on civil society organizations; support independent journalism by civil society voices on issues important to NGOs; and provide training sessions for NGOs to improve their capacity.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $215,643
Project Title: Worker Rights Awareness
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to defend worker rights in China. The center will support efforts of grassroots workers and independent worker rights advocates to raise workers' awareness about their rights, to promote strengthened labor law enforcement, and to advocate for pro-worker policies.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $335,650
Project Title: Supporting Civic Participation In Public Governance
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To raise awareness among public interest lawyers, NGO workers, and entrepreneurs of the role they can play in policy advocacy and to enhance civil society organizations and youth leadership in citizen engagement. The center and its partners will provide advocacy training and tools to public interest lawyers, NGO workers, entrepreneurs, and youth community leaders, while simultaneously supporting dialogue and network building among these groups.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $234,160
Project Title: Sustaining Civil Society in a Repressive Operating Environment
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To provide CSOs with access to information, skills, and approaches to manage programs and build organizational capacity in order to adapt to an uncertain operating environment. The institute will conduct training workshops, and support the ongoing development of civil society networks. It will also promote awareness of civic engagement opportunities by supporting networks, and implementing good governance workshops at the local level.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $600,000
Project Title: Worker Rights Awareness
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to advance worker rights in China, the center will continue to support efforts of workers and grassroots worker rights advocates to conduct worker outreach and education, provide legal assistance, train worker activists and legal practitioners, and advocate for policy changes, with the objective to raise workers' awareness about their rights, promote better enforcement of labor and safety laws, and protect the rights of the most vulnerable workers.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $345,000
Project Title: Embedding Civil Society in a Shifting Environment
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen civil society capacity. The institute will conduct targeted workshops and expand its Electronic Commons program to provide grassroots civil society organizations (CSOs) with sustained access to information, skills, and approaches to manage programs and build organizational capacity in an increasingly restrictive operating environment. The institute will also support the ongoing development of civil society advocacy by supporting four CSO networks, promoting youth civic engagement, and implementing good governance workshops at the local level.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $600,000
Project Title: Collaborative Responses to Democratic Threats
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To identify new approaches to respond to the threats that China is posing to the democracy promotion community domestically and abroad, and to strengthen the resiliency of civil society organizations in China. The organization will help increase the capacity and access to information of CSOs and nurture the next generation of CSO leaders.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $388,105
Project Title: Advancing Worker Rights and the Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to advance worker rights and the rule of law in China. The center will continue to support efforts of workers and grassroots worker rights advocates to conduct worker outreach and education, provide legal assistance, train worker activists and legal practitioners, and advocate for policy changes, with the objective to raise workers' awareness about their rights, promote better enforcement of labor laws, and forge international solidarity in support of their efforts.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $498,000
Project Title: Collaborative Responses to Democratic Threats Phase II
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To safeguard the survival of independent civil society actors in China, to bolster the resiliency of civil society organizations (CSOs), and to nurture young civil society leaders. The center will cultivate partnerships between the civil society and the private sector. Moreover, the center will provide capacity building resources and increase access to information for CSOs and emerging young leaders.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $570,747
Project Title: Advancing Worker Rights and the Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to advance worker rights and the rule of law in China, the Center will collaborate with partners to strengthen the capacity of grassroots worker rights advocates to raise workers' rights awareness, promote better enforcement of labor laws, combat gender-based discrimination and violence in the workplace, and advocate for better access to justice for workers.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $1,047,501
Project Title: Advancing Worker Rights and the Rule of Law
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the capacity of workers and advocates to advance worker rights and the rule of law in China, the Center will collaborate with partners to strengthen the capacity of grassroots worker rights advocates to raise workers' rights awareness, promote better enforcement of labor laws, combat gender-based discrimination and violence in the workplace, and advocate for better access to justice for workers.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $307,001
Project Title: Humanitarian Assistance for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide financial assistance to human rights activists, rights defenders, and political thinkers who face repression and financial hardship due to their work. Through coordination and collaboration with multiple networks, the project will distribute short-term emergency aid to human rights activists and their families facing harassment and arrest.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Assistance for Human Rights Defenders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support civil society activists and human rights defenders who cannot work in China and create opportunities for their professional development. The organization will identify individuals who are at risk for their work on human rights and democracy and provide resources that allow them to seek meaningful educational or professional opportunities abroad, learning new skills to further their work in China. The organization will also provide support for those fellows returning to China to use their new skills and resources in their activist work.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Tibetan Movement - Campaigning and Leadership Training
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise international awareness of rights-based issues in Tibet, and to strengthen Tibetan activists' skills in media advocacy, communications and technology, grassroots organizing, and leadership. The organization will conduct campaigns at the grassroots, national, and international levels on language rights, political prisoners, and the environment. It will also work to bolster multilateral mechanisms that can bring pressure to bear on the Chinese government to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Conflict Resolution and Democratic Processes
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote in the Tibetan community-in-exile democratic values and practices that reflect conflict resolution principles. The program will provide skills-training will be provided to local assembly members, settlement officers, and civil society organizations in the non-violent management of conflicts and introduce communication skills that are useful in conflict prevention.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Strengthening International Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Tibet
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To increase the effectiveness of the global movement for human rights in Tibet. The organization will coordinate the development and implementation of strategic campaigns for greater freedom in Tibet, produce advocacy materials, provide capacity building trainings for members, and increase cooperation among Tibet support groups.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $120,000
Project Title: Sino-Tibetan History Project
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To advance the resolution of a conflict in Asia by addressing key obstacles through academic research, analysis, and dialogue. The grantee will seek opportunities to facilitate dialogue in order to move parties beyond mutually exclusive historical narratives and to consider alternative ways to achieve legitimate rule.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $325,000
Project Title: Tibet Times Newspaper
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the Tibetan public with independent and accurate information on developments in Tibet and in the exile community and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and the general public on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The organization will publish and distribute a Tibetan-language newspaper three times a month and maintain a website that is updated daily.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $46,000
Project Title: Empowering a New Generation of Tibetan Leaders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To empower and train a future generation of Tibetan leaders. The grantee will organize Lhakar Academy, a leadership training for Tibetan youth that focuses on democracy, nonviolent tactics, and the promotion of human rights and rule of law. Additionally, it will enhance online security practices of activists and build their capacity in information gathering, media advocacy, and grassroots organizing. It will also develop new educational tools to raise the ability of Tibetans to protect and promote their rights under the Chinese law.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Empowering a New Generation of Tibetan Leaders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To empower and train a future generation of Tibetan leaders. The grantee will organize Lhakar Academy, a leadership training for Tibetan youth, focusing on democracy, political and social mobilization, and the promotion of human rights and rule of law. The program will strengthen activists' skills in information-gathering; media relations, including social media; , grassroots organizing, and leadership. It will also continue to develop new technology, training, and educational tools to enhance online security practices of activists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $63,650
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring and Documentation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor, document and highlight political repression and human rights violations in Tibet. The organization will conduct research on the human rights, political, and legal landscape in Tibet to produce a variety of advocacy reports and develop tools to strengthen Tibetan activists' ability to monitor and advocate for human rights in Tibet.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $78,000
Project Title: Tibet-China Democracy Networking Program
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To improve understanding of human rights and democracy-related concerns in Tibet among the Chinese public, both in China and abroad, and to increase communication between Tibetans and Chinese people. The grantee will facilitate interaction between Tibetan and Chinese officials, academics, and others through meetings, conferences, cultural events, and exchange visits. Additionally, it will produce publications in Mandarin about the Dalai Lama's Chinese outreach efforts and will coordinate dialogue sessions between the Dalai Lama and Chinese youth.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $33,000
Project Title: Promoting Conflict Resolution and Democratic Processes
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote democratic values and practices that are rooted in conflict resolution principles in the Tibetan community in exile. The organization will provide skills training to local assembly members and civil society organizations in the non-violent management of conflicts and introduce communication skills that are useful in conflict prevention.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: International Advocacy for Human Rights in Tibet
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen coordination and engagement on Tibet issues at the United Nations. The organization will work closely with a coalition of Tibetan NGOs and Tibet support groups to monitor, document, and highlight human rights violations in Tibet and use this information for advocacy at the UN. The organization will also strengthen other NGOs' skills in UN advocacy in an effort to pressure the Chinese government to adhere to universal human rights norms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $58,000
Project Title: The Tibet Museum
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To preserve, protect, and promote Tibetan identity and counter Chinese propaganda about Tibet's political and cultural history through the launch of a new Tibet museum. The organization will collect and document material related to modern Tibetan history and present it in professionally curated museum exhibitions accessible to visitors, academics, activists, and media from around the world.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Voice of Tibet: Independent Shortwave Tibetan Radio
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To encourage and sustain independent public opinion inside Tibet and to familiarize Tibetans with the ideals of democracy and human rights. The organization, an independent shortwave radio station, will broadcast daily news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan government-in-exile, to audiences in Tibet, China and neighboring countries.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Tibet Express Newspaper
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide independent news and analysis about Tibet and promote discussion and debate on current social, cultural, and political issues related to Tibet and Tibetans. A weekly Tibetan-language newspaper will be available in a weekly print edition, and a trilingual website will feature articles and commentary in Tibetan, Mandarin, and English.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $37,500
Project Title: Tibet Times Newspaper
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the Tibetan public with independent and accurate information on developments in Tibet and in the exile community and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and the general public on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The grantee will publish and distribute a Tibetan-language newspaper three times a month, and maintain a website that is updated daily.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $14,000
Project Title: Support for Political Prisoners
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness in the international and exile community about the situation of political prisoners in Tibet. The organization will collect and display a traveling exhibition on human rights conditions in Tibet.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $49,073
Project Title: Strengthening the Tibetan Movement - Campaigning and Leadership Training
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise international awareness of rights-based issues in Tibet, and to strengthen Tibetan activists' skills in media advocacy, communications and technology, grassroots organizing, and leadership. The organization will conduct campaigns at the grassroots, national, and international levels on language rights, political prisoners, and the environment. It will also work to bolster multilateral mechanisms that can bring pressure to bear on the Chinese government to resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $64,705
Project Title: Creating Conditions for Dialogue and Negotiations
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To advance the resolution of a conflict in Asia by addressing a key obstacle through academic research, analysis, and dialogue. The organization will seek opportunities to facilitate dialogue in order to move parties beyond mutually exclusive historical narratives and to consider alternative ways to resolve the conflict.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $108,000
Project Title: Building Networks in Defense of Rights and the Environment
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enhance information sharing, improve cooperation and coordination, and promote solidarity among pro-democracy ethnic and religious groups. The organization will raise awareness about and demand accountability for China's environmental policies in Tibet and network with stakeholders in downstream nations to share experiences and advocacy tools, and discuss opportunities for cooperation. The organization will build alliances and stronger partnerships among youth leaders and democrats from Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Voice of Tibet: Independent Shortwave Tibetan Radio
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To inform and sustain independent public opinion inside Tibet and to familiarize Tibetans with the ideals of democracy and human rights. An independent, Tibetan-language shortwave radio station will regularly broadcast news and features about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile to audiences in Tibet and in neighboring countries.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $41,500
Project Title: Strengthening the Tibetan Movement - Campaigning, Training, and Strategic Organizing
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise international awareness of rights-based issues in Tibet, and strengthen Tibetan activists' skill in media advocacy, communications and technology, grassroots organizing, and leadership. The organization will conduct campaigns at the grassroots, national, and international levels on language rights, political prisoners, and the environment. It will also work to bolster multilateral mechanisms that can bring pressure to bear on the Chinese government to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Demton Khang - The Tibet Museum
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To collect, preserve, and present material related to modern Tibetan history, commemorate Tibet's rich civilization, protect Tibetan identity, and counter Chinese government propaganda regarding Tibet's political and cultural history. A Dharamsala-based museum, Demton Khang, will display a touring exhibition, digitize its photo archive, organize trainings on proper archiving techniques, publish an online newsletter, and maintain a website.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: A Symposium for Tibetan Intellectuals and Artists
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To provide a safe space for minorities to assert their identity, discuss political and social issues, and build stronger networks to protect their ethnic identity. The organization will hold a meeting of Tibetan educators, writers and activists to discuss and share thoughts on human rights, democracy, and rights guaranteed to minorities under the Chinese constitution. Additionally, the organization will provide humanitarian support to current and former political prisoners.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $75,000
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