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All results totalling $37,166,073
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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: Supporting Free Expression, Combating Information Manipulation, and Countering Global Authoritarianism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen freedom of expression, provide access to uncensored news and commentary, to document the use of surveillance and censorship technologies, both domestically and internationally. The organization will increase access to information in Chinese cyberspace, document and analyze material relevant to the Chinese Communist Party's manipulation of information to disseminate globally, and develop and support an international network of relevant stakeholders, including journalists, scholars, and policymakers, to share knowledge and expertise on China's growing global influence as it impacts democratic institutions.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $1,200,000
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 Grassroots NGOs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of NGOs and engage young activists in policy advocacy. The project will support groups focused on human rights education, access to justice, and policy advocacy through assistance with administrative work and strategic direction. The project will also provide direct assistance to human rights defenders at risk, and to their families.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $69,300
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. Its staff will engage in advocacy efforts with international institutions.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $35,000
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: 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: 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 the mechanisms available to defend those standards in the international community. Through this project, rights defenders will implement a broad program of advocacy and capacity-building activities, while also connecting Chinese activists to international human rights actors.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $540,000
Project Title: Empowering Citizen Journalists to Defend Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster debate on public policy issues through journalism, analysis, and art and to increase the capacity of citizens to report on human rights issues. The project will document human rights violations, advocate for human rights, work with and support citizen journalists to increase their reporting, analysis, and writing skills, and promote the use of art in political commentary.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $63,000
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: Promoting Accountability through Preserving the Record of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accountability and map the CCP's domestic information manipulation ecosystem through documenting, analyzing and translating digital data generated during the onset and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization will collect and archive data before it is censored, and analyze those data to establish timelines and identify methods by which the CCP changed narratives, shifted public opinion, or cracked down on individuals; the resulting resource will empower activists to push for accountability.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,000
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 to empower 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: 2019
Award Amount: $61,000
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 access to censored media, news, and information websites through a free and safe Internet browser application. This project will maintain a censorship-circumvention web browser application that gives Chinese citizens free access to objective information and fosters use of websites that focus on democracy, human rights, and civil society.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $234,966
Project Title: Strengthening Worker Rights and Representation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To empower workers to protect and advocate for their rights by increasing awareness of those rights and increasing their legal knowledge. The organization will produce investigative reports on rights violations, conduct workshops for workers on labor laws, and distribute educational materials on fundamental rights and emerging issues of concern for workers. Additionally, the organization will work to expand women's leadership roles in the labor rights movement.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $160,000
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. Project activities will improve human rights defenders' capacity in strategic planning, organizational development, crisis management, and networking. The project will also provide and maintain a secure technological support platform for activists to share information and coordinate on projects.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $231,285
Project Title: Supporting Grassroots NGOs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of NGOs and engage young activists in policy advocacy. Groups focused on human rights education, access to justice, and policy advocacy will receive assistance with administrative work and strategic direction. The project will also provide assistance to human rights defenders at risk and their families.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $90,000
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: 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: Empowering Citizen Journalists to Defend Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster debate on public policy issues through journalism, analysis, and art, and to increase the capacity of citizens to report on human rights issues. Project activities will include documenting human rights violations, advocating for human rights, and working with citizen journalists to increase their reporting, analysis, and writing skills.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $62,000
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: 2017
Award Amount: $192,605
Project Title: The Rule of Law and Due Process
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To strengthen the rule of law and bolster standards and skills in the legal profession. Project activities will strengthen the quality and availability of legal aid for cases involving protection of citizen rights, and provide expert legal analysis of trends in relevant areas of the law, particularly those related to ensuring due process within the legal system.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $220,000
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: 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: 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: 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: $148,285
Project Title: Supporting Grassroots NGOs
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To build the capacity of NGOs, 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 organization 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: $57,300
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: 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: Monitoring Media Censorship
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote awareness among Chinese and international stakeholders about the state's control of information and media, and to provide information about ongoing and potential responses to that control. The organization will produce a monthly publication that reports on censorship in both Chinese and English online versions to challenge censorship and counter the government's propaganda efforts.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $83,950
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: 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: 2016
Award Amount: $148,700
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: $120,000
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 to provide opportunities for their professional development. Individuals who are at risk for their work on human rights and democracy advocacy will receive resources that allow them to spend time abroad. Universities and entities will cooperate with these individuals to allow them to learn new skills and further their work.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $272,000
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: Promoting Digital Activism
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To improve civil society activists' digital expertise to protect human rights, ensure accountable government, and encourage civic participation. Activists and civil society organizations will be trained in civic technology concepts, digital tools and security, and will be provided resources for protecting freedom of digital information. This project will promote collaboration among civil society activists and the technology community to push for digital transparency, open governance, and accountability.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $45,000
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 liberal 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 China's human rights and democracy movements.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $80,000
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 participation. A multi-platform program will enable Chinese youth to learn about modern history and current events, comparative democratic development, and civil society initiatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Developing Digital Technology Networks to Support Civil Society
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster cooperation and communication among human rights defenders (HRDs), technologists, and other stakeholders in order to inform global policy deliberations and improve support provided to civil society inside China. The organization will conduct a comprehensive survey and needs assessment of HRDs in country, and design and construct an information- and resource-exchange hub network. This hub will improve cross-sector coordination, and enable those HRDs to directly inform resource development and engage with international working groups focused on issues related to digital technology and internet governance.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $114,995
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 organizing lectures, conducting a training workshop, undertaking international advocacy, and launching campaigns to increase international awareness on women's rights issues in China through various available platforms and established networks. Utilizing its strong country-based network and resources, the international audience will be kept up-to-date on women's activism in China.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $50,000
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: Empowering Workers
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Mainland China
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To monitor and analyze labor activism, and to support workers organizing to protect their constitutional and labor rights. Using advanced technological analysis tools, the project will monitor labor strikes and incidents in China, and will build the capacity of labor activists and lawyers to use the legal system to protect freedom of association.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $95,000
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: Promoting Women's Rights in the Tibetan Exile Community
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote the social, political, and economic empowerment of Tibetan women. The association will conduct an advanced women's leadership training course focused on strengthening participant's skills in communications, grassroots organizing, media advocacy, and leadership.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $19,010
Project Title: Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy
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 situation and legal landscape in Tibet and will produce press releases, briefings, statements, monthly analytical digests, and in-depth reports based on its research findings.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $2,331
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: Promoting Conflict Resolution and Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To instill in the Tibetan community in exile democratic values and practices that are rooted in conflict resolution principles. The grantee will provide skills training to local assembly members in the non-violent management of conflicts and introduce communication skills that are useful in conflict prevention, thus fostering more effective governance practices
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $21,426
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. 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: 2016
Award Amount: $52,000
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 and in-depth analysis on the human rights situation and legal landscape in Tibet to produce advocacy reports on a wide range of topics including environmental degradation, censorship, and denial of fair trial rights in Tibet.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $10,588
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 peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $100,000
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 and to foster greater coordination among civil society organizations. The grantee will coordinate the development and implementation of strategic campaigns for greater freedom in Tibet, produce advocacy materials, conduct capacity-building trainings for members, and organize international meetings of Tibet support groups.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $150,000
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
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: Amplifying Voices From Tibet
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To amplify the voices of Tibetans in Tibet and increase understanding of political and social conditions in the country from the Tibetans' point of view. The organization will translate articles written by thought leaders, artists, and writers in Tibet and China from Tibetan and Mandarin into English, and disseminate them to an international audience to encourage accountability and highlight Chinese government policy in Tibet.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $14,550
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 ethnic and religious groups. The organization will raise awareness about and demand accountability for destructive environmental policies in Tibet, network with stakeholders in downstream nations to share experiences and advocacy tools, and discuss opportunities for cooperation.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $29,987
Project Title: The Future of Tibet Initiative
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: The organization will convene a series of interactive regional workshops to discuss the future of Tibet. By providing a forum for Tibetans in exile and Tibetans inside Tibet to express their opinions on critical issues concerning the future of the Tibet movement, the organization will encourage greater discussion and debate and promote democratic discourse in the Tibetan community.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $41,000
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 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: Strengthening Tibet Monitoring and Information Networks
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enhance the capacity for human rights monitoring, documentation, and reporting on the situation inside Tibet by strengthening information-gathering networks within the Tibetan community and incorporating strategic satellite monitoring of key sites in Tibet. The organization will use information obtained and verified through these sources to produce credible, in-depth, and timely reporting on human rights violations in Tibet.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $53,305
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: Amplifying Voices from Tibet
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To amplify the voices of Tibetans in Tibet and to increase understanding of political and social conditions in the country from the Tibetans' point of view. The organization will translate articles written by popular bloggers in Tibet and China from Tibetan and Mandarin into English, and disseminate them widely to encourage accountability and highlight Chinese government policy in Tibet.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $12,484
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 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. It will strengthen organization's skills in UN advocacy to pressure the Chinese government to adhere to universal human rights norms.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $58,000
Project Title: Empowering a New Generation of Tibetan Leaders
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Tibet (China)
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the capacity and skills of the next generation of Tibetan leaders, the grantee will organize training for key movement leaders and develop educational tools that focus on democracy, nonviolent tactics, and the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law. Additionally, the grantee will strengthen the use of secure online security communication and digital practices by Tibetan activists.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $95,000
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: 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: 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 greater discussion and debate on current social, cultural, and political issues related to Tibet and Tibetans. The organization will publish a weekly Tibetan-language newspaper, and maintain a trilingual website in Tibetan, Mandarin, and English.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $38,310
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