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Displaying records 1-69 of 69 results
All results totalling $6,798,559
Total may include redundant amount due to supplements.



Project Title: Monitoring the 2016 Elections through a Human Rights Lens
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote respect for human rights during the 2016 electoral process and contribute to the mitigation of violations. Leading up to the May national elections, the project will coordinate a coalition of human rights and election monitoring groups to introduce a human rights framework into the electoral process. Activities will include interviewing stakeholders, monitoring incidents and posting them on a web reporting platform, disseminating information to the public, and coordinating with the election and human rights commissions to address violations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $29,467
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance at the Local Level
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the capacity of municipal and provincial networks of civil society organizations to promote democratic governance. The organization will collaborate with civil society groups across the country to support effective citizen participation in local governance processes, including through key planning and budgeting mechanisms, to advance civil society's reform agenda. Activities will include trainings on constructive engagement between citizens and the government officials and the use of social accountability tools as well as advocacy to improve implementation of transparency policies.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $66,434
Project Title: Sustaining Democratic Governance
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To mobilize an informed public and a community of reformers dedicated to advancing sustainable, democratic reform through the practice of linking democratic politics, good governance, and development outcomes. The organization will conduct activities to foster active citizenship, political participation, and democratic governance, as well as provide secretariat support to its constituency networks of youth and citizen volunteers who focus on strengthening democratic processes and institutions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance Fellowship
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support the development of young elected officials committed to serving as good governance leaders and change agents in their local government units. The institute and its local partner organization will conduct a one-year Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG) fellowship training program. YLGG fellows will gain knowledge, skills, and cross-sectoral connections necessary to champion local governance reforms.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $300,000
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The grantee will develop a fact-checking initiative that will monitor, verify, and report on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The fact-checking team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to raise public awareness and foster more informed political discourse. It will also invite the public to submit fact-check requests.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Small Business Advocacy to Reduce the Space for Corruption
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To strengthen the role of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as a constructive advocate for reform and to build consensus on an anti-corruption agenda among SMEs. The center will support a local partner to organize consultations for SMEs in order to collaboratively develop an anti-corruption strategy and targeted policy reforms to level the playing field for businesses that play by the rules. Activities will include the development of policy recommendations based on input from the private sector and outreach efforts to raise awareness of the recommendations among policymakers through public private dialogues.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $213,712
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The grantee will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the development of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $76,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster public awareness of human rights and mobilize policy support for rights protection. The network will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights; encourage citizen participation in dialogues to promote rights; and engage decision-makers to bolster defense of rights. Activities will include human rights education initiatives, awareness-raising campaigns, and advocacy.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $76,050
Project Title: Strengthening Investigative Reporting on Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the media's role in fostering transparency and accountability through investigative journalism. The organization will conduct trainings to develop journalists' understanding of policies related to human rights, access to information, and democratic governance as well as sharpen their skills to undertake investigative reporting on these issues. Participants will follow up by producing in-depth stories on a range of democracy-related issues. The organization will also develop its own series of investigative reports on human rights and government policies.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,800
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Reform
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To mobilize an informed public and a community of reformers dedicated to advancing sustainable, democratic reform through the practice of linking democratic politics, good governance, and development outcomes. The organization will conduct activities to foster active citizenship, political participation, and democratic governance, as well as provide secretariat support to its constituency networks of youth and citizens who focus on strengthening democratic processes and institutions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Responding to New Threats to Democratic Governance
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote good governance reforms, public accountability, and the rule of law. The center will convene key actors from the private sector and civil society to discuss and develop strategies to bolster democratic governance, anti-corruption efforts, sound public administration, and rule of law.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $322,036
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The grantee will monitor media practices and raise awareness on media freedom violations. Other activities will include the development of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $98,517
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic engagement by empowering local communities to participate in public debates on key policy issues and to amplify their voices in support of democracy. Activities will include trainings for local leaders on community organizing and advocacy skills; community dialogues in 18 areas to develop a priority policy agenda; and advocacy and engagement with government officials on these policy priorities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Promoting Democratic Governance
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civil society engagement in democratic governance and to promote transparency and accountability. The organization will collaborate with civil society groups in various regions of the country to analyze the government's implementation of policies related to citizen participation in governance, development priorities, and human rights and their impact to democracy. The partners will utilize the findings and analysis resulting from their monitoring and research to develop policy recommendations to bolster democratic institutions and processes, which they will highlight as part of their advocacy campaigns and engagement with public officials.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $76,555
Project Title: Strengthening Collaboration among the Legal Community to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen information sharing and collaboration within the legal community to defend human rights. The organization will convene lawyers groups and other rights advocates to facilitate more dialogue and cooperation on promoting human rights policies, providing legal assistance for rights violations, and engaging public officials and law enforcement agencies in discussions on citizens' rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To expand the reach of a credible source of independent news and information about Mindanao in southern Philippines. The organization will organize trainings on grassroots documentation and reporting, develop archives, and produce an online publication which covers critical and underreported issues such as the peace process, governance, business, and the environment.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $34,149
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The grantee will develop a fact-checking initiative that will monitor, verify, and report on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The fact-checking team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to raise public awareness and foster informed political discourse. It will also invite the public to submit fact-check requests.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Bolstering Youth Capacity to Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of youth organizations to promote democratic values and advance human rights. The network of young advocates will conduct a series of education and advocacy initiatives to empower youth groups to take action to uphold rights and freedoms. Activities will include capacity building trainings for network chapters; university forums across the country; and the coordination of a national campaign to raise public awareness among young people about their rights and roles as citizens.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $59,489
Project Title: Fostering Citizen Participation in Defending Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To broaden public awareness of human rights principles and mobilize policy support for rights protection. The project will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights, encourage citizen participation in dialogues and collective action to promote rights, and engage decision-makers to bolster defense of rights. Activities will include human rights education initiatives, network strengthening, awareness-raising campaigns, and advocacy.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Values Among Youth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen coordination and collaboration among young democracy and human rights advocates. The project will build the capacity of young leaders and youth organizations to foster a democratic political culture among a new generation of Filipinos. These groups will go on to establish youth democracy hubs, where forums, workshops, and other educational activities will provide young people with spaces to develop their understanding and practice of democratic principles. Other activities will provide youth with opportunities to contribute their voices to public discussions and debates on democracy challenges facing the country.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $41,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism to Strengthen the Public Discourse on Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To bolster the media's ability to promote transparency and accountability and strengthen public discourse on democracy and human rights through investigative journalism. The organization will produce investigative reports on democracy and rights issues; organize public forums to deepen discussions on the topics of the reports; and conduct trainings to develop journalists' understanding of policies related to human rights, democratic governance, and impunity as well as sharpen their skills to undertake investigative reporting on these issues.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Mobilizing Advocates to Protect and Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To empower and mobilize an informed public and a multisectoral community of reformers dedicated to advancing and sustaining democratic reform. The organization will provide platforms that bring together a diverse range of advocates across civil society and other sectors to reflect on the challenges to democracy, discuss critical policy issues, and collaborate to support and protect democratic institutions. Activities will include the organization of roundtable discussions, secretariat support for key coalitions and campaigns, and research.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $91,670
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The fact-checking initiative will monitor, verify, and report on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to raise public awareness and foster more informed political discourse.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $47,600
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic engagement by empowering local communities to participate in public debates on key policy issues and to amplify their voices in support of democracy. Activities will include capacity-building for local leaders on advocacy and partnership building; town hall meetings on democracy-related topics; and awareness-raising initiatives to promote more civic and political participation.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $68,946
Project Title: Strengthening Collaboration among the Legal Community to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen information sharing and collaboration within the legal community to defend human rights. Through the coordination of forums and the establishment of new partnerships with rights advocates from various sectors, the project will facilitate more dialogue and joint action to promote human rights policies. Other activities will focus on providing legal assistance for rights violations and raising public awareness about human rights abuses.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $46,667
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will conduct trainings for health care professionals to sharpen their understanding and application of international guidelines for the investigation, documentation, and reporting of human rights violations. The organization will also collaborate with partners to address and document these abuses.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Strengthening Grassroots Activists' Capacity to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to promote human rights and democracy. The organization will conduct a series of trainings for grassroots activists on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, being a human rights defender, and advocacy. Participants will conduct follow-on activities to share their knowledge, expand their networks, and collaborate with one another in advocacy campaigns to support human rights.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with a credible source of independent news reporting. The organization will publish an online daily newspaper that covers critical and underreported issues in the southern region of the country, including the peace process, governance, business, and the environment. The publication will feature articles and reports that examine in more depth the impacts of local- and national-level policies on communities in the region.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Understanding and Addressing Disinformation's Impact on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen awareness and understanding of disinformation. The organization will focus on capturing and analyzing data on the disinformation ecosystem to facilitate research on how disinformation spreads online and how this dynamic affects democracy. It will work with other newsgroups and key stakeholders to systematize and expand collaborative fact-checking as well as support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden knowledge on disinformation.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $142,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Voices to Promote Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen women's political participation and empower women to take action to support democratic processes and institutions. Through its network, the organization will bolster the ability of women to speak out collectively against threats to democracy, hold public officials accountable, and engage key stakeholders, the broader democracy movement, and the public to advance democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings and learning sessions, advocacy initiatives, awareness-raising campaigns, and engagement with public officials
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $21,600
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The grantee will monitor media practices and raise awareness on media freedom violations. Other activities will include the development of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $22,517
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance Fellowship - Building Inter-Regional Connections and Human Rights Knowledge
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support the development of young, newly elected officials to serve as effective representatives and implement good governance reforms in their communities. The institute will work with local partners to coordinate the second year of a fellowship program called Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG). The YLGG fellows from Luzon and Mindanao will gain knowledge and skills for defending human rights principles and will develop cross-regional, local, and national connections necessary to champion responsive governance.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $310,000
Project Title: Bolstering Youth Capacity to Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of youth organizations to promote democratic values and advance human rights. The network of young activists will conduct a series of education and advocacy initiatives to empower youth groups to take action to uphold rights and freedoms. Activities will include the organization of democracy and human rights trainings for network chapter members and partners as well as information dissemination, learning sessions, and public actions across the country aimed at raising awareness among young people about their rights and roles as citizens.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Values Among Youth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen coordination and collaboration among young democracy and human rights advocates. The project will build the capacity of young leaders and youth organizations to foster a democratic political culture among a new generation of Filipinos through coordination of youth democracy hubs. The hubs will provide young people with spaces to develop their understanding and practice of democratic principles. Other activities will present youth with opportunities to contribute their voices to public discussions and debates on democracy challenges facing the country.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $108,100
Project Title: Grassroots Capacity Building for Human Rights Advocacy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to promote human rights and democracy. The organization will conduct a series of trainings for grassroots activists on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, the electoral process, and active citizenship. Participants will conduct follow-on activities to share their knowledge, expand their networks, and collaborate with one another in advocacy campaigns to support human rights.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism to Strengthen the Public Discourse on Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To bolster the media's ability to promote transparency and accountability and strengthen public discourse on democracy and human rights. The organization will support investigative journalism on democracy and human rights issues and coordinate capacity-building opportunities for journalists, including through the hosting of a national investigative journalism conference.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $98,800
Project Title: Mobilizing Advocates to Protect and Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To empower and mobilize an informed public and a multisectoral community of democracy advocates dedicated to advancing and sustaining democratic reform. The organization will provide platforms that bring together a diverse range of advocates across civil society, business, and other sectors to reflect on the challenges to democracy, discuss critical policy issues, and collaborate to support and protect democratic institutions. Activities will include the organization of roundtable discussions, secretariat support for key coalitions and campaigns, and research.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $91,000
Project Title: Mobilizing Citizen Participation to Defend Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To broaden public awareness of human rights principles and mobilize support for rights protection. The network will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights and encourage citizen participation in dialogues and collective action to promote rights. Activities will include human rights education initiatives, network strengthening, awareness-raising campaigns, policy advocacy, and outreach to national and international human rights mechanisms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Multisectoral Collaboration to Promote Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To foster collaboration to promote human rights. A coalition of civil society groups from different sectors will develop a coordination mechanism to conduct human rights education, promote accountability for rights abuses, and strengthen the capacity of partners to advocate for human rights. Activities will include trainings on human rights, community outreach, and dialogues with key stakeholders to promote policies in line with human rights principles.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $39,500
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The organization will continue to conduct a fact-checking initiative that monitors, verifies, and reports on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The fact-checking team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to raise public awareness and foster more informed political discourse.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The organization will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the publication of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $37,500
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The organization will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the publication of an annual report examining the state of the press and a conference to highlight professional media practices.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $38,500
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic engagement by empowering local communities to participate in public debates on key policy issues and to amplify their voices in support of democracy. Activities will include trainings for local leaders on coalition-building and social accountability, town hall meetings on democracy-related topics, and awareness-raising initiatives to promote more civic and political participation.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Strengthening Collaboration among the Legal Community to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen information sharing and collaboration within the legal community to defend human rights. Through the coordination of forums and the establishment of new partnerships with rights advocates from various sectors, the project will facilitate more dialogue and cooperation on promoting human rights policies. Other activities will focus on providing legal assistance for rights violations and raising public awareness about human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will collaborate with representatives from the health sector, legal community, and human rights groups to develop joint resources and systematize information sharing. Network members will also cooperate to address and document human rights abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Voices to Promote Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen women's political participation and empower women to take action to support democratic processes and institutions. Through its network, the organization will bolster the ability of women to promote democratic values; hold public officials accountable; and engage key stakeholders, the broader democracy movement, and the general public to advance democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings and learning sessions, advocacy initiatives, and awareness-raising campaigns.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with a credible source of independent news reporting. The organization will produce an online publication that covers critical and underreported issues in the southern region of the country, including the peace process, governance, business, and the environment. The publication will feature articles and reports that examine in more depth the impacts of local- and national-level policies on communities in the region.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Understanding and Addressing Disinformation's Impact on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen awareness and understanding of disinformation. The organization will focus on capturing data on the disinformation ecosystem to facilitate research on how disinformation spreads online and how this dynamic affects democracy in the Philippines and around the world. It will support collaborative fact-checking among key stakeholders as well as support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden public understanding of disinformation.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $142,000
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will conduct trainings for health care professionals to sharpen their understanding and application of international guidelines for the investigation, documentation, and reporting of human rights violations. The organization will also collaborate with partners to address and document these abuses.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance III
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To support a network of young local elected officials to advocate for and advance democratic governance. The institute will build upon the successes of its two-year Young Leaders for Good Governance pilot program by providing targeted resources and technical support to local government officials and civil society representatives to promote citizen-centered governance and participatory democracy in their communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $450,000
Project Title: Young Leaders for Good Governance III
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: In order to support a network of young local elected officials to advocate for and advance democratic governance initiatives in their communities, the International Republican Institute (IRI) will build upon the successes of its two-year Young Leaders for Good Governance (YLGG) pilot program. The Institute and local partners will provide targeted resources and technical support to local government officials and civil society representatives to encourage citizen-centered governance and participatory democracy efforts in their communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Bolstering Youth Capacity to Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of youth organizations to promote democratic values and advance human rights. The network of young activists will conduct a series of education and advocacy initiatives to empower youth groups to take action to uphold rights and freedoms. Activities will include the organization of democracy and human rights trainings for network chapter members and partners as well as information dissemination, learning sessions, and public actions across the country aimed at raising awareness among young people about their rights and roles as citizens.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Fostering Civic Participation and Dialogue
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster public dialogue and strengthen civic engagement on critical socio-political topics. The organization will develop a new digital platform that combines the publication of news stories and analyses with the creation of a space enabling website visitors to move from not only reading about key issues and challenges to engaging more actively to address these challenges. The building of the civic participation component of the website will help to connect in-depth reporting by journalists to civic actions and campaigns in which they can participate.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $236,000
Project Title: Grassroots Capacity Building for Democracy and Human Rights Advocacy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to promote human rights and democracy. The organization will conduct a series of trainings for grassroots activists in three regions of the country on topics related to democracy and human rights principles, active citizenship, networking and alliance building, advocacy, and operational and digital security. Participants will conduct follow-on activities to share their knowledge, expand their networks, and collaborate with one another in advocacy campaigns to support human rights.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Investigative Journalism to Strengthen the Public Discourse on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To bolster the media's ability to promote transparency and accountability and strengthen public discourse on democracy and human rights through investigative journalism. The organization will produce investigative reports on democracy and rights issues; coordinate capacity building fellowships for reporters; and establish an investigative journalism hub for reporters to share data and resources.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $116,600
Project Title: Mobilizing Advocates to Protect and Advance Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To empower and mobilize an informed public and a multisectoral community of democracy advocates to promote democratic reform. The organization will provide platforms that bring together a diverse range of advocates across civil society, business, and other sectors to examine the current challenges to democracy, discuss critical policy issues, and collaborate to support and protect democratic institutions. Activities will include the organization of roundtable discussions, secretariat support for key coalitions and campaigns, and research.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $172,000
Project Title: Mobilizing Citizen Participation to Defend Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To broaden public awareness of human rights principles and mobilize policy support for rights protection. The network will strengthen citizens' understanding of democracy and human rights, encourage citizen participation in dialogues and collective action to promote rights, and engage decision-makers to bolster defense of rights. Activities will include human rights education initiatives, network strengthening, awareness-raising campaigns, policy advocacy, and outreach to national and international human rights mechanisms.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Nurturing New Voices to Promote Democracy and Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enhance the capacity of youth and artists to foster broad-based citizen engagement in the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings on democracy and human rights principles, storytelling and using multimedia platforms, and advocacy strategies. Participants will go on to develop creative advocacy materials and artworks for a national awareness campaign as well as organize public events that seek to bring local communities into the conversations on human rights.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $87,000
Project Title: Promoting Accuracy and Transparency in Public Debate
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote accuracy and accountability in public debate. The organization will continue to conduct a fact-checking initiative that monitors, verifies, and reports on the accuracy of statements made by politicians and government officials. The fact-checking team will publish the non-partisan assessments on its website and promote the articles in traditional and social media to foster more informed political discourse.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $78,000
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Journalism and Press Freedom
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism. The organization will monitor media practices and raise awareness of media freedom violations. Other activities will include the publication of an annual report examining the state of the media sector, a conference to highlight professional media practices, and forums convening media professionals to address key issues facing the press.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic engagement by empowering local communities to participate in public debates on key policy issues and to amplify their voices in support of democracy. Activities will include trainings for local leaders on advocacy and partnership building; town hall meetings on democracy-related topics; and awareness-raising initiatives to promote more civic and political participation.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,250
Project Title: Strengthening Credible Medical Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote accountability for human rights violations by strengthening medical documentation and investigation practices. The organization will collaborate with representatives from the health sector, legal community, and human rights groups to standardize and systematize medico-legal documentation of human rights violations and cooperate on legal cases to pursue accountability for human rights abuses.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,200
Project Title: Strengthening Multisectoral Collaboration to Protect Human Rights
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen collaboration between stakeholders from diverse sectors to defend human rights and promote accountability. The group will continue to strengthen its network of legal groups, human rights advocates, and other civil society organizations to provide assistance to victims of human rights violations and to raise public awareness about rights abuses. Activities will include documentation of human rights violations, legal assistance, and providing support for a human rights consortium.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Political Participation
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen youth engagement in the political process. Through a series of online and offline discussions and workshops, the group will engage first-time voters and young professionals in conversations about the impact of public policies and governance issues on their lives and the relevance of democratic processes and institutions. It will also develop a coalition of civic-minded young people, representing different sectors that are not 'traditionally' focused on politics, who will mobilize their peers to promote youth political participation in the lead-up to the next elections.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $49,500
Project Title: Understanding and Addressing Disinformation's Impact on Democracy
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen awareness and understanding of disinformation and mobilize multisectoral efforts to address its impact on democracy. The organization will focus on capturing data on the disinformation ecosystem to facilitate research on how disinformation spreads online and how this dynamic affects democracy in the Philippines and around the world. It will also support awareness and education efforts that seek to broaden public understanding of disinformation.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $180,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Voices to Promote Democratic Values
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen women's political participation and empower women to take action to support democratic processes and institutions. Through its network, the organization will bolster the ability of women to promote democratic values; hold public officials accountable; and engage key stakeholders, the broader democracy movement, and the general public to advance democracy and human rights. Activities will include trainings and learning sessions, advocacy initiatives, and awareness-raising campaigns.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Strengthening and Mobilizing the Democratic Movement
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support a coalition of democratic actors, consisting of civil society organizations, community leaders and civic activists in widening their base of support; amplifying their efforts ahead of the 2022 elections to denounce and act against democratic backsliding and to promote democratic values and norms in the Philippines; and increase Filipinos' political engagement, the Institute will implement a program of technical assistance and applied learning opportunities to help the coalition achieve its strategic goals and effectively counter hostile actions from the government and authoritarian-leaning actors that damage Filipino democratic values and institutions.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $400,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Media and Policy Discourse in Mindanao
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide the public with a credible source of independent news reporting. The organization will produce an online publication that covers critical and underreported issues in the southern region of the country, including the peace process, governance, business, and the environment. The publication will feature articles and reports that examine in more depth the impacts of local- and national-level policies on communities in the region.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Values Among Youth
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Philippines
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen coordination and collaboration among young democracy and human rights advocates. The project will build the capacity of young leaders and youth organizations to foster a democratic political culture among a new generation of Filipinos through coordination of youth democracy hubs. The hubs will provide young people with spaces to develop their understanding and practice of democratic principles. Other activities will present youth with opportunities to contribute their voices to public discussions and debates on democracy challenges facing the country.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $58,400