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Search results for Project Country: Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Year: 2020
Project Focus:
Displaying records 51-60 of 60 results
All results totalling $3,235,062
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Project Title: Venezuela Accountability Project
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To explore practical legal options for justice and accountability for perpetrators of atrocity crimes suffered by the Venezuelan people. The organization will collaborate with local and international stakeholders to analyze and convert existing raw information into case dossiers, legal memoranda, and indictments, which could be used by the international authorities to bring individual perpetrators to justice.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $48,250
Project Title: Youth Leadership Empowerment and Socio-Political Participation
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To enhance local leadership, and its participation in local governance in Venezuela; and to foster political participation, maintain open political spaces for political dialogue, and community participation, and establish new pluralistic spaces. The project will produce a training program to promote community and local leadership, foster and create new areas for participation and social activism, and support the adoption of community driven public policies.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support community resilience and increase citizens' capacity to respond to problems that have emerged or become acutely worse due to COVID-19 in Venezuela, the Institute will work with local partners to teach community members the skills needed to engage in social entrepreneurship and implement project initiatives. These activities will help community members become problem solvers and grow independent from the regime's control, ultimately ensuring the preservation and recovery of democratic spaces in the country, which will be fundamental in any transition to democracy.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Documenting Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of human rights violations and political prisoners in central and western states of Venezuela. In collaboration with local activists, grassroots leaders, and family members of political prisoners, the organization will provide information and tools on human rights, due process, the Venezuelan legal system, and international instruments to protect rights. It will work to raise the visibility of emblematic cases before domestic and international audiences.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $8,000
Project Title: Updating Policy Recommendations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To update a package of policies on critical issues affecting citizens. A series of surveys and focus groups will be conducted with a set of targeted groups. A newsletter and report will be published. A series of forums will promote the findings. Activities will address issues related to the humanitarian crisis.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $44,000
Project Title: Promoting Youth Engagement
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen youth leadership and help articulate a national network of youth groups. Young leaders from across Venezuela will be identified and trained, and they will carry out joint activities and a cohesive advocacy strategy. A national forum will be organized and the organization will provide training to the participants attending the forum.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Female Leadership in Venezuela
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To empower women in Venezuela through capacity-building, and to foster the organization, coordination, and articulation of female leaders. Women in leadership positions will be empowered and will establish strategic alliances to articulate and promote their interests and agendas. Women's participation in political parties and civil society will be improved.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Circumventing Censorship and Informing Citizens
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To circumvent government censorship of independent media, allowing citizens to access daily news reports. Short daily audio and video reports, a weekly broadcast, and a new program summarizing investigations will be disseminated. All content produced will be disseminated and posted online. In addition, a targeted communications campaign will be conducted.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $43,618
Project Title: Monitoring Human Rights Violations
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of human rights defenders and organizations to engage citizens in monitoring and advocating for human rights and to facilitate discussions on transitional justice and reconciliation. Activists in several regions will increase their understanding of concepts and tools for human rights documentation and learn about the peace process and transitional justice.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Venezuela
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To strengthen the capacity of civil society network in region. This network will be expanded to advocate for human rights and democracy in several states of Venezuela. This network will document and denounce rights violations, document illegal activities, and will collaborate with domestic and international organizations to raise the visibility of select cases.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $45,000
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