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Search results for Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Year: 2017
Project Focus:
Displaying records 276-296 of 296 results
All results totalling $25,608,905
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Project Title: Hasht-e Subh Daily - Western Afghanistan
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent journalism and the role of media in government accountability and oversight. The organization will produce, print, and distribute 2,500 copies per day of a local edition of its national daily newspaper in Herat and Farah provinces, and enhance its coverage of local stories and timely political, social, human rights, and legal issues not covered by other papers. In particular, the local edition will raise awareness of human rights and their relationship with Afghan law, and feature investigative reports on public performance that advance the concept of government accountability.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $150,000
Project Title: Civil Society Support
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To provide opportunities for civil society activists to continue meaningful civic engagement and to enhance civil society organizations' (CSOs) and activists' ability to protect themselves against increasing cyberattacks. Fellowships with regional and international CSOs will provide Egyptian civil society activists with opportunities to enhance their work. Digital security tools and resources will allow Egyptian CSOs to protect themselves against cyberattacks.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,200
Project Title: Social Accountability to Improve Education
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of the need for social accountability to improve public education in Taiz. The center will hold three two-day workshops for 75 civil society representatives ; organize five public meetings to engage citizens and government officials; broadcast three, one-hour radio programs; produce and distribute 2000 copies of a brochure on the role of social accountability; and draft a code of conduct for the civic oversight of public education services in Taiz.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Exchanging Experiences in Economic Empowerment and Democratic Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support an NGO in the region working on environmental and cooperative rights in rural communities and share best practices from Morocco; and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices in democratic governance and participatory democracy. The grantee will work with a local partner in another MENA country to organize workshops and seminars for an advocacy campaign supporting independent cooperatives and agricultural unions. The grantee will also host an academy in Morocco on local governance for regional civil society leaders.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Engaging Women in Local Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote women's participation and engagement in local municipalities. The association will conduct four two-day workshops on local governance and advocacy techniques for 120 youth activists in the four governorates of Zaghouan, Kasserine, Gabes and Kairouan. It will also carry out four local advocacy campaigns on women's political inclusion at the local level.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Supporting Human Rights Activists in Gulf States
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support human rights activists in the Gulf region. The grantee will support and train a network of activists in the region, monitor and publicize human rights violations in the Gulf region, and provide assistance and guidance to human rights activists on utilizing UN and international support systems.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Volunteerism
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen youth volunteerism in southern Iraq. The organization will hold workshops and trainings for 60 female and male activists aged 18-35. The activists will receive training on leadership skills, communication skills, and advocacy campaigns to help them launch community initiatives focused on local issues. The organization will also further integrate and empower the activities of its women's affairs unit in order to enhance its outreach in the province.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Access to Healthcare
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To enhance marginalized communities' access to healthcare. The project will identify gaps in healthcare access and priorities for expanding access and improving the quality of health services, as well as produce a documentary film to highlight the issue. An advocacy campaign will raise awareness of health rights and propose legal solutions to healthcare access.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $19,427
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Dialogue
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To enhance dialogue between youth and public decision makers at the local level. The organization will hold dialogue meetings targeting youth between the age of 18-35 to debate local priorities; facilitate communication between youth groups and local politicians, religious leaders, business leaders, and other stakeholders; coordinate a visit to the Parliament for a group of 12 young civic actors; and organize a one-day public seminar on local governance.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Advocating Peace
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Libya
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote youth participation in peace and reconciliation processes in Libya, and establish a core group of young peace advocates. The organization will conduct a series of trainings focusing on conflict analysis, identifying conflicts and conflict mapping, negotiation skills, mediation, and peace advocacy for 25 young peace activists. The organization will simultaneously launch a media campaign raising awareness of the role of youth in peace building processes.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $24,661
Project Title:
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To ensure the availability of independent news and civic education programs for the citizens of Balkh via radio broadcast, and to build the capacity of an independent media organization. The organization will maintain an independent FM radio news channel, mentor eight male and female journalism students as interns, and produce and broadcast a wide range of civic programs including investigative reports on political, economic, and social affairs in Balkh province.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $34,850
Project Title: Strengthening Youth's Critical Debates
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: West Bank / Gaza
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote critical thinking and debates on political and social issues amongst Palestinian youth. The grantee will launch a university debate competition at the Al-Quds and Hebron Universities, and continue competitions launched over the past two years at the Arab American, Bethlehem, Birzeit, and Al-Najah Universities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,900
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Media
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To enhance the emergence of free, independent media. A weekly newspaper and daily online news service will provide independent public-affairs journalism as an alternative to state-controlled and sectarian media sources. The outlet will focus on professionally reported coverage of local political, military, economic, social, and cultural developments.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,400
Project Title: Supporting Participatory Budgeting
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote participatory budgeting and fiscal transparency. The project will solicit citizen input on budget allocation and spending priorities. The results will be used to advocate for a national budget process that reflects citizen input on locally identified priorities. The project will also engage civil society to advocate budget priorities with local officials and monitor local expenditures on government services.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Combating Hate Speech during Elections
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To enhance freedom of expression, and prevent inflammatory rhetoric and hate speech during the electoral process. The grantee will produce a series of legal analyses on regulatory decisions taken by relevant government bodies; conduct six two-day trainings on standards for freedom of expression and hate speech in elections; carry out an awareness campaign on the prevention of inflammatory discourse in the elections; and organize a roundtable on lessons learned from the upcoming regional and local elections.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Strengthening Rule of Law
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote due process and rule of law. The project will provide legal and media support for legal cases to ensure due process and the right to a fair trial. Workshops will bring together stakeholders from diverse backgrounds for discussions on the legal system and desired reforms. An initiative to advocate for those reforms will connect and integrate participants.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Combating Violence against Women
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To advocate for the elimination of violence against women under Afghan law. The grantee will continue its nationwide advocacy campaign to combat violence against women; collect up to one million signatures; organize three photo exhibits; install public awareness billboards consisting of women's rights messages, photos, and signatures of key leaders; and strengthen its three provincial offices.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $47,000
Project Title: Human Rights
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To monitor and document human rights violations in the Gulf. The project will promote human rights in the Gulf, document violations, expand a network of local human rights activists, and compile, publish, and distribute an annual report on human rights violations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $84,000
Project Title: Enhancing Journalistic Standards
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote quality and professional journalism and enhance the capacity of a nascent network of journalists. The grantee will organize a two-day regional forum on the media sector, challenges, and opportunities, and lead a series of structured, context-specific journalism trainings focused on Mauritanian media history, ethics, law, and professional journalistic standards.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $21,000
Project Title: Activating the Leadership Role of Young Iraqi Women
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote the participation of young women in political life and civil society activities. The organization will launch a national leadership academy to train young women on political rights, developing leadership skills, and universal women's rights.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,476
Project Title: Promoting Women's Rights
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote civic and political participation of women, and to strengthen the capacity of the organization's affiliates. The organization will hold a five-day training of trainers, and two, two-day trainings on advocacy skills and strategies. It will also conduct a nationwide survey of women's participation in public life; host a one-day seminar on rural women and a one-day national conference on sexual harassment in public spaces; and lead a two-day skills-building workshop for its members and affiliates.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $70,000
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