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Search results for Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Year: 2017
Project Focus:
Displaying records 226-250 of 296 results
All results totalling $25,608,905
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Project Title: Informing Citizens During Conflict
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To provide fact-based, real-time public knowledge and assessment of events affecting civilian life, in a population center where state-controlled media routinely fail to provide citizens with basic information about the ongoing security and humanitarian crisis. Independent coverage of news critical to ordinary citizens will focus on security, economic, and social developments.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $29,000
Project Title: Youth Political Party Academy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support the moderate opposition's participation in ongoing transition processes and foster a new generation of political leaders. The institute will lead a youth political academy on political party development and political leadership skills. Between sessions, it will provide ongoing support to participants as they immediately apply new skills to initiatives within their communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Embedding a Culture and Spirit of Democracy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: West Bank / Gaza
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To inspire and engage youth in public life through self-development and promote enlightened views on Islam, pluralism, and civil rights among Palestinian youth. The grantee will lead a self-development and civic education training program and pilot civic initiatives for Palestinian youth in the West Bank. It will train 50 Palestinian youth ages 18 to 29 in two four-day training sessions, and then select 20 youth fellows for further training to lead 40 workshops in Tulkarem and Jericho for a period of four months each.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Monitoring Press and Media Freedom
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support and defend journalists and media freedom. The project will monitor the rights of media professionals and organizations and issue regular updates on violations and related developments. Monthly and annual reports will inform advocacy and support legal efforts to defend and protect the rights of media professionals and institutions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Accountability in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accountability and rule of law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The grantee will create a coalition of 15 NGOs and activists in Erbil, conduct a training workshop, issue a report on a case highlighting the implementation of the Access to Information Law, and lead advocacy campaigns and consultation meetings regarding the Public Prosecution Law and the Law of Competition and Prohibition of Monopoly.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Civic Monitoring of Parliamentary Performance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To enhance the transparency and accountability of the Iraqi Parliament. The project will continue monitoring the parliament and its 28 committees and will prepare monthly and quarterly reports. To publicize their findings, the foundation will organize press conferences, compile and publish a cumulative annual monitoring report, and organize six events.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Promoting Responsive Local Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote responsive local governance and facilitate youth engagement in shaping government priorities. The grantee will hold workshops and meetings involving youth-led groups, local government officials, and the public to study mechanisms of governmental departmental work in the province. It also will support adoption of new systems and practices to improve the responsiveness of the municipality, education, and traffic departments.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Female Journalists Club
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: West Bank / Gaza
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the role of female journalists in Palestinian media and public life. The grantee will lead 10 two-hour dialogue sessions with stakeholders on relevant political and social issues, conduct two two-day workshops on data visualization and digital security for a minimum of 30 female journalists, and support 72 stories developed and produced by its members.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $49,100
Project Title: Engaging Civil Society in Public Policy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the capacity of civil society groups to play an effective role in local democracy and governance. The group will lead two study days on social accountability and participatory democracy; conduct three, two-day workshops for elected officials and local CSOs on a rights-centered approach to governance practices and advocacy strategies; and solidify a network of CSOs through the establishment of a civic observatory for democracy and human rights in Azilal region.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title:
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media in Badghis province, and to build the capacity of a nascent journalist association. The organization will continue to produce and broadcast a wide range of civic programs, including investigative reports on political, economic, and social affairs through its FM radio; train 100 male and female reporters and university students in journalism; and produce a weekly bulletin on local affairs.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Uncovering A Democratic Constituency
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Turkey
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To galvanize a potential non-partisan, pro-democracy constituency of Turkey's voters under a constructive reform agenda. The institute will support a local partner understanding to better understand diverse voter preferences on democracy issues and develop strategies to engage them in ongoing initiatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $425,000
Project Title: Promoting Equal Access to Health Care
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote equal access to adequate healthcare. The project will conduct extensive field research with key stakeholders in the health sector to identify problems in health service provision and potential reforms. A press conference will discuss a report on the state of healthcare in Egypt. The project will also convene a discussion on healthcare reforms, disseminate videos to raise awareness on health issues, and provide legal support to individuals denied health services.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $31,000
Project Title: Measuring the Indicators of Democracy in Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To provide the public and policy-makers with indicators of the status of democracy. The grantee will assemble a team of expert researchers to organize workshops and consultative meetings that will lead to the production of an annual report that measures the status of the democratic process and democratic institutions nationwide. It will organize a concluding conference to publicize the outcome of its project and launch the report.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Accountability
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen accountability through civic engagement and think tank research. The grantee will implement a pilot project to contextualize regional and international expertise, build the capacity of national trainers to pioneer accountability training among civil society, and enlist an independent think tank to conduct an in-depth analysis of previous accountability efforts in order to distill lessons learned to improve forthcoming interventions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Monitoring and Investigating Corruption
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Lebanon
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance accountability regarding public development initiatives. The grantee will conduct and publish three major investigations on the topics of the Litani River, international funding for Syrian refugee education, and rented power-generating ships in Lebanon. It will also follow up on investigations of waste management facilities in Bourj Hammoud, Costa Brava, and Saida.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $38,000
Project Title: Defending Youth Detainees
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To support and defend juvenile detainees. The project will provide legal, psychosocial, and medical assistance to young detainees under the age of 18. Lawyers will provide legal representation, counselors or psychologists will provide psychosocial support and mentorship during and post detention, and medical support will be available on a case-by-case basis.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Empowering Women for Political Party Leadership
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To advance women's active engagement in political parties and develop the leadership skills of local women party activists. The program will continue to train a cadre of women activists to consolidate its long-term women's leadership training program in four local political parties, and support the trainees to lead activities to further engage the community on women's political empowerment.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Creating Democratic Youth Groups
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To encourage and prepare youth to serve as vocal and effective advocates for their local communities. The grantee will continue working with youth leaders from five areas with additional capacity-building workshops on team-building, advocacy, and volunteerism to help them become effective leaders and advocates in their communities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Developing Inclusive and Responsive Political Parties in Mauritania in Advance of Elections
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support the development of Mauritania's political party system in advance of elections and to increase the impact of women's political leadership within political parties. The institute will conduct trainings and consultations with political party activists, party leaders, and women interested in becoming more engaged in politics at the local level. In addition, it will assess parties' needs and the barriers facing women's participation at the start of the program and will consult with parties throughout the program to help them best leverage the skills of their newly trained members.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Advocacy for Freedom of the Press in Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To reinforce legal protection of freedom of the press and expression in Iraq. The project will propose amendments to existing laws and urge policymakers to repeal legislation that impedes freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Engaging Youth in Legislative Advocacy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To mobilize youth in civil society to monitor and advocate for legislative reforms and raise citizens' awareness of their rights, freedoms, and the effects of laws on their daily lives. Youth participants will be trained to monitor the legislative process, including the drafting and discussion of bills and amendments in the Tunisian parliament. The program will also include a series of 10 workshops to raise awareness of legislative issues.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $7,000
Project Title: Online Academy for Promoting Accountability
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen civil society groups' ability to monitor political processes and media using new technology, and to support the development of watchdog groups in the Middle East and North Africa. Project activities will include designing and launching an online training platform, preparing training material and producing training content, offering a five-week online training course to young civil society activists, and facilitating two internships.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Promoting Effective Legislation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote and advocate for civil society's input in the legislative process. The grantee will lead a series of consultations with various stakeholders; develop policy recommendations for the new Commission for Sustainable Development and Rights of Future Generations and the High Commission for the Audio-Visual; organize two one-day workshops and a one-day conference to build consensus on the constitutional mandates of the two commissions; and propose draft laws providing suitable governing frameworks for the two commissions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $32,000
Project Title: Civic Oversight of Children's Health Services in Hudaydah
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen civic oversight of children' health services in Hudaydah. The grantee will conduct a three-day workshop for its 10 youth monitors to analyze the local context of health services and develop an accountability strategy, conduct weekly visits to compile findings into four quarterly monitoring reports, convene three public discussion meetings to present the findings, and produce a final report with recommendations to address gaps.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Peaceful Discourse
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To empower religious leaders to promote a moderate, peaceful, and democratic discourse in six governorates; combat narratives of religious hate and extremism through an online youth platform; and encourage youth participation in the upcoming municipal elections. The center will organize a series of 12 three-day workshops to train imams on social media skills, conflict resolution techniques, citizenship, and democratic values in target regions; hold six roundtable discussions on critical issues relating to Islam and democracy; host three public forums on non-violence and peace discourse; and enhance its online platform.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $135,000
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