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Search results for Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Year: 2016
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Displaying records 201-225 of 252 results
All results totalling $23,188,302
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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 and abuses in the Gulf region. A network of human rights activists will document and compile cases of human rights violations and publish and distribute an annual report on the findings.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $85,000
Project Title: Advocacy and Civic Engagement in Ghor Province
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To raise awareness of and consolidate support for women's increased role in community conflict resolution. The grantee will organize three training sessions explaining and advocating for the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP); hold 10 townhall meetings in as many districts to generate support for NAP among community leaders, culminating in a provincial conference with government representatives; and publish three issues of its magazine Solh (Peace) in Ghor province's central highlands.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,400
Project Title: Promoting Social Accountability
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote social accountability in the northwest region. The organization will hold a training on advocacy and negotiation skills for civil society actors in the northwest region, focusing on social accountability mechanisms and citizen monitoring; conduct four days of awareness campaigns on citizen monitoring of public services, conduct a survey on service delivery, and share its findings with local officials in the target area.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Enhancing Youth Civic Participation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To enhance youth civic participation and empower youth in countering extremism in Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal; amplify pluralist narratives rooted in Muslim values and traditions; and promote enlightened views on Islam, pluralism, and civic engagement. The grantee will organize 10 two-day capacity building workshops on self-development, volunteerism and networking for university students and youth CSO activists; lead a youth success boot-camp; create an online radio platform in French and Arabic; establish a documentation unit; and expand its youth civic training outreach to groups in Mauritania and Senegal.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $140,000
Project Title: Using Social Media for Effective Citizen Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote and encourage civic participation through social media. The project will lead citizen advocacy and awareness raising initiatives making use of alternative media tools, including documentaries, short programs, a cultural exhibition and a film festival.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $45,000
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 a network of human rights activists in Gulf states. The grantee will support and train the network of activists known as Hurriyat ("Liberties"); monitor human rights violations in Gulf countries; and provide assistance and guidance to human rights activists on utilizing UN and international support systems.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $30,300
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: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Advocacy for Women's Political Participation in Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To advance women's political participation in national decision-making institutions in Iraq. The grantee will lead an advocacy campaign to call for women's representation in the constitutionally mandated body relating to the media. It will also prepare a working paper and propose draft articles for pending legislation, conduct consultative meetings, launch an advocacy campaign focused on MPs and government officials, and conduct an advocacy and leadership training.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability in the Health Sector
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and responsiveness in the health sector. The project will monitor the performance of government institutions responsible for health policy and service delivery in three governorates and will conduct research on policy and institutional reform needs. Follow-on workshops on monitoring and advocacy will equip stakeholders to raise awareness of the research findings and advocate for good-governance reforms.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $10,000
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 project will maintain an independent FM radio news channel, mentor 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: 2016
Award Amount: $34,759
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Journalism
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iran
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To enhance journalistic and research skills among Farsi-speaking journalists, and to galvanize citizens to press for greater transparency and accountability. Online tools and resources will be developed to help journalists utilize digital public data in reporting and provide a forum for ongoing exchange and guidance through a network of journalists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $117,000
Project Title: Youth Volunteers Raising Civic and Legal Awareness
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To instill democratic and pluralistic values among youth and strengthen dialogue and cooperation between youth groups, religious leaders, and local government in eastern Afghanistan. The project will expand its curriculum for youth leaders and religious leaders to inform Afghans living in three eastern provinces of their rights and means to combat extremism. The project will facilitate joint presentations of course topics by youth and religious leaders and their cooperative dialogue with local government.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civic Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote civic values, community engagement and good governance. A series of training workshops will strengthen youth community leadership to better advocate for and serve community needs, conduct media outreach, and better manage voluntary initiatives and resources. Participants will apply these skills and values in their volunteer work within their communities throughout Egypt.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Fortifying Public Policy Debate
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote public policy forums in Afghanistan and to inform and educate decision makers on policy perspectives and options. The institute will continue to strengthen its role as a public policy center, conduct two empirical polling projects on peace talks with the Taliban and constitutional reform in Afghanistan, host two one-day conferences, and hold briefing sessions with senior policy makers on its findings.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Enhancing Youth Public Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote youth public participation in marginalized communities of Midelt. Project activities include two one-day youth forums on the role of civil society in local governance and development, three two-day workshops for youth leaders, one two-day training on citizen journalism, five youth thematic meetings, a needs assessment study on local civil society, and a participatory debate on local public affairs.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Accountability
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote social accountability awareness and to build the capacity of a nascent organization. The grantee will organize five three-day awareness trainings on social accountability, hold a three-day workshop on community assessments of the education sector, pilot three community assessments of schools in Tunis and Nabeul, compile a report on assessment findings, and convene a one-day seminar on the status of the education sector and social accountability.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Legislative Transparency
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote legislative transparency through public participation in the legislative process. The project will monitor and report on proceedings in Parliament and its sub-committees and convene key stakeholders for discussions on proposed legislation. Regular parliamentary monitoring reports published online will disseminate parliamentary news and updates. In addition, legislative recommendations that emerge from stakeholder discussions will be shared with policymakers.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Youth and Democracy: Radio Najah
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To improve young activists' ability to advocate on behalf of their communities to address important issues in cooperation with local authorities in Basra Province and to encourage youth civic participation in Iraq. The grantee will continue empowering youth and encouraging their involvement in local issues through leadership workshops. Youth participants will also create an online radio station to raise awareness of local issues among a wider community.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Defending Land and Housing Rights
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To protect land and housing rights and to empower local communities on priorities and alternative urban development plans. The project will monitor, disseminate information and advocate for robust transparency standards regarding public-private development project plans in Egypt. Community members will engage in identifying alternative policies and solutions to provide greater citizen voices in development projects. Regular reports will highlight the status of land and housing rights in Egypt.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $35,000
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: 2016
Award Amount: $32,000
Project Title: Promoting Women's Rights
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote women's civic and political participation in Tunisia. The organization will continue to support a Women's Policy Laboratory promoting legislative priorities. It will also conduct a nationwide survey on women's issues; organize a three-day training-of-trainers on policy analysis and advocacy; host a one-day seminar on rural women's empowerment; and organize a national conference on feminist movements in Muslim countries. The organization will also lead two two-day regional workshops on violence and extremism; organize two skills-building workshops for members and affiliates; and publish three online newsletters.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Empowering Disadvantaged Groups
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To empower disadvantaged groups to lead advocacy initiatives. The organization will establish an eight-member working group that will conduct a needs assessment on public space accessibility, organize a three-day leadership and advocacy workshop, carry out an awareness campaign, host two one-day community consultative events, and advocate for improved public space and access for disadvantaged groups.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $22,075
Project Title: Protecting Civil Society Space
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To advocate support for a robust and active civil society. A media campaign will promote an alternative and positive message about the role of Egyptian civil society, including its importance to economic development and protecting citizen rights. Policy papers and meetings will inform and convene politicians and civil society organizations about Egypt's NGO law and promote consideration of civil society needs.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Promoting a Transparent Electoral Process
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To promote a transparent electoral process through a domestic election monitoring initiative. The program will consist of two, three-day capacity building workshops on local governance for 48 regional coordinators, and 12 one-day regional workshops for 300 long-term observers on domestic election guidelines including voter registration, electoral campaigning, and election day processes.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Promoting Local Observatories
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To build the capacity of a national and regional observatory network specializing in municipal work and local governance. Four two-day regional workshops on decentralization laws and the implementation of local observatories will equip 100 civil society leaders to launch or improve activities related to good governance. The group will also incubate a regional observatory in the southern region, which will conduct a household survey on local governance and host two daylong seminars on the decentralization process.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $60,000
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