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Search results for Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Years: 2016 - 2017
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Displaying records 201-300 of 548 results
All results totalling $48,797,207
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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
Project Title: Civic Skills for Youth in Babil and Najaf
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote youth leadership and citizen engagement. The project will train and support youth volunteers to develop, launch, and manage volunteer campaigns addressing issues of concern to local communities. The trainings and campaigns will address a key human resource gap by introducing civically-engaged youth to the institutions and political dynamics of local governance, and enabling them to gain experience in devising advocacy strategies for effecting change on a local level.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Enhancing Women's Civic Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote women's civic engagement in marginalized communities. The grantee will organize three two-day capacity-building workshops for 60 women from marginalized communities of Nouakchott; hold a one-day seminar on women's political rights; and engage trained women in an awareness-raising campaign to improve women's conditions in marginalized communities of Nouakchott.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Strengthening Citizen Participation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen youth participation in public policy monitoring at the community level. The organization will organize a two-day workshop for 40 youth; plan a two-day training on policy monitoring techniques; and lead the establishment of local community councils in El Mina and Ksar.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $25,500
Project Title: Youth Civic Initiatives
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To encourage civic and political participation among youth and to build the capacity of a new generation of journalists to promote independent reporting and accountability on the part of institutions and political leaders. The organization will mentor 30 youth volunteers, launch and lead three advocacy initiatives, and continue to host the National Union for Iraqi Journalists to build the capacity of a new generation of journalists on the use of digital media and citizen journalism investigative reporting.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Enhancing Dialogue During Conflict Turkey
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Turkey
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To broaden support for developing a peaceful process and to construct inclusive platforms for dialogue. The organization will hold an inclusive dialogue forum for stakeholders; organize a collaborative study visit to a former conflict region; arrange mentoring sessions to facilitate structured dialogues; and publish two briefing papers.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Empowering Women for Local Government Accountability in Abyan
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance the capacity of a core group of women monitoring local government performance and advocating for improved service delivery in Abyan Province. The grantee will train 20 activists in effective monitoring and report writing, oversee their monitoring of six service directorates, compile three quarterly reports, present findings to local officials at three public meetings, and advocate for measures to address issues raised.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $17,781
Project Title: Domestic Elections Monitoring
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the role of civil society in election monitoring. The grantee will train and empower local NGO activists as election monitors and organize three two-day workshops on electoral law, international standards of election monitoring, election monitoring reporting, electoral ethics, and electoral dispute resolution. These activities will be designed to solidify local NGO efforts to lead impartial and professional monitoring of legislative elections in October 2016.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Introducing Civics into Syrian Schools
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To integrate democratic and civic values in Syrian educational curricula. A team of experts and educators will develop a civic education curriculum and use it to train a minimum of 20 Syrian teachers currently working in Syrian-run schools in Turkey, and potentially Syria.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $8,366
Project Title: Expanding a Syrian Dialogue on a Future State
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote a pluralistic dialogue among Syrians on the future of their country. A team of activists living in two geographic locations inside the country and as refugees elsewhere will work together to lead a series of half-hour presentations and question-and-answer periods on a future democratic Syria.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $19,810
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society Role in the Legislative Process
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To enhance and strengthen the role of civil society in civic engagement and monitoring the legislative process of the Kurdish regional parliament. The organization will prepare and publish three policy papers on decentralization, organize roundtable discussions to seek experts' input, conduct a survey, print publications, publish a monthly newspaper supplement, and continue producing awareness programs for TV and radio.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Media Sector Reform
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Tunisia. The organization will lead a series of consultations with various stakeholders to produce policy recommendations for the new press code; organize two two-day trainings for 30 judges on freedom of expression; produce two legal analyses focusing on the new press code and broadcasting laws; and provide ongoing technical assistance to establish a new regulatory body.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $59,384
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 for students at Bethlehem and the Arab American Universities, mentor debate teams at Birzeit and al-Najah Universities, lead two two-day training workshops for 24 students and 2 university debate coordinators, organize four coaching sessions for debate teams, and host four university debates.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $37,000
Project Title: Promoting Budget Transparency
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote budget accountability and transparency. The project will monitor, analyze and disseminate information about Egypt's national budget allocations to the general public. Monthly bulletins, an annual report and regular social media engagement will highlight key issues and debates on public spending and allocations and advocate for practical measures to improve budget accountability and transparency.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $39,000
Project Title: Communal Council and Civil Society Strengthening
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support citizens and elected officials in efforts to effectively engage one another at the communal level and promote citizen confidence in government institutions. The institute will provide civil society with tools and opportunities to advocate for their needs. The institute will also equip officials with the skills to incorporate citizen feedback as a way to encourage transparency and effectiveness in local governance.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $495,000
Project Title: Fostering Pluralism through Educators Network
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To support a regional platform for educators to amplify counter-extremist narratives rooted in Muslim values and traditions, and empower youth. The grantee will strengthen the cooperation among and impact of educational and cultural initiatives in the MENA region that provide pluralist civic narratives rooted in Muslim values. The grantee will reach out to educators, expand network membership, launch an online service platform for members, map challenges and educational needs in the region, facilitate the development of similar networks at the national level, and work with members to increase production and dissemination of educational and cultural materials.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title:
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To ensure the participation of women journalists in local media and to strengthen independent media in Herat province. The grantee will maintain a media resource center for women; conduct 12 four-day seminars for 180 women journalists on online journalism, photojournalism, investigative reporting, and media advocacy; and organize a two-day conference to assess local media gains and challenges in western Afghanistan.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $38,000
Project Title: Promoting Early Warning and Rapid Response to Conflict
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Libya
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To raise awareness and promote social cohesion among tribes and factions in conflict; and to promote mechanisms of early warning and rapid response to ethnic and tribal conflict in Libya. The program will develop national and local networks of activists trained in early warning and rapid response conflict management methods. It will also launch an online platform to monitor and aggregate information about conflicts.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $22,000
Project Title: Supporting the Engagement of Civil Society and Political Parties in the Political Reform Process
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To advance the political reform process in Afghanistan. The institute will support two local organizations in facilitating dialogues among political parties, government officials, and election authorities. These exchanges will focus on measures that the national unity government has undertaken and on steps to promote reform implementation. In addition, to amplify the efforts of Afghan civic groups, the institute will conduct an international assessment mission and examine constructive ways to enable political reforms and increase public confidence in the country's democratic institutions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $650,227
Project Title: Preparing Political Parties for Decentralization and Subnational Elections
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To enable Tunisian political parties to implement locally based campaigns and to develop the ability of women and youth at the regional party level to participate in their parties in advance of municipal elections. Trainings and consultations will equip national and regional level party leaders with skills and strategies to conduct locally-based campaigns. The institute will also provide targeted multi-party assistance to prospective young and female candidates.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Iran Human Rights Memorial Project
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iran
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote the education and discussion of human rights and democracy in Iran. The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (ABF) will grow its database and expand its on-line projects: the Human Rights and Democracy Library and Omid. ABF will monitor and document the ongoing human rights violations and disseminate its findings to the public in Iran. ABF will further advocate for accountability to its international treaty obligations and for the people they are to protect.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $9,100
Project Title: Local Community Radio
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To raise awareness and engage marginalized communities in civic debates through a local FM radio in Nouakchott. The grantee will launch a weekly radio program on topics related to human rights and development in Mauritania; organize four-day trainings on investigative journalism; and conduct four one-day workshop on radio content production and presentation skills.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $20,639
Project Title: Inspiring Youth in Public Life
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Jordan
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To inspire and engage youth in public life and promote enlightened views on Islam, pluralism, and civil rights. The center will strengthen its radio platform, producing approximately 30 programs, broadcasting 12 hours each day, and lead a 25-session workshop on radio skills for youth. It will also share its experience region-wide through 10-day skills-based trainings in Iraq and Morocco. Finally, the center will continue to train and mentor youth in Jordan to directly engage in the improvement of their communities. The center will also lead workshops on democracy,human rights and leadership skills, conduct two "Success in a Changing World" courses, and support youth-led initiatives to advance a democratic culture in Jordan.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $57,500
Project Title: Civil Society Academy II
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To empower civic actors in the region to utilize democratic practices to address issues and to advocate on behalf of their communities. The institute will convene civil society activists to attend the civil society academy that consists of multi-national workshops and internships held in Morocco and Tunisia. These academies will encourage long-term communication and collaboration between civil society actors in the Arab world. In addition, the institute will provide sub-grants to support small initiatives of academy graduates.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $600,000
Project Title: Enhancing Citizen Oversight of Local Government
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen citizen oversight of and engagement with local officials on good governance. Four local committees will monitor local government and advocate for accountability and transparency. The grantee will train committee members to assess the performance of local officials and hold town hall meetings on public services with diverse stakeholders.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Justice during Conflict
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To enhance access to and raise standards of justice during a period of conflict. The grantee will conduct an original study of existing justice mechanisms in eastern Syria and train a group of youth leaders on negotiation skills and democratic norms regarding due process in formal and informal adjudication proceedings.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $23,900
Project Title: Promoting Civic Engagement at Universities
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To promote civic engagement at universities and to support and strengthen a network of universities that promote civic engagement and empower students to become agents of economic, political and social change. The grantee will train faculty and students on civic participation, launch national and regional competitions to reward and encourage universities promoting civic engagement, administer a mini-grants competition for student civic initiatives, and facilitate the exchange of best practices between universities through research and network-strengthening.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $48,916
Project Title: Supporting Women's Empowerment
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote women's political participation and economic and social rights in marginalized interior regions. The organization will raise awareness of women's economic and social rights; conduct eight two-day seminars and six workshops for women activists; and lead campaigns to promote women's participation in local elections.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $27,000
Project Title: Enhancing Policy Sector Capabilities
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the ability of policy centers in MENA countries to influence public policymaking and advance policy recommendations, and to facilitate exchanges and encourage cooperation among Arab policy-oriented organizations for the purpose of providing viable policy recommendations to decision-makers in their respective countries. The grantee will provide technical and financial assistance to 16 nascent policy centers, provide customized applied training, hold an annual regional conference on capacity building and networking for 40 staff and leaders of partner organizations in the region, and develop an Arabic manual on policy related skills and resource materials for MENA policy centers.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $520,000
Project Title: Strengthening Public Policy Centers
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the capacity and regional cooperation of nascent MENA think tanks and to support the development and growth of a regional think tank network. A peer review board and manual will develop quality standards for policy work and improve the quality of policy literature in the region. An annual conference will facilitate the exchange of best practices, networking and collaboration among network members.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $59,000
Project Title: Empowering Youth Voices
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote youth civic participation through advocacy and engagement with local and regional leaders. The organization will continue its partnership with a national youth NGO, Sawti, to lead three regional competitions for youth to present ideas for advocacy initiatives and two two-day civic boot camps in Tunis for 12 youth. The grantee will support six of those advocacy initiatives on youth issues, decentralization, and municipal elections.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Citizen Engagement through Public Petitions
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen citizen engagement in decision-making at the local level, with a particular focus on youth participation. The organization will hold three one-day regional dialogue forums, conduct three two-day workshops on the effectiveness and legal provisions of public petitions and three two-day local policy monitoring workshops, and produce two government performance reports in two local communes in target regions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $31,000
Project Title: Combating Corruption in Herat
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance local governance through better accountability, transparency, and responsiveness of Herat local governmental institutions. The organization will work with its three advocacy committees to enhance good governance and produce monthly and quarterly monitoring reports on corruption, quarterly press briefings, and monthly radio talk-shows.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Strengthening Internal Governance within Emerging Civil Society
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote good governance and transparency within Syrian civil society organizations. Project activities will include a series of 12 training workshops on best practices for civil society organizations. These workshops will take place in four cities in Turkey and cover issues of management, transparency in the civic sphere, and methods of good governance.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Policy Fellowships and Online Platform
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To support democratic voices in Egypt and promote dialogue on critical issues confronting the country. An online presence will stimulate dialogue on current affairs and developments. In addition, a non-residential fellowship program will support Egyptian scholars and analysts.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Turkey
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To bolster respect for the right of freedom of assembly in Turkey. The project will strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations and attorneys to effectively monitor freedom of assembly and build a constructive dialogue between civil society actors and public authorities through pilot programs.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $46,064
Project Title: Raising Awareness of the Political Parties Law and Monitoring Its Implementation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen political parties' observance of democratic norms and standards under the newly passed Political Parties Law. The program will work with the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to provide training and reference materials on the key standards and requirements in the law for IHEC employees, civil society organizations, political parties and the media. The program will also monitor compliance with the law and publish periodic status reports on its implementation.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Improving Citizen Engagement with Local Government
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance citizen interaction with local-level government councils and the capacity of municipal councilors to engage with their citizens on local reforms. The institute will work with citizen activists to understand the municipal law, advocate for priority issues, and engage in policy discussions at the municipal level. Selected activists will receive training to conduct citizen engagement workshops in their communities. In addition, the institute will train municipal councilors on techniques to engage with constituents, develop successful policies, and operate in a transparent manner.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $275,000
Project Title: Human Rights Monitoring
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To defend human rights and monitor violations in the Gulf region. The project will work with local monitors to collect and document information on human rights violations, develop a database for reporting abuses, publish regular reports on human rights conditions, and campaign for adherence to human rights in accordance with international human rights standards.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Accountability and Good Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To enhance the capacity of civil society in the south of Tunisia to advocate for transparency, good governance, and social accountability. The organization will lead an awareness seminar, a three-day training of trainers, and five local advocacy workshops on environmental accountability, advocacy, and good governance for 50 activists from Tataouine, Medenine, Gabes, Kebili, and Gafsa. The organization will also hold a one-day national conference to share its findings.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Fostering Responsive Local Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen community participation in local decision making and increase the responsiveness of the provincial council in Diyala. Four one-day public forums will bring together elected officials, civil society organizations, academics, students, and other segments of the general public to conduct solutions-oriented dialogue on local governance issues. The project will continue to monitor the proceedings of the provincial council and publish its findings in semi-annual reports.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Strengthening Accountability in Ibb
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the role of local communities in social accountability during the crisis in Ibb governorate. The grantee will train 30 activists on monitoring local government and donors in charge of food distribution, basic health services and prices of basic items; convene two discussion forums on its findings; and produce a final report with recommendations on addressing performance gaps.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Fostering Democratic Dialogue on Economic Issues III
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To assist a broad-based spectrum of stakeholders to engage in dialogue around institutional reform priorities. A series of policy seminars will support inclusive, national-level policy dialogue and strengthen the representation of young, civically engaged entrepreneurs in the policymaking process. Building the capacity of local associations and producing case studies of successful private sector-led reform efforts in Egypt will enhance the private sector's voice in economic reform.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $499,281
Project Title: Preparing Political Parties to Develop Responsive Economic Policy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support Tunisian party leaders in developing and communicating policies that are responsive to the economic concerns and challenges that face Tunisian citizens. The institute will help political parties create policy solutions to Tunisia's dire economic challenges and help national and regional branch leaders develop the skills to develop and communicate these policies. It will help parties develop and refine policies informed by polling data and constituent input through trainings in the regions and meetings with local civil society organizations and businesses. Finally, the institute will prepare party members to share these policies through public events in three priority regions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Identification of Democratic Priorities
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: West Bank / Gaza
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote civic engagement of disenfranchised youth in the West Bank and Gaza on their priorities for national development. The grantee will promote youth civic awareness and engage them in debates on critical challenges and national development in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The grantee will produce a Youth Status Report (YSR), lead five one-day seminars with stakeholders, solicit feedback on a draft YSR, and hold 20 additional screenings and discussions of its four films.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Supporting Women's Participation in Local Governance
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen women's political leadership and participation in local governance. The project will strengthen the community leadership skills of rural women across Egypt, prepare them to participate in local elections, and support them to work with citizens and local government officials to find solutions to community needs. A workshop will also enhance media coverage on women's issues, activities in the community, and election campaigns.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Youth Civic Participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen participation of students and youth in the public life of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A youth-led organization will lead a series of workshops to draft proposed student council elections standards, organize intensive training for students interested in civic engagement and governance, and produce radio programming promoting the value of democratic civic participation for a wider audience.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Strengthening Iranian Journalism
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iran
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent professional journalism and promote networking among media professionals. The organization will maintain and further develop an online resource center for journalists and media professionals in Iran. Through a Farsi-language website, the grantee will also publish news and updates relevant to local journalists, and will monitor and document violations against journalists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $50,000
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 Bizerte, Kairouan, Kasserine, and Tunis; and to foster a national dialogue on youth and economic reform. A series of three-day workshops will train imams on social media skills, conflict resolution techniques, citizenship, and democratic values, and five roundtables will enable participants to discuss critical issues relating to Islam and democracy. A series of focus groups, workshops and seminars will bring together civil society and political parties to discuss youth and economic reforms in Tunisia.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Public Policy Leadership in Egypt
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen public policy debate. Think tank staffers and policy stakeholders will receive training to effectively develop and advocate for research-driven policy proposals. Program participants will develop policy identification and strategic outreach skills as well as mutually beneficial relationships that promote a solutions-based approach to policy development.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $400,000
Project Title: Promoting Rule of Law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Rule of Law
Description: To promote judicial transparency and accountability in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. An ongoing court monitoring program will continue in the cities of Sulaimaniyah, Erbil, Duhok, and Halabja, and will extend to the Garmyan area. Activities will include planning and implementing a task force examining the status of the judiciary in the Kurdistan region, publishing an annual report, and engaging judicial and legislative authorities to advocate for action on judicial reform.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $43,983
Project Title: Improving the Ability of Governorate Councils to Serve and Communicate with Citizens
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support Iraqi governorate councils and staff in formalizing and then communicating their role and responsibilities under Iraq's Constitution. The Institute will prepare provincial-level elected officials and government administrators to effectively communicate with the Iraqi public about their mandate and the services they provide citizens, the challenges facing the government, and how the government and citizenry can work to repair the country in the aftermath of Iraq's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $500,000
Project Title: Protecting Public Space for All
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Lebanon
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To bridge sectarian and political divides through engaging youth in advocacy campaigns for open access to public spaces. The grantee will advocate for public spaces through activities led by its two community action teams in Beirut and Tyre. It will develop a manual for low-cost parks, organize three public initiatives, hold regular meetings with local elected officials in Beirut and Tyre, and increase its media presence.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Advocating for the Return of the Public Service Delivery in Taizz
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To engage citizens to advocate for the return of public services in Taizz. The grantee will train 20 activists on monitoring and documenting the resumption of nine service directorates in Taizz, convene two youth advocacy workshops on public services, and produce a report with recommendations on the resumption of services at the national level.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Strengthening Professional Independent Journalism
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To enhance professional capacity and foster regional networks among professional and citizen journalists through access to media tools, information, and training opportunities. The grantee will lead a ten-month mentorship program for new media start-ups, produce a media entrepreneurship toolkit, launch an alumni network, and maintain and enhance IJNet Arabic through new content, resources and live chats for media professionals in the MENA region.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $170,000
Project Title: Enhancing the Resilience of Civil Society
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Turkey
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To bolster the resilience and effectiveness of Turkey's civil society. Project activities will contribute to the national reform process. The project will continue to provide reliable information and analysis to shape discussion of reforms.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $325,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Cohesion
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Mauritania
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To strengthen social cohesion and promote the rights of marginalized communities in the Trarza region, and empower local communities with conflict mediation methods. The organization will organize ten inter-community debate sessions; create five peace committees; conduct a three-day workshop on conflict resolution for village elders, imams, and elected officials; and lead an awareness raising campaign.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $28,500
Project Title: Enhancing Dialogue
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Lebanon
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen an independent forum for dialogue and to energize civic debate among all citizens of southern Lebanon. The organization will support a broad platform for civic dialogue, publish four magazine issues, maintain its daily news and analysis website, and facilitate four seminars on political, educational, and societal matters in the region.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Engaging Youth in post-ISIS Iraq
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To prepare, enable, and empower a new generation of social actors in the post-ISIS era to help rebuild the social fabric of affected communities, and re-integrate local civil society into national, regional, and international civic frameworks. The program will train and assist a core team of young, democratic, and competent local leaders to design, plan, and implement civic initiatives in post-ISIS communities in Iraq.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Promoting a Civic Culture
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Syria
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To enhance the role of civil society in mobilizing civic groups and engaging citizens in civic responsibilities. Twelve Syrian civil society organizations based in Turkey will participate in three three-day workshops on communications skills and campaign strategies as they work to broaden their outreach and engage Syrian citizens and groups in undertaking civic responsibilities.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $18,762
Project Title: Iran Human Rights Memorial Project
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iran
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights and democracy education and discourse. The organization will monitor and document human rights violations, publically disseminate its findings, and advocate for Iran's accountability to its international treaty obligations as well as for victims of human rights violations. The grantee will also expand its human rights database and online documentation initiatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Freedom of Association
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To promote freedom of association. The project will produce reports, disseminate information on freedom of assembly and association in Egypt, and identify and advocate recommendations to stakeholders.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $31,000
Project Title: Civil Society Strengthening
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen civil society organizations' institutional capacities and to support knowledge sharing and exchange of best practices among activists, particularly in the area of democratic governance. The grantee will deliver two eight-week online courses for civil society leaders, activists, practitioners and academics from throughout the MENA region. In addition, the grantee will conduct in-country workshops for at least 80 local groups and mentor key staff of leading civil society organizations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Leadership in Hadramout
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Civic Education
Description: To strengthen youth participation in local political processes in Hadramout region. The grantee will hold a five-day training workshop on political empowerment and political rights for 16 youth, implement four issue-based advocacy campaigns, launch four political awareness events, reach out to more than 200 youth, and establish a coalition among the youth activists.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Monitoring Humanitarian Assistance in Conflict Zones
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the role of civil society in social accountability during conflict and post-conflict. The grantee will map humanitarian assistance actors, monitor humanitarian assistance process and delivery of seven aid organizations, conduct field visits to three governorates, convene two discussion sessions targeting 40 stakeholders to present the findings, and produce a final report with recommendations to address gaps.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Expanding Democracy and a Civic Culture
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: West Bank / Gaza
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote democratic and human rights values and norms within sharia colleges in the West Bank. The organization will lead a series of educational and awareness-raising workshops targeting young male and female students and teachers at five sharia faculties. It will hold 10 half-day workshops on religious freedoms in a democratic society, conduct two capacity-building workshops for 20 sharia teachers and 20 sharia students, and mentor local sharia teachers as they lead a minimum of 10 classroom lectures to continue and deepen those discussions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Defending Freedom of Association in the Middle East
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Freedom of Association
Description: To strengthen the ability of Palestinian and Jordanian independent unions to defend and advance freedom of association and other fundamental labor rights for workers at all levels, from the workplace to national and regional levels. This project will educate Palestinian workers about their legal rights; carry out a campaign to defend freedom of association for workers; and strengthen the strategic planning capacities of independent sector unions in Jordan to defend the rights of workers at the workplace level.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $525,000
Project Title: Challenging Censorship
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Lebanon
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness of the implementation of Lebanon's censorship law in support of revised legislation that supports freedom of expression. The organization will expose and challenge limitations of Lebanese censorship law and call for freedom of expression through nine discussion forums, three public exhibitions and panels, and three one-day censorship trainings for youth.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Supporting Social Cohesion in Hadramout
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote civic values through social cohesion in Hadhramout. The grantee will hold ten open discussion sessions targeting 300 citizens from diverse political and social factions in Hadhramout, and establish five alliances and networks in support of national peace.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Peace Through Dialogue
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote peace and conflict resolution through dialogue among youth in Taizz. The organization will train 20 youth to facilitate dialogue towards peace and conflict resolution. The grantee will convene ten dialogue and debate sessions targeting 140 youth, establish a "Youth for Peace" network, and coordinate youth activities towards peace.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Youth Civic Participation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Egypt
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To engage youth in local governance. The project will strengthen the civic participation in local government issues and budgeting processes. The project will support the youth to conduct field research, produce comprehensive reports on local priorities, and organize listening sessions with local officials.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $20,000
Project Title: Improving Economy through Increased Citizen Participation
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Afghanistan
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen public-private policy dialogue at the provincial and national levels and to strengthen the capacity of the provincial business community to independently advocate for economic and democratic governance reforms. The center will convene public-private dialogue sessions focused around the Provincial Business Agenda reports and develop the capacity of provincial business associations to improve Afghanistan's business climate and democratic governance.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $967,044
Project Title: Online Campus TV
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Morocco
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To expand freedom of expression and encourage youth activism in university campuses through alternative media. The organization will train 25 of its volunteer young journalists and staff on TV program content production, editorial guidelines, and presentation skills; and lead an online TV program in Arabic targeting youth in universities across Morocco.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $32,000
Project Title: Enabling Tunisian Political Parties to Contest the Local Elections Cohesively and by Nurturing Youth
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Tunisia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen political parties' competitiveness in local elections. The institute will support Tunisian political parties to become more sustainable, representative and engaging institutions as they prepare to compete in local elections. The institute will work with party headquarters to develop a campaign strategy, communicate more frequently with party branches, identify candidates likely to succeed in the elections and select and implement approaches to engaging youth. The institute will also prepare local party branches, campaign teams and candidates to conduct campaigns and participate in the candidate selection process.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $530,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Role of Women in Legislative Advocacy
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the role of women in national legislative advocacy and enable a new generation of women to gain experience in providing leadership for civil society advocacy on public policy and rights-protection issues. An intensive training for women activists on legislative advocacy and civic leadership will lay the foundation for a sustained campaign to mobilize support for adoption of a law that would, for the first time, protect citizens from domestic abuse.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Private Sector Vision and Engagement in a Post-ISIS Era
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Iraq
Project Focus: Developing Market Economy
Description: To engage provincial taskforces through grassroots organization and strategic communications assistance to improve the capacity of local private sector leadership in the economic recovery of Iraq's Anbar, Salahaddin, and Ninevah (Mosul) Provinces. The center will enhance public-private collaboration and partnerships through increased stakeholder engagement by organizing action-oriented national and provincial strategic planning sessions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $250,000
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