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Search results for Organization Name: National Democratic Institute For International Affairs
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All results totalling $99,264,527
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Project Title: Strengthening Local Accountability through Smart City Development
Project Region: Asia
Project Country: Indonesia
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To assist local government in three pilot cities in advancing participatory action plans. The project will facilitate civil society input into "smart city" action plans to address key issues in each city and enhance citizen-government engagement in local decision making. The grantee will also identify, adapt and improve accessible technologies that can assist cities in achieving their action plans.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $390,000
Project Title: Civic Innovation Network Supporting Democratic Resilience and Security
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: _ Central America Regional
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To convene civic innovators, political parties, civil society groups, citizen leaders and elected officials in four targeted countries to collaboratively analyze and design innovative solutions to challenges of citizen security and other threats undermining democratic institutions. After discussing the social and political context for these challenges, participants will organize hackathons in each country to design technology-enabled solutions. The institute will provide seed funding to pilot the most promising ideas. After the conclusion of these activities, the institute will host an event at a major international civic innovation conference or gathering to encourage direct peer-to-peer learning and networking among the participants.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Supporting Roma Civic and Political Participation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: _ Europe Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To advance Roma rights and political representation in their countries. The institute will strengthen the leadership skills of Romani activists, assisting them in expanding policy advocacy and mainstreaming issues affecting Roma communities into civic and political discourse. Working across seven countries, the institute will help Romani activists to monitor government performance, train candidates to compete for elected office, educate Roma officials to influence change through the legislative process, and facilitate dialogue on human rights and inclusion.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $485,000
Project Title: Enhancing the Political Participation of Marginalized Communities
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: MENA Regional
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To enable marginalized communities to effectively participate in community-level and political decision-making processes in the Middle East and North Africa. The institute will train a group of youth activists from marginalized communities across the region on political leadership and advocacy skills, and assist them in applying those skills to better organize their communities and lead advocacy initiatives to address local concerns. The institute will support participants in training their peers on new skills gained through this program to broaden the impact on their communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $194,000
Project Title: Helping Democracy Deliver - Addressing Governance and Youth Unemployment
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: South Africa
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To address the issue of youth unemployment in South Africa, the institute will work with the South African Institute on Race Relations to conduct policy assessments and focus group research in three provinces, as well as key informant interviews with political leaders to identify gaps in youth employment policies, and work with political parties to address those gaps in provincial and national-level platforms. The research findings will provide a basis for dialogues centered on establishing targeted policy approaches that lead to greater economic opportunities for young South Africans while strengthening democratic delivery in South Africa as well as in other African countries through regional programs with the AU.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $260,461
Project Title: Innovation and Political Reform Network
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: _ Latin America & Caribbean Regional
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To expand the opportunities of regional political and civic activists to exchange strategies for developing more effective and responsive political organizations. The institute will continue to support the Innovation Network portal and facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge transfer and dialogue through technical assistance and training exchanges in response to requests from political parties. By combining virtual communities with existing physical networks of political activists, the institute will promote best practices and innovation in democratic reforms.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $550,000
Project Title: Program Development
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To develop programs that support democratic development, increase knowledge about democratic organizations, and expand the network of political contacts whose experiences can contribute to future programs, the institute will conduct needs assessment trips to explore opportunities for assistance and participate in international meetings and conferences to identify opportunities to expand regional programming.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $275,000
Project Title: Strengthening Approaches to Democracy Assistance through Deeper Engagement with the Political Openness and Technology Communities
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen communities and connections in the political openness and technology spaces, helping to enhance the ability of democratic institutions and activists to adapt to increasing demands from citizens in the digital age. The institute will organize various meetings and forums to institutionalize mechanisms for parliamentary and political party involvement in the Open Government Partnership as well as to foster collaboration between the technology community in Silicon Valley and democratic activists.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $130,000
Project Title: Strengthening Shared Norms, Principles and Networks for Electoral Integrity
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To promote greater coordination and consensus on shared norms and principles of electoral integrity and open election data. The institute will facilitate dialogue between and among citizen observers, international observers, and election management bodies. To build capacity among members of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors, the institute will foster in-person and online experience-sharing and develop and disseminate resources on advocating for and using official election data to promote electoral integrity.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $110,000
Project Title: Supporting More Legitimate and Inclusive Political Institutions
Project Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Project Country: Honduras
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To address the pressing need for political and electoral reforms in Honduras in advance of elections scheduled for 2017. The institute will assist parties in efforts to strengthen organizational structures; facilitate dialogue on a minimum agenda for reforms, including regulating campaign finances; maintain momentum toward achieving gender-parity policies; form cadres of potential women candidates. The institute will also promote greater political participation by underrepresented minority communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $575,000
Project Title: Strengthening Youth Party Organization and Policymaking
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Albania
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen the capacity of youth political party forums and support their engagement in an inclusive and responsive policy development process. The institute will assist the three major political parties' youth forums to apply recommendations and strategies that expand meaningful input in party operations. Through training and regular consultations with party development experts, step-by-step guidance on inclusive policy development, and party consultations with civil society and the public, NDI will aid Albanian youth in exercising greater influence on party decisionmaking and policymaking.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $290,000
Project Title: Strengthening Women's Caucus Capacity and Regional Advocacy in Peace and Security Processes
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: _ East Africa Regional
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To strengthen a regional network of female parliamentarians from Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda, the institute will provide customized trainings to women's parliamentary caucuses in four broad areas: legislative capacity, internal coordination, advocacy, and external communication, and enhance the role of a select group of caucus representatives as a regional advocacy network to promote peace and security throughout East Africa.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $418,000
Project Title: Strengthening Advocacy through Grassroots Engagement
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Turkey
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To give Turkey's citizens the space and opportunity to collectively shape their country's political and social priorities. The institute will partner with a network of civic groups from around the country to strengthen advocacy efforts by gathering citizen input on key issues facing Turkey. To multiply the effect of in-person discussions, the program will integrate technology and social media platforms into these initiatives.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $735,000
Project Title: Addressing Security through Democracy and Strengthening Legislative Participation in the Community of Democracies
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote dialogue on balancing national security needs with the protection of civil and political liberties. The institute will support the development of a set of principles for a Community of Democracies (CD) initiative on this issue by identifying members for an independent panel and advise the panel's work as it develops these principles. The program will seek to encourage the participation of legislators in CD processes by working with existing legislatures and other stakeholders to establish democracy groups within a country's legislature and to identify new mechanisms for legislative participation in CD activities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Supporting Parties in Recruiting and Advancing Women Candidates for Parliamentary Elections
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Georgia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To improve political parties' recruitment and support of female candidates and to strengthen the capacity of female candidates and their campaign staff to develop and implement competitive campaigns. The organization will conduct trainings for party leaders, female candidates and campaign staff.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: 21st Century Parties, the Party Renewal Initiative
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To promote dialogue between political parties and the party assistance community on how parties can evolve to meet contemporary citizen expectations for engagement. The institute will organize a conference exploring challenges 21st century parties face, including: decreasing party membership; growing citizen expectations; and changing globalized economic and political structures. Based on discussions at the conference, the institute will develop recommendations and best practices to share with the greater party and party-assistance communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $160,000
Project Title: Program Management
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To support staff time devoted to the management of Endowment-funded programs. The project staff will manage the proposal process; provide ongoing coordination and oversight of projects among the institute's regional teams and operational staff; provide training to staff on Endowment-specific requirements; liaise with the Endowment on any issues that arise; and perform retrospective evaluations for selected programs.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $132,000
Project Title: Promoting Accountable Local Governance
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Mali
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To foster responsive and accountable local governance, the institute will assist local communities in three regions to engage with local government representatives to address deficiencies in essential public services such as water, electricity and education. The institute will support newly elected councilors to work constructively with constituents to undertake participatory development planning and problem-solving.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $475,000
Project Title: Engaging Political Leaders and Civic Activists
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: Yemen
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To encourage peaceful and constructive engagement among Yemeni political leaders and civic activists in identifying collaborative approaches to post-conflict planning. The institute will facilitate ongoing dialogue among key political movements, political parties and civil society both inside and outside Yemen. The project will allow Yemeni civil society to effectively engage in the national-level political discourse during gatherings outside of Yemen and through online discussion forums.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $225,000
Project Title: Supporting Regional Youth Networks and Policy Advocacy in Africa
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: _ Africa Regional
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To support the African Union's (AU) long-term goal to facilitate greater inclusion of African youth and their views into high-level AU discussions and create opportunities for youth leaders to organize around areas of shared concern, the institute will build regional networks of young leaders to strengthen their capacities to advocate for policy priorities. It will support youth participants to engage in a coalition-building process with their peers, as well as with attendees from previous regional consultations.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $528,000
Project Title: Tackling Violence against Women In Politics
Project Region: Global
Project Country: _ Global
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To promote a common understanding and awareness of violence against women in politics. The institute will convene a high-level conference to present these issues to a global audience of politicians, practitioners, activists, academics and policymakers. This conference will provide a platform to exchange ideas, experiences and best practices to prevent violence against women in politics, and to establish a set of internationally agreed guidelines in a Global Action Plan to mitigate violence against women in politics.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $178,536
Project Title: Supporting Political Pluralism and Effective Civil Society ahead of 2017 Parliamentary Elections
Project Region: Eurasia
Project Country: Armenia
Project Focus: Strengthening Political Institutions
Description: To support political pluralism in Armenia and to strengthen links between political parties and citizens ahead of 2017 parliamentary elections, the organization will organize strategic planning sessions and follow-on trainings for Armenian party leaders, together with youth and women activists. The Institute will also provide organizational development support to a nonpartisan Armenian civil society organization.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $226,229
Project Title: Building Capacity and Enhancing Citizen Engagement with Municipal Councils
Project Region: Middle East & North Africa
Project Country: _ Gulf Regional
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To build the capacity of municipal councilors and citizens to effectively encourage citizen engagement with local councils, strengthen participatory policy-making, and foster responsive local governance. The program activities will prepare participants, particularly women and youth, to enhance municipal councils' citizen engagement and governance, develop relationships to coordinate and collaborate, and build their skills in participatory policy development, to be able to better serve their communities.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $325,000
Project Title: Strengthening Municipal Accountability to Cross-Ethnic Youth through Improved Public Access to Information
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Kosovo
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen municipal government transparency and accountability. The institute will utilize a three-pronged approach to engage youth in fostering accountability, including promoting cross-ethnic, local youth activism to strengthen citizen demand for greater public access to information; providing technical assistance to strengthen municipal capacity to respond to citizen requests and comply with the freedom of information law; and assisting activists in strengthening national oversight and enforcement of public access legislation.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Engaging Citizens in Post-Transition Peacebuilding
Project Region: Africa
Project Country: Central African Republic
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To assist peace committees in target communities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to enhance inter-community social cohesion and share citizen concerns with key decision-makers. The institute will provide subgrants to three Central African civic groups and partner with these groups to conduct activities such as community forums, intercommunity peacebuilding actions, civic education and issue information sessions with policymakers.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $671,020
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