National Endowment for Democracy Grants 2007 Asia Programs

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Asia 2007
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    Bangladesh
    Burma
    Cambodia
    China
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    China (Tibet)
    China (Xinjiang)
    East Timor
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    Indonesia
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Bangladesh

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$ 125,536
To facilitate women entrepreneurs’ participation in the economy. CIPE will support the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s efforts to support women entrepreneurs through advocacy and educational efforts, including policy analysis, roundtable discussions, and discussion groups.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$80,360
To support balanced and informed media coverage of business and economic reform issues in Bangladesh. CIPE will work with the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute to develop and implement an in-depth training program for young journalists on market economics, business development, good corporate governance practices, investigative reporting, and journalism ethics.

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Burma

A. Internal Organizing and Coalition-Building

International Republican Institute
$280,000*

To support efforts to coordinate the strategic, nonviolent activities of various pro-democracy groups’ activities inside Burma. The committee will work to maintain its network of democracy activists in Burma and train more activists in nonviolent political action.

 $10,000
To monitor the human rights situation in Burma and educate monks and Buddhist lay people about the nonviolent struggle for democracy in Burma. The organization will produce and distribute material, including pamphlets, stickers, and calendars, on human rights and democracy and support the human rights aspirations of monks in Burma.

 $10,000*
To provide support to key political activists inside Burma who are at the forefront of efforts to promote democracy inside the country.

 $38,000*
To strengthen the ability of the Burmese people to participate in peaceful efforts to promote democracy and political reconciliation in Burma. The forum will organize community-organizing training courses for participants from inside Burma in an effort to begin the process of building an independent civil society inside the country.

 $60,000
To strengthen civil society in Burma by supporting former political prisoners and activists. The organization will work with partners inside Burma to establish two institutions for former political prisoners that provide educational opportunities, modern communication facilities, and an emergency medical support fund.

 $70,000*
To support efforts to bring about national reconciliation and political reform in Burma. The coalition will work to increase contact, trust, and cooperation between ethnic and prodemocracy forces ; expand its organizing activities inside Burma ; and draw international attention to the political situation inside the country.

 $74,200*
To support the organizing efforts of prodemocracy groups in Burma. The organization will distribute human rights and democracy materials inside Burma, train party activists in effective techniques of nonviolent political action, and provide humanitarian support for democracy activists inside Burma.

B. Independent Media

International Republican Institute (IRI)

$226,550
To garner international attention on Burma. IRI will conduct training programs to target political operatives inside Burma and exiled Burmese political organizations to increase their ability to use media outreach and conduct a program to improve ethnic reconciliation between youth activists.

$12,000*
To provide accurate and reliable information about political, social, and economic developments in Arakan State. The organization will operate a daily news service in English and Burmese concentrating on current events and human rights in Arakan State.

 $15,000*
To inform people in Burma about news and events in eastern Burma and to expose them to basic principles of human rights and democracy. The organization will produce an independent, bi-weekly Burmese-language newspaper covering news and issues for the Karenni community in Burma, in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border, and for ethnic and prodemocracy groups in exile.

 $15,000*
To support the publication of a weekly Burmese-language news and information magazine for youth published by journalists, activists, and former political prisoners. The magazine will cover such issues as economics, health, the environment, and international affairs and will provide much needed employment to journalists who may otherwise be unemployed due to their former political activities.

 $17,750*
To inform Karen people in Burma about events and news and to expose them to basic principles of human rights and democracy. The organization will publish a 32-page newsletter in Burmese and Karen that provides an alternative news source for Karen people in Burma, in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border, and for ethnic and prodemocracy groups in exile.

 $22,777*
To support increased access to information inside Burma by promoting the use of information and communication technology. The organization will provide technology training to Burmese journalists, distribute news and information inside Burma through the Internet, transcribe information into Burmese Unicode, and provide a secure website for users in Burma to share information.

 $25,000*
To support the development of small-scale civil society initiatives in Burma and strengthen the reporting and video production skills of independent journalists inside Burma. The organization will implement a small program designed to support nascent civil society initiatives run by democracy activists and to organize a journalism training workshop.

 $28,000
To provide accurate and reliable inf ormation to the Shan and wider Burmese communities, as well as Thai and international audiences, about political, social and economic developments in Shan State . The organization will publish a bi-lingual monthly newspaper , providing information about the efforts of prodemocracy, student, ethnic , and labor organizations to promote peace and democracy in Burma.

 $ 40,000*
To facilitate cooperation among Burma-related media groups. The organization will organize and convene the fifth Burma Media Conference. The two-day conference will bring together approximately 120 journalists who cover Burma in radio and television programs and print publications.

 $40,000*
To provide independent and accurate information about the state of Burma and a forum to discuss a wide range of issues. The news group will produce a daily electronic information service that covers developments in Burma, India, and the India-Burma border; maintain a Burmese- and English-language website; publish a monthly Burmese-language newspaper; organize forums on India’s Burma policy; and run a journalism internship program .

$ 85,000*
To support independent media in Burma and to provide independent news and information about Burma and events in Southeast Asia. The organization will produce a monthly English-language news magazine ; distribute a daily electronic news bulletin ; and maintain a Burmese- and English-language website.

 $125 ,000*
To support independent media in Burma. The organization will publish and distribute inside Burma an independent, monthly Burmese-language newspaper focusing on the struggle for human rights and democracy and maintain a Burmese- and English-language website.

$143, 500*
To support Burmese- and ethnic-language radio broadcasts of independent news and opinion into Burma. The organization will improve the quality of its programs, invest in advanced training and education for its staff, and maintain regional infrastructure for its broadcasts.

 $175,000*
To promote access to independent media in Burma. The organization will produce and broadcast a Burmese-language satellite television program to complement its long-running daily shortwave radio program .

C. Human Rights Education, Documentation, and Advocacy

$15,000*
To document human rights violations in eastern Burma. The organization will publish and distribute monthly ethnic- and English-language human rights newsletters to audiences in Shan state, the exile community in Thailand, and the broader international community.

$45,000
To publicize the human rights situation in Chin State, Burma. The organization will publish and distribute a human rights newsletter, advocate on human rights issues internationally, and organize a conference.

 $50,000*
To promote respect for human rights and to build the capacity of local human rights organizations through training courses, written material, and consultations. The organization will organize an advanced human rights course and an organizational strategy planning meeting.

 $75,000*
To document the human rights situation and promote human rights education in Mon State and among Mon refugees. The organization runs six core projects: human rights documentation, human rights and civic education; human rights defenders, civil society development, ethnic-language publications, and women’s and children’s rights.

$75,000*
To promote respect for human rights and the rule of law in Burma. The organization will promote legal reform and civil society development in Burma through legal assistance, publications, analysis of laws and legal cases, and the continuation of an advanced internship program to train ethnic youth in law and democracy.

 $125,000*
To support human rights in Burma by raising awareness about and supporting political prisoners. The organization will research and document the situation of political prisoners inside Burma; provide assistance to political prisoners, former political prisoners, and their families; and raise international awareness about the human rights crisis inside Burma.

 D. International Advocacy and Organizing

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$ 400,000*
To promote worker rights and democracy in Burma. From its Washington, D.C. office, the organization will educate workers and other citizens both inside Burma and in exile about labor rights and democracy, document violations of internationally recognized labor rights, and support the development of civil society organizations in ethnic areas.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$105,000
To strengthen international support for the restoration of democracy in Burma. NDI will build the capacity of organizations and networks engaged in Burma advocacy efforts in Europe and Asia by organizing strategic planning meetings and providing technical training and advice.

$ 25,000*
To strengthen Thai support for democracy in Burma. The organization will engage in policy advocacy, public information campaigns, legal support to Burmese who suffer human rights violations in Thailand, and efforts to strengthen Burmese pro-democracy organizations in Thailand.

 $30,000
To build and advance international support for the Burmese pro-democracy movement. The network links academics, activists, journalists, diplomats and politicians in Burma, Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia in an effort to promote democracy and human rights in Burma through multi-pronged efforts and initiatives.

 $30,000*
To encourage and support grassroots activism in ASEAN countries on the issue of democracy and human rights in Burma. The organization will conduct four core activities: research and data collection, networking with regional and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), campaigning and public outreach, and an internship program for ethnic nationality youth from Burma.

$50,000
To increase awareness about political developments in Burma and to strengthen international support for Burma’s prodemocracy movement. The institute will work to ensure that important research and reports produced in Thailand by Burmese democracy activists reach a targeted audience in the international community, keep the international media informed of important political initiatives and developments in Burma, and coordinate various initiatives to increase pressure on the regime for reform.

 $80,000
To support efforts in Southeast Asia to increase pressure for political reform in Burma. The group will organize a campaign by parliamentarians from ASEAN countries to secure the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, improve the human rights situation in Burma, and encourage the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to adopt a policy toward Burma that supports political reform.

 $257,277*
To support efforts to create a political environment in Burma and in the international community conducive to resolving Burma’s long-standing political crisis. The organization will support the coordination of international and domestic political action, coalition building, transition planning, and institutional development.

E. Ethnic Nationalities

$20,000*
To promote civic awareness and participation in Mon State. The organization will produce a Mon-language youth bulletin and operate a civic education program designed to encourage increased cooperation and understanding among young people in Mon State.

$20,000*
To build the capacity of young people in Shan state and to increase youth participation in the movement for social and political change leading toward a genuine democratic Burma . The school will educate, train, and empower ethnic young people from Shan State through nine months of English-language, social studies, and computer courses.

$25,000*
To publish and distribute reliable information about federalism and the Chin State Constitution. The organization will support a series of training workshops on issues of federalism, constitutionalism, and the role of Chin State in a future federal structure of Burma.

$25,000
To support the institutional capacity of the organization to distribute humanitarian aid and to document the plight of the internally displaced Karen population. The committee will publish a bi-monthly newsletter, upgrade its computer equipment, and provide training courses for its field staff.

$34,800*
To promote political capacity building in northern Burma. The project will consist of four components: workshops on constitutionalism and political organizing, raising public awareness about the importance of a constitution to protect rights, the publication and distribution of a book on democratic theory, and the expansion of a community library .

$35,000*
To build inter-ethnic cooperation and solidarity through education programs for refugees and ethnic populations inside Burma. The committee’s programs will strengthen local educational capacity through curriculum development, educational research, teacher training, educational material development, and management training workshops.

F. Women's Participation and Empowerment

$10,000*
To educate, train, and empower Burmese women in exile in India to take a more active role in the prodemocracy struggle and to promote women’s rights in Burma and among the exile community. The group will organize training courses on politics, democratic institutions, and organizational systems and create a forum for ethnic and Burmese women to discuss common issues and concerns.

$18,400*
To educate ethnic Karen about democracy, human rights, and current affairs and to empower women to participate in the political affairs of the Burmese prodemocracy movement . The organization will conduct democracy and human rights courses in three refugee camps for high school students and the broader community, and organize a monthly women’s political forum.

$20,216
To promote the rights of women and children in northern Burma and encourage understanding and cooperation among Burman and ethnic-minority women. From its central office, the organization will carry out a range of activities to support the empowerment of Kachin women, including the publication of a newsletter, booklets, and other materials on democracy and women’s rights.

$35,000
To increase women’s participation in Burma’s democracy movement and provide Shan women with the necessary skills to assume decision-making positions in their communities and organizations. Projects will include women’s empowerment and capacity-building workshops, documentation and reporting on the situation of women in Shan State, and basic social services for Shan women.

$45,000
To promote understanding among Burmese women of human rights, women's rights, democracy, and community development. The organization will maintain community libraries, publish a bi-monthly Burmese-language journal, launch public awareness campaigns about women’s rights and gender equality and social change, run an internship program, manage a center for migrant workers, organize a week-long leadership workshop, and run a six-month long intensive women’s leadership school.

$50,000
To promote increased understanding among Burmese women of human rights, women’s rights, democracy, federalism, peace building, community development and health issues. Projects will include a series of women's rights and empowerment training workshops for Burmese refugees; capacity-building workshops for Burmese women in India, Thailand, and Bangladesh; and an ongoing peace-advocacy program.

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Cambodia

Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee
$40,000
To coordinate advocacy and conduct investigations of human rights violations through the joint efforts of leading human rights groups, and to promote a greater understanding of the Khmer Rouge trial process. The Action Committee will coordinate investigations, provide legal assistance, advocate for better human rights conditions, and meet with government officials to press for resolution of significant human rights cases and issues.

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China

Capacity Building and Stakeholder Training

$167,470*
To promote greater access to information and increase public participation in policy-making processes.  The programs include in-depth leadership training, local stakeholder projects, a small mini-grants project, and research and educational activities.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$42,166*
To strengthen the mass communications capacity of labor rights activists in China. The Solidarity Center’s partner organization conducts in-depth research on labor issues in China and maintains a bilingual website through which it disseminates the results of that research.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$59,573
To raise awareness of migrant worker rights. The project will operate a telephone hotline and conduct trainings to help educate migrant workers about their rights and to assist them in resolving their issues.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$65,000
To collect and disseminate information concerning workers’ rights in China. The Solidarity Center will support a Chinese-language online worker-rights information clearinghouse and an email newsletter containing information about developments related to labor issues. 06/07

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$114,459
To promote labor rights in China. The Solidarity Center will cooperate with local partners to engage authorities and conduct conferences, trainings, and other outreach activities to raise awareness of labor rights, particularly as they relate to safety and health.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$134,965
To promote labor rights and government accountability. The Solidarity Center’s partner organization conducts in-depth research on labor issues, disseminates a variety of research and educational publications, and engages in related legal aid and advocacy activities.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$228,917
To empower workers, promote government accountability, and improve access to justice in China. The Solidarity Center, in cooperation with local partners, will sponsor education programs, trainings, and seminars to build effective networks, as well as enhance the capacity of stakeholders to initiate viable labor regulation reform measures related to worker safety and health.

American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation (AFTEF)
$45,000
To encourage the introduction of democratic teaching methods in classrooms. The AFTEF will assist local partners to conduct a variety of workshops and produce educational materials for distribution in hard copy and on the Internet.

BBC World Service Trust
$75,000*
To raise public awareness of citizens’ rights and to foster uniform standards of government accountability and legal recourse. The Trust will establish a legal-awareness hotline, create media programs, and launch interactive forums for discussion of developments in law and the rights of the disabled.

Beijing Spring Magazine
$195,000*
To publish the monthly Chinese-language magazine Beijing Spring, which carries analysis and commentary by authors inside and outside China regarding political developments, social issues, and the prospects for democratization in China.

Beijing Zhiaixing Information Counseling Center
$180,000*
To operate a diverse program promoting accountability and human rights. The work of the Institute will include legal aid, investigative reporting, activist training, and human rights documentation related to HIV/AIDS and other public health threats.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$105,777
To promote the rule of law and constitutional principles in China. CIPE will support a local partner to publish educational materials and a book regarding comparative constitutional law as well as hold a conference and several informal discussions about economic reform, constitutionalism, and rule of law as they relate to China.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$135,010
To support policy research and public discussion related to China’s public finance system. CIPE will work with a local Chinese partner to bring together practitioners, officials, and academics to discuss the challenges of public finance and will produce a series of publications for general and specialized audiences regarding local finance reform.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$197,261
To encourage better local governance and on-going policy dialogue. CIPE will support local partners in China to conduct research on local governance indicators and hold regular symposia on China’s economic and governance reforms.

Center for Modern China
$231,000*
To maintain a forum for informed and responsible debate of public policy questions. The Center will publish Modern China Studies, a quarterly Chinese-language scholarly journal that features economic and social science research concerning liberal, democratic solutions to contemporary policy questions in China.

China Aid Association
$75,000*
To promote religious freedom in China. The Association will publish the Chinese Law & Religion Monitor, a semi-annual journal containing analysis and documentation of religious issues and human rights abuses suffered by religious believers. The Association will also maintain an online library of reference materials, including Chinese- and English-language full-text copies of laws and regulations governing religious practices in China.

China Free Press
$135,000*
To expand the space for free expression. China Free Press will host banned and censored Chinese prodemocracy websites that provide a platform for discussion and debate on various current events and pressing social, political, and economic questions facing China. China Free Press will also maintain a dedicated civil rights column as a forum for reports, commentary, and appeals by citizens.

China Information Center
$430,000*
To provide an alternative source of news and opinion. The Center will disseminate news, commentary, and independent analysis of developments in China and important international events through two Chinese-language websites and an email list .

Democratic China
$145,000
To promote well-informed and uncensored dialogue on issues relevant to China’s political development. The grantee will publish weekly the online Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries news and analysis by authors inside and outside of China regarding current affairs, culture, history, and international relations.

Education Rights Working Group (ERW)
$40,000*
To promote government accountability. ERW will engage in an equal rights advocacy program related to education and health that includes conducting research, issuing reports, and offering policy suggestions. ERW will also provide legal aid, organize workshops, and distribute educational materials to a range of social groups in China.

Foundation for China in the 21 st Century
$165,000*
To support a variety of forums for liberal intellectuals and prodemocracy analysts to promote democratic values and political reform. The Foundation will sponsor two conferences, a book series, and two Internet-based projects: the China E-Weekly magazine and a petition forum.

Human Rights in China (HRIC)
$430,000*
To advance internationally recognized human rights in China. HRIC will facilitate the work of domestic groups in building an effective agenda for social, legal, and political development through collaborative research and education, print and electronic publications, and advocacy.

Independent Chinese PEN Center
$135,000*
To promote freedom of expression in China. Activities will include translation of materials on freedom of expression into Chinese, publishing banned materials to enable Chinese readers to have access to diverse views and literary works despite official censorship, and organizing domestic and international advocacy campaigns on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists.

International Republican Institute
$390,000
To expand the space for civic engagement in China by supporting citizen groups and coalitions. The program will help strengthen the capacity of Chinese civic organizations and coalitions by providing opportunities for international exchange and by supporting partner organizations’ research, monitoring, and education activities.

Laogai Research Foundation
$280,000
To campaign for the abolition of the Laogai labor camps. The Foundation will carry out investigation and documentation of the Chinese system of labor camps, while also undertaking a program of timely research exposing other human rights abuses in China.

Open Magazine Publishing
$95,000*
To promote free discussion and analysis of current events and political issues. Open Magazine will publish a series of Chinese-language books on issues related to the future of democracy and human rights in China. The organization will also continue to issue its monthly periodical, Open Magazine, known for its exposé s and timely analysis of trends and newsworthy events in China.

Princeton China Initiative
$90,000
To promote media freedoms and civic engagement via the Internet in China. The Princeton China Initiative’s China Digital Network program will bring together specialists in internet technology to exchange information and offer online tools that can be used by ordinary Chinese citizens, journalists, and social activists for “citizen journalism” and civic-oriented, open communication.

Princeton China Initiative
$239,700*
To promote human rights in China. The Princeton China Initiative will carry out a broad program of support for human rights projects to enhance transparency, accountability, legal knowledge, and access to justice.

Reporters Without Borders
$39,000
To promote freedom of the press and to serve journalists in China through a program of research, advocacy, and assistance to local journalists. Reporters Without Borders will monitor media freedom abuses, commission in-depth articles, issue press releases, and publish reports on press freedom in China.

Southern Mongolia Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC)
$73,435*
To advance the human rights of ethnic Mongols living in the Southern Mongolia region of China. SMHRIC will report on the human rights conditions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also known as Southern Mongolia, through its website and its English and Mongolian electronic publication, Southern Mongolian Watch.

Yirenping Information and Counseling Center
$36,000
To promote the rule of law and the development of public interest law in China. Yirenping will maintain a telephone hotline to provide citizens with legal aid, conduct research regarding legal reforms and produce related public reports, make policy recommendations to relevant authorities, and hold a discussion series for lawyers and concerned citizens.

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China (Hong Kong)

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$135,000
To foster freedom of association and other worker rights in China and Hong Kong. Local partners will seek to strengthen civil society by expanding the current labor union base, encouraging the participation of unions and their members in democratic processes, strengthening a migrant workers assistance network, and increasing union members’ access to legal assistance and knowledge of labor law.

Civic Exchange
$64,983*
To engage the public in discussion of governance reforms. Civic Exchange will carry out a diverse program of research and public education on key topics related to universal suffrage and electoral and constitutional reform.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$170,000*
To raise the standards of human rights protection and democratic representation. The Monitor will carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education drawing local and international attention to civil and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

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China (Tibet)

Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet
$60,000*
To provide support to Tibetan political prisoners and to educate Tibetans in exile about human rights conditions in China. Gu-Chu-Sum will run a school for former political prisoners, support serving and former political prisoners in Tibet, sponsor a lecture tour and human rights workshops, maintain a human rights desk, and publish a bi-monthly human rights newsletter.

International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
$53,000
To increase understanding between Tibetans and Chinese. ICT will facilitate interaction between Tibetan and Chinese officials, academics, and general publics through meetings, conferences, and the publication of a Chinese-language newsletter and website.

International Tibet Support Network (ITSN)
$45,000*
To coordinate and build the capacity of the worldwide Tibet movement through a series of meetings, trainings, and workshops. ITSN will coordinate three multi-faceted international campaigns focused on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, human rights, and environmental and economic rights in Tibet.

Khawa Karpo Tibet Cultural Centre Charitable Trust
$25,500*
To provide news and analysis to the Tibetan public and promote greater discussion and debate on current issues related to Tibet and Tibetans. Khawa Karpo will publish the weekly Tibetan-language newspaper, Bo-Kyi-Bang-Chen (Tibet Express), maintain a trilingual website, and translate and publish a book by a prominent Tibetan writer.

Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD)
$50,000*
To raise awareness of the principles of human rights and democracy at the grassroots level in Tibetan communities in exile. SARD will provide modest support in the form of seed money or one-time grants to Tibetan organizations, associations and ad hoc committees that are working to inform and educate their communities about democracy and human rights and to increase participation in the political process.

Social, Economic & Cultural Development Fund
$20,000*
To increase Tibetans’ access to information by maintaining a library and learning center. The center will sponsor language and computer classes, hold discussion meetings for the general public, and maintain an Internet café to provide greater access to information for the community.

Tibetan Literacy Society
$30,000
To provide the Tibetan public independent and accurate information on developments in Tibet and in the exile community, and to promote open discussion among intellectuals and a general readership on civic issues, including human rights and democracy. The Tibetan Literacy Society will publish and distribute throughout the Tibetan community in exile and in Tibet Bod-Kyi-Dus-Bab (Tibet Times), a Tibetan-language newspaper published three times a month.

Tibet Museum
$15,500*
To preserve and present material related to modern Tibetan history and to educate visitors about the Tibetan culture and people. The Tibet Museum will maintain and operate its Dharamsala-based museum, “Demton Khang,” display a touring exhibition, organize seminars and lectures, and maintain a website.

Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)
$12,000*
To promote political participation in local governance and strengthen democratic practices at the local level. TCHRD will conduct community surveys and two-day workshops on local governance in Tibetan settlements in India, as well as organize half-day public talks in each community on the issue of local elections.

Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre (TPPRC)
$15,000*
To strengthen leadership skills and political awareness of young people in Tibet. The TPPRC will conduct a nine-day workshop designed to introduce Tibetan high school students to the structures and functions of the Tibetan government-in-exile and expose them to key civil society organizations, media outlets, and educational institutions as well as human rights and environmental issues related to Tibet.

Tibetan Review
$33,660*
To promote freedom of press and understanding of democratic concepts in the Tibetan exile community. Tibetan Review, a monthly English-language news magazine, will provide Tibetans in exile and the international community with Tibet-related news, insightful opinion pieces, and editorials, including articles written by prominent journalists, academics, and others interested in Tibetan issues.

Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA)
$31,720*
To promote the empowerment of Tibetan refugee women and to raise awareness of human rights violations against women in Tibet. TWA will publish a newsletter and a magazine, conduct leadership training for TWA members, carry out international advocacy, translate the autobiography of one of the TWA’s founders into English, and commission a report on the role of women in the Tibetan struggle for human rights.

Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Center
$15,000*
To preserve Tibetan literature and culture and protect and support Tibetan writers in Tibet. The Tibetan PEN Center will translate essays and other written materials into Tibetan, much of it originally published in Chinese; publish works by Tibetan writers, including political prisoners; conduct an extensive research project on Tibetan writers imprisoned in Tibet; and participate in International PEN activities.

Voice of Tibet
$38,330*
To encourage and sustain independent public opinion inside Tibet and to familiarize Tibetans with the ideals of democracy and human rights. The Voice of Tibet, an independent, Tibetan-language shortwave radio station, will continue to broadcast regular news about Tibet, the Tibetan exile community, and the Tibetan government-in-exile to listeners in Tibet and in neighboring countries.

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China (Xinjiang)

International Uyghur Human Rights & Democracy Foundation
$124,805
To advance the human rights of ethnic Uyghur women and children. The Foundation will maintain an English- and Uyghur-language website on the human rights situation of Uyghur women and children, conduct a civic-education seminar for Uyghur women, and publish a report containing personal accounts of the impact of population control policies on ethnic minority women.

International Uyghur PEN Club
$20,300*
To promote freedom of expression for writers creating work in the Uyghur language. The International Uyghur PEN Club will maintain a website publishing banned writings and the works of persecuted poets, historians, journalists, and others, and will conduct international advocacy campaigns on behalf of imprisoned writers.

Uyghur American Association (UAA)
$240,000*
To raise awareness of Uyghur human rights issues and advance Uyghurs’ religious freedom and human rights. The UAA’s Uyghur Human Rights Project will research, document, and bring to international attention, independent and accurate information about human rights violations affecting the Turkic populations of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

World Uyghur Congress
$136,000
To promote democratic leadership among Uyghurs living in exile. The World Uyghur Congress will conduct an intensive advocacy training course for leaders of Uyghur community organizations dedicated to advancing human rights and democracy.

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East Timor

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$245,000
To empower a core group of future national leaders with management and political skills necessary to lead the country. IRI will implement a leadership development program to build participants’ knowledge in key policy issues and strengthen their ability to analyze problems. The curriculum will include lectures, case studies, skill development, and workshops.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$408,000
To support the development of effective structures and transparent procedures in the Offices of the President and the Prime Minister. IRI will provide technical assistance and training to strengthen the professional capacity of newly appointed Timorese staff in both offices.

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India

Institute for Social Sciences
$30,000
To convene a two-day conference in India on India’s role in international democracy promotion efforts. The conference will provide participants an opportunity to learn  about the international experience of supporting democracy through nongovernmental efforts, about the experience of activists in countries who have been recipients of such support, and about the institutions and processes that have enabled Indian democracy to grow over six decades.

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Indonesia

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$434,000
To build the capacity of free trade unions in Indonesia and strengthen research on national economic issues affecting labor. Working with local partners, the Solidarity Center will conduct a training program on collective bargaining for free trade unions in four municipalities, a conference bringing together labor law practitioners, a training workshop to raise awareness about laws and regulations that discriminate against women workers, and discussion forums and research projects on select economic and labor policy issues.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$107,513
To build stronger and more effective mechanisms for the Indonesian public to present their views on government policies to decision-makers and the media. CIPE will support the Institute for the Study and Advancement of Business Ethics to hold a series of seminars to educate local parliamentarians on reform issues and publish the bi-annual magazine Jurnal Reformasi Ekonomi.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$130,367
To strengthen corporate good governance practices in Indonesia’s private business sector. CIPE will provide technical assistance to the Indonesian Institute for Corporate Directorship to conduct an in-depth survey of the corporate governance standards in over 350 publicly listed Indonesian firms and to organize a series of workshops to train corporate managers in good governance best practices.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$134,221
To strengthen corporate good governance in the public and private business sector in Indonesia. In conjunction with Indonesia Business Links (IBL), CIPE will organize a series of workshops on corruption, business ethics, and good governance policies to assist the Indonesian government’s Corruption Eradication Commission in its efforts to improve corporate accountability and transparency. In addition, IBL will publish tool books on business ethics and produce a radio show and television program on corruption.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$490,000
To strengthen the relationship between political parties, elected legislators, and their constituents in three provinces of Indonesia. IRI will provide a wide array of technical assistance to political parties and provincial-level legislators on constituent outreach and communication strategies.

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Malaysia

Centre for Independent Journalism
$15,000*
To improve the free flow of information and foster communication rights in Malaysia. The Center for Independent Journalism will launch advocacy campaigns to promote communication rights throughout Malaysia as well as produce a news and information radio show.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$400,000
To strengthen the capacity of political parties and increase citizen awareness of electoral processes and voting rights. IRI and its local partners will commission national level polls to gauge the Malaysian public’s sentiment on key public policy issues, provide trainings for political parties on message development and responding to constituent needs, conduct a nationwide series of election observation training-of-trainers seminars, and develop voter education and get-out-the-vote materials in advance of Malaysia’s parliamentary elections.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$175,000
To improve the effectiveness of political parties in constituent outreach, message development, and communications, and to encourage dialogue among political parties, civil society, and the public on issues of electoral reform in Malaysia. NDI will work to strengthen parties’ communication skills and support efforts to involve citizens, civil society groups, and all major parties in advocacy on issues of electoral reform in preparation for the 2008 national elections.

Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
$100,000*
To strengthen independent media in Malaysia. SEAPA will support the development of media outlets providing professional, responsible coverage of issues and news often ignored or distorted by the mainstream media, and conduct campaigns to strengthen the right of freedom of expression and the right to a free and independent media in Malaysia.

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram)
$80,000*
To promote human rights in Malaysia. Suaram will organize human rights campaigns on the issues of participatory democracy, the right to trial, and refugee and migrant workers. Suaram will also continue to issue its annual survey and evaluation of the human rights situation in Malaysia.

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Nepal

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$225,000
To enhance workers’ understanding of and participation in electoral processes and to strengthen independent unions’ abilities to be professional and accountable to their membership, thus enabling workers to join unions that genuinely represent their interests. The Solidarity Center will provide support to two of Nepal’s largest democratic trade unions for voter education and get-out-the vote efforts in the run-up to the Constituent Assembly elections, and for a trade union strengthening project in the post-election period.

Antenna Foundation Nepal
$80,000
To raise awareness of the Constituent Assembly and the constitution-drafting process through national and local radio programs. Antenna will produce three radio programs focused on Nepal’s political transition, including a live talk-show that allows listeners to call in and engage with program guests, and operate a mobile broadcasting platform that will travel to remote villages in an effort to improve access to information in rural areas.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$73,559
To support balanced and informed media coverage of business and economic reform issues in Nepal. CIPE will work with the Nepal Press Institute to develop and implement an in-depth training program for rural journalists on market economics, business development, good corporate governance practices, investigative reporting, and journalism ethics.

Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization (NNDSWO)
$45,000
To increase Dalit participation in the political process in rural Nepal and to promote Dalit rights. The NNDSWO will conduct a wide-ranging program, including advocacy, empowerment programs, and capacity-building components to raise awareness among Dalits of their rights and encourage the full participation of Dalits in Nepali society and public life.

Youth Action Nepal
$18,000
To engage young people in the civic life of the country and to encourage youth organizations to take a more active role in the current political process. Youth Action Nepal will host a five-day study session on democracy and human rights and organize trainings and workshops on enhancing youth participation in the political process at the local and national level.

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North Korea

Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
$195,000*
To bring international attention to the human rights situation in North Korea. The Citizens’ Alliance will also promote awareness among South Koreans about North Korea and test methods of assisting North Koreans living in South Korea to adjust to citizenship in a democratic society.

Coalition for North Korean Women's Rights
$37,000
To build the capacity of North Korean female defectors to be effective participants in the North Korean human rights and democracy movement. The Coalition, an organization run by North Korean female defectors, will train other North Korean female defectors in human rights issues, raise awareness about the plight of North Korean women through university tours, and build solidarity and distribute information among female defectors through an Internet forum.

The Daily NK
$100,000
To disseminate accurate and timely information about North Korea. The Daily NK will publish an online newspaper in four languages serving audiences in South Korea and in the international community. The newspaper will include news and information about North Korean human rights issues as well as developments in North Korean politics and economics.

Database Center for North Korean Human Rights
$75,000*
To make publicly available well-organized documentation on human rights conditions in North Korea. The Center will classify and enter into its databaseinformation from interviews as well as published and unpublished written testimonies. The Center will also carry out individualized data searches in-house in order to respond to information requests from outside researchers, governments, UN bodies and human-rights advocates.

Democracy Network Against North Korean Gulag (NK Gulag)
$25,000
To build the capacity of North Korean defectors in South Korea so they can participate more actively in international initiatives on North Korea. NK Gulag will provide 20 university-level defectors with English-language skills and basic leadership training, as well as an introduction to the fundamental concepts of democracy, so that they can articulate independently their messages to an international audience.

Education Welfare Research Institute Korea
$45,000
To facilitate North Korean female defectors’ integration into South Korean society and engagement with democratic processes and activities. The Institute will train female defectors to become peer counselors to other female defectors so as to bring them out of isolation, foster solidarity between North and South Korean women, and encourage North Korean women’s engagement in civic life.

Free North Korea Radio Station (Free NK Radio)
$216,200*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Free NK Radio will produce and broadcast a daily radio program to increase the news, information, and independent commentary available to North Korean audiences.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$300,000
To foster leaders, activists, and organizations committed to democracy and human rights in North Korea. IRI will develop a civic education program that focuses on leadership development and training, as well as other “Democracy 101” initiatives, to foster a corps of North Koreans living in South Korea who are able to serve as effective international interlocutors, activists, and civil society and political leaders.

Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet)
$50,000*
To provide a forum for discussions on the future of North Korea. NKnet will hold strategy sessions to explore effective means of promoting political and economic liberalization in North Korea.

Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet)
$233,588*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. NKnet will broadcast its daily Radio Free Chosun program, providing news and features on the Korean peninsula, to the North Korean public.

Open North Korea (formerly Open Radio for North Korea)
$242,000*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Open Radio will maintain a radio platform that enables organizations and groups outside of North Korea to broadcast information and feature programs to North Korean audiences.

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Pakistan

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$380,000
To strengthen the democratic trade union movement in Pakistan, and to improve dialogue between labor and business on issues of economic reform and policy. The Solidarity Center will provide institutional and technical support to three Pakistani trade unions and sponsor a series of meetings that will bring together stakeholders representing labor, management, government and others to discuss issues facing Pakistani industry and workers.

Center for Civic Education (CCE)
$75,000
To promote greater citizen participation and engagement in electoral processes and to strengthen dialogue between political parties and the public. CCE will conduct citizen-candidate dialogues in ten districts and produce monitoring reports on the media, political party platforms, and political finance.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$680,814
To strengthen business institutions’ ability to address democratic and economic policy reform issues through advocacy and dialogue, and to improve access to information on democratic and economic reform in Pakistan. CIPE will work to strengthen business associations, improve economic journalism, and promote women entrepreneurship in Pakistan by organizing seminars, workshops, and a small grants program.

Center for Peace and Civil Society (CPCS)
$45,000*
To promote democratic ideas and values and to strengthen the role of civil society organizations, political parties, media, and academia in politics. CPCS will conduct a series of trainings and interactive dialogues organized around fundamental democratic principles as well as publish booklets, training manuals, and a quarterly journal.

Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI)
$55,000*
To institutionalize mechanisms of public accountability and transparency through strengthening civil society and democratic processes. CPDI will organize trainings for civil society activists; community dialogues; public forums on accountability; and workshops for government officials, councilors, and members of national and provincial assemblies to sensitize them to issues of access to information and transparency in the use of public funds.

Center for Research, Communication and Dialogue (CRCD)
$80,000
To build the capacity of journalists and support the development of independent media in the tribal areas of Pakistan. The CRCD, in partnership with the Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ), will publish an online newspaper covering the Tribal Areas and a weekly hard copy edition of the newspaper; organize a series of training workshops for tribal journalists; support the development of the TUJ’s institutional infrastructure.

Church World Service – Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS)
$100,000
To inform the public about the election process and the role citizens need to play to ensure that Pakistan’s scheduled 2007 elections are as free and fair as possible. CWS ), a member of the Pakistan Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, will conduct interactive theatre training workshops, hold public forums, produce radio programs, and produce public service announcements to encourage participation in the election process.

Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD)
$100,000*
To promote basic awareness of human rights and democratic values among young people in the critical years before they reach voting age. DCHD will conduct a training-of-trainers workshop for project coordinators; organize one-day workshops in schools in 20 districts, reaching approximately 10,000 students; sponsor competitions to encourage students to read, write, and draw about human rights and democratic values; and publish its monthly human rights education newsletter.

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$890,000
To strengthen national party structures and the ability of political parties to run issue-based campaigns. IRI will provide technical assistance to political parties with a focus on improving the parties as democratic organizations capable of running effective election campaigns. The assistance will cover message development, voter outreach, candidate grassroots training, and public opinion polling.

Institute for Development Studies and Practices (IDSP)
$67,049
To cultivate a new generation of female leaders who will be prepared to take an active role in local government and civil society. The IDSP will develop the leadership capacity of young women in gender, development, and democracy in four districts of Balochistan.

Interactive Resource Center
$75,000
To mobilize urban youth and marginalized communities in Pakistan to take an active role in the struggle for human rights. The Interactive Resource Center will train urban youth and other groups on community-based documentary filmmaking and on the use of interactive theater.

Internews Network
$129,600*
To promote increased information on the electoral process and political campaigns through building the capacity of FM radio stations. Internews will establish the first election newsrooms for independent Pakistani radio stations, train radio journalists in election-related coverage, and increase journalists’ access to information about the electoral process.

Mukhtar Mai Women’s Welfare Organization (MMWWO)
$60,000
To raise awareness of women’s rights in south Punjab. MMWWO will provide shelter and legal services to victims of human rights violations; hold seminars that aim to educate key stakeholders, including law enforcement, government officials, politicians, and civil society leaders about women’s rights; sponsor interactive theater performances on gender-related issues for local communities; and conduct capacity-building training for community-based women’s organizations on gender and development.

Mukhtar Mai Women’s Welfare Organization (MMWWO)
$132,743*
To promote women’s rights and eliminate violence against women in two districts of the south Punjab.  The MMWWO will establish a women resource center, hold a series seminars and conferences on women’s rights, conduct capacity-building trainings for activists who will form a grassroots network, produce radio and television programs in Seraiki-language, and publish various advocacy materials on women’s rights.

National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP)
$45,000*
To promote greater respect and understanding of democratic norms, including respect for minority rights in Pakistan. NCJP will conduct a multifaceted project that includes the production of public education materials, orientation workshops for district-level NCJP members, public education meetings, district conventions on democracy and human rights, and a national-level conference on democracy and human rights.

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation (OAKDF)
$75,000*
To develop citizen leadership and promote citizen activism in five districts of the Hazara region in the Northwest Frontier Province. OAKDF will initiate a budget monitoring project to increase local government accountability, organize People’s Assemblies to promote public debate on issues of concern for citizens, and strengthen broad-based civil society coalitions by holding forums and conventions to discuss advocacy strategies.

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF)
$67,000
To improve the responsiveness and accountability of local government, landowners, corporations, and other powerful interests on a wide array of issues impacting the livelihoods of fisherfolk. The PFF will organize district and national level events to raise awareness of fisherfolk issues, conduct community meetings in more than 30 villages, facilitate the formation of Citizen Community Boards, and organize training and capacity-building workshops.

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
$110,000*
To build the capacity of local civil society organizations to better understand the media and to increase information sharing and cooperation between rural journalists and local civil society organizations. The PPF will conduct training programs and workshops for journalists and civil society actors in eight districts of the Sindh and publish the Pakistan Press Freedom Report and Urdu-language Guidelines on Covering the Election.

Potohar Organization for Development Assistance (PODA)
$50,000*
To strengthen public participation and improve government accountability on a local level in rural Pakistan. PODA will conduct four interrelated activities to promote human rights and democratic practices in the Potohar region: social mobilization, developing democracy resource centers and theater groups to promote awareness of democracy and human rights, promoting grassroots democracy through village school councils, and building and strengthening networks of rural councilors.

Shehri – Citizens for a Better Environment
$40,000
To strengthen the capacity of law enforcement to respond to human rights violations and to improve the public accountability of the police through greater citizen-police interaction. Shehri-CBE will hold a series of workshops and trainings targeting both police and local residents in Karachi, and establish a Citizen-Police Human Rights Program to coordinate joint activities between the police and the community.

Uks - Research, Resource and Publication Centre on Women and Media
$50,000
To improve journalistic standards, promote issue-based programming and investigative journalism in radio, and promote positive portrayals of women and gender-related issues in the media . Uks will conduct a training in radio journalism on development and democracy and produce a ten-part radio series called “Hamari Tarraqui, Hamari Awaz (Our Development, Our Voice)” which will be broadcast through FM channels in three districts of Pakistan.

Women Media Center (WMC)
$50,000
To promote the use of documentary film as a medium to communicate in-depth news, narratives of ordinary citizens, and opinions on pressing issues and to increase the involvement of Pakistani female journalists in documentary film production. The WMC will organize trainings for female journalists from across Pakistan  and support selected female journalists in researching, writing, and producing a documentary focused on women’s rights and empowerment.

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Philippines

Center for International Private Enterprise
$143,293
To promote the understanding and implementation of corporate governance best practices among the Philippine business community and regulatory agencies. CIPE, in partnership with the Institute for Corporate Directors (ICD), will conduct a survey and produce a report and scorecard that will serve as an analytical tool for improving transparency in the reporting systems of publicly listed firms. ICD will organize conferences, meetings, and working groups to promote the project and improve corporate governance advocacy in the Philippines.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$174,549
To support the Institute for Solidarity in Asia’s (ISA) efforts to encourage responsible citizenship and good governance. ISA will use workshops and training sessions to help public officials, civic leaders, international partners, and the business community to create long-term plans for improving governance based on its Public Governance System and Scorecard programs.

International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov)
$75,000
To consolidate, empower, and mobilize a community of reformers dedicated to advancing sustainable, democratic reform in the Philippines. INCITEGov will conduct monthly membership governance conversations, produce and circulate in-depth policy analysis and research publications, and coordinate networking and advocacy initiatives to advance policy reform in key sectors.

National Democratic Institute (NDI)
$130,000
To enhance the ability of women activists in Muslim Mindanao to compete effectively in local council elections. NDI will provide the Political Caucus of Women Leaders in Mindanao with technical and financial assistance to develop and implement a training program for potential women candidates in the mainland and island provinces of Muslim Mindanao.

National Democratic Institute (NDI)
$380,000
To promote informed discussion and debate on political and electoral reform in the Philippines. NDI will facilitate discussions among political parties and civil society, especially youth and student groups, on political reform issues in central and southern Luzon, as well as Visayas and Mindanao in the run-up to October 2007 village and youth council elections.

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Sri Lanka

American Center for International Labor Solidarity

$186,743

To strengthen the democratic trade union movement in Sri Lanka and to promote worker rights. The Solidarity Center and its partners will support trade union organizing inside the free trade zones and industrial parks, maintain information and monitoring hubs, conduct trainings and awareness raising programs, advise the government in the formulation of legislation to protect workers rights and voting rights of migrant workers, and conduct training programs on women’s leadership.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

$44,627

To strengthen transparency and good corporate governance in Sri Lanka’s business sector. CIPE will work with the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) to conduct research surveys, convene roundtable discussions, and publish material to raise awareness about corruption and advocate for better business practices. CIPE will also provide technical assistance to the ICCSL to strengthen its organizational capacity to address issues of corruption.

International Republican Institute (IRI)

$295,000

To increase civil society’s capacity to represent constituent interests and advocate for political reform. IRI will provide capacity-building and advocacy training for local NGOs to encourage political reform and bring attention to local issues, educate and empower young people to be positive change agents in their communities, and increase the capacity of women to participate fully in the political system.

People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL)

$35,000

To raise citizen awareness around political rights, minority rights, and women’s rights. PAFFREL will encourage local communities to engage in dialogue around these issues in eight districts in Sri Lanka.

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Thailand

International Republican Institute (IRI)
$137,000
To assist political parties and civil society groups in identifying and responding to important public issues in Thailand. IRI will conduct a national poll on perceptions of democracy, political parties, and domestic issues facing Thailand. Subsequently, IRI will organize bimonthly focus groups to monitor the evolution of political sentiment and provide training for parties and civil society groups on the use of public opinion research in crafting outreach and communication strategies that are responsive to citizens’ concerns.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$283,660
To support broader citizen awareness and participation in Thailand’s current political reform process. NDI will organize a series of roundtable discussions throughout the country to discuss constitutional and electoral reforms undertaken by Thailand’s interim government. NDI will work with local partners to publicize the recommendations of the roundtable proceedings and advocate for the priorities identified during these discussions.

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Vietnam

Association of Vietnamese Overseas: Culture and Liaison (Que Me)
$107,000
To promote human rights and democratic values in Vietnam. Que Me will publish reports and mini-bulletins that provide uncensored news and commentary to readers in Vietnam, and will also conduct advocacy campaigns drawing international attention to human rights conditions and the efforts of prodemocracy activists inside the country.

International Institute for Vietnam
$35,000
To foster greater knowledge of democratic ideas and democratic transitions. The project will equip prodemocracy activists with knowledge and skills to enhance their ability to act as effective advocates for democratization and effective leaders of productive civil society activities.

Overseas Organization to Support the Humanist Movement in Vietnam
$35,000
To engage the Vietnamese public in discussion on democratic ideas. The project will provide dynamic democracy education through Internet radio, including call-in shows and other forums for interactive listener engagement.

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Asia Regional
Legal Aid

$88,780
To promote the rule of law through strategic legal education and social justice initiatives. The project will train lawyers and coordinate their social justice advocacy and legal intervention work, particularly on the areas of land rights, human trafficking, and religious freedom.

Asia Center for Human Rights (ACHR)
$30,000
To strengthen regional awareness and cooperation on cross-border human rights issues in the Asia region. ACHR will hold an annual forum that will gather both governmental and non-governmental representatives to increase cooperation in responding to and preventing human rights abuses in the Asia region. ACHR will also run an annual workshop to raise awareness among young activists about regional and universal norms through which to address human rights problems.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$295,000
To promote freedom of association and build the capacity of auto sector trade unions in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Working with the United Auto Workers, the International Metalworkers Federation, and regional trade union partners, the Solidarity Center will organize a regional exchange program, implement a collective-bargaining training program, and conduct a workshop on public policy advocacy.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$327,087
To promote the rule of law in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. The Solidarity Center and its partners will conduct labor law research, and provide technical support to legal activists, scholars, community groups, and NGOs in five countries in the region.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$599,220
To broaden the civic participation of workers in Southeast Asia. The Solidarity Center will promote labor law reform and assist Burmese trade unions in providing services to members; conduct a research and capacity-building project for Burma’s ethnic groups; conduct a series of seminars for local union leaders in Malaysia on democratic rights; and produce research on workers’ issues that can be used to enforce country-specific labor laws and strengthen “best practices” in Vietnam’s private sector .

Asian Network for Free and Fair Elections (ANFREL)
$64,000
To strengthen the capacity of domestic election monitoring bodies in the Asia region and to increase cooperation and regional solidarity. ANFREL will work closely with domestic election-monitoring groups to organize short and long-term observations of targeted elections. It will organize workshops on election monitoring, voter education, election systems, and good governance.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
$110,593
To increase awareness and implementation of corporate governance best practices in the development finance sector across the Asia-pacific region. CIPE, in partnership with the Association of Development Finance Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), will organize five training seminars on corporate governance best practices for development bank compliance officers. ADFIAP will also publish a risk management and financial disclosure toolkit that describes how to use risk management practices to improve corporate governance.

Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
$30,000
To promote press freedom and to improve the professionalism and capability of journalists throughout the region. SEAPA will continue many of its successful training and internship programs and its East Timorese, Cambodian, and Burmese freedom of expression programs.

* Indicates Department of State Funding Beyond NED's Annual Appropriation
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