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Project Title: Promoting Accountability and Increasing Transparency in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: MediaVision
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accountability and improve government transparency in southern Ukraine. Serving as a branch of the national anti-corruption civic initiative Nashi Hroshi (Our Money), the organization will investigate corruption practices in the Zaporizhia region. It will publish the results on its website, report them to law enforcement agencies, and advocate for launching formal investigations of egregious cases.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights
Organization Name: Association of Free Journalists
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To raise awareness and increase access to information about the human rights situation in Russian-occupied Crimea. The organization will produce independent reporting to inform the public about political and cultural life, human rights violations, and other actions regarding the occupation in Crimea. It will publish its unique news content and video materials on its website and social media platforms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $53,400
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of Internally Displaced People Groups
Organization Name: Right to Protection
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To strengthen the institutional capacity and civic activism of IDP groups in central and eastern Ukraine. The organization will hold a series of trainings and consultations to help IDPs from the eastern part of the country to develop their initiatives into functional, sustainable, and more professional civil society organizations. The project also will provide small grants to these groups.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $36,000
Project Title: Supporting Local NGOs and Civic Initiatives
Organization Name: Association of Ukrainian Civic Initiatives
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen youth organizations and informal social movements in 16 regions. The association will develop its Network of Civic Initiatives by conducting a seminar for activists, holding strategic planning meetings for civil society representatives, organizing NGO fairs in five regions, awarding mini-grants to cross-regional initiatives, overseeing bar camps for activists, and convening a national forum on local initiatives. In addition, the association will collect NGO best practices and promote them through its website.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $55,690
Project Title: Promoting Independent Information and Democratic Debate
Organization Name: Hromadske Radio
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote access to independent information and democratic discourse. The media outlet will produce and broadcast the daily, two-hour talk show Hromadska Khvylia (Civic Wave) covering pressing public issues, such as the country's democratic transition, implementation of reforms, situation in Crimea and the Donbas, and human rights. The talk show will be broadcast on AM and FM radio, and be available on the organization's website, hromadskeradio.org, and through online platforms
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $36,000
Project Title: Promoting Judicial Transparency and Accountability
Organization Name: Automaidan
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To improve judicial accountability and transparency. The organization will maintain and further develop its online database of judges' public financial declarations and performance evaluations. The database will help civic activists across the country to advocate for the implementation of crucial judicial reforms and assist law enforcement officials and anti-corruption bodies in rooting out corruption.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Foundation for the Development of the City of Mykolaiv
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase the capacity of local civil society and accountability initiatives in southern Ukraine. The foundation will train NGO representatives on local budget procedures, and publicize the results through press releases, regional news outlets, its website, and social media. It will support the development of nascent monitoring initiatives in the regions and convene networking meetings for activists to exchange best practices.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Promoting Public Safety Reform in Western Ukraine
Organization Name: SIM Legal and Political Research Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public safety reform at the local level in Ukraine. The organization will carry out focus groups, public opinion surveys, training seminars, and public hearings in communities in the Volyn, Zakarpatya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne, and Ternopil regions of western Ukraine to analyze local security issues and develop solutions jointly with local governments. It will also produce and disseminate a brochure with policy recommendations.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Regional Media
Organization Name: Media Development Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To build the capacity of regional media. The organization will conduct trainings for outlets that focus on developing sustainability strategies and promoting a culture of entrepreneurship in the media sector. It will also strengthen regional media outlets, raise their professionalism, and promote cooperation between them by facilitating an exchange program and internships for regional reporters in prominent Ukrainian newsrooms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Promoting Reconciliation and Civic Activism among Youth
Organization Name: Ukrainian Catholic University
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To foster reconciliation and civic activism among youth. The grantee will train 50 volunteers to engage 5,000 young people from different parts of the country in a series of local activities promoting civic engagement. It will conduct a summer school and trainings to enhance the knowledge of the most promising volunteers. By organizing 12 and supporting 10 community-oriented projects, and working closely with local citizens, the grantee will help to break down regional stereotypes and prejudices.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights in Eastern and Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. The organization will hold a training, coordination meetings, and a conference on human rights for lawyers, journalists and activists. It also will develop an online human rights course and award small grants of up to $1,700 to seven NGOs for human rights activities in southern and eastern Ukraine. The grantee will also provide assistance to, and serve as a base for, displaced human rights organizations from these regions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $58,340
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism Among Youth
Organization Name: Lviv Education Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote regional integration, social cohesion, and active citizenship among youth. The organization will conduct camps that promote volunteerism and civic engagement among youth while breaking down regional stereotypes. It will also convene a leadership school to provide additional skills to the most promising participants. Following the camps and trainings, the organization will support participants in developing their own community projects and develop an alumni network.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Supporting Independent Regional Media
Organization Name: Center for Research on Donbas Social Perspectives
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To produce and disseminate independent news and information in eastern Ukraine. The organization will maintain its news website, expand a section dedicated to reporting on the military conflict and monitoring the media and events inside the separatist-controlled territories, and focus its nonpartisan coverage on the October 2019 parliamentary and 2020 local elections in the Donbas.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Foundation for the Development of the City of Mykolaiv
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To increase the capacity of local initiatives in the southern region of Mykolaiv. The organization will hold two trainings for civic activists on budget monitoring and basic management, award seven small grants for local monitoring initiatives and convene a roundtable for activists to exchange best practices. The organization will maintain its website at www.frgn.mk.ua.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $18,495
Project Title: Supporting Local Media
Organization Name: Lviv Media Forum
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the capacity and improve the professionalism of local media. The organization will select 25 young journalists and assist in transforming their media start-up ideas into sustainable projects through a series of trainings. The grantee also will conduct research on the most significant challenges facing Ukraine's media sector and hold its fifth annual Lviv Media Forum, bringing together over 700 journalists, editors, and media owners.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,000
Project Title: Strengthening Civil Society in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Kherson Regional Charitable Foundation Union
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To increase the capacity of civil society and local government in southern Ukraine. The organization will conduct trainings for civic activists and representatives of local administrations in nine communities to facilitate partnerships that address local challenges. It will also mentor the trainees as they apply their new skills, and provide support for the development of nascent initiatives in the target communities.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Fostering Youth Activism in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Kultura Medialna NGO
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote youth activism and civic engagement in the eastern city of Dnipro. The organization will conduct trainings and workshops on civic activism and project management for youth. It will encourage the project's participants to engage in local civil society though follow-on internships with local NGOs and study trips to organizations in other cities in eastern Ukraine. The organization will also establish a resource center for activists in the city.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Veterans
Organization Name: Legal Hundred
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote and protect veterans' human and civil rights and advocate for reforms to the military. The organization will raise the legal awareness of and provide legal assistance to veterans and their families. To address existing legislative shortcomings, the grantee will analyze cases, draft recommendations, and advocate for reforms to existing laws and regulations.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $95,200
Project Title: Promoting Tolerance and Integration through the Media
Organization Name: Foundation Center for Contemporary Art
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote regional integration and social cohesion. The grantee will hold trainings for young journalists and activists to overcome stereotypes and assist communities experiencing acute social problems. The project aims to strengthen the role of media in limiting hate speech and to promote participatory community and cultural projects that create a favorable democratic climate in society. The organization will conduct trainings and assist participants in implementing cultural projects fostering regional cooperation, tackling divisive topics and supporting post-conflict peacebuilding.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $27,200
Project Title: Promoting Youth Activism in Central Ukraine
Organization Name: Moloda Cherkaschyna
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote youth activism in central Ukraine. The organization will convene four planning and strategy meetings, as well as four, three-day trainings, for approximately 70 youth activists from Cherkassy, Poltava, Vinnytsia and Kirovohrad. It also will conduct a monitoring and information campaign on the youth policies of local governments in the four regions, award eight small grants, and hold eight discussion groups.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $54,190
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Supporting a New Generation of Political Leaders in Ukraine
Organization Name: European Institute for Democracy
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To support a new generation of political leaders in Ukraine. Ahead of October local elections, the Poland-based organization will offer four online training courses for 24 political leaders representing diverse parties and cities, introducing them to election campaigning, women empowerment, effective governing, and crisis management. It will also organize a three-day study visit in Poland for all participants, create an online library of election-related training materials, and convene five workshops with participants to share lessons learned.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $125,500
Project Title: Fostering Independent Media in the Donbas
Organization Name: Anti-crisis Media Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent media in the Donbas. The grantee will produce daily reports on social and political developments in the Luhansk, Donetsk and Dnipro regions. It also will establish a press club and hold at least 50 public events, including discussions, press conferences, and trainings, to address local issues and strengthen the skills of local civic activists and journalists. The outlet will publish all news reports and project materials on its website, akmc.in.ua, and social network pages.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism
Organization Name: Ukrainian Volunteer Service
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the capacity and sustainability of local grassroots initiatives. To increase the influence and skills of civic leaders in building partnerships, the organization will conduct trainings for civic activists from across the country, provide mentorship support to initiatives throughout the project's course, and convene a final conference to promote best practices of cross-sectional cooperation on the local level.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $47,500
Project Title: Promoting Freedom of Expression in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: NGO "86"
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote freedom of expression in eastern Ukraine. The grantee will assist 12 amateur filmmakers from the country's east to produce short documentaries about political and social issues in their local communities. The documentaries will be screened at the grantee's annual international festival in Slavutych and various cities in Ukraine, including a number in the Donbas.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $37,200
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity and Financial Sustainability of Regional Media
Organization Name: Independent Association of Broadcasters
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen cooperation among independent regional media outlets. The organization will facilitate the joint production of television programs by local television channels covering important issues related to Ukraine's post-Maidan transition. To increase the capacity of local media, the organization will also conduct audience research in six regions, which will inform outlets' marketing strategies and increase their sustainability. In addition, it will develop and conduct a training program for sales directors of independent regional media outlets.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Promoting Social Dialogue
Organization Name: Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To promote public discussion on political reforms and national unity. The think tank will organize a series of activities to analyze, publicize and debate the state of democracy in Ukraine. Activities will include trainings, meetings, and discussions to facilitate dialogue about reform and national unity. It will also conduct in-depth studies on the situation in Crimea, political parties, and ethics in representative politics. Finally, the think tank will produce its e-bulletin Research Update.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: Promoting Civil Service Reform
Organization Name: Kyiv School of Economics
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote the implementation of civil service reforms. The grantee, in cooperation with reform-oriented teams in various government ministries, will develop a new training program for civil servants to better equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement vital reforms. It also will develop five short-term, professional development courses to meet the urgent needs of state institutions and the Parliament.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $53,400
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Arnika - Citizens Support Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote the accountability of and civic engagement with local governments in eastern Ukraine. The Czech organization will assist a coalition of Ukrainian civic initiatives that will document environmental crises in five industrial cities and utilize these issues to facilitate citizen engagement with government at the local and national levels. The organization will train and guide the coalition as it develops an action plan to mobilize citizens to monitor and hold governments accountable.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights in Crimea
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote awareness of and address the human rights situation in Crimea. The organization will monitor human rights developments on the Crimean peninsula, occupied by Russia since 2014. It will carry out an information campaign and hold a series of public events to raise awareness of violations and share the monitoring finding with the public and state officials. The organization's lawyers will provide pro-bono assistance to Crimean residents facing legal challenges due to the occupation.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Regional Media
Organization Name: Media Development Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To build the capacity of regional media. The organization will conduct a training and exchange program for reporters and media outlets from across the country. In addition, it will assist regional journalists to develop new media, video news, and editorial writing skills through trainings and internships with prominent news outlets in the capital.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $120,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Media in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Hromadske Zaporizhya
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media in eastern Ukraine. The media outlet will produce daily news on reform processes and political developments in the Zaporizhya region and disseminate the content through its website and social media pages. Ahead of the 2019 parliamentary and presidential elections, it will provide a nonpartisan platform for local activists, politicians, and officials to discuss regional and national issues. To expand its audience, the outlet will also launch an internet-based radio station.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Fostering Independent Media in Southeastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Charity and Health Fund
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support independent media in southeastern Ukraine. The organization will maintain and expand its portal Vgoru.org, which is a leading source of independent news and analysis in the Kherson region. In addition to producing and posting daily stories with a focus on accountability, the organization will conduct investigations into local problems. It will also develop and distribute an online app for accessing its publication via mobile phones.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $24,350
Project Title: Promoting Accountability and Transparency through Open Data
Organization Name: Fundacja TechSoup
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and transparency. Working with local NGO and government partners from 30 Ukrainian cities, the Warsaw-based organization will conduct trainings on using open data to foster greater government accountability. It will organize study visits for data activists and local officials to Ukrainian and Polish cities that have successfully incorporated open data into decision making processes. The organization will also publish a related guidebook with best practices, case studies, and recommendations.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $207,000
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Initiative Group Razom
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and transparency in eastern Ukraine. The organization will monitor decisions proposed and regulations put forth by local government officials and facilitate public discussion on local issues and the implementation of reforms in the Donetsk region. Through a nonpartisan platform for citizens and civic initiatives that aims to increase citizen engagement in local decision-making, the organization will organize public events highlighting important local issues.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $100,000
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Promoting the Accountability of Elected Officials
Organization Name: Tom 14
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public awareness of high-level corruption and increase demand for government accountability. The organization's team of experienced investigative journalists will continue to produce a popular anti-corruption television show for broadcast on major national television channels, and short investigative pieces for publication the its website and by other media outlets.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $30,000
Project Title: Fostering Independent Reporting in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Kharkiv Crisis Infocenter
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent reporting in eastern Ukraine. The organization will produce daily news reports on social and political developments in the Kharkiv region, operate its press club, and hold and broadcast at least 120 public events, including discussions, press conferences, and roundtables, to address pressing local issues. It will publish all news reports, podcasts, and project materials on its website https://nakipelo.ua and social network pages.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $43,900
Project Title: Promoting Transparency of Local Governments in the Donbas
Organization Name: East-Ukrainian Patriotic Association
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To foster the transparency of local governments and state enterprises in the Donbas. Utilizing open data sources, the association will monitor public procurement, court rulings, and the financial reporting of state enterprises in Kramatorsk, Liman, Mariupol, and Pokrovsk. It will also conduct trainings, produce analytical materials and video reports, and make them available to the public through the Civil Inspector portal and traditional and social media.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $44,485
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Regional Media
Organization Name: Dirigible
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase the capacity and outreach of regional media. The organization will select 10 newly-privatized media outlets from small and medium-sized towns and assist them in developing, launching, maintaining, and promoting online portals. It will also conduct trainings for the outlets' newsroom staff and provide mentoring to assist them in producing and promoting high quality media content.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Strengthening the International Outreach of Think Tanks
Organization Name: Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Democratic Ideas and Values
Description: To strengthen the Ukrainian think tank community, promote reforms and advocate for Ukraine's European integration. The Brussels-based organization will develop its institutional capacity to advocate more effectively for its Ukrainian member organizations, intensify cooperation between Brussels and Ukrainian-based think tanks, and implement concrete joint projects, including the UkraineLab workshop, which brings together Ukraine and Europe-based think tanks, donors and EU decision-making bodies.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Strengthening Local Democracy
Organization Name: Institute of Political Education
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To continue fostering democratic governance on the local level across Ukraine. The organization will conduct trainings for local government officials and civic activists in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Ternopil to prepare them to make maximum use of the opportunities presented by the decentralization reform. The program will equip participants to take advantage of the increased administrative responsibility and financial autonomy that will accompany the reform.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Mykolaiv Branch of the PLWH Network
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic activism in the southern region of Mykolaiv. The organization will organize a series of trainings and roundtables for civic initiatives in four regional centers of southern Ukraine, produce and distribute booklets and brochures, award five small grants of up to $500 to facilitate the activities of smaller initiatives, and create a regional website.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $38,000
Project Title: Promoting Responsible Local Governance
Organization Name: Chesno Movement
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote responsible local governance in Ukraine. Ahead of the October 2020 local elections, the grantee will monitor and analyze the performance of current mayors, scrutinize the biographies and assets of mayoral candidates in 21 regional centers, and share its findings with the public through reports, press conferences, and publications in traditional and social media. It will also conduct a nonpartisan campaign to raise public awareness of the role and obligations of mayors.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $47,500
Project Title: Preventing Conflict in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Association of Middle East Studies
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To mitigate conflict in southern Ukraine. The organization will conduct research, assess the potential for social unrest and political instability in southern Ukraine, and engage the expert community and government officials in discussions regarding regional instability and interethnic tensions. It will also hold trainings to equip local leaders with the skills necessary to foster dialogue and carry out mediation in local communities.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $59,000
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability and Transparency
Organization Name: Anti-Corruption Action Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and transparency. The organization will monitor the progress of anti-corruption reforms, particularly the implementation of the electronic asset declaration system and establishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court. It will comment on relevant draft laws, respond to attempts to diminish the scope of the reforms, and assist existing anti-corruption bodies in improving their activities.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability through Civic Tech
Organization Name: Fundacja ePanstwo
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and transparency through innovative technology-based tools and open data. The Poland-based organization will convene the third annual Personal Democracy Forum in Kharkiv, bringing together over 200 activists from Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The Forum will include at least 10 workshops on different aspects of strengthening democratic processes through technology and the exchange of the best practices in the use of civic tech tools.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the Healthcare Sector
Organization Name: Patients of Ukraine
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To reduce corruption in the healthcare sector. The group will monitor state activities and promote anti-corruption reforms in the healthcare sector. It will unite the efforts of its member organizations to advocate for the legislative changes necessary combat special interests and corrupt officials. The grantee will also work closely with media outlets to improve public awareness about existing corrupt practices as well as possible solutions.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $47,000
Project Title: Promoting Access to Justice
Organization Name: Advocacy Advisory Panel
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote judicial transparency and accountability, and improve public access to justice. The group will raise public awareness of human rights violations committed during the 2014 Euromaidan protests, and promote efforts to secure justice for the victims. The organization will produce social media updates and organize press briefings, while its legal experts will advise journalists covering investigation proceedings, in order to ensure public oversight of court hearings and to counter disinformation related to investigations
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Promoting Decentralization
Organization Name: Ukrainian Institute for International Politics
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote decentralization in northcentral Ukraine. The organization will strengthen the skills of local government officials and the capacity of civil society groups in the Sumy and Poltava regions to implement key decentralization reforms. It will convene a series of seminars, working group meetings, and press conferences, as well as distribute informational materials.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $40,080
Project Title: Strengthening the Integrity and Transparency of Elections
Organization Name: Ukrainian Center for Social Data
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the integrity and transparency of elections. The organization will collect a broad range of information related to national and local elections conducted over the past 20 years in Ukraine. Ahead of the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections, it will prepare and launch a nonpartisan online platform designed to reduce fraud and enhance campaigns by presenting the electoral data through innovative visual and mapping tools.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $47,000
Project Title: Increasing the Digital Security Capacity of Civil Society
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To increase the digital security capacity of civil society groups. Project activities will include designing and holding trainings for independent activists, journalists, and grassroots groups working in conflict areas. Utilizing a network of IT specialists, the project will conduct digital security audits and help civil society groups develop policies and procedures that will decrease their vulnerability to digital threats.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $25,930
Project Title: Improving IDP-related Coverage in Three Regions
Organization Name: Association of Regional Media
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To improve media coverage of IDP-related issues in the Dnipro, Zaporizhia, and Poltava regions. The association will survey 1,900 people, monitor over 200 local media outlets and social networks, conduct trainings for 90 journalists, and assist them in producing at least 90 original materials and two PSAs on IDP-related issues. It will disseminate the materials and findings through the regional media and present them at a final press conference in Kyiv.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $15,190
Project Title: Promoting Reforms in Key Sectors
Organization Name: Media Development Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public debate and demand for reforms in key sectors. The organization will maintain and expand the Kyivpost.com website, produce and publish at least 100 articles and analyses on the progress of reforms, with a focus on the defense, health care, and judiciary sectors, and on the situation regarding the ongoing war. It will translate selected articles into Ukrainian and distribute them among its network of 50 newsrooms across the country.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $15,140
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of New Political Leaders in Ukraine
Organization Name: European Institute for Democracy
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To increase the skills of new Ukrainian political leaders. The Warsaw-based organization will conduct a training and three study visits for emerging leaders of regional political party branches in Ukraine. The political activists will, in turn, use their new skills to conduct trainings for their party members and organize local events promoting democratic reforms.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $74,903
Project Title: Strengthening Local Democracy
Organization Name: Institute of Political Education
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen democratic governance at the local and regional levels. The organization will conduct trainings for local councilors and civic activists in newly amalgamated communities throughout the country. The trainings will focus on new opportunities to advance the ongoing decentralization reform and present tools to implement them effectively in local communities. The organization will also produce and distribute a manual for local councilors.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $65,000
Project Title: Promoting and Improving Decentralization
Organization Name: Aspen Institute Kyiv
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote and improve the implementation of decentralization reforms. The organization will identify sectoral leaders from amalgamated communities in the regions. It will organize dialogue sessions between these representatives and national level policymakers and experts to build the capacity of the local leaders on issues relevant to decentralization, and to strengthen cooperation between local leaders and national government officials. The organization will also develop and publish a guide for amalgamated communities on advancing decentralization processes.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promoting Local Activism in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Lion Society
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic activism and increase the capacity of NGOs in eastern Ukraine. The organization will conduct trainings for local civic activists in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Poltava regions. It will also provide technical assistance and small grant support to local civic initiatives in the east. To enhance the integration of civil society across the country, the organization will organize study visits to model initiatives in western Ukraine.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $67,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Integrity and Transparency of Local Elections
Organization Name: Ukrainian Center for Social Data
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Political Processes
Description: To strengthen the integrity and transparency of elections. The organization will expand its nonpartisan online platform to systematize and visualize data on elections in Ukraine. The organization will collect, process, and integrate detailed records of past local elections and the October 2020 local elections. The platform will present information through innovative visual tools and mapping. Free and convenient access to the interactive data will reduce the possibility of electoral fraud, inform political campaigns, and enhance the overall electoral process.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $53,500
Project Title: Promoting Government Transparency in Western Ukraine
Organization Name: Rivne Social Partnership Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public procurement reform in western Ukraine. The center will identify and investigate cases of corruption by monitoring tenders undertaken by local authorities and state- and municipality-owned enterprises. It will publicize the findings by producing television programs and investigative articles and disseminating them through local media outlets. To improve procurement reform, the center will offer a series of trainings and consultations to local business, activists, and officials.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $27,500
Project Title: Supporting Independent Regional Media
Organization Name: Center for Research on Donbas Social Perspectives
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To increase independent news and information, with a focus on the military conflict in eastern Ukraine. The organization will maintain its popular news website and expand a section dedicated to reporting on the conflict and monitoring events and media inside the separatist-controlled territories. Each month, the outlet's team of journalists, analysts, and volunteers will produce 15 analytical and 650 informational items for the website.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $46,200
Project Title: Promoting Investigative Journalism
Organization Name: Free Press Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To promote investigative journalism and raise public awareness of pressures on media freedoms in Ukraine. The nonprofit foundation will support the editorial team of a leading independent newspaper to produce investigative reporting on corruption and violations of media freedoms, including attacks on the press. The initiative will also amplify the impact of local media by repackaging their stories for national and international audiences.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic activism in the Ukrainian-controlled territories of the Donbas. The organization will work with local civil society groups to produce and implement development strategies for four towns in the east, including Pokrovsk, Dobropole, Bahmut, and Lisichiansk. It will also organize a series of public events to foster civic activism in the region.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $44,250
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Media in the Volyn Region
Organization Name: Power of Truth
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media and government accountability in the Volyn region. The organization will investigate alleged corruption and misuse of public funds by local governments in judicial, real estate, and public procurement cases. It will also produce analytical reports on pressing local issues ahead of the 2020 local elections. To discuss its findings, the organization will convene public events and publish all materials on its and other websites and social network platforms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability in Southern Ukraine
Organization Name: Kherson Committee of Voters of Ukraine
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote the transparency and accountability of local and regional governments in southern Ukraine. The group will monitor the implementation of local election promises and programs in six districts of the Kherson region, and carry out an information outreach campaign, including a public opinion survey, an analytical report, two bulletins, two press conferences, and seven roundtables, to disseminate the results.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $26,000
Project Title: Promoting Human Rights Reform
Organization Name: Center for Civil Liberties
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote human rights. The organization will monitor, analyze and propose improvements to human rights related legislation. To foster the implementation of human rights reforms and ensure an inclusive reform process that incorporates civil society, the grantee will organize consultations and working groups with the Ukrainian Parliament, NGOs and human rights activists. The grantee will also organize advocacy media campaigns to increase public awareness regarding the reforms.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $34,000
Project Title: Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
Organization Name: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Human Rights
Description: To promote and safeguard human rights. The organization will monitor and report on the country's human rights situation, with a particular focus on the war-torn areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and provide legal assistance to victims of the most serious violations. It will also analyze draft laws and legislation related to human rights and advocate for their passage, and organize a human rights school.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $35,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism and Government Accountability
Organization Name: New Country
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To foster civic activism and government accountability. Focusing on three cities, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Lutsk, the organization will engage active citizens, the business community, and local officials in a strategic planning process and in developing solutions to pressing local problems. It will hold a strategic session in each city, a series of trainings, and a final conference for 250 project participants to share best practices and innovative solutions.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $34,000
Project Title: Promoting Dialogue and Reconciliation in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Think Tank Donbas
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote dialogue and reconciliation in the Donetsk region. The organization will conduct a survey in the government-controlled territories of the Donbas and establish a network of partner national and local media outlets, activist groups and local authorities to analyze the scope and depth of the challenges there. To reduce tensions, the grantee will develop a communications strategy for the conflict zone, and produce a set of public service messages and disseminate them through media channels.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $48,800
Project Title: Supporting Local Media in Ukraine
Organization Name: Lviv Media Forum
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen the capacity and improve the professionalism of local media. The organization will conduct two editions of its School of Media Financial Management program, which will train and mentor young journalists and media practitioners representing innovative media outlets from different regions. It will also hold its sixth annual Lviv Media Forum, which will bring together over 800 journalists, editors, and media owners to present and discuss media best practices.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $74,500
Project Title: Strengthening Interregional Communication and Cooperation
Organization Name: Ukrainian Youth Association of Ukraine
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To strengthen civil society organizations and promote dialogue and reconciliation in Ukraine's regions. The organization will train teachers to become trainers, conduct seminars on conflict resolution for 630 teachers and activists in seven regions, hold a working meeting for teachers, and organize a small grants competition that will provide funding for five interregional civic initiatives, to foster cooperation and national unity.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $42,760
Project Title: Fostering Local Reforms in Ukraine's Regions
Organization Name: Education for Democracy Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote decentralization reforms on the local level. In cooperation with a Ukrainian partner, the Poland-based organization will increase the skills of leaders and activists representing 16 communities from the Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhya, Zhytomyr, and Donbas regions. It will conduct a series of trainings, a study trip to Poland, a small grant competition, and a final conference to facilitate the exchange of best practices and experiences among participants.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $77,200
Project Title: Promoting the Integrity of the Information Space
Organization Name: Prometheus
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To defend the integrity of the information space. The organization will conduct open-source investigations that monitor and spotlight external Russian military actions and post them on its popular and trusted website, https://informnapalm.org.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $100,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Investigative Media
Organization Name: Power of Truth
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent investigative media and promote government accountability. The organization will investigate corruption and the misuse of public funds by local governments in the Volyn region, focusing on judicial, real estate, and public procurement cases. It will produce and publish analytical reports on pressing local issues on its website, and share them via social media and partners. The group will bring important cases to the attention of local law enforcement agencies and anticorruption institutions.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $29,500
Project Title: Strengthening Local Democratic Governance
Organization Name: STEP Strategies and Technologies for Effective Partnership
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic engagement and democratic governance in the Zaporizhia region. The organization will improve the capacity of regional initiative groups and their cooperation with local authorities. It will organize trainings on civic participation in rural regions for activists and local government officials in amalgamated communities. The organization will also offer assistance to local civic initiatives and newly amalgamated communities in effectively incorporating civic engagement tools into local decision making processes.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $28,000
Project Title: Increasing the Public's Understanding of Economic Issues
Organization Name: Center for Social-Economic Research (CASE) Ukraine
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To inform the public about important economic issues and foster government accountability. The think tank will produce daily and weekly content, including articles, infographics, short videos and interactive visualizations, which explain economic policies, including reforms, in a concise and engaging style. The content will elucidate complex economic issues such as the state budget, business environment, and social services. The think tank will distribute the content across social media and republish it in partner news outlets.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $83,500
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Strengthening Democratic Governance
Organization Name: STEP Strategies and Technologies for Effective Partnership
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic engagement and democratic governance in the Zaporizhia region. The organization will improve the capacity of regional civic organizations and their cooperation with local authorities. It will also organize trainings for activists and local government officials in amalgamated communities on civic participation in rural regions. In addition, it will award small grants to reinforce civic engagement in the decentralization process, monitor local government decision-making, and hold a forum to raise awareness of civic initiatives.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,045
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of NGOs in Central and Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Tamarisk
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To increase the capacity and professionalism of new civic initiatives and NGOs in central and eastern Ukraine. The center will support new civic groups and activists from small towns by conducting targeted trainings and a seminar, holding network events, disseminating information, and providing online and onsite consultations. It will also support 10 local initiatives with small grants.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $44,300
Project Title: Increasing the Capacity of Regional Media
Organization Name: ABO Local Media Development Agency NGO
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To build the capacity and outreach of regional media. The organization will identify newly privatized media outlets from small and medium-sized towns and assist them in developing, launching, maintaining, and promoting online portals. It will also conduct trainings for the outlets' newsrooms and provide mentorship support to assist them in producing independent high-quality content. Finally, the organization will develop innovative strategies aimed at increasing the financial sustainability of participating outlets.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $80,000
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism
Organization Name: Ukrainian Volunteer Service
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the capacity and sustainability of local grassroots initiatives. The organization will increase the skills of civic leaders in ten cities across the country in building public-private partnerships by conducting training sessions, providing mentorship support to initiatives, and convening a final conference to promote best practices of cross-sectoral cooperation at the local level.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Building Social Cohesion in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Azov Development
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote democratic values and social cohesion in the Donetsk region. The organization will increase awareness about human rights issues by publishing articles and initiating public discussions on a monthly basis. It will also organize related public events, including cultural presentations, trainings, and workshops, to expand and consolidate a community of civic and human rights activists in Mariupol.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $45,000
Project Title: Promoting Government Accountability in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Initiative Civic Patrol
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote government accountability and transparency in eastern Ukraine. In cooperation with local initiative groups, the organization will monitor the performance of local elected officials and advocate for transparent governance in the Donbas region. To publicize the monitoring findings, it will produce video materials, infographics, articles, and a print newspaper, and disseminate them through local media outlets and social media platforms.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $65,000
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Fostering Independent Media in the Donbas
Organization Name: Donetsk Institute of Information
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent media in eastern Ukraine. The organization will monitor media in the separatist-controlled areas, produce news, articles, and analytical reports on developments in the region, publish them on its websites, and distribute them via an email newsletter. It will also produce and broadcast editions of its weekly television show, and promote it through video clips on social media.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Regional Media
Organization Name: Zmist Poltava
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media in the Poltava region. The online outlet will increase and enhance its nonpartisan coverage of political developments ahead of the fall 2020 local government elections. It will also launch a video production department to diversify revenue streams and ensure its continued independence. Finally, the outlet will produce a monthly print newspaper to expand its audience and provide objective news and information to a broader audience.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $98,200
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Promoting Civic Activism Among Youth
Organization Name: Lviv Education Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To promote regional integration, social cohesion, and active citizenship among youth. The organization will organize youth camps that promote volunteerism and civic engagement while breaking down regional stereotypes. It will supplement the camps with a civic education course and leadership school to provide additional skills to the most promising camp volunteers. The organization will guide the latter group in developing their own community engagement projects.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Donbas
Organization Name: Media View
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To support investigative journalism and strengthen independent media in the Donbas. The Pokrovsk-based media organization will conduct investigations on corruption and the misuse of public funds in the region. It will also produce daily news and information covering local political developments. The organization will publish the project's materials on its news portal and disseminate them through partner groups and social media networks.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $23,000
Project Title: Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Volyn Region
Organization Name: Power of Truth
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent media in the Volyn region. The organization will launch a center of investigative reporting and produce investigations and reports on corruption in the judiciary, public procurement, and the management of public land. It will file approximately 10 criminal cases, publish all investigations on its website, and disseminate them through other news portals and social networks.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $15,500
Project Title: Fostering Decentralization in Eastern and Central Ukraine
Organization Name: Zelenodolsk Development Agency
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote decentralization in eastern and central Ukraine. The grantee will hold two training sessions for 60 activists and officials representing newly created amalgamated communities. Based on the organization's positive experience in Zelenodolsk, the staff and trainers will oversee a mentorship and consultation program for the project's participants. Ten of the most promising and motivated activists will participate in a nine-day study visit to Poland.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $42,175
Project Title: Promoting Transparency in Public Procurement in Western Ukraine
Organization Name: Rivne Social Partnership Center
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public procurement reform in the Rivne region. By monitoring the tenders of local authorities and state- and municipality-owned enterprises, the center will identify and investigate cases of corruption. The grantee will publicize the findings by producing at least 10 television programs and 25 journalistic investigations and publishing them in local media outlets. To improve procurement reform, the grantee will offer a series of trainings and consultations to local officials.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $24,100
Project Title: Promoting Reform in the Security Sector
Organization Name: Democratic Society East Foundation
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote public debate and encourage demand for reform in the security sector. Together with its local partner, the Poland-based organization will expand a website and produce and publish at articles, analyses and video blogs related to the topic, as well as assist five local media outlets in producing their own security-related content. Project experts will also participate in several public events and discussions in the media and organize a contest for the best publications on security reform.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $55,000
Project Title: Promoting Youth Participation in Local Governance in Western Ukraine
Organization Name: Center of Community Development
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote the greater participation of youth in local governance in western Ukraine. Through the joint training of youth activists and local officials, the organization will promote youth engagement in local governance, strengthen the role of youth in community development, empower young leaders with the skills necessary to participate in political processes, and facilitate the implementation of projects that support democratic values at a local level.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $26,900
Project Title: Strengthening Transparency in Procurement in Northeastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Sumy Bureau of Political Analysis
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote transparency and accountability in the use of public funds by local governments in northeastern Ukraine. The organization will conduct trainings for civic activists to familiarize them with procurement procedures. The activists will monitor 120 procurement cases and 16 regional and municipal budgets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions. The organization will publicize the results through online and print articles, press club events, and a final report.
Year: 2016
Award Amount: $38,525
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Media in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Expert-KR
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media in eastern Ukraine. The Kryvyi Rih-based media outlet will expand its online reporting on reform processes and other political developments and increase its outreach in the city. It will produce weekly video reports and distribute them through its website and social media platforms. To raise public awareness and educate voters, the outlet will also produce nonpartisan programming focusing on the 2020 local elections.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $90,000
Note: This is the total grant amount and includes a supplement that was approved separately.
Project Title: Fostering Independent Reporting in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Kharkiv Crisis Infocenter
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent reporting in eastern Ukraine. The organization will produce daily news reports on important developments in the Kharkiv region and provide independent coverage of the 2020 local elections. It will operate its press club and hold and broadcast public events, including discussions, press conferences, and roundtables, to address pressing local issues. The organization will publish all project materials on its website and social media pages.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $70,000
Project Title: Supporting Investigative Journalism in the Volyn Region
Organization Name: Power of Truth
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To foster independent media in the Volyn region. The organization will launch a new website and produce investigations and reports on corruption in the judiciary, public procurement, and the management of public land. It will file complaints and inquiries with law enforcement agencies when necessary. The organization will publish the materials on its website and a media partner's site, as well as disseminate them through other news portals and social network platforms.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $31,000
Project Title: Strengthening Local Democratic Governance
Organization Name: STEP Strategies and Technologies for Effective Partnership
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To promote civic engagement and democratic governance in eastern Ukraine. The organization will improve the capacity of regional initiative groups and their cooperation with local authorities. It will organize trainings for activists in amalgamated communities on civic participation in rural regions. The organization will also support local information and advocacy campaigns that reinforce civic engagement in the decentralization process, address local concerns, and monitor local government decision-making.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $31,992
Project Title: Promoting Accountability through Investigative Journalism
Organization Name: Ukrainska Pravda
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote accountability and improve government transparency through investigative reporting. The organization will highlight national and regional responses to the COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine. Media products will critically assess governance measures and uncover corruption in the medical sector in the context of the ongoing healthcare reform during the pandemic. The media outlet will publish multimedia materials on its website and promote content via social media platforms.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $34,400
Project Title: Promoting Activism and Reforms through Storytelling
Organization Name: Ukrainian Media Initiative
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: NGO Strengthening
Description: To strengthen the capacity and sustainability of civic grassroots initiatives. The organization will launch an online radio and produce a series of podcasts with prominent Ukrainian activists. The programs will present the activities of grassroots organizations, share best practices and success stories, and spotlight opportunities for civic engagement. Additionally, the outlet will facilitate public discussions with civic leaders to stimulate critical thinking about the key issues affecting country's democratic transition.
Year: 2020
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening Independent Media in Eastern Ukraine
Organization Name: Expert-KR
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Freedom of Information
Description: To strengthen independent media in eastern Ukraine. The Kryvyi Rih-based media outlet will expand its outreach and improve the quality of its reporting on reform processes and other political developments in the city. It will produce weekly video reports and distribute them through its website and social media platforms. To raise inform and educate voters, the outlet will also produce nonpartisan programming focusing on the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Year: 2018
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Strengthening the Capacity of IDP Coalitions
Organization Name: Right to Protection
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Conflict Resolution
Description: To strengthen the capacity and professionalism of local coalitions of internally displaced persons (IDP) groups. The organization will hold presentations, trainings, and consultations to help IDP groups in the country's east increase their capacity, sustainability, and effectiveness. It will also award small grants to IDP coalitions for innovative, advocacy-focused initiatives, and provide mentorship support throughout the project.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $40,000
Project Title: Promote Civic Engagement on the Local Level
Organization Name: Agency for Private Initiative Development
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To promote civic participation and cross-sectoral cooperation in decentralized communities. The organization will hold events and produce materials to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of best practices among civic initiatives working on preserving historical and cultural heritage sites. It will support initiatives that will engage citizens in constructive dialogue with local governments and the business community to establish new mechanisms of cooperation and develop joint initiatives.
Year: 2019
Award Amount: $46,300
Project Title: Improving Governance on the Local Level
Organization Name: Association of Private Employers
Project Region: Europe
Project Country: Ukraine
Project Focus: Accountability and Governance
Description: To strengthen the accountability and transparency of local governments. The association will conduct public opinion surveys; hold trainings and roundtables for civic activists, small business leaders, representatives of local governments, and NGO leaders; produce and disseminate a brochure; and convene press conferences on improving civic oversight of and public engagement in government budgeting and procurement in the Derhachevsk, Pechenezhsk, and Valkovsk districts of the Kharkiv region.
Year: 2017
Award Amount: $36,060
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