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Bellanet International Secretariat
Bellanet promotes and facilitates effective collaboration within the international community, especially through the use of ICTs. While Bellanet does not offer grants or loans, it delivers its program through three main Program Lines: Online Communities, Knowledge Sharing and Open Development. Together they represent key approaches to building institutional and individual collaboration skills and maximizing the potential of ICTs to support collaborative development work. In addition to delivering programming through three main Program Lines, three important crosscutting areas are considered and woven into all aspects of Bellanet's work: Gender Equality, Capacity Development, and Monitoring and Evaluation.
Bellanet Core Funders
The Bellanet International Secretariat is funded by the following organizations:
Bellanet Partners
Bellanet Sample Projects
Recent Projects as of April 2006 include:
British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND)
BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) is the United Kingdom's broadest network of voluntary organisations working in international development (non-governmental organisations, or NGOs). BOND was founded in June 1993 and now has over 290 members.
BOND aims to improve the UK's contribution to international development by promoting the exchange of experience, ideas and information amongst BOND members, between networks of NGOs in the UK and internationally, with the UK Government, and between BOND members and other UK bodies with an interest in international development. To support this work, BOND manages training, advocacy and information services.
BOND Groups
BOND Groups benefit the wider BOND Network through the development of expertise in the sector, by garnering momentum and action for collective advocacy work, and by providing another space for continuing training and development. Groups may also act as a source of advice and capacity building in their specialist area for others in the network.
BOND Groups are member-led and self-managed.The formation of Groups, their structures, agendas and activities are determined by the Groups themselves.
BOND members engage in BOND Groups for a number of reasons, including learning (peer support, exchange of information & experience, promotion of good practice) Research (investigation/exploration of issues; development of thinking around issues) and Advocacy & Consultation (Development of advocacy statements and positions, policy and guidelines for good practice.
Funding News and Links
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC)
The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) is a coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development. CCIC seeks to end global poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all.
CCIC Members
The Council comprises about 100 Canadian voluntary sector organizations working to end global poverty.
CCIC Africa-Canada Forum
The Africa-Canada Forum brings together more than 40 NGOs, churches, unions and solidarity groups from across Canada that have a specific interest in development issues and social justice in sub-Saharan Africa.
CCIC Americas Policy Group
The Americas Policy Group (APG) is a Canadian civil society policy group focused on development and social justice issues in the Americas. It brings together approximately 40 international development and humanitarian NGOs, human rights groups, labour unions, research institutions, church and solidarity groups.
CCIC Asia-Pacific Working Group
The Asia Pacific Working Group (APWG) is a network of Canadian civil society organizations involved in human rights, democracy and development in the region. It brings together over 20 international development and humanitarian NGOs, human rights groups, labor unions, church and solidarity groups.
European Centre for Development Policy Management
The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECPDM) has been fostering better trade and aid relations between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries since 1986.
The ECPDM supports the international policies that govern development between the ACP countries and EU member statesECPDM seeks to help individuals and organisations to build their own capacity, so that these stakeholders are well informed and confident to join negotiations and broker the best possible deals for their countries or communities.
To this end, ECPDM offers a range of resources and expertise for stakeholders to draw on when navigating the maze of ACP-EU policy: policy-related research and information; capacity-building approaches; hands-on facilitation of dialogue between parties; networking; seminars and conferences.
ECDPM Countries:
The key international policy that covers ACP-EU relations is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, signed in June 2000 by 77 ACP countries and 15 EU member states.
ECPDM Themes:
Multi-Actor Partnerships and Governance
The partnerships and governance programme works to help mainstream multi-actor partnerships in ACP-EU cooperation, with the intention of: promoting cooperation between state and non-state actors; improving governance at all levels; enhancing overall aid effectiveness.
Development Cooperation and Capacity
The general objective of the cooperation and capacity programme is to enhance the quality of EU development assistance by improving the interface between the actors involved (i.e. the European Commission, partner countries and other donors) and supporting the capacity changes needed among those organisations and institutions.
Support programmes.
Communication and Information
The general aim of the communications programme is to strengthen internal and external communication processes by matching technology with informational and learning needs of clients, partners, organisations and networks.
The Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. Its goals are to:
Since its inception it has been. The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia explore opportunities to pursue the foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding.
Ford Foundation Themes
The Foundation’s program areas are:
Ford Foundation Programs: Governance and Civil Society
The Governance and Civil Society unit works in two fields:
In Governance, the Foundation seeks to strengthen the responsiveness of state and local governments, improve the ability of national government institutions to secure peace and social justice, and build democratic global governance in the arenas of international economics, conflict and security. The unit supports efforts to improve government performance, build public awareness of budget and tax issues and confront the challenges posed by the trend toward government decentralization.
In Civil Society the Foundation seeks to increase the impact of citizens’ groups working for peace and social justice, strengthen the philanthropic community that supports them, and encourage citizen oversight of the public and private sectors. The Foundation believes in the value of associational life and in nurturing strong, independent and democratic civil societies. Grants seek to increase participation in public affairs beyond the act of voting and to strengthen civil society organizations. Another initiative aims to foster philanthropy that contributes to social justice outcomes. Other work strengthens global civil society and the ability of transnational citizens’ coalitions to address public policy problems.
Global Offices in this Program: Beijing, Cairo, Hanoi, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Nairobi, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago
Ford Foundation Recent Governance and Civil Society Grants (2005)
Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help reduce inequities in four primary areas. Its Global Libraries program strives to give people in the U.S. and other countries access to information through free Internet access at public libraries. The Foundation works with an array of partners in other countries to provide free access to computers and the Internet as well as training, transforming public libraries into vital community centers.
International Library Initiatives
The Foundation has partnered with Canada, Chile, and Mexico, and has seen the tremendous impact that library computers have in connecting people with information. Building on the success of these initiatives, the foundation is expanding its international partnerships to help other countries provide this valuable service.
There are three critical elements to the foundation’s strategy:
The Access to Learning Award is given annually to recognize the innovative efforts of libraries, organizations or library agencies outside the United States in providing free public access to information technology. Information and application instructions for the Access to Learning Award can be found on the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)'s Web site at www.clir.org/fellowships/gates/gates.html.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs). IICD works with its partner organisations in selected countries, helping local stakeholders to assess the potential uses of ICTs in development and to formulate, implement and manage development policies and projects that make use of ICTs.
IICD's mission is to assist developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
IICD does this through a strategy with the following goals:
IICD Countries
IICD supports Country Programs, whose purpose is to enhance the institutional capacity of the local partners to identify and develop ICT sector policy plans, implement pilot projects, and to further develop their own capacities. Country Programmes are long-term investments covering a 5-7 year period. The nature and intensity of IICD's support changes over time as local partners become more self-reliant. Today, IICD has Country Programmes in 9 countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
The starting point is to identify and work with a small network of committed local organisations. A Roundtable workshop is often one of the first joint activities to be developed. Once established, the network's role is to determine priorities, share responsibilities and tasks, act as a platform for the exchange of ideas among participants, seek areas of collaboration, mobilise resources, and monitor planned results.
IICD Themes: Governance
Recent high-profile initiatives such as the Italian Initiative, NEPAD and e-Africa emphasize the potential of ICTs for governance activities.
IICD Projects - General
IICD Projects - Governance
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation ranks among the world’s largest private foundations. Grants are awarded in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and seven countries in southern Africa – Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
In Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, an integrated approach is taken to addressing the Foundation’s key programming interests. Following are the strategies that detail these interests:
Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Foundation takes an integrated approach in addressing its key programming interests. Following are the strategies that detail these interests:
Open Society Institute
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. OSI was created in 1993 by investor and philanthropist George Soros to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to other areas of the world where the transition to democracy is of particular concern. The Soros foundations network encompasses more than 60 countries, including the United States.
OSI Initiatives
OSI’s initiatives address specific issue areas on a regional or network-wide basis around the world. Most of the initiatives are administered by OSI-New York or OSI-Budapest and are implemented in cooperation with Soros foundations in various countries and regions. OSI initiatives cover a range of activities aimed at building free and open societies, including grantmaking to strengthen civil society; economic reform; education at all levels; human rights; legal reform and public administration; media and communications; public health; and arts and culture.
OSI Focus Areas and Grants – Human Rights and Governance
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program administers grants to a number of institutions providing expertise to governments and contributing to national policy debates on a wide variety of economic and political issues with the goal of promoting effective and accountable governance.
OSI Human Rights and Governance Grants
OSI Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) promotes effective democratic government in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. LGI focuses on supporting local government and public administration reform and decentralization; improving the administration of public services; assisting in the formulation of public policy; and developing a comprehensive regional policy center.
Direct technical assistance to policymakers by LGI is provided through expert database networks that list hundreds of English- and Russian-speaking specialists. In cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), LGI provides technical assistance on designing decentralization reform strategies in Central Asia and has contributed to the redesign of local government legislation in Macedonia and Croatia.
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative maintains its own separate website.
Bellanet promotes and facilitates effective collaboration within the international community, especially through the use of ICTs. While Bellanet does not offer grants or loans, it delivers its program through three main Program Lines: Online Communities, Knowledge Sharing and Open Development. Together they represent key approaches to building institutional and individual collaboration skills and maximizing the potential of ICTs to support collaborative development work. In addition to delivering programming through three main Program Lines, three important crosscutting areas are considered and woven into all aspects of Bellanet's work: Gender Equality, Capacity Development, and Monitoring and Evaluation.
Bellanet Core Funders
The Bellanet International Secretariat is funded by the following organizations:
- International Development Reseach Centre (IDRC)
- Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
- Danish International Development Assistance (Danida)
- Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Bellanet Partners
Bellanet Sample Projects
Recent Projects as of April 2006 include:
- WeConnect Nepal (WeConnect) --WeConnect seeks to build a network to promote dialogues and knowledge sharing among development practitioners, the donor community and civil society organizations working in the South Asian region on issues of sustainability of ICTs in development work.
- CGIAR Evaluation of Collaboration Tools (CGIAR-Eval)-- Evaluation of collaboration tools for online dialogues
- CGIAR E-Publishing -- A CGIAR system-wide project to synthesize publishing practices between different CG Centers.
- CGIAR Knowledge Sharing (CGIAR-KS) -- A CGIAR system-wide project to institutionalize knowledge sharing practices between different CG Centers.
- Study on the use of Open Source in Latin America and Caribbean (OS-LAC)
- Bellanet in partnership with IDRC launched a two-year study looking into processes of adoption, development and use of Open Source (OS) in the LAC region.
British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND)
BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) is the United Kingdom's broadest network of voluntary organisations working in international development (non-governmental organisations, or NGOs). BOND was founded in June 1993 and now has over 290 members.
BOND aims to improve the UK's contribution to international development by promoting the exchange of experience, ideas and information amongst BOND members, between networks of NGOs in the UK and internationally, with the UK Government, and between BOND members and other UK bodies with an interest in international development. To support this work, BOND manages training, advocacy and information services.
BOND Groups
BOND Groups benefit the wider BOND Network through the development of expertise in the sector, by garnering momentum and action for collective advocacy work, and by providing another space for continuing training and development. Groups may also act as a source of advice and capacity building in their specialist area for others in the network.
BOND Groups are member-led and self-managed.The formation of Groups, their structures, agendas and activities are determined by the Groups themselves.
BOND members engage in BOND Groups for a number of reasons, including learning (peer support, exchange of information & experience, promotion of good practice) Research (investigation/exploration of issues; development of thinking around issues) and Advocacy & Consultation (Development of advocacy statements and positions, policy and guidelines for good practice.
Funding News and Links
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC)
The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) is a coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development. CCIC seeks to end global poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all.
CCIC Members
The Council comprises about 100 Canadian voluntary sector organizations working to end global poverty.
CCIC Africa-Canada Forum
The Africa-Canada Forum brings together more than 40 NGOs, churches, unions and solidarity groups from across Canada that have a specific interest in development issues and social justice in sub-Saharan Africa.
CCIC Americas Policy Group
The Americas Policy Group (APG) is a Canadian civil society policy group focused on development and social justice issues in the Americas. It brings together approximately 40 international development and humanitarian NGOs, human rights groups, labour unions, research institutions, church and solidarity groups.
CCIC Asia-Pacific Working Group
The Asia Pacific Working Group (APWG) is a network of Canadian civil society organizations involved in human rights, democracy and development in the region. It brings together over 20 international development and humanitarian NGOs, human rights groups, labor unions, church and solidarity groups.
European Centre for Development Policy Management
The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECPDM) has been fostering better trade and aid relations between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries since 1986.
The ECPDM supports the international policies that govern development between the ACP countries and EU member statesECPDM seeks to help individuals and organisations to build their own capacity, so that these stakeholders are well informed and confident to join negotiations and broker the best possible deals for their countries or communities.
To this end, ECPDM offers a range of resources and expertise for stakeholders to draw on when navigating the maze of ACP-EU policy: policy-related research and information; capacity-building approaches; hands-on facilitation of dialogue between parties; networking; seminars and conferences.
ECDPM Countries:
The key international policy that covers ACP-EU relations is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, signed in June 2000 by 77 ACP countries and 15 EU member states.
ECPDM Themes:
Multi-Actor Partnerships and Governance
The partnerships and governance programme works to help mainstream multi-actor partnerships in ACP-EU cooperation, with the intention of: promoting cooperation between state and non-state actors; improving governance at all levels; enhancing overall aid effectiveness.
Development Cooperation and Capacity
The general objective of the cooperation and capacity programme is to enhance the quality of EU development assistance by improving the interface between the actors involved (i.e. the European Commission, partner countries and other donors) and supporting the capacity changes needed among those organisations and institutions.
Support programmes.
Communication and Information
The general aim of the communications programme is to strengthen internal and external communication processes by matching technology with informational and learning needs of clients, partners, organisations and networks.
The Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. Its goals are to:
- Strengthen democratic values,
- Reduce poverty and injustice,
- Promote international cooperation and
- Advance human achievement
Since its inception it has been. The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia explore opportunities to pursue the foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding.
Ford Foundation Themes
The Foundation’s program areas are:
- Asset Building and Community Development
- Peace and Social Justice Knowledge
- Creativity and Freedom
Ford Foundation Programs: Governance and Civil Society
The Governance and Civil Society unit works in two fields:
In Governance, the Foundation seeks to strengthen the responsiveness of state and local governments, improve the ability of national government institutions to secure peace and social justice, and build democratic global governance in the arenas of international economics, conflict and security. The unit supports efforts to improve government performance, build public awareness of budget and tax issues and confront the challenges posed by the trend toward government decentralization.
In Civil Society the Foundation seeks to increase the impact of citizens’ groups working for peace and social justice, strengthen the philanthropic community that supports them, and encourage citizen oversight of the public and private sectors. The Foundation believes in the value of associational life and in nurturing strong, independent and democratic civil societies. Grants seek to increase participation in public affairs beyond the act of voting and to strengthen civil society organizations. Another initiative aims to foster philanthropy that contributes to social justice outcomes. Other work strengthens global civil society and the ability of transnational citizens’ coalitions to address public policy problems.
Global Offices in this Program: Beijing, Cairo, Hanoi, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Nairobi, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago
Ford Foundation Recent Governance and Civil Society Grants (2005)
Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help reduce inequities in four primary areas. Its Global Libraries program strives to give people in the U.S. and other countries access to information through free Internet access at public libraries. The Foundation works with an array of partners in other countries to provide free access to computers and the Internet as well as training, transforming public libraries into vital community centers.
International Library Initiatives
The Foundation has partnered with Canada, Chile, and Mexico, and has seen the tremendous impact that library computers have in connecting people with information. Building on the success of these initiatives, the foundation is expanding its international partnerships to help other countries provide this valuable service.
There are three critical elements to the foundation’s strategy:
- First, the foundation identifies great partners based on extensive research. Ideal partners are developing countries with strong library systems, appropriate infrastructure such as electricity and Internet capability, demonstrated leadership and commitment to public access to technology, supportive policies, and the potential to implement and sustain this critical service.
- Second, the foundation provides grants to pay for computers, technical support, and staff training in public libraries throughout the partner country. The foundation also supports building capacity within the country’s public library community to manage and build technology services and to train the public to use technology.
- Third, the foundation requires partner countries to take steps at the beginning of the program to ensure its long-term sustainability. Specifically, partner countries will be asked to use advocacy and impact evaluation to promote the value of public access computing programs and build long-term support.
The Access to Learning Award is given annually to recognize the innovative efforts of libraries, organizations or library agencies outside the United States in providing free public access to information technology. Information and application instructions for the Access to Learning Award can be found on the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)'s Web site at www.clir.org/fellowships/gates/gates.html.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs). IICD works with its partner organisations in selected countries, helping local stakeholders to assess the potential uses of ICTs in development and to formulate, implement and manage development policies and projects that make use of ICTs.
IICD's mission is to assist developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
IICD does this through a strategy with the following goals:
- to empower local organisations and stakeholders to make effective use of ICTs on their own terms; and
- to catalyse lessons learning and knowledge sharing on ICTs by local organisations and the international community.
IICD Countries
IICD supports Country Programs, whose purpose is to enhance the institutional capacity of the local partners to identify and develop ICT sector policy plans, implement pilot projects, and to further develop their own capacities. Country Programmes are long-term investments covering a 5-7 year period. The nature and intensity of IICD's support changes over time as local partners become more self-reliant. Today, IICD has Country Programmes in 9 countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
The starting point is to identify and work with a small network of committed local organisations. A Roundtable workshop is often one of the first joint activities to be developed. Once established, the network's role is to determine priorities, share responsibilities and tasks, act as a platform for the exchange of ideas among participants, seek areas of collaboration, mobilise resources, and monitor planned results.
IICD Themes: Governance
Recent high-profile initiatives such as the Italian Initiative, NEPAD and e-Africa emphasize the potential of ICTs for governance activities.
IICD Projects - General
IICD Projects - Governance
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation ranks among the world’s largest private foundations. Grants are awarded in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and seven countries in southern Africa – Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
In Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, an integrated approach is taken to addressing the Foundation’s key programming interests. Following are the strategies that detail these interests:
- Strengthen Leadership Capacity. This strategy serves as the primary integrator of all three strategies for work in the region. Current programming seeks to build the capacity of leaders at the local, provincial, national, regional, and global levels. It also is concerned with increasing community voices in the policy development process to strengthen young leaders for the 21st century.
- Strengthen the Capacity of Communities
- This programming strategy targets district-level sites to increase cooperation among local government, business, community-based organizations, education institutions and agencies, and to enhance participation of rural youth in social and economic development.
- Organizational and Institutional Development and Transformation
- Attention is focused on improving the southern African social infrastructure through institutions of higher education, organizations that create employment and productivity, and information systems that support social development.
Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the Foundation takes an integrated approach in addressing its key programming interests. Following are the strategies that detail these interests:
- Regional Development. Attention is given to supporting groups of projects that demonstrate ways to break the local cycle of poverty in selected micro-regions. Strategies to promote the development, participation, and leadership of local youth are central to this effort. Priority geographic areas targeted by this work include southern Mexico and Central America (including parts of the Caribbean), northeast Brazil, and the Andean zones of Bolivia, Peru, and southern Ecuador.
- Application of Knowledge and Best Practices (Programmatic Approaches) The Foundation supports projects in Latin America and the Caribbean that offer innovative approaches in leadership development, citizenship and social responsibility, institution building and strategic alliances, and the access to information technology. The aim of this approach is to build the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to put regional development projects into action.
Open Society Institute
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. OSI was created in 1993 by investor and philanthropist George Soros to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to other areas of the world where the transition to democracy is of particular concern. The Soros foundations network encompasses more than 60 countries, including the United States.
OSI Initiatives
OSI’s initiatives address specific issue areas on a regional or network-wide basis around the world. Most of the initiatives are administered by OSI-New York or OSI-Budapest and are implemented in cooperation with Soros foundations in various countries and regions. OSI initiatives cover a range of activities aimed at building free and open societies, including grantmaking to strengthen civil society; economic reform; education at all levels; human rights; legal reform and public administration; media and communications; public health; and arts and culture.
OSI Focus Areas and Grants – Human Rights and Governance
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program administers grants to a number of institutions providing expertise to governments and contributing to national policy debates on a wide variety of economic and political issues with the goal of promoting effective and accountable governance.
- Human Rights. The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program supports national and international advocacy organizations promoting political and civil rights at local, national and regional levels.
- Government Accountability. OSI's Human Rights and Governance Grants Program works to advance government accountability in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia.
- Public Policy Centers. OSI's Human Rights and Governance Grants Program supports public policy centers that promote inclusive policy change in Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine.
OSI Human Rights and Governance Grants
OSI Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) promotes effective democratic government in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. LGI focuses on supporting local government and public administration reform and decentralization; improving the administration of public services; assisting in the formulation of public policy; and developing a comprehensive regional policy center.
Direct technical assistance to policymakers by LGI is provided through expert database networks that list hundreds of English- and Russian-speaking specialists. In cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), LGI provides technical assistance on designing decentralization reform strategies in Central Asia and has contributed to the redesign of local government legislation in Macedonia and Croatia.
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative maintains its own separate website.