Democracy & Governance

Collection of USAID Partners: Democracy & Governance

Afghanistan Parliamentary Assistance Project — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 29, 2009 09:34 PM

Part of USAID's International Legislative Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). The purpose of this USAID-funded program is to strengthen the Afghan government's capacity to establish and develop a new parliament that is able to operate as a strong, independent and effective deliberative body.

ATRC -- Advocacy Training and Resource Center — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 06, 2009 11:56 PM

Supported by USAID and IREX. Based in Prishtina, ATRC trains and assists non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kosovo to professionalize their work, articulate their demands and press government structures for change.

Bulgarian Anticorruption Portal — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 07, 2009 12:03 AM

This site is sponsored by USAID. Anticorruption.bg is the first Bulgarian portal site dedicated to corruption and anti-corruption measures and policies in the country. The public-private Coalition 2000 decided to build this site in order to enlarge the outreach of its activities and deepen the public awareness on the complex problems confronting the fight against corruption.

Centers for Civic Initiatives — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 07, 2009 12:16 AM

USAID is listed as a present funder. Centres for Civic Initiatives (CCI) is one of the largest indigenous, non-governmental organizations in BiH. The mission is to initiate and promote active participation of citizens in democratic process and strengthen capacities of individuals and organizations to successfully solve problems in their communities.

Commercial Law Center — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 04:48 PM

Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Commercial Law Center is a USAID project managed by Emerging Markets Group Ltd. The Center is dedicated to commercial law reform in Ukraine.

Communities Empowered for Local Decision Making Program (CELD) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 04:42 PM

In October 2004, the Urban Institute (UI) started implementation of the Communities Empowered for Local Decision-Making program (CELD), funded by USAID. The overall objective of UI/CELD is to encourage more effective, responsive, and accountable local governance in Georgia. The main function of the urban Institute is to provide technical assistance to the local self governments, give recommendations for the legislative activities, promote the reforming process of budget and financial systems and encourage citizen participation in local self governance process. UI is working with more than 35 partner cities in Georgia implementing the following: budget and finance, performance management, associations? development, NGO development, legislation and decentralization, local economic planning, youth, gender and civic education. (USAID Logo is prominent on the page)

CPCD - Centarza Promociju Civilnog Drustva (Bosnia-Herzegovina) — by librarian2 — last modified May 21, 2009 01:18 PM

Civil society resource center (USAID one of several other donors)

Cuba Transition Project — by librarian2 — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:30 PM

This site is made possible through support provided by the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of Award EDG-AA-00-02-00007-00. The Cuba Transition Project, at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS), University of Miami, is an important and timely project to study and make recommendations for the reconstruction of Cuba once the post-Castro transition begins in earnest. The project started in January 2002 and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Democracy Fellows Program (changed website address) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 06, 2009 11:59 PM

The Democracy Fellows Program represents a cooperative agreement between World Learning and USAID. Describes the project, provides the applications for the projects, lists past and current fellows, and provides publications

Democratic Local Governance Program (Bangladesh) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 06, 2009 11:41 PM

This Web site was developed by RTI International for the U.S. Agency for International Development, under contract (IGS-I0F-0097L)."The objectives of the program are to: (1) expand and better define roles and authorities of local governments; (2) improve capacity of local governments to deliver services; (3) enable local governments to identify appropriate funding alternatives; and (4) increase transparency and citizen participation in local decision-making." (RTI site description)

Freedom of Speech in Central Asia — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 07, 2009 12:11 AM

This page is mostly in Russian. It contains a disclaimer in Russian that involves USAID: ?????? USAID. But contains no USAID Logo

Governance Accountability Project (Bosnia-Herzegovina) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 30, 2009 04:05 PM

Governance Accountability Project (USAID Bosnia funded)

Honduras: Programa de Gobernabilidad y Transparencia de la USAID (honduras Greater Transparency and Accountability in Governance Project) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 05:22 PM

With funding from USAID, MSI?s Greater Transparency and Accountability Program works in about 40 municipalities throughout Honduras to build municipal service delivery and management capacities while strengthening citizen participation and greater citizen oversight of local government operations. The project also works at the national level with government agencies and civil society organizations concerned with fighting corruption. Site in Spanish.

Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) - Inclusive Rule of Law — by Sebastian Toledo — last modified Mar 31, 2009 08:43 PM

Support ILD property and small business regulatory reform efforts.

Land Reform (Kyrgystan) — by librarian2 — last modified May 21, 2009 01:16 PM

Draft Land Reform and Development of the Land Market (USAID Krygyzstan funded)

Local Governance Support Program (Indonesia) — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 05:26 PM

This Web site was developed by RTI International for the U.S. Agency for International Development, under contract 497-M-00-05-00017-00. Seeks to support participatory and transparent local governance in Indonesia

Macedonia Make Decentralization Work program — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 05:17 PM

USAID's Decentralization Project is implemented by Development Alternatives Inc. Make Decentralization Work (MDW) is a three-year program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), designed to strengthen the decentralization and local governance processes in Macedonia. It is a continuation of the USAID Local Government Reform Project which, over the past five years, provided technical assistance in the area of decentralization to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, to the Association of the Units of Local Government, and to the Local Governments. The new Program will be implemented by the same company ? Development Alternatives Inc. ? DAI. In July 2005 the official transfer to local government of services and fiscal responsibilities that formerly resided with the central government will begin.

Mongolia Judicial Reform Program — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 15, 2009 05:57 PM

Site provides description of project, newsletter, events, reports, training information, and links to other sites of interest

Solidarity Center (Bosnia) — by librarian2 — last modified May 21, 2009 01:19 PM

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Solidarity Center teaches workers about economic reform and trains them to protect their rights during the economic and social transition process.

Tatweer-Developing National Capacity in Public Management — by librarian2 — last modified Apr 29, 2009 10:27 PM

As part of a broader effort to develop the Government of Iraq's (GOI) administrative capacity, USAID is supporting the National Capacity Development (NCD) project. Management Systems International (MSI) is the prime contractor for this effort, also known by its Arabic name, Tatweer. Success stories, news, procurement information, and information on training courses offered