Africa

Grants awarded 2012

Kenya
Kistrech Theatre International
Empowering Students and Teachers with Human Rights Skills
43 000 euro

Grants awarded 2011

Burundi
Action des Chrétiens pour l’Abolition de la Torture ACAT-BURUNDI
L’ACAT Burundi au service des personnes privées de liberté
34 300 euro

Uganda
Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence RECESVID
Preventing Gender Based Violence through Capacity Building
12 700 euro

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya YAK
Juvenile Justice Project
41 900 euro

Kenya
Association of Media Women in Kenya AMVIK
Promoting women’s rights and gender equity within the context of Kenya new constitution through awareness creation using community radio listening groups in Kwale and Kilifi counties
27 500 euro

Ethiopia
Alliance for Poverty Eradication and Development APED
Awareness raising and promoting implementation of women’s access to land ownership and inheritance laws among the ethnic communities in Segen area peoples zone
62 300 euro

Uganda
Action for Community Development Uganda
KIOS - ACODEV Partnership Programme
21 758 euro

Ethiopia
Nurture Education and Development NED
Capacity Building on Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in Somali Regional State
29 200 euro

DRC
Centre de Recherche sur l’Environment, la Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme CREDDHO
Monitoring de violations des droits de l’Homme: Formation des militants de droits de l’Homme de terrains et appui aux antennes et noyaux de légitimité
25 600 euro

Ethiopia
Bright Africa Women Development Association BAWDA
Empowering women to fight against Harmful Traditional Practices
9 400 euro

Kenya/Uganda
Regional Organization on Resource Based Conflicts RBC Network
Conflict Prevention and Peace Building from a Human Rights Perspective
18 500 euro

Uganda
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development CEHURD
Intellectual Property Rights for Access Project (IP4A)
8 600 euro

Community Awareness and Response on AIDS CARA
Campaign Against Domestic Violence and Violation of Human Rights for HIV Prevention in Kayunga District 2011-2012
24 300 euro

Uganda
Twerwaneho Listeners Club TLC
Community Sensitization
29 200 euro

Eastern Africa
KIOS – East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project EHARHDP Partnership Programme: Regional Conference
23 500 euro

Grants awarded 2010

Ethiopia
Alliance for Poverty Eradication and Development (APED)
Customary Law on Women Access to Land Ownership and Inheritance Among the Koniso and Derashe Special Woredas
29 300 euro

Uganda
Action for Community Development – Uganda (ACODEV-U)
Comprehensive prevention and response to VAW project – COPREVAW
75 800 euro

Kenya
Economic and Social Rights Centre Hakijamii
Promoting People-Based Advocacy for Economic and Social Rights in Kenya Final: Creating Linkages among Social Movements as an Exit Strategy
81 900 euro

Tanzania
Centre for Widows and Children Assistance (CWCA)
Advocating for effective functioning of ward tribunals in Kisarawe district
19 100 euro

Uganda
Twerwaneho Listeners Club (TLC)
Community Sensitization Project (CSP)
9 700 euro

Uganda
National Association of Women Organisations in Uganda (NAWOU)
KIOS – NAWOU Partnership Programme
17 400 euro

Uganda
Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (RECESVID)
Preventing Domestic and Sexual Violence through Awareness Raising
7 800 euro

Kenya
Kamukunji Paralegal Trust (KAPLET)
Paralegal Training and Support on Human rights, Laws and Legal Procedures (Phase Two)
9 500 euro

Kenya
G-Kenya Trust
Capacity Building for the LGBTI Rights Advocacy in Kenya
9 000 euro

Kenya
Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU)
Advocating for a Better Legal and Policy Framework to Combat Torture and Violence against Women in Kenya
85 400 euro

Kenya
Kistrech Theatre Club (KTC)
Human Rights Education to Students and Teachers
15 200 euro

Democratic Republic of Congo
Groupe Hirondelles Bukavu (GHB)
Project visant à briser le silence autour des problèmes et autres questions des personnes LGBTI au Sud Kivu
8 900 euro

Democratic Republic of Congo
SOS Information Juridique Multisectorielle (SOS IJM)
Emergence d´une jurisprudence favorable aux droits des enfants issues des viols et violences sexuelles au Sud Kivu
9 700 euro

Uganda
Joy for Children Uganda
Community Based Response in Preventing Violence against Children in Kabarole district
18 400 euro

Uganda
Child Rights Empowerment and Development Organization (CEDO)
Campaign for Elimination of Violence against Children in Masindi
10 400 euro

Democratic Republic of Congo
Communauté des Potiers du Rwanda (COPORWA)
Réduction des cas dues à la marginalisation et discrimination des Potiers de deux Districts de la Province du Nord
63 500 euro

Democratic Republic of Congo
Action des Chrétiens Activistes des Droits de l´Homme à Shabunda (ACADHOSHA)
Programme communautaire de lutte contre les violences sexuelles dans le territoire de Shabunda au Sud-Kivu
66 200 euro

Grants awarded 2009

Uganda
Makerere 1 Community Initiative (MACI)
Empowering Kawempe Community to Prevent Violence against Children
7 100 euro

Rwanda
Congrès du Travail et de la Fraternité au Rwanda (COTRAF-RWANDA)
Projet de vulgarisation, monitoring et documentation des droits des travailleurs au Rwanda
26 900 euroa.

Senegal
Victimes de Violence Réhabilités VIVRE / Centre Africain pour la Prévention et Résolution des Conflits (CAPREC)
Promotion et protection des droits de la femme par l’information et la sensibilisation aux instruments internationaux relatifs à la CEDEF et la déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme dans trois départements du Sénégal
43 600 euro

Burundi
Action des Chrétiens pour l’Abolition de la Torture ACAT-BURUNDI
L’ACAT Burundi au service des personnes privées de liberté
15 200 euro.

Rwanda
Communauté des Potiers du Rwanda (COPORWA)
La revendication des droits des femmes potières de la province du Sud dans la participation aux programmes nationaux de la promotion de la femme rwandaise
34 600 euro

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya
KIOS - Youth Alive! Kenya Partnership Programme
23 000 euro

Kenya
Kistrech Theatre Club
Human Rights Education for Students and Teachers in Areas Worst Hit by Post Election Violence
9 600 euro

Uganda
Community Awareness and Response on AIDS (CARA)
Campaign Against Domestic Violence and Violation of Human Rights for HIV Prevention in Kayunga District
10 700 eur

Uganda
Pastoral Women Alliance to Break Cultural Chains (PWABC)
Rural Rukoola Pastoralist Women/Girl Child Rights Awareness Raising Against Cultural Marginalisation
8 100 euro

Uganda
Joy for Children Uganda
Community Based Response in Preventing Violence Against Children in Fort Portal
9 900 euro

Uganda
Literacy and Adult Basic Education (LABE)
Awareness of Children’s Especially the Girl Child Right to Education
10 300 euro

Ghana
Universal Peace for Humanity (UPFH)
Eradicate Contemporary Form of Slavery (Yewhessi)
6 800 euro

Ethiopia
Alliance for Peace and Democracy (APeD)
Training on awareness raising and exercising human and democratic rights
26 000 euro

Burundi
Nturengaho
Appui au plaidoyer pour la promotion des droits des victimes et des enfants issus de violences sexuelles en particulier
Trainings for decision-makers on sexual violence and human rights, mediation and legal aid for rape victims and registration of children. Granted 10 700 euro.

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya (YAK)
Juvenile Justice Project
To Juvenile Justice Programme, including training for authorities, advocacy work, legal aid and community work. Granted 98 300 euro.

Uganda
National Association of Women Organisations in Uganda (NAWOU)
CEDAW in Every Day Life and Practice in Kayunga District: a Campaign for Women’s Rights
Human rights and advocacy training for local women leaders and activists in Kayunga. Granted 79 700 euro.

Burundi
Unissons-Nous pour la Promotion des Batwa (UNIPROBA)
Enquête d’identification des Batwa ne possédant pas la Carte Nationale d’Identité dans les provinces de Cibitoke et Karuzi
Reinforcing the right to identity of the Batwa minority. Granted 21 100 euro.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Action des Chrétiens Activistes des Droits de l’Homme à Shabunda (ACADHOSHA)
Monitoring et accompagnement judiciaire des victimes des viols et violences sexuelles dans le territoire de Shabunda
Legal aid and mediation for victims of sexual violence. Granted 21 300 euro.

Kenya
Amani Communities Africa (ACA)
Capacity Building for Grassroots Women’s Rights Groups in Kenya, Maasai and Meru Communities
Human rights and leadership training for Maasai and Meru women, support to Maasai and Meru women’s human right groups and exchange visits. Granted 104 200 euro.

Grants awarded 2008

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Human Rights and Civic Education Promotion Association (EHRCEPA)
Girls Human Rights Violation Reduction Program through Early Marriage Prevention, Monitoring and Victims Support Project in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara National Regional State
Early marriage prevention campaign through community conversations, school clubs and monitoring groups. Granted 19 500 EUR.

Rwanda
EJO NZAMERA NTE asbl
Projet d’appui à la préservation des droits au respect de la vie privée et à la confidentialité des personnes affectées par le VIH/SIDA
Training on HIV patients right to privacy for personnel of organisations working with PLWHA. Granted 23 700 EUR.

Tanzania
Tanzania Development and AIDS Prevention (TADEPA)
Advocacy for Women’s Rights, Gender Equity and Children’s Rights
Campaign, training and awareness raising on women´s rights, especially inheritance rights and reproductive rights. Granted 17 600 EUR.

Kenya
Family Mediation and Conciliation (FAMEC)
Meru Community Women’s Rights and Peace Education
Trainings on human rights and leadership. Granted 44 700 EUR.

Senegal
Centre Africain pour la Prévention et Résolution des Conflicts (CAPREC) / Victimes de Violence Réhabilités (VIVRE)
Assistance Juridique pour 200 personnes victimes de torture
Legal aid and advice for victims of torture, victims of sexual violence and refugees. Granted 21 400 euro.

Uganda
Action for Community Development (ACODEV-U)
Domestic Violence Prevention and Support Project
Raising the capacity and awareness of the community to act against domestic violence through training, community forums, paralegal work and campaigning. Granted 45 800 euro.

Zimbabwe
Jekesa Pfungwa Vulingqondo (JPV)
Capacity building and Dissemination of Information on the Domestic Violence Act and Women’s Rights
Training and awareness raising on the Domestic Violence Act. Granted 20 900 euro.

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya
KIOS – Youth Alive! Kenya Partnership Programme
Training and mentoring for human rights groups. Granted 10 000 euro.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ouvres Sociales pour le Développement (OSD)
Assistance juridique aux victimes des violences politique, sexuelle et de la torture, des traitements inhumains, dégradant ou cruel
Legal aid and advocacy work in support of torture victims. Granted 6 500 euro.

Ethiopia
Ethiopia Association of Human Rights (EAHUR)
Promoting the State and Private Media’s Role in the Advancement of Human Rights with a Specific Focus on Women and Children Rights
Human rights awareness, documenting and reporting training for journalists. Granted 15 400 euro.

Ethiopia
Bright Africa Youth Association (BAYA)
Respect of Human Right and Building of the Strong Democratic Institutions is a ground for Development and Sustainability
Human rights awareness training and democratic participation enhancement for youth. Granted 10 300 euro.

Uganda
Human Rights Network (HURINET)
Action for the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Uganda
Advocacy and training project for advancement of economic, social and cultural rights. Granted 52 800 euro.

Ethiopia
Council for Democracy and Human Rights Association (CDHRA)
Capacity Building Training Program for Member CBOs on Women’s Rights
Training for staff and members of CDHRA member organisations and other CBOs on conducting effective women’s rights interventions. Granted 27 300 euro.

Kenya
Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU)
Torture Documentation and Rehabilitation Project for the Most Vulnerable
Legal aid and test cases on torture. Granted 97 990 euro.

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya
KIOS – Youth Alive! Kenya Partnership Programme
Partnership programme for capacity building on grassroots human rights CBOs. Granted 10 000 euro.

Uganda
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP)
Training Workshop for Women Human Rights Defenders including Sexual Minority Defenders
Support for organizing a regional workshop. Granted 16 310 euro.

Uganda
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHARHDP)
In-Country Training and Initiation of a National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Burundi and Administrative Support
Core support for network activities and strengthening the network in Burundi. Granted 40 400 euro.

Uganda
Foundation For Human Rights Initiative
Building the capacity of community based human rights associations to promote the democratization process in Uganda
Training and support for human rights CBOs. Granted 87 600 euro.

Grants awarded 2007

Somalia
National Union of Somali Journalists
Building Journalists Capacity to Promote and Protect Human Rights in Somalia
Training for Press Freedom Protectors and Human Rights training for journalists. Granted 25 100 EUR.

Uganda
Action for Community Development
Domestic Violence Prevention and Support Project
Raising the capacity and awareness of the community to act against domestic violence through training, community forums, paralegal work and campaigning. Granted 13 000 EUR.

Uganda
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Prison visits, training for officials, providing services for torture victims and campaigning against torture. Granted 89 300 EUR.

Kenya
Young Widows
Strengthening Sexual, Property and Inheritance Rights Among Young Widows and Orphans
Promoting human rights of young widows through paralegal work. Granted 7 600 EUR.

Uganda
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative
Strengthening the Human Rights Movement in Uganda through Capacity Building of Grassroot Human Rights Associations
Strengthening the capacity of grassroots human rights organisations through trainings and advocacy supportTraining on the following topics: advocacy, promotion of human rights, participation in local governance, and collaboration with authorities. Granted 49 500 EUR

Kenya
Independent Medico-Legal Unit
Torture Documentation and Rehabilitation Project for the Most Vulnerable
Prison visits, rehabilitation and legal aid for torture victims, survey on torture and awareness campaign against torture. Granted 88 100 EUR.

Kenya
Family Mediation and Conciliation
Training Project on Women’s Human Rights for Peace and Development
Human rights and leadership training for Maasai women. Granted 36 000 EUR.

Uganda
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
Sub-regional consultation meeting & core funding
Support granted to organizing sub-regional meeting of the human rights defenders network, and to the overall activities of the organization. Granted 39 400 EUR.

Cameroon
Association of Human Rights and Torture Defenders
Inheritance Rights of Women
Awareness raising on women´s inheritance rights. Support granted to training and publishing material. Granted 500 EUR.

Ghana
Universal Peace for Humanity
Eradicate Contemporary Form of Slavery (Yewhessi)
Campaign against ritual slavery. Support granted to campaigning, advocacy and trainings. Granted 4 600 EUR.

Kenya
Economic and Social Rights Centre Hakijamii
Promoting People-Based Advocacy for Economic and Social Rights in Kenya Phase II
To strengthen the capacity of grass roots organisations to effectively engage in direct advocacy for their economic and social rights. Funds granted for for trainings, campaigning and advocacy work. Granted 75 900 EUR.

Kenya
Youth Alive Kenya (YAK)
Juvenile Justice Project Phase II
To Juvenile Justice Programme, including training for authorities, legal aid and community work. Granted 45 500 EUR.

Ghana
The Volta Physically Challenged Independent Group (VOLPHIG)
Promoting Rights Based Advocacy/Awareness of Marginalized Disabled Rights in Ghana
Human rights training for disabled women, raising community awareness on disabled rights and networking disabled people´s organisations with women´s and human rights organisations. Granted 9 700 EUR.

Grants awarded 2006

Democratic Republic of Congo
Une Femme qui en soulève une Autre
Egalité Hommes-Femmes et Renforcement des pouvoirs de femmes rurales du territoire administratif de Fizi
To promote womens human rights by giving gender equality training. Granted 12 300 EUR.

Kenya
St. John´s Community Centre
Human Rights Awareness and Capacity Building
To mobilise and empower the community in human rights work, train community based organisations, train and support paralegals and strenghten human rights networks and activities in the Kamukunji community. Granted 31 700 EUR.

Uganda
East and Horn Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
Journalist sub-regional conference
To organise a human rights conference in order to raise journalist awareness on human rights in East and Horn Africa region. 32 100 EUR to organise the sub-regional conference.

Kenya
Youth Alive! Kenya
Juvenile Justice Project
To Juvenile Justice Programme, including training for authorities, legal aid and media and community work. 32 900 EUR.

Uganda
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
To conduction of prison visits, rehabilitation of torture victims and training of law enforcement officials. 45 200 EUR.

Grants awarded 2005

Uganda
Association of Human Rights Organizations
Activities and Work Plan for 2006
To conduct information and advocacy work, train human rights advisers, and for institutional support. Granted 25 000 for three newspaper articles, a monthly radio show, celebrations of the International Women´s Day and international human rights days, for human rights adviser training sessions, and for administrative expenses.

Uganda
Human Rights Concern
Civic Education Project for Enhancing the Electorates Understanding of Human Rigths, Good Governane and Democratic Principles for Effective Participation in the ongoing Political Transition
To improve and create awareness on the promotion and protection of human rights, conflict resolution and democracy, thus enabling the electorate to make informed decisions and facilitate their effective participation in the ongoing political transition process. Granted 30 500 EUR to conduct workshops for local councillors, cultural elders, religion leaders, opinion leaders and teachers in the Teso/Karamoja region.

Uganda
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Communications and Advocacy Strategy
To carry out an information campaign about ACTV´s work directed primarily at victims of torture, but also at the police and the authorities. The overall aim is to increase general knowledge about torture and its consequences, in order to create a climate against torture in Uganda. Granted 10 000 EUR for a six-month long communications and advocacy campaign, including publishing ACTV´s annual report and newsletters, as well as producing radio programmes and TV shows.

Uganda
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative
National Seminar on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
To conduct a National Seminar on the protection of Human Rights Defenders with the purpose of strengthening the Human Rights Defenders movement before the 2006 presidential elections. Granted 25 500 EUR for carrying out the seminar.

Kenya
St. John´s Community Centre
Paralegal Training and Human Rights Awareness in Kamkunji
To conduct paralegal training and counselling, to increase awareness of human rights in the Kamkunji slum area, taking women and girls into special consideration. Granted 24 806 EUR for paralegal training and counselling, training civic education instructors, networking with other human rights defenders, arranging information events in the slum areas, in particular for women and girls.

Ivory Coast
Association des Femmes Juristes de Côte d’Ivoire
Projet de formation d’observateurs des droits humaines en Côte d’Ivoire
To create a human rights monitoring network, strengthen the capacity of Ivory Coast human rights organisations to document human rights abuses, and disseminate information to international human rights organisations. Granted 40 200 EUR to conduct training sessions on documentation, research, and information dissemination on human rights abuses, targeted at different human rights activists.

Kenya
Hakijamii
Promoting People-Based Advocacy for Economic and Social Rights in Kenya
To strengthen the capacity of grass roots organisations to effectively engage in direct advocacy for their economic and social rights. Granted 45 900 EUR for institutional support and advocacy training sessions for the leaders of twenty target community groups.

Uganda
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
To carry out prison visits, inform about human rights and conduct human rights training, with the larger objective of promoting human rights and democracy in Uganda, as well as eliminating torture. Granted 29 237 EUR for examining six prisons together with a doctor, physiotherapist, social worker and lawyer, registering and documenting any occurrences of torture, and offering treatment to the torture victims, as well as for conducting training for at least 750 police officers and prison guards.

Kenya
Independent Medico-Legal Unit
Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Core support for the identification, documentation, and rehabilitation of victims of torture. Granted 30 000 EUR for core support.

Tanzania
Sahringon Tanzania Chapter
Shadow Report in the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by the Government of Tanzania
To investigate the implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural rights by the Government of Tanzania, with the aim of informing the general public about ESCR and thus encourage a public debate, informing the UNCESCR, and putting pressure on the Government of Tanzania to fulfill its duties under the ICESCR. The production of the report is a collaboration between five different organisations. Granted 30 700 EUR for the production of 2 500 copies of the Shadow Report, focusing on the years 2000-2005.

Kenya
Family Mediation and Conciliation
Training Project on Women’s Human Rights for Peace and Development
To empower and mobilise women in the Maasai community by informing them about their rights and strengthening their leadership skills, with the aim of thus increasing the realisation of women´s human rights, promoting effective involvement in national decision-making, and fostering peaceful means of conflict resolution. Granted 29 300 EUR to conduct a women’s rights training programme.

Nigeria
Alliances for Africa, Women
Decision Making and Access to Local Government: Piloting Affirmative Action in Imo State
To enhance the participation of women in the political decision-making and administration in Imo State, with the longer term goal of increasing the possibility for women to be elected to higher positions in the local government elections in 2007. Granted 32 000 EUR for lobbying, arranging consultative seminars on the improvement of the local government, producing radioprogammes, and publishing a newsletter.

Grants awarded 2004

Uganda
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Awareness on Human Rights Promotion and Protection
To fight against torture by infusing among the perpetrators in Uganda a culture of tolerance, co-existence and respect of basic rights of man within the society. Granted 7 900 EUR to develop training manuals, carry out trainings for police and local defense unit staff and monitor prisons and police cells.

Uganda
Association of Human Rights Organizations
Building the Capacity of AHURIO Members to Effectively Carry out their Human Rights Activities
To strengthen the human rights organizations in Western Uganda. Granted 15 000 EUR to capacity building activities of the AHURIO member organizations.

Gambia
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa
Documentary Film on the African Regional Human Rights System
To advocate for an effective and accessible African Court on Human and People’s Rights. Granted 14 000 EUR to finalize, translate and distribute a documentary film on the African Regional Human Rights System and to organize an information campaign on the same.

Chad
Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crime
The Trial of Hissein Habre
To break the cycle of impunity and bring Chad´s exiled former dictator Hissène Habré to justice in Belgium. Granted 27 600 EUR to extradition campaign in Senegal and to lay the groundwork for Hissène Habré to stand in trial in Belgium and to advocate for justice for the victims in Chad.

Grants awarded 2003

Ethiopia
Justice Africa
Civil Society Advocacy Group on HIV/AIDS and Governance
To put the issue of HIV/AIDS in the mainstream of civil society engagement on governance, peace and security bringing CSOs that are active in these issues into the policy and advocacy debate on AIDS. Granted 13 000 EUR to website development and toolkit write up.

Uganda
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative
Community Empowerment through Paralegal Training for Kasese District in Western Uganda
To promote citizen awareness of basic fundamental and legal rights and obligations and to promote a strong democratic and human rights culture that is a cornerstone for peace, justice, constitutionalism and gender sensitivity as societal values. Granted 18 200 EUR to organise two paralegal training courses.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Journaliste en Danger
Free Expression and Human Rights Campaigning
To campaign for freedom of expression in the DRC. Granted 5 600 EUR to research and documentation work.

Sudan
South Sudan Law Society
Integrated Plan of Action
To strive for justice through the observation by all of human rights and the supremacy of the rule of law as the basis of liberation and governance in South Sudan. Granted 50 000 EUR core support.

Kenya
Organisation for the Survival IL-Laikipiak Indigenous Maasai Group Initiatives
Paralegal Training and Human Rights Awareness
To empower the Il-Laikipiak Maasai to realize their self-identity and full potential as consistent with their human rights and fundamental freedoms. Granted 15 800 EUR to organise paralegal training and human rights awareness.

Kenya
St. John´s Community Centre
Promotion of Human Rights in Kamukunji
To empower the Kamukunji community in order to be able to advocate for changes in policy and administration of services. Granted 30 000 EUR to train 120 paralegals from Kamukunji who will spearhead human rights concerns and actions in the community and to create legal and human rights awareness among the community on all forms of human rights abuse.

Senegal
Recontre Africaine pour la Defense des Droits de l´homme in Collaboration with Amnesty International
Training of Trainers on Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights Violations in Africa in Senegal
To improve training skills regarding monitoring and documentating human rights violations and to build the capacity of tariners in delivering for different groups and levels participatory training. Granted 38 900 EUR to organize a regional workshop and training.

Grants awarded 2002

Sierra Leone
Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Reforms
Awareness Raising on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within Freetown and Tonkolili District
To train sixty monitors on economic, social and cultural rights in Freetown and Maburaka Town. To establish a network of monitors in economic, social and cultural rights and to lobby key stakeholders on the domestication of the Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights. Granted 10 000 EUR for awareness raising on economic, social and cultural rights.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Voix des Sans Voix pour Les Droits de le Homme
Projet Enquete et Investigations des Cas de Violations de Droits de l´homme
To equip inquiries and investigation service with necessary means to able to permit the realization with efficiency of inquiries missions on human rights violations. Granted 15 000 EUR for investigating human rights violations.

Sudan
South Sudan Law Society
SSLS General Assembly Meeting
To strengthen the institutional capacity of SSLS. Granted 5 000 EUR to organise a General Assembly.

Nigeria
Civil Liberties Organisation
The Legal Assistance Network Project
To provide legal assistance to at least 750 complaints of human rights abuses and to provide legal aid to at least 500 prisoners. Furthermore, to build a data-base of prisoners, to initiate a working relationship with prison authorities and campaign for a prison reform. Granted 25 000 EUR for a legal assistance project.

Chad
Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crime
The Trial of Hissène Habré
To break the cycle of impunity and bring Chad´s exiled former dictator Hissène Habré to justice in Belgium. Granted 23 100 EUR to carry out additional research into Hissène Habré´s crimes and advocacy for his victims.

Algeria
The Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights
Campaign Project
To encourage and promote the involvement of the actors of civil society on the issue of the association agreement between the European Union and Algeria and in particular on the human rights clause. Granted 11 300 EUR for a human rights campaign.

Grants awarded 2001

Democratic Republic of Congo
Journaliste en Danger
Connaitre et Denoncer la Torture en RD Congo
Work against torture. Granted 40 000 FIM to organise a workshop on torture for local journalists.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Heritiers de la Justice
Internet project
To improve the communication between national, regional and international human rights NGOs and the dissemination of information on human rights in general and how they can be defended and strengthened in the Great Lakes. Granted 60 000 FIM to redesign the webpage.

Kenya
The Centre for Human Rights and Development
Monitoring and Documentation
Institutionalising human rights as the foundation for democratic culture, peace, justice and development. Granted 100 000 FIM to monitor and document human rights in Meru region.

Sierra Leone
Campaign against Violent Events
Training of Human Rights Monitors
To promote the human rights movement and strengthen the national healing process currently underway. Granted 200 000 FIM for two years to train 100 human rights monitors to establish a national network of monitors who will form an early warning system and to establish a database on violations to be accessed by local and international NGOs.

Grants awarded 2000

Sudan
South Sudan Law Society
Civic Education and Awareness on the Rights of Women and Children in a War Situation
To make the population aware and respect the rights of the vulnerable groups in war and to make women and children aware of their rights and encourage them to seek remedies from those who violate their rights in the courts of law.Granted 100 000 FIM to hold workshops in SPLM/A controlled areas in South Sudan.

Rwanda
Justice Africa
Facilitation of the Role of Rwandese Civil Society in Public Debate on Prevention of Genocide
To promote public discussions of key issues of responsibility and accountability for the genocide and to promote the cooperation and capacity of Rwandese civil society organisations.
Granted 80 500 FIM to organise workshops with Rwandese civil society organisations across different prefectures.

South Africa
Surplus People
Farm Dwellers Project
To obtain long-term security of tenure for farm dwellers faced with evictions as well as other farmworkers and to ensure that farm dwellers have acquired land for productive and economic development purposes. The prevention of evictions forms a central component of the project. Granted 100 000 FIM to organise workshops, information campaigns and to arrange legal aid.

Democratic Republic of Congo
Heritiers de la Justice
Internet Project
To improve the communication between national, regional and international human rights NGOs and the dissemination of information on human rights in general and how they can be defended and strengthened in the Great Lakes. Granted 60 000 FIM to basic Internet equipment, rental services and fees for the technical personnel.

Tanzania
Amnesty International Tanzania
National Conference on the Campaign against Torture
To develop national strategies for abolition of torture and to lobby policy makers to sign, ratify and incorporate in municipal and national laws the second optional protocol to the ICCPR. Granted 58 200 FIM to hold a seminar against torture.

Grants awarded 1999

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offenders
Campaign against Death Penalty
To create a crime-free society through providing support and rehabilitation programmes targeted at people convicted of crimes, ex-offenders, survivors and victims of crime. Granted 60 000 FIM to hold a campaign against death penalty.

Zambia
Law and Development Association
Human Rights and Gender Awareness Campaigns and Legal Assistance
To increase human rights and gender awareness among rural people in Choma district in South-Zambia.Granted 60 000 FIM to hold workshops on human rights and gender and to give legal assistance to women and widows contesting property grabbing cases in court.

Chad
Ligue Tchadienne des Droits de l´Homme
Papa forgets me and support to La Lettre de la LTDH
To sensitise parents of Kelo and Lai in respect of the rights of the education and the health of their children and to increase human rights awareness in the country. Granted 76 700 FIM to drama performances and to support of the bulletin The letter of LTDH.

Lesotho
Community Legal Resource and Advice Centre
Paralegal Training and Human Rights Awareness
To educate paralegals with skills to give "first aid" legal assistance to the marginalised citizens and communities and to sensitize people on protection and respect of their human rights. Granted 50 000 FIM to paralegal training courses.

Nigeria
Civil Resource Development and Documentation Center
Tribunal on the Violations of Human Rights, Paralegal Training and Legal Aid
To expose increasing incidents of human rights violations and abuses at the community and grass-roots levels and to increase awareness of human rights issues among the rural based populace. Granted 60 000 FIM to hold a Tribunal on the violations of human rights in order to expose abuses of human rights made by the police and prison officers and to hold training workshops for para-legals.

Zimbabwe
Women´s Action Group
WAG Speak Out Programme
To promote the economic, social, political, legal, educational and cultural advancement of women in Zimbabwe and to promote women´s human rights. Granted 60 000 FIM to the support of magazine, Speak Out/Taurai/Khulumani.

Zambia
The Inter-African Network for Human Rights and Development
Zambia Human Rights Support Programme
To promote the long-term sustainable development of human rights culture in Zambia. Granted 55 000 FIM to produce Human Rights Report 1999.

Tanzania
Centre for Widows and Children Assistance (CWCA)
Advocating for effective functioning of ward tribunals in Kisarawe district
19 100 euro

Uganda
Action for Community Development – Uganda (ACODEV-U)
Comprehensive prevention and response to VAW project – COPREVAW
75 800 euro