According to the NED Annual Report for 2011, the
following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed
by the NED for programs in China:
American Center for
International Labor Solidarity
$296,287
To strengthen workers and their advocates' ability to advance worker rights and labor law enforcement. The Solidarity Center will support a range of worker rights advocates to educate and empower workers to protect their rights. The Center's partners will also promote awareness of worker rights through labor rights litigation, research and advocacy initiatives and the development of materials on democratic trade unions and collective bargaining.
$296,287
To strengthen workers and their advocates' ability to advance worker rights and labor law enforcement. The Solidarity Center will support a range of worker rights advocates to educate and empower workers to protect their rights. The Center's partners will also promote awareness of worker rights through labor rights litigation, research and advocacy initiatives and the development of materials on democratic trade unions and collective bargaining.
Asia Catalyst, Inc.
$200,000
To improve Chinese NGOs' operational capacity and advocate for Chinese human rights. Asia Catalyst will organize training programs for NGO staff and volunteers, including workshops on decision-making and other internal governance processes, provide short-term consulting services for a variety of groups, work with selected organizations to build management skills, develop online tools accessible to the broader community of NGOs, and conduct advocacy inside and outside China on the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Celeluck Company, Ltd.
$42,000
To promote free discussion and analysis of current events and political issues in China. Celeluck will continue to issue its monthly periodical, Open Magazine, known for its exposés and timely analysis of trends and newsworthy events in China.
$200,000
To improve Chinese NGOs' operational capacity and advocate for Chinese human rights. Asia Catalyst will organize training programs for NGO staff and volunteers, including workshops on decision-making and other internal governance processes, provide short-term consulting services for a variety of groups, work with selected organizations to build management skills, develop online tools accessible to the broader community of NGOs, and conduct advocacy inside and outside China on the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Celeluck Company, Ltd.
$42,000
To promote free discussion and analysis of current events and political issues in China. Celeluck will continue to issue its monthly periodical, Open Magazine, known for its exposés and timely analysis of trends and newsworthy events in China.
Center for
International Private Enterprise
$148,658
To protect rural land rights by improving rural residents' understanding and to equip them with the knowledge needed to protect these rights. Through legal training programs and cross-village exchange programs, CIPE and its partner will work with village committees and farmers associations to raise awareness of land rights and the means of protecting them.
$148,658
To protect rural land rights by improving rural residents' understanding and to equip them with the knowledge needed to protect these rights. Through legal training programs and cross-village exchange programs, CIPE and its partner will work with village committees and farmers associations to raise awareness of land rights and the means of protecting them.
Center for International
Private Enterprise
$89,034
To raise awareness among businesses, citizens and civil society groups of existing regulations on government information disclosure. CIPE and Unirule will promote free and open public debate about current events, political issues and reform agendas in China. This project proposes a multi-faceted approach to raising public awareness of China's Open Government Information regulations, with the long-term aim of promoting transparency and accountability in the Chinese public sector.
$89,034
To raise awareness among businesses, citizens and civil society groups of existing regulations on government information disclosure. CIPE and Unirule will promote free and open public debate about current events, political issues and reform agendas in China. This project proposes a multi-faceted approach to raising public awareness of China's Open Government Information regulations, with the long-term aim of promoting transparency and accountability in the Chinese public sector.
Center for
International Private Enterprise
$3,322
To provide opportunities for free and open public debate about current events, political issues, and reform agendas in China and to raise public awareness of the government's distortion of the country's banking sector and its negative impact on private enterprise and the public. CIPE will continue supporting TSE's weekly series of discussion forums at which policy issues and current events can be openly debated.
China Free Press
$220,000
To provide support and a forum for human rights defenders to document and expose China's human rights situation in a timely manner, and to serve as a resource for Chinese websites and bloggers so as to expand the space for free expression of political and social viewpoints in China. China Free Press will host banned and censored Chinese prodemocracy websites that provide a platform for discussion and debate on current events and important social, political and economic questions facing China. China Free Press will also maintain a dedicated website as a forum for reports, commentary, and appeals by citizens concerning civil rights.
$3,322
To provide opportunities for free and open public debate about current events, political issues, and reform agendas in China and to raise public awareness of the government's distortion of the country's banking sector and its negative impact on private enterprise and the public. CIPE will continue supporting TSE's weekly series of discussion forums at which policy issues and current events can be openly debated.
China Free Press
$220,000
To provide support and a forum for human rights defenders to document and expose China's human rights situation in a timely manner, and to serve as a resource for Chinese websites and bloggers so as to expand the space for free expression of political and social viewpoints in China. China Free Press will host banned and censored Chinese prodemocracy websites that provide a platform for discussion and debate on current events and important social, political and economic questions facing China. China Free Press will also maintain a dedicated website as a forum for reports, commentary, and appeals by citizens concerning civil rights.
China Human Rights
Lawyers Concern Group
$140,000
To strengthen the rule of law in China through support for human rights lawyers and other advocates in China who seek to enforce China's Constitution. CHRLCG will provide legal aid on cases with the potential to strengthen the legal system, provide justification for policy change, influence implementation of laws, or highlight otherwise unknown weaknesses in laws or their enforcement. CHRLCG will also organize exchange workshops for Chinese lawyers.
China Labor Watch, Inc.
$90,000
To promote labor rights and government accountability. China Labor Watch conducts in-depth research on labor issues, disseminates a variety of research and educational publications, and engages in related legal aid and advocacy activities.
$140,000
To strengthen the rule of law in China through support for human rights lawyers and other advocates in China who seek to enforce China's Constitution. CHRLCG will provide legal aid on cases with the potential to strengthen the legal system, provide justification for policy change, influence implementation of laws, or highlight otherwise unknown weaknesses in laws or their enforcement. CHRLCG will also organize exchange workshops for Chinese lawyers.
China Labor Watch, Inc.
$90,000
To promote labor rights and government accountability. China Labor Watch conducts in-depth research on labor issues, disseminates a variety of research and educational publications, and engages in related legal aid and advocacy activities.
Democratic China,
Inc.
$224,000
To promote well-informed and uncensored dialogue on issues relevant to China's political development. The grantee will publish the online Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries news and analysis by authors inside and outside of China regarding current affairs, culture, history, and international relations.
$224,000
To promote well-informed and uncensored dialogue on issues relevant to China's political development. The grantee will publish the online Chinese-language magazine Minzhu Zhongguo (Democratic China), which carries news and analysis by authors inside and outside of China regarding current affairs, culture, history, and international relations.
Human Rights in
China, Inc.
$160,000
To disseminate information on and raise awareness of human rights conditions in China. HRIC will conduct media advocacy for Chinese human rights and publish Shuangzhoukan and China Rights Forum, two publications that allow authors within China forums to communicate uncensored viewpoints.
Independent Chinese PEN Centre, Inc.
$170,000
To promote freedom of expression in China in the spirit of the International PEN Charter, the Independent Chinese PEN Centre will support the translation of materials on freedom of expression into Chinese, publish banned materials to give Chinese readers access to diverse views and literary works despite official censorship, and organize domestic and international advocacy campaigns on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists.
$160,000
To disseminate information on and raise awareness of human rights conditions in China. HRIC will conduct media advocacy for Chinese human rights and publish Shuangzhoukan and China Rights Forum, two publications that allow authors within China forums to communicate uncensored viewpoints.
Independent Chinese PEN Centre, Inc.
$170,000
To promote freedom of expression in China in the spirit of the International PEN Charter, the Independent Chinese PEN Centre will support the translation of materials on freedom of expression into Chinese, publish banned materials to give Chinese readers access to diverse views and literary works despite official censorship, and organize domestic and international advocacy campaigns on behalf of imprisoned writers and journalists.
Initiatives for China
$85,000
To promote interethnic understanding, mutual trust, and cooperation among pro-democracy activists from different ethnic groups in China. Initiatives for China will organize an inter-ethnic conference featuring conflict resolution workshops and panel discussions on democracy, human rights, and religious freedom.
International Federation of Journalists-Asia
$50,760
To strengthen the capacity of local journalists to advance press freedom in China. IFJ will provide training in international standards and practices, facilitate regional engagement in monitoring press freedom in China, and distribute print and electronic reports and newsletters.
International Republican Institute
$1,000,000
To strengthen independent civil society voices and increase participation in public institutions in China, IRI will cultivate a network of independent candidates and election observers, promote accountability through local budget reforms, support training and networking opportunities to nascent labor NGOs and NGOs in Guizhou Province, increase understanding of legal rights for ethnic minorities in Qinghai Province, and provide capacity building to a women's rights NGO.
$85,000
To promote interethnic understanding, mutual trust, and cooperation among pro-democracy activists from different ethnic groups in China. Initiatives for China will organize an inter-ethnic conference featuring conflict resolution workshops and panel discussions on democracy, human rights, and religious freedom.
International Federation of Journalists-Asia
$50,760
To strengthen the capacity of local journalists to advance press freedom in China. IFJ will provide training in international standards and practices, facilitate regional engagement in monitoring press freedom in China, and distribute print and electronic reports and newsletters.
International Republican Institute
$1,000,000
To strengthen independent civil society voices and increase participation in public institutions in China, IRI will cultivate a network of independent candidates and election observers, promote accountability through local budget reforms, support training and networking opportunities to nascent labor NGOs and NGOs in Guizhou Province, increase understanding of legal rights for ethnic minorities in Qinghai Province, and provide capacity building to a women's rights NGO.
Princeton China
Initiative
$490,000
To promote human rights in China. The Princeton China Initiative will carry out a broad program of support for human rights projects to enhance transparency, accountability, legal knowledge, and access to justice.
$490,000
To promote human rights in China. The Princeton China Initiative will carry out a broad program of support for human rights projects to enhance transparency, accountability, legal knowledge, and access to justice.
Princeton China
Initiative
$171,500
To provide an effective forum for free expression and to stimulate liberal debate on China's international role. Princeton China Initiative will publish China in Perspective Magazine, which will provide a platform for Chinese writers to discuss issues related to comparative democratization, Chinese foreign policy-making, responsible international behavior, and nationalism.
$171,500
To provide an effective forum for free expression and to stimulate liberal debate on China's international role. Princeton China Initiative will publish China in Perspective Magazine, which will provide a platform for Chinese writers to discuss issues related to comparative democratization, Chinese foreign policy-making, responsible international behavior, and nationalism.
Princeton China
Initiative
$370,000
To promote media freedom and civic engagement via the Internet in China. The Princeton China Initiative's China Digital Network program will bring together specialists in Internet technology to exchange information and create online tools that can be used by ordinary Chinese citizens, journalists and social activists for "citizen journalism" and civic-oriented, open communication.
$370,000
To promote media freedom and civic engagement via the Internet in China. The Princeton China Initiative's China Digital Network program will bring together specialists in Internet technology to exchange information and create online tools that can be used by ordinary Chinese citizens, journalists and social activists for "citizen journalism" and civic-oriented, open communication.
Southern Mongolian
Human Rights Information Center
$148,000
To advance the human rights of ethnic Mongols living in the Southern Mongolia region of China. SMHRIC will report on the human rights conditions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also known as Southern Mongolia, through its website and its English- and Mongolian-language electronic publication, Southern Mongolian Watch.
Wei Jingsheng Foundation, Inc.
$54,300
To promote awareness among Chinese workers of their rights and to inform the international community on the labor rights situation in China. The Foundation will continue its outreach through its website, continued distribution of information to China, and frequent interviews with the international and Chinese press.
$148,000
To advance the human rights of ethnic Mongols living in the Southern Mongolia region of China. SMHRIC will report on the human rights conditions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also known as Southern Mongolia, through its website and its English- and Mongolian-language electronic publication, Southern Mongolian Watch.
Wei Jingsheng Foundation, Inc.
$54,300
To promote awareness among Chinese workers of their rights and to inform the international community on the labor rights situation in China. The Foundation will continue its outreach through its website, continued distribution of information to China, and frequent interviews with the international and Chinese press.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
$30,000
To promote freedom of speech in China. The organization will support initiatives from both public intellectuals and ordinary citizens to raise awareness and build dialogue.
$30,000
To promote freedom of speech in China. The organization will support initiatives from both public intellectuals and ordinary citizens to raise awareness and build dialogue.
ACCOUNTABILITY
$130,000
To enhance the public's awareness of their legal rights, and to help build norms of government accountability, in relation to environmental issues. The organization will work with local partners on a variety of educational, research, public policy advocacy, outreach, and legal aid activities.
$130,000
To enhance the public's awareness of their legal rights, and to help build norms of government accountability, in relation to environmental issues. The organization will work with local partners on a variety of educational, research, public policy advocacy, outreach, and legal aid activities.
HUMAN RIGHTS
$460,260
To strengthen Chinese civil society and promote awareness and action on human rights. Supported organizations will organize lectures and seminars and publish a variety of materials aimed at connecting human rights activists with one another and educating and coordinating future Chinese activists about human rights and organizational development. Organizations will also promote religious freedom in China and fund rule of law projects directed at protecting religious freedom. Activities will include legal aid, investigative reporting, activist training, and human rights documentation.
$460,260
To strengthen Chinese civil society and promote awareness and action on human rights. Supported organizations will organize lectures and seminars and publish a variety of materials aimed at connecting human rights activists with one another and educating and coordinating future Chinese activists about human rights and organizational development. Organizations will also promote religious freedom in China and fund rule of law projects directed at protecting religious freedom. Activities will include legal aid, investigative reporting, activist training, and human rights documentation.
RULE OF LAW
$391,220
To improve the implementation of law in China and to help raise awareness of citizens' and officials' legal rights and responsibilities. Supported organizations will raise legal rights awareness and provide legal aid in select cases to aid vulnerable social groups and underserved communities. Activities will include legal education, rights assistance efforts, work on criminal defense reforms, torture reform, and death penalty issues, and information sharing on public interest law.
$391,220
To improve the implementation of law in China and to help raise awareness of citizens' and officials' legal rights and responsibilities. Supported organizations will raise legal rights awareness and provide legal aid in select cases to aid vulnerable social groups and underserved communities. Activities will include legal education, rights assistance efforts, work on criminal defense reforms, torture reform, and death penalty issues, and information sharing on public interest law.
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