Project List FY 12/13
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Arab Partnership Programme Fund: Project list FY 12/13 Programme Project title Project purpose and summary of main Implementing Total budget/project Budget FY 12/13 theme activities organisation time span REGIONAL Good Institutional and Network Strengthening capacity and Transparency 3 yrs £1,000,000 £375,000 Governance Strengthening Programme for the empowering civil society in the International (Anti- MENA Region MENA region to address corruption corruption) (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Yemen, Mauritania, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria) The JSMT/APPF Rule of Law Establishing a network of local The John Smith 3 yrs £1,561,693 £395,864 Leadership Network change-makers supporting them to Memorial Trust, (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, deliver reform initiatives to improve then will include Algeria, Libya the effectiveness and accountability and Syria from year 2) of institutions, access to justice, and strengthen freedom of expression (based on pilot in 2011/12) Political Women Participating in Public Building the capacity of women and British Council 3 yrs £1,174,960 £325,220 Participation Life (Egypt, Libya, Morocco, broad-based support for their active Tunisia) involvement in public life including national and local political processes Sa’at Hissab: Pan-Arab Multi- Strengthening public voice and BBC Media Action 1 yr £1,284,557 £1,284,557 Platform Participative Media accountability through the production Debates and News Practitioner of a series of political and social Capacity Building (Egypt,Jordan, debate programmes across the Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Algeria) Middle East (based on earlier project in 2011/12) Public voice Young Arab Voices Increasing opportunities and skills for British Council/ Anna 1 yr £349,290 £349,290 (Egypt,Tunisia, Jordan, Morocco, youth debate in order to contribute to Lindh Algeria, Libya) the building of democratic and pluralistic societies in the Arab region (continued from 2011/12) UNCLASSIFIED Media Legal Aid for Arab Enhancing the safety & security of Center for Defending 3 yrs £567,616 £122,497 Journalists journalists and protect media through Freedom of Journalists (Egypt, Tunisia 12/13 then will providing journalists and media include Morocco in 13/14) organizations with free legal support MENA - Media Pluralism and Enhancing freedom of expression, Community Media 3 yrs £750,380 £256,300 Public Voice (Algeria, Bahrain, media freedom and public voice Solutions Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, through support for civil society Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, organisations engaged in media Yemen) reform advocacy and media development Developing Citizen Journalists in Improving reporting, media literacy Meedan, Birmingham 3yrs £459,578 £172,035 the Arab region(Egypt, Jordan, and community building skills for City University Centre Lebanon) citizen journalists in the Arab region for Media and Cultural Research Building Bridges: Connecting Civil Strengthening democratic National Council for 3 yrs £349,996 £107,292 Society in North Africa (Egypt, participation through national civil Voluntary Tunisia,Libya) society networks in each country Organisations New Arab Debates Strengthening the culture of open International Talk 1yr £345,500 £345,500 (Tunis, Egypt, Jordan) debate through televised and non- Network televised debates and outreach sessions led by Tim Sebastian of BBC/Doha Debates (continued from 2011/12). Strengthening women’s public Strengthening the public voice of Saferworld 2 yrs £435,319 £216,892 voice in (Egypt, Libya and women in Egypt, Libya and Yemen Yemen) through demand-led capacity building, networking and advocacy. UNCLASSIFIED Inclusive and Widening Opportunities for Youth Widening opportunities for youth British Council 1 yr £73,000 £73,000 Sustainable Employability (Egypt,Tunisia) employability through training, and Economic forging links between employers, Growth education providers and policy makers (continued from 2011/12) Total £8,351,889 £4,023,447 Algeria Approved by AP Board 4 April 2012 Public Voice Building the Skills, Structures and Supporting Radio Algeria to transition BBC Media Action 1 yr £299,255 £299,255 Systems to Support Radio Algeria’s from a state broadcaster into a PSB (formerly BBC World Transition into a Public Service Service Trust) Broadcaster Project to increase Public Voice Supporting the development of a Electoral Reform 2yrs £195,776 £120,750 through the Development of Al Choruk independent and free media International Services (ERIS) Inclusive and Creating employment & leadership Supporting inclusive economic growth Mowgli 2yrs £432,250 £90,850 Sustainable through mentoring Algerian and entrepreneurship through Economic entrepreneurs mentoring Growth Accompanying young people to shape Setting up a national network of National Association for 3yrs £250,522 £83,507 their social and professional future support to young entrepreneurs, Youth Exchanges starting in four areas with high youth (ANEJ) unemployment (Algiers, Annaba,Adrar and Bejaia). Improving access to employment for Improving access to existing Handicap International 3yrs £239,918 £79,918 youth and women with disabilities in employment and vocational training rural and urban areas of Algeria. mechanisms for youth and women with disabilities, through innovative multi- stakeholders initiatives implemented at the local level in 2 wilayates (districts) Total £1,417,721 £674,280 UNCLASSIFIED Bahrain Approved by AP Board 21 June Good HMIP & OPCAT Supporting the ratification and Her Majesty’s 1yr £30,000 £30,000 Governance implementation of Optional Protocol to Inspectorate of Prisons the Convention against Torture (HMIP) (OPCAT) in Bahrain, by sharing best practice, raising awareness and facilitating development of independent monitoring of detention. Egypt AP Board Approved Projects 28 March & 13 December Political International Election Promoting a free and open political system in The Carter Center 1 yr £107,019 £107,019 Participation Observation: 2012 Presidential Egypt by providing a credible and impartial Elections and Constitutional assessment of the presidential elections and Referendum in Egypt constitutional referendum. Assessing the Integrity of the Assessing the integrity of the referendum and Electoral Institute for 1 yr £200,000 £200,000 Constitutional Referendum and presidential elections in Egypt and Sustainable Democracy Presidential Elections in Egypt disseminating good international election in Africa (EISA) practices Promoting Women’s Promoting successful participation of women Electoral Reform 2 yrs £499,923 £206,395 Participation in Local Council candidates in Egyptian local council elections International Services Elections in Egypt and engagement of communities with their (ERIS) local councillors Good The Social Road Map Supporting Egypt’s new independent trade International Trade 2 yrs £160,000 £80,000 Governance unions to develop and promote a “Social Union (ITUC) Road Map” of economic and social policy recommendations for the next five years. Improving Government Services Improving the quality of government services Egyptian Association for 2 yrs £195,378 £147,025 Quality in Menofia & Minia provided to citizens in 2 governorates Marketing and Governorates- IGSQ (Menofia in lower Egypt & Minia in Upper Development Egypt) through enhancing public UNCLASSIFIED transparency and accountability within the local administrative units. Support to the Egyptian Improving the capacity and effectiveness of Global Partners 3 yrs £922,740 £322,740 parliament parliament in representing the interests of the people of Egypt and holding government to account on their behalf (based on previous project in 2011/12). Public Voice Aswat Masriya – Providing Encouraging and supporting a higher quality, Thomson Reuters 2 yrs £788,463 £348,310 Egyptians with essential news objective and decentralised media in Egypt and information. that is ready to hold public officials to account during and beyond the electoral process (upcoming presidential elections), as well as create a better informed and engaged public. Media training for officials will open up channels of communication between state institutions and the media, increasing transparency and encouraging a discourse with the public via the media (based on previous project in 2011/12) Inclusive Parliament: Building Supporting the development of an Media Diversity 3 yrs £492,340 £194,735 citizens’ participation in the accountable relationship between citizens International (MDI) political process in Egypt and elected representatives in Egypt, through better media, including by strengthening the ability of the parliamentary and civil society interaction media to be a balanced facilitator. Local Partnership for Improving service delivery by increasing front CARE 3 yrs £399,031 £47,826 Accountability (LPA) Initiative line service providers’ accountability and responsiveness to community needs, focusing on women and youth; through the application of social accountability tools (community score cards and citizens charters) and the promotion of evidence based advocacy. Total £3,764,894 £1,741,183 UNCLASSIFIED Jordan Approved by AP Board 04 April,11 Sept & 10 Oct Inclusive and Mosaic Enterprise Challenge Increasing knowledge, skills and Mosaic 1 yr £34,600 £34,600 Sustainable enthusiasm for business amongst Economic students, by introducing an online Growth business game into national schools (continued from 2011/12) Political Debate for Democracy Providing vulnerable youth with a The Jordanian 2 yrs