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In this Round, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF received 1,872 project proposals from organizations in 133 countries, the vast majority local NGOs, reflecting continued high demand.

A conversation with the Deputy Secretary-General, SDG advocate, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF's project partners regarding innovation for women and equality.

For the next generation to be prepared for leadership challenges, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project led by Plan International Timor-Leste with a local NGO (Movimento Feto Foin Sae), have joined forces to promote youth leadership in local¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Albania organized a roundtable with journalists and other key media actors to counter expressions of hate speech and sexism, and to uphold journalistic standards.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project in Tunisia aims at bridging the democratic gap between the government and the marginalized oil-producing communities of Tataouine and Kebili.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Bosnia and Herzegovina raises public awareness about the Bosnian war by developing tools for teaching and learning as a means to counter revisionist and denialist narratives.

A project in Nepal yields promising results, such as sessions on gender transformative social norms behavior and social accountability monitoring using the Citizens Report Card.

This November, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project partner ABAAD presented critical work on gender equality to the fourth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law at the United Nations in Geneva.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund Advisory Board met in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¡¯s SDG Studio for its annual autumn meeting on October 25th and approved Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s 17th annual call for proposals.

Implemented by Charitable Public Association "World Without Borders", Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF's project aims to boost awareness and increase specialized training on how to protect the rights of children and young people, to build institutional¡­

Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF projects in Honduras and Brazil working to protect and strengthen human rights monitoring mechanisms had the opportunity to support the review of human rights records in their countries at the 50th session of the¡­

In Pakistan, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project is working to enhance women¡¯s rights, participation, and gender equality in decision-making processes.

In Ghana, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF is working to enhance the crucial role that women play in strengthening democracy through increasing their participation in governance.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Tunisia is working to train and support young human rights defenders, including persons with disabilities, to monitor and report on progress towards implementation of articles 29 and 30 of the¡­

On 15 September the world will mark the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy - a day to review the state of democracy in the world.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Deputy Secretary-General has approved a short list of 33 project proposals for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund¡¯s Sixteenth Round of Funding, amounting to over seven million dollars.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Caribbean is raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change and stimulating public engagement around solutions in Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Middle East and North Africa is working to empower young civil society leaders to defend human rights in their communities.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Pakistan is working to advance the rights of transgender and intersex persons, in-line with directives from the Supreme Court.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Bangladesh is supporting young people, who make up one-third of the country¡¯s population, to increase their representation and participation in local political processes.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Nepal is empowering marginalized women of the Musahar community to strengthen their representation in local decision-making procedures and promote gender responsive local governance in four municipalities.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Kenya works to address the potential impact of the internet, social media and digital technologies, both positive and negative, on electoral integrity and confidence in the electoral process in Kenya.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Tunisia is working to increase young peoples¡¯ participation in public and political life by building their capacity to take part in community affairs and local governance.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Malaysia completed its work to strengthen indigenous community land protection through empowerment of local action groups and youth in Central and South-Eastern Perak State.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s Advisory Board met on 11 April 2022 and endorsed a short-list of 34 projects for its 16th Round of funding totaling over $7.5 million dollars.

The Global Commission on Democracy and Emergencies, convened by Danilo T¨¹rk, former President of Slovenia, and chaired by Yves Leterme, former Prime Minister of Belgium, issued its final report with policy recommendations¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Chile works to promote women¡¯s participation and gender content in Chile¡¯s current constitutional process; advance women¡¯s understanding of the new constitution's importance to them and their rights¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Kyrgyzstan completed its work to strengthen the transformative role of community-based media in reducing gender-based violence, including amid the surge of such violence as a result of pandemic lockdowns¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Vietnam works to strengthen regular dialogues between civil society and government agencies for more transparency and accountability in the forestry sector.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Mali project holds a round table on women¡¯s leadership and media literacy. View the video!

Tunisia has been a priority country for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF for the past decade, with 18 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF projects there since 2012 ¨C not least in the crucial area of youth empowerment.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Nepal works to strengthen gender-responsive local governance, with a focus on the rights of marginalized and indigenous women in the Icchakmana and Kalika municipalities of Chitwan.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Mongolia works to strengthen the capacity of local media and civil society to ensure media freedom and quality journalism amid challenges of the digital era.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Mexico works to ensure access to social security for 2.2 million domestic workers who have previously been denied labour rights.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Colombia empowers communities impacted by armed conflict to access justice, by documenting serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; presenting the findings to the Special¡­

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for project funding between 4 November 2021 and 12 December 2021.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Sierra Leone works to strengthen women¡¯s participation in areas where cultural patriarchal barriers have previously limited their involvement.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Gambia has not only paved the way for the historic passage of the Access to Information Bill in August 2021; it has also created unprecedented cooperation and collaboration between civil society and¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Iraq works to strengthen youth participation in democratic processes, building a network of young activists to develop skills in leadership, negotiation and communication.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Lebanon works to strengthen the autonomy of Syrian women refugees so as to increase their opportunity to fully participate in the democratic, economic and reconstruction processes.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Bhutan works to strengthen local news coverage and build relationships between journalists and rural communities, which make up almost 70 per cent of the population yet lack access to government agencies¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Uzbekistan supports women¡¯s leadership in green entrepreneurship amid severe impacts of climate change, and thereby their participation in the local economy.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Jordan works to improve effective representation for detainees so as to ensure their human rights are respected.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in the Balkans used the citizen assembly model to address high rates of vaccine hesitancy and mistrust of government

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Gambia facilitated the National Assembly¡¯s passing of an Access to Information Bill in July 2021. With this, Gambia becomes the last English-speaking country in West Africa to recognize access to¡­

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Deputy Secretary-General has approved a short list of 35 project proposals for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s Fifteenth Round of Funding, following recommendations by the United Nations Democracy Fund Advisory Board. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF has contacted¡­

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Kazakhstan successfully completed its work for empowerment and a comprehensive rehabilitation for young ex-offenders. The project, implemented by Social and Sustainable Youth Development Public Fund ...

A team of independent evaluators completed a meta-evaluation of nine Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF projects implemented in Tunisia from 2013 to 2021, so as to assess Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s overall engagement there.

An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Sudan is supporting grassroots urban women living in poverty to formulate their own political agendas and increase their participation in local government. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of¡­

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s Advisory Board met virtually on 1 April 2021 and endorsed a short-list of 38 projects for its 15th Round of funding totaling almost $10 million dollars.