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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Bangladesh empowers indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to access information on public services offered by local government institutions and departments. In this way, the initiative¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project in Cameroon works to promote a culture of democratic practices among young people, and to transform community radio into an effective tool towards this end. It gives rural, marginalized people an¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a project to create a more inclusive democracy in Guatemala by increasing the participation and recognition of indigenous women and traditional Maya community authorities. The project, active in in Chisec and¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a project in Paraguay to strengthen women¡¯s grassroots organizations, train women in leadership and political processes, and enable them to interact with government. Implemented by Sociedad de Estudios Rurales y¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a project to empower Jordanian artists and journalists to act as "Freedom Messengers" -- catalysts and networkers for free speech and media. The project, focused on people under 35 and implemented by the Center¡
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With more than 60 per cent of the population aged under 30, Tajikistan is one of the world¡¯s youngest countries. Yet youth participation, both political and social, is low and young people¡¯s opinion undervalued. This is why¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project in Zimbabwe works to empower women and increase their participation in politics and the decision-making process. The project, implemented by the Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education¡
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India¡¯s Ambassador to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, Manjeev Singh Puri, kicked off Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF's Board meeting by handing over a cheque for 1.85 million dollars from the world's largest democracy. This brings to over 31 million dollars India's total¡
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Bosnia-Herzegovina is still a post-war country in transition, divided along ethnic lines. Because the engagement and civic responsibility of young people is crucial, an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project works to equip young people with¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project in Iraq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with six Governorate Councils as part of an effort to strengthen civil society participation in democratic processes and advance accountability in¡
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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF-funded project for using public interest litigation to strengthen human rights and the rule of law in Southern Africa has yielded some significant developments in just one year. The initiative's implementers, the¡
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF funds a new project in Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to engage youth and civil society in public policy dialogue. It works through more than 200 local public policy programmes, training trainers and producing learning¡
Engaging Haiti¡¯s Youth in the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity
Voice to Action: International Day of Democracy 2025
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Navigating AI for Governance and Citizen Engagement
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Empowering the next generation: Democracy for climate justice
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SDG Roundtable: Marking 75 Years of Human Rights and Civil Society Participation
SDG Dialogues: International Day of Democracy 2022
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