Democracy, Education and Humanitarian Programs

$400K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Burma (Myanmar)
Start Date	Oct 12, 2009
End Date	Oct 08, 2012
Duration	1,092 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`78212-49`

Grant Description

U.S. State Department, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Activity for Democracy, Education and Humanitarian Programs.

Embassy programs that advance USG democracy promotion goals in Burma by supporting civil society development and promoting non-government media.

The funds wereused to expand the existing small grants program, thereby empowering and enhancing the capacity of civil society organizations while creating opportunities for these groups to address local community needs.

Embassy Rangoon also funded an established organization in Burma to provide further civil society training and capacity building to particularly promising small grant recipients.

Remaining funds were used to expand American Center programs, particularly journalism courses to increase the skills and professionalism of journalists and editors working for Burma's non-government press,