Southern Thailand - Promotion of Democracy and Civic Participation via Public Affairs Section of Embassy

$200K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Thailand
Start Date	Dec 15, 2009
End Date	Jul 04, 2011
Duration	566 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`78264-49`

Grant Description

U.S.

State Department, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Activity for Southern Thailand - Promotion of Democracy and Civic Participation via Public Affairs Section of Embassy.

Public Affairs Section used these funds to: 1) create and energize networks of southern Thai alumni of U.S. educational and visitor programs to act as agents of civic participation, development, and reconciliation in the South; and 2) provide a series of small grants analogous to Democracy Grants (up to $10,000 each) to develop civil society and enhance economic opportunity.