Human Rights and Democracy Fund - Civil Society Development

Human Rights and Democracy Fund - Civil Society Development [through NGO - United States Other].

Promote practical local community empowerment for independent rural associations by assisting a number of Chinese NGOs to launch activities that address the needs of Chinas farmers and poor urban dwellers by establishing pilot farmer consultancy centers, training volunteers in simple but specialized mediation skills, convening a series of four stakeholder workshops around the country, producing materials for farmers explaining the amended agriculture law and discussing the pros and cons of a separate law, selecting local farmer-leaders to receive training in cooperatives management, initiating a number of strategically located demonstration cooperatives around the country and providing legal aid and advisory services for those who have been displaced.