Grants for 2009

Association des Femmes pour l’Education et le Bien-Etre des Enfants Orphelins/ AFEBEO

$5,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include educating communities about orphans’ rights in Ngozi and campaigning for orphan’s access to education and medical care.

Association des Juristes Catholiques du Burundi/ AJCB

$15,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include providing legal aid to victims of human rights violations and promoting land reform.

Association pour le Paix et les Droits de l’Homme/APDH

$15,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include providing mediation services and legal aid to victims of land rights violations and educating communities in Ngozi about women’s rights.

Association pour le Respect des Droits des Homosexuels/ ARDHO

$5,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include educating human rights organizations about LGBT rights and providing psychological support to LGBT people.

Association Sangwe-Kibondo/ Sangwe

$7,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include educating communities about orphan’s rights in Kibondo and campaigning for orphan’s access to education and medical care.

Campagne pour les Droits de l’Homme au Burundi/CADRHO

$8,000 For CADRHO’s project to develop a strategic plan and generate increasing pro bono legal practice for victims or those at risk of human rights violations.

Forum pour le Renforcement de la Société Civile/FORSC

$10,000 For FORSC’s project to monitor popular consultations on the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Burundi and promote accountability for past human rights abuses.

Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l’Homme Iteka/Ligue Iteka

$15,000 For Ligue Iteka’s project to provide mediation services and lega laid to protect women’s and refugees’ land rights in southwestern Burundi (Bururi and Rumonge).

Observatoire de Lutte contre la Corruption et les Malversations Economiques/ OLUCOME

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include pressing the Burundian government to put an end to corruption practices that undermine the economic and social rights of the population.