Full list: UNDEF grants to civil society organisations with affiliation to OSF

• Search for Common Ground
  Lists Open Society Initiative as partner
  $242,000
  Promoting Democracy through the Establishment of a Permanent, Participatory, Inclusive and Collaborative Citizen Dialogue in Central African Republic (June 2018-May 2020)
• Transparency International UK
  Funded by OSF
  $ 187,000
  Strengthening CSO Engagement with Defence Institutions to Reduce Corruption and Strengthen Accountability in Mali(August 2017-September 2018)
• ABAAD Resource Centre for Gender Equality
  OSF is a donor
  $220,000
  Mobilizing Communities for Fair Sexual-Violence Legislation in Lebanon(Jan 2018-July 2019)
• Fundación Mi Sangre
  OSF is a donor
  $198,000
  Youth to Youth – Building Peace and Democracy in Colombia (June 2018-Jan 2020)
• Advocacy and Policy Institute
  OSF is listed as partner
  $165,000
  Enhancing Local Democratic Governance in Cambodia (May 2018-February 2020)
• Union of Informed Citizens
  OSF listed as donor
  $121,000
  Enabling Watchdog Journalism in Armenia (April 2018-March 2020)
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• Inform Action
  OSF listed as donor
  $198,000
  Enhancing Civic Space Through Community Organizing in Kenya (Jan 2019-Dec 2020)
• Triangle Foundation
  OSF listed as donor
  $154,000
  Strengthening Democracy Through LGBT Participation in South Africa (December 2018-November 2020)
• Centre for Applied Legal Research
  lists Open Society Initiative of South Africa as partner
  $ 198,000
  Promoting Citizen Participation in Constitutional Discourse in Zimbabwe (Jan 2019-Dec 2020)
• Kofi Annan Foundation
  OSF is listed as a donor
  $275,000
  Strengthening Electoral Processes with Integrity in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on Cote D’Ivoire and Cameroon (January 2019-December 2020)
• The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa Network
  OSF listed as a donor
  $198,000
  Engaging Marginalised Women in Elections in Sudan (January 2019-December 2020)
• International Bridge to Justice
  OSI Assistance Foundation, Tajikistan, is listed as partner
  $187,000
  Ensuring the right to legal representation in Cambodia (Jan 2019 – December 2019)
• Jamaicans for Justice
  OSF listed as donor
  $176,000
  Mainstreaming Justice: Redress for Marginalized Groups and Establishing National Human Rights Indicators in Jamaica (April 2019-March 2021)
• Women’s Justice Initiative
  Namati, listed by WJI as donor, lists OSF as a supporter
  $187,000
  Improving Maya women’s access to justice in Rural Guatemala (Jan 2019-Jan 2021)
• Somaliland National Youth Organisation
  Mercy Corps, listed by SONYO as a donor, is listed by OSF as a grantee in 2017 and 2021
  $198,000
  Enhancing youth participation and the rule of law in Somaliland (January 2019-Dece 2020)
• ASSOCIATION RADIO ROZANA
  Received funding from OSF in 2016
  $132,000
  Amplifying the Voices of Syrian Women and Girls Through Media (February 2019-Jan 2021)
• Journalists’ Association of Bhutan
  lists Bhutan Civil Society Network among its partners. BCSN partners with International Idea, which is an OSF partner
  $ 154,000
  Empowering Rural Communities in Bhutan through Mass Media (November 2018 -October 2020)
• Indonesian legal Aid Association for Women
  member of the Namati network, supported by OSF
  $176,000
  Creating an Inclusive Policy and Legal System, Protecting Elderly People’s Fundamental Rights in Indonesia (April 2019-Sept 2020)
• Community Media Association
  Lists The Soros Foundation, Kyrgyzstan as partner
  $165,000
  Advancing Gender Justice with Community Broadcasters in Kyrgyzstan (Jan 2019 -Dec 2020)
• People’s Action for Free and Fair Election
  OSF is a donor
  $165,000
  Toward a Credible General Election in 2020 Sri Lanka (April 2019-March 2021)
• International Service for Human Rights
  OSF is a funder
  $154,000
  Promoting Protection for Human Rights Defenders in South Asia

2018: 12 out of 46 grants

• Justice Pour Tous
  member of Namati network, supported by OSF and OSISA
  $220,000
  Strengthening Mining Tax Systems for Development in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Nov 2020-Oct 2022)
• Women and Law in Southern Africa- Eswatini
  OSISA is listed as a “key stakeholder”
  $198,000
  Enhancing Women’s Political Participation in Eswatini (June 2020-May 2022)
• Associação Gender Links Moçambique
  International Ideas, an OSF partner, is listed as a sponsor
  $198,000
  Raising the Social and Political Profile of Youth in Mozambique (Nov 2020-October 2020)
• Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe
  OSISA is listed as partner
  $198,000
  Enhancing Women’s Participation in Electoral Processes in Zimbabwe
• ARIJ International
  received funds from OSF in 2016, 2019, 2020
  $220,000
  Strengthening Independent Media in Jordan (August 2020- July 2022)
• Justice Center for Legal Aid
  OSF’s Justice Initiative listed as donor
  $242,000
  Strengthening rule of law through Access to Justice in Jordan (July 2020-June 2022)
• KAFA (Enough) Violence and Exploitation
  received funds from OSF is 2017 and 2020
  $198,000
  Promoting Gender-Sensitive Personal Status Laws in Lebanon
• Natural Resource Governance Institute
  OSF listed as “donor partner”
  $242,000
  Promoting Democratic Consolidation through Inclusive Natural Resource Governance Reform in Tunisia
• Cairo Institute for Human Rights
  OSF is a donor
  $275,000
  Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Advocates in the Arab Region (May 2020-April 2022)
• Penal Reform International office, Central Asia
  OSF is a donor
  $275,000
  Strengthening the Rule of Law in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
• Institute for Development and Human Rights
  OSF is a donor
  $ 176,000
  Strengthening human rights in Brazil (June 2020-May 2022)
• Environment People Law
  Open Society Institute is listed as a donor
  $220,000
  Strengthening environmental democracy in Ukraine (April 2020-March 2022)

2019: 11 out of 32

• Kofi Annan Foundation
  OSF is a donor
  $ 220,000

Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya (April 2021-May 2023)

• Africa Check Foundation
  OSF listed as partner
  $495,000
  Media Literacy for Evidence-based Decision-making in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa (May 2021-Feb 2025)
• ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality
  OSF is a donor
  $ 176,000
  Strengthening Legislation for Women Affected by Sexual Violence and Exploitation in Lebanon (Aug 2021-July 2023)
• Arab Institute for Human Rights
  recieved funds from OSF in 2017 and 2020
  $ 198,000
  Strengthening Citizen Journalism to Counter Hate Speech and Violent Extremism in Tunisia (April 2021- March 2023)
• ARTICLE 19 (MENA)
  OSF is a donor to Article 19
  $198,000
  Protecting Media Freedoms in the Digital Era in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (Jan 2021-May 2023)
• Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
  lists OSF as partner
  $110,000
  Strengthening the Foundations of Democracy Through Media Literacy in Bhutan (March 2021-Feb 2023)
• International Debate Education Association in Central Asia
  IDEA was set up with OSF support in 1999 in response to the then evolving situation in eastern and central Europe
  $198,000
  Fighting Like a Girl’ to Build Gender-Sensitive Media in Kyrgyzstan (Feb 2021-Jan 2023)
• Press Institute of Mongolia
  Global Investigative Journalists Network, which partners with PIM, lists OSF as a “generous core supporter”
  $187,000
  Strengthening the Watchdog Functions of Media and Civil Society in Mongolia(Feb 2021- Jan 2023)
• Association “Public advisors of the Republic of Tajikistan”
  OSI listed as partner
  $110,000
  Advancing Media Freedom Through Legal Reform in Tajikistan(April 2021-March 2023)
• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  lists Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, OSF, OSF Serbia, OSF Bosnia Herzegovina, and OSF Albania are listed as donors
  $ 198,000
  Establishing an Interactive Educational Database on the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (April 2021- March 2023)
• Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género in Chile
  OSF supports gender projects by the group in Colombia
  $198,000
  New Constitution: Historical Opportunity to Advance Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (May 2021- April 2023)

2020: 10 of 30

• Gender Center for Empowering Development
  Open Society Initiative of West Africa is listed as a partner
  $ 176,000
  Enhancing Young Women’s Participation in Political Parties of Ghana (March 2022-Feb 2024)
• Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace
  Receives funding from OSF and from Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, Nairobi, which is funded by Open Society Initiative of East Africa
  $220,000
  Promoting Youth Engagement with Policy-makers Through Performing Arts in Rwanda (April 2022-March 2024)
• Muloma Women’s Development Association
  OSIWA is listed as a donor
  $242,000
  Enhancing Civil Society Organizations’ Capacity for Inclusive Governance and Development in Sierra Leone (March 2022-Feb 2024)
• ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality
  OSF is a donor
  $495,000
  Enhancing Civil Society Organizations’ Capacity for Inclusive Governance and Development in Sierra Leone (April 2022-March 2026)
• Centre for Peace and Justice Studies
  Member of Namati Network
  $220,000
  Strengthening Civil Society Capacity to Reclaim Civic Space in Transition of Sudan (April 2022 to June 2024)
• IBSAR
  IBSAR partner Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research lists OSF as a partner
  $220,000
  Observatory 29/30 on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Tunisia (April 2022-March 2024)
• Natural Resource Governance Institute
  OSF listed as partner
  $495,000
  Promoting Democratic Space for Marginalized Communities Tataouine oil-producing area of Tunisia (March 2022-Feb 2026)
• Bandhu Social Welfare Society
  IDRC, a donor, lists Soros Economic Fund as a partner
  $ 220,000
  Building Access to Justice and Legal Support for Gender-Diverse Population of Bangladesh (January 2022-Jan 2024)
• Youth Association for Development
  CIVICUS, which gets grants from OSF, is a donor
  $220,000
  For Women’s Participation in Elections, Politics, Leadership, Democracy in Pakistan (January 2022-December 2023)
• Balkan Investigative Reporting Regional Network
  Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, Open Society Foundation Serbia and OSF Bosnia Herzogovina are listed as donors
  $ 264,000
  Mapping Digital Rights Violations and Fighting Disinformation in Central Europe Region (July 2022 -June 2024)

2021: 11 out of 33

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• Global Campaign for Education
  15 of GCE partners through whom it executes projects at the local level are associated with OSF or its affiliates
  $ 242,000
  Youth Leadership for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
  member of Namati network
  $220,000
  Fostering Social Cohesion Among Youth to Prevent Hate Speech and Violence in Cameroon
• Gambia Press Union
  Partners include PANOS Southern Africa, which receives funding from OSISA, Media Foundation of West Africa, whose donors include OSIWA and Open Society Foundations
  $154,000
  Strengthening Public Access to Information and Media Professionalism in Gambia
• Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center
  OSIWA is a partner
  $275,000
  Effective Implementation of Safe School Policies in Nigeria
• Lebanese Center for Human Rights
  ABAAD, funded by OSF, is a partner
  $275,000
  Safeguarding Human Rights Amid Crisis in Lebanon
• International Bridges to Justice
  supported by Open Society Assistance Foundation, Tajikistan, and the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, which has received funds from Open Society Foundation
  $242,000
  Advancing Access to Justice in Tunisia
• Public Association “Dignity”
  Open Society Foundations and the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan are donors
  $ 242,000
  Strengthening state and civil efforts to Protect Human Rights in Kazakhstan
• Abkhazeti
  Open Society Georgia Foundation is a donor
  $132,000
  Building Inclusion for Vulnerable and Marginalised Communities in Georgia
• Fulcrum
  OSF is a donor
  242,000
  Strengthening Diversity and Inclusion at the Workpplace in Ukraine
• ASSOCIAÇÃO DIREITOS HUMANOS EM REDE
  OSF is a donor
  $165,000
  Strengthening the Reach and Impact of Human Rights Movements in Brazil
• Corporación Movilizatorio
  OSF listed under “allies”
  $242,000
  Strengthening Youth Movements for Inclusion in Local Development Policy in Colombia