This is simply the section with details on U.S. funding for Cuban
oppositionists. The full list containing a much longer listing of all
funds which the U.S. is giving out to organizations throughout
Latin America bee found at the same website:
http://inthenameofdemocracy.org/?q=en/node/8
Thanks to Cuba-L list serve on which this previously appeared.
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02/14/06 - In the Name of Democracy (Canada) - NED Grants for FY 2005
In the Name of Democracy researcher Anthony Fenton received this information (below) from a NED program officer in December. According to NED spokesperson Jane Riley Jacobson, it was not intended to be made public (all or portions thereof, in conjunction with the publication of their annual report) until May 2006.
NB: Special DOS (Department of State) Funds are provided in addition to NED's yearly appropriation and are to be used in a specific, and often priority, country. In LAC in 2005, Cuba is the only country for which NED receives special funds. They review Cuba proposals following their standard guidelines and procedures; the only difference is the funding source (DOS rather than NED).
SUMMARY OF PROJECTS APPROVED FY 2005: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Caribbean
Afro-Cuban Alliance
$62,000
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote discussion about the conditions of Afro-Cubans and Afro-Cuban issues.
The Afro-Cuban Alliance will establish a quarterly journal, Islas, that will be
distributed inside and outside the island. The journal will seek to inform
Cubans of African descent on the island and in exile about civil rights, the
hidden history of slavery and racial discrimination in Cuba, the experience of
civil rights movements, and how to organize to bring change.
Federación
Sindical de Plantas Eléctricas, Gas y Agua
(Federation of Electric, Gas and Water
Plants)
$177,696
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote labor rights and defend independent labor unions and workers in Cuba.
Working with independent labor leaders, the Federation will produce a report on
labor rights violations inside Cuba. The group will also support a training
center in Havana that will train Cuban workers in worker rights and distribute
information inside Cuba on international labor laws and the activities of
international unions.
People in Need Foundation
$99,900
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To support the spread of information inside Cuba through local "samizdat"
literature. PINF will send Eastern Europeans who were active in producing
"samizdat" during the 1980s to Cuba to work with local journalists and dissident
groups to develop a work plan to produce printed materials and a video-journal
on life in Cuba. PINF will also organize the second meeting of the International
Committee for Democracy in Cuba in Brussels, Belgium.
People in Peril Association
$16,900
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote independent research and think tanks in Cuba. People in Peril will
work with Cuban independent activists and intellectuals to conduct research and
analysis on issues of political and economic transitions. People in Peril will
pair the Cuban researchers with a group of Slovak former dissidents and leaders
of the democratic transition to assist them in the research and to share with
them their experiences.
Asociación
Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana
(Cuban Culture Encounter Association)
$200,000 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote free debate and discussion about Cuban politics and the future of
Cuba. Endowment support will cover partial administrative expenses that will
enable Encuentro to publish its journal Revista Encuentro and continue its
web-based daily newspaper "Encuentro On-Line" and its internet chat portal
"Connections." Encuentro will publish four editions of its journal, which will
be distributed in Cuba and abroad.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$175,000 Special DOS Cuba funds
To support peaceful democratic change in Cuba. NDI will help Varela Project
representatives in Miami develop the organizational capacity of their newly
registered non-profit, and continue to build awareness of and support for the
Varela Project and the National Dialogue in the Latin America.
Cuban Committee for Human Rights
$65,000
Special DOS Cuba funds
To advance the cause of human rights and democracy in Cuba. Endowment support
will cover the operating costs and program activities of CCHR's Miami office,
which works on behalf of human rights and human rights activists in Cuba.
CubaNet
$67,500
Special DOS Cuba funds
To promote the free flow of information to and from Cuba. CubaNet will provide
humanitarian and material assistance to Cuban independent journalists on the
island, hire a professional editor, and send representatives to Europe and Latin
America to promote international solidarity with independent Cuban journalists.
Center for International Private Enterprise
$123,288
To increase the flow of independent information to Cuba with the help of the
Pan-American Development Fund. CIPE will distribute its award-winning magazine
Perspectiva in Cuba. Perspectiva provides practical information and analysis on
democratic, market-oriented reforms to its readers.
Bibliotecas
Independientes de Cuba
(Independent Libraries of Cuba, or BIC)
$133,773 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote intellectual freedom and debate inside Cuba. BIC will continue to
provide direct financial and material assistance to independent libraries in
Cuba and promote international awareness of the library movement. BIC staff will
travel to Latin America and Spain to meet with libraries, universities, think
tanks, and other organizations to enlist their support for individual libraries
and the libraries movement. 6/05
Center for a Free Cuba
$55,000
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To provide humanitarian assistance and emergency relief to political prisoners
and their families. Assistance will go to family members of the nearly 300
prisoners detained in Cuba because of their political beliefs. 6/05
Directorio (The
Cuban Democratic Directorate)
$663,690 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote access to objective information and news in rural communities inside
Cuba. The Directorio will establish a short-wave radio station specializing in
programming devoted to community development and community news. The station
will reach out to youth and women as well as moderate elements of Cuban
leadership through programs that will promote greater awareness of citizen
participation, entertainment and events at the local level. 6/05
Disidente
Universal de Puerto Rico
(Universal Dissident of Puerto Rico)
$67,200 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To increase the flow of independent information to Cuba and within Cuba.
Disidente will publish and distribute in Cuba its monthly journal, El Disidente,
and maintain its website, www.disidenteuniversal.org, containing articles and
editorials from activists living on the island, dissidents living in exile,
international news organizations, and an up-to-date list of political prisoners
in Cuba. 6/05
Fundación Hispano
Cubana
(Hispano-Cuban Foundation)
$76,000
Special DOS Cuba Funds
To increase the flow of independent information to Cuba. The Foundation will
publish and distribute in Cuba three editions of its journal Revista Hispano
Cubana. The journal features articles and editorials on politics, human rights,
and social and cultural issues. The Foundation will post each edition on the
journal's website, as well as prepare 16 previous editions of the journal in CD
ROM format. 6/05
Partners of the Americas
$86,712 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To strengthen women's groups in Cuba and increase collaboration in Latin
America. Partners will provide printed training material to women's groups to
strengthen their technical capacity in the areas of social communication,
women's legal rights, and leadership development. Partners will also facilitate
links between Cuban and non-Cuban women's rights groups interested in working
with Cuban organizations. 6/05
Red Feminista Cubana, Inc.
(Cuban Feminist Network)
$82,228 Special DOS Cuba Funds
To promote women's rights in Cuba. Red Feminista will establish contacts with
women's movements throughout the world, collect materials, and initiate a series
of training programs inside Cuba for independent women activists. Red Feminista
will expand its women's network within Cuba from two to six groups to
disseminate information on the strategies and activities of women's movements in
other countries. 6/05
Group for Corporate Social Responsibility in Cuba
(GCSRC)
$213,108
To promote labor rights and defend independent labor unions and workers in Cuba.
GCSRC will conduct an international informational campaign about the violation
of international labor conventions and promote corporate responsibility in Cuba
by documenting the labor rights conditions in Cuba, participating in a public
hearing of the Organization of American States Inter-American Commission for
Human Rights, and holding a conference, in Spain, with experts, union activists,
and investors. Last, GCSRC will continue to provide training and material
support to labor activists inside Cuba.
For the full list of grants for Latin American and Caribbean countries, see
http://inthenameofdemocracy.org/?q=en/node/8