US Government's Funding in 1998

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The U.S. government's funding to the Burma-related NGOs through N.E.D in
1998.More reports will be posted as soon as I have access to them.I hope the
figures are useful for your research,intelligence and campaign projects.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Julien Moe
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 GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: Burma Lawyers' Council

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Rule of Law

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $40000


    PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Burma Lawyers' Council (BLC), an organization
    of Burmese lawyers in exile, received Endowment funds to enable it
    to undertake a multi-faceted program to promote the rule of law in
    Burma. The BLC will document violations of human and civil rights,
    publish a quarterly Burmese- and English-language journal, conduct
    seminars and training, produce a series of legal rights programs
    for airing on the NED-supported Democratic Voice of Burma radio
    program, and disseminate materials to the international community,
    Burmese inside Burma, the pro-democracy forces in exile, and ethnic
    groups.  It will work with ethnic groups to draft state
    constitutions to complement the NCUB draft federal constitution.


   GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: Nonviolence International (NI)

    SUB-GRANTEE(S): Committee for Nonviolent Action in Burma (CNAB);
    Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS)

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Media and Publishing. 2. Education

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $90000
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    PROGRAM SUMMARY: Nonviolence International (NI) received continued
    Endowment funds to provide advice, support for strategic planning
    and coordination, and targeted skills training for the Democratic
    Party for a New Society (DPNS) on the Thai border, and the
    Committee for Nonviolent Action in Burma (CNAB), a coalition
    operating in India and along the India-Burma border.  The two
    subgrantees will distribute publications, cassettes, calendars, and
    other materials, conduct a phone and fax campaign to deliver news
    and information to a variety of recipients inside Burma, and, using
    their extensive network of supporters, bring information about the
    situation inside Burma to the outside world.  NI will organize
    democratic and education activities for both the DPNS and the CNAB.


   GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: American Center for International Labor Solidarity

    SUB-GRANTEE(S): The Federation of Trade Unions Burma (FTUB)

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Labor. 2. Education

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $300000

    PROGRAM SUMMARY: The American Center for International Labor
    Solidarity, on behalf of the Federation of Trade Unions Burma
    (FTUB), will support the activities of the FTUB as it works inside
    Burma to educate, organize, and strengthen Burmese workers and
    other pro-democracy groups to assert their rights and push the
    State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) to enter
    substantive tripartite negotiations with the National League for
    Democracy and the leaders of Burma's ethnic peoples.  FTUB will
    conduct outreach and coalition building with sympathetic
    organizations in the region and around the world, continuing to
    support the movement for democracy in Burma, as well as education
    programs on democracy, human rights, and trade union principles in
    villages and towns throughout the country.  It will expand its
    efforts to organize democratic trade unions in ethnic areas and
    publish teaching materials, in a variety of languages, for the
    concepts of democracy  and trade union rights. FTUB will continue
    research and communication with groups in all sectors of the
    international community.


   GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: National Coalition for Democracy, Inc.

    SUB-GRANTEE(S): National Council of the Union of Burma

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Political Parties

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $65000


    PROGRAM SUMMARY: The National Council of the Union of Burma, the
    most inclusive political coalition of Burma's pro-democracy
    political parties and ethnic groups, will continue its "National
    Reconciliation and Political Solidarity Program," which promotes
    unity among the pro-democracy forces in the liberated and
    cease-fire areas along Burma's borders.  The NCUB will send three
    or four person delegations to several previously visited ethnic
    areas to solidify cooperation.  It will also maintain contact with
    and encourage commitment to common goals among all the groups that
    are essential to the process of working towards a federal democracy
    in Burma.


   GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
    (NDI)

    SUB-GRANTEE(S): National Coalition for Democracy (NCD)

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Equipment. 2. Public Policy

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $83905


    PROGRAM SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute for
    International Affairs, with the National Coalition for Democracy,
    received Endowment funds to conduct a five-month program to
    encourage greater dialogue and cooperation among Burmese democratic
    forces and to assist in furthering their ability to communicate
    information about the democratic movement among themselves in and
    outside of Burma. NDI will continue funding of communications
    centers, technical assistance to the center, an extended field
    presence, and development of a support network in Asia.

 GRANTOR: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    GRANTEE: New Era Journal

    COUNTRY(IES): Burma

    REGION: Asia

    SUBJECT(S): 1. Media and Publishing

    GRANT AWARDED: 1998

    AMOUNT: $135000

    PUBLICATION(S): New Era Journal

    PROGRAM SUMMARY: The New Era Journal received continued Endowment
    support that will enable it to provide an alternative source of
    printed news and information to Burmese living under the SPDC
    military junta.  Published by exiled journalists and editors and
    distributed inside the country, The New Era provides extensive and
    accurate information about current conditions in Burma, the pro-
    democracy movement, and complete texts of speeches and policy
    statements of human rights and democracy activists.  It also will
    continue to provide a forum in which exiled Burmese writers and
    journalists may freely express their viewpoints and opinions on the
    situation in Burma and the prospects for the restoration of
    democracy.

Source:US Department of State & N.E.D.