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LIST OF MAY-AUGUST 2006 GRANTS WINNERS

List of May-August 2006 Grants Winners within the programs

GRANTEE PROJECT SUMMARY Project Total

MASS MEDIA PROGRAMM

Caucasus Media Research Center Development of researches of Caucasus media 5.760.00
Media Human Rights Protection Fund Journalist initiatives in women rights protection 5,199.00
"Southern News" Newspaper Province media for civil society 8.000.00
"Journalist" Newspaper Studying the US and European media system to the journalist and publishing the book on the same topic. 10.160.00
Reserved and Dismissal Officers Public Union "Army in the democratized state" Competition for journalists 1.700.00
"Zardabi Media Centre" Public Union Access to the first source of information 9.758 .00
"Ganjabasar" Newspaper Increasing journalists professionalism in Ganja and Western regions of Azerbaijan 5.000.00
Baku State University "News Reporting and Writing" textbook 7,863.00
"Najaf Najafov" enlightenment and charitable found Public Television Monitoring. The 2 stage 14,990.00
total   68.430.00

EDUCATION YOUTH PROGRAMM

AKTAM
Establishment of ICT education network model and testing in Ali-Bayramli region. The 2nd stage
11,000.00
Information Technology Institution, Academy of Sciences (AMEA) Establishment of ICT education network model and testing in Ismayilli region 10,000.00
"Debate in Civil Society" Center Administrative support to National Debate Network 14,991.00
Arzu Elman Mammadova IDEA (International Debate Education Association) Youth Forum 23 July - 5 August 2006 Predeal city, Romania 1,260.00
Abbas Tariel Abbasov IDEA (International Debate Education Association) Youth Forum. 23 July - 5 August 2006 Predeal city, Romania 1,260.00
Javid Abdurahim Ibrahimov IDEA (International Debate Education Association) Youth Forum. 23 July - 5 August 2006 Predeal city, Romania 1,260.00
Center for Innovation in Education Corruption in higher education - in the framework of Education policy forum 3,750.00
Center for Innovation in Education Establish and develop Association of Innovative Teachers. 8,000.00
Center for Innovation in Education The 3rd component of Education Sector Development is School Grant program 15,800.00
total   67.321.00

WOMEN'S PROGRAMM

Mominat Omarova The 6-th European Ministerial Conference on Equality between Women and Men in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8-10 June, 2006 1,815. 00
"Empowering Education"/Independent teachers union Gender analysys as a part of education reforms in secondary school 17,973.00
Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gureyeva Annual Meeting of Stop VAW Monitors and Steering Committee members in Budapest, Hungary on 26-30 June, 2006 00.949.00
"AREAT" Social Research Centre Development of Gender information center. 20,917.00
Yelena Vladimirovna Kasumova Gender Studies Development in NIS Methodological Summer School in Issik-Kul, Êyrgizistan, on 12 - 22 August, 2006 1,840.00
Fidan Farid Faradjeva Gender Studies Development in NIS Methodological Summer School in ?ssik-Kul, Gyrgizistan, Kirghizia on 12 - 22 August, 2006 1,840.00
Baku Department of "Invalid women" Society, Independent life Develop "Open door" web site and to conduct an exhibition of handcraft works by disabled women in Sumgayit. 2.000.00
total   47.334.00

CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMM

"Province Media and Law" Public Union Seminars on "Law on access to information" for province citizens. June - August 2006. Ìàñàëëû, Àçerbaijan 2,550.00
"Toward Civil Society" Centre Preparation and publication of books "Local self-management and fiscal decentralization: international experience" and "Municipalities' financial activity and international instruments". 8,210.00
"Democratic Youth" Public Union Rights of conscripts and transparency in call-up on military service in Sumgayit city. 3,180.00
Azerbaijan Lawyers Association Judiciary reforms monitoring and continuous law education 13,643.00
Global Economic Research Centre Legal education of entrepreneurs 5,964.00
NGO development and Human rights Western Resource Center Strengthening public control over government bodies by training young human rights defenders and activists 9,850.00
"Musical World" Magazine The live sounds of Azerbaijani history 9,706.00
Economic Research Center Institutional assistance for "Euro integration" National Committee. 35,000.00
Social Assistance Centre for Regions Development Scientific and practical conference on "Environmental, social and economic problems of Neftchala and ways of their resolution" in Neftchala, Azerbaijan. 30 June - 1 July 2006 4,400.00
"Women's Solidarity" Social Union Establishment of civil society organisations in the regions 6,000.00
Garabakh Education and Information Center Enlightening of public on pension reforms and on addressed social assistance and providing legal aid in Western regions of Azerbaijan. 7,769.00
Azerbaijan International Law and International Relations society Monitoring Public procurement legislation and providing transparency in tender procedures 6,000.00
"Goyca Golu" Women Society Decentralisation of local power and clarification of municipalities' competences in taxation and fiscal policy 6,000.00
Association of Social Problems Research The role of education and enlightenment in combating corruption and bribery in the sphere of education and science 5,361.00
"Law and Economic Enlightenment Society" Public Union Public awareness on legal basis of municipal land usage at the territory of Baku city 7,700.00
"Sada" Women Society Clarification of authority and support for municipalities and local communities located at the National Parks territories . 8,000.00
"Center of Public Masters" Creativity" Public Union Increase civil society efforts in monitoring of local authorities behaviour and strengthening NGOs coordination for this purpose in Ganja and Western region of Azerbaijan 20,571.00
"Ziya" Law and Sociological Research Society Improvement of legislation of the local taxation and payments 14,000.00
total   173.904.00

ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMM

"Khatt" Ltd. Azerbaijan International Tourism Fair. May, 2006 Baku Azerbaijan 3.000.00
Baku Arts Center International Visual Arts Festival. 8-10 September, 2006 Ganja, Azerbaijan 9.770.00
"Youth for Culture of Peace" Organization Exhibition ceramics works made by disabled children. September- October 2006. Baku, Azerbaijan 2.000.00
Azerbaijan Professional Film Producers Guild Amateur Films Workshop and Festival. 31 October - 4 November 2006. Baku, Azerbaijan 6.700.00
"Alatoran" Literature Magazine Magazine in Magazine (Literature magazines from Iran, Turkey, Georgia) 7.610.00
Baku Jazz Ltd. Young audience at the Baku International Jazz Festival. 19-27 June 2006. Baku, Azerbaijan 4.000.00
Caucasus Show and PR Providing Socially oriented theater services 5.000.00
Ganja Decorative and Applied Arts Centre Nizami Images on Azerbaijani contemporary ceramics 1.500.00
Association of Young Film Producers "Eden 2006" - International Film project 11.050.00
Association for Support Documentary Film Development Global Terror - Global Error 5.000.00
"ARAJ" Rock Art Center International conference on "Petroglyphs of Central Eurasia". Mart 2007. Baku, Azerbaijan 8,493.00
I.S.M. Ltd Competition on museum design for young designers. September 2006. Baku, Azerbaijan 4,900.00
total   69.023.00

EAST-EAST PARTNERSHIP BEYOND BORDERS PROGRAMMS

Sabuhi Akim Rzayev Participation in seminar on "The Black Sea Region in the New Enlarged Europe" held in Kishinev city, Moldova, on June 30 - July 8 2006 00.590.00
"Vatan" Meskhetian (Akhyskha) Turks` Society Deportation, rehabilitation and repatriation problems of Meskhetian (Akhyskha) Turks and Crimean Tatars: similarity and differences. Seminars. Ukraine, Crimea 16 - 22 July. August - September Baku, Azerbaijan 5,950.00
Azerbaijan Human Rights Foundation Balkan-Caucasus Youth Network. 5,550.00
Local Economic Development Centre Regional Summer Academy for Adult Education. Georgia, 25 June - 2 July 2006 2,107.00
"Caucasus" Youth Resource Center Practical assistance to municipalities 8,828.00
Tomris Women's Society Women rights: Azerbaijan and Czech Republic. 2nd stage 9,225.00
Laman Azizova Training on Human Recourses As an Asset for Public Administration held in Riga, Latvia on 26 June - 2 July, 2006 00.647.00
"Women and Modern World" Social Charity Center Charity activity strategies for NGOs of Azerbaijan and Romania 8,000.00
total   40.897.00

TRANSPARENCY OF OIL REVENUES AND PUBLIC FINANCE PROGRAMM

"Expert" Economic Magazine Transparent budget library 15,936.00
"Increasing of Transparency in Oil Industry" Coalition Institutional support for EITI NGO Coalition 16,000.00
Rufat Aydin Abbasov Journalist Investigation 3,973.00
Anar Garash Orujov Journalist Investigation 3,950.00
Public Finance Monitoring Centre Creation of methodology for monitoring of execution of state projects funded by IFI loans. 17,000.00
Sumgayit Students` Union Enlightening and propaganda for involving the youth into the budget process and for increasing theirs influence possibilities to this process. 15,960.00
Salim Aziz Salimov Journalist Investigation 3,720.00
Scientific Technical Progress and Education Magazine Increasing awareness of local governance bodies about oil contracts and education on influence of oil revenues on social state of population 1,939.00
"Debate in Civil Society" Centre "Activating of public participation for transparency in education". 15,000.00
Vugar Ibad Bayramov Trainings on Expenditure monitoring in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on 26-30 June, 2006 2,350.00
Inglab Agajan Ahmadov Trainings on Expenditure monitoring, on 26-30 June, 2006, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia 1,870.00
Shahin Kamil Seidzade Trainings on Expenditure monitoring, on 26-30 June, 2006, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia 1,870.00
Social-Strategical Research and Analytical Investigation Social Society (SSTAA) Supporting of youth organizations in the sphere of oil revenue transparency 2,999.00
"Inam" Pluralizm Centre 25 radio programs on "Gara Gizil (Oil and problems). 12,000.00
Economical and Political Research Center Public discussion transparency in activities of state oil company and delay of company's audit. 7,886.00
"Debate in civil society" Public Union Administrative support to National Debate Network. 14,991.00
"Expert" Economic Magazine Grant addition to the instituional suppport for NBG project 5.500.00
Khazar University, Economic and Business Research and Education Center Teaching of conceptions on budget and other issues of public interest 18,000.00
Economical and Political Research Center Media work in extractive industry transparency initiative coalition's activities. 16,000.00
total   117.944.00

PUBLIC HEALTH/MEDICAL PROGRAMS

United Aid for Azerbaijan (UAFA) Directory for children with special needs development 1,600.00
Dilshad Abdulla Mahmudova Participation in Salzburg Seminars Palliative Care for PLWHA in Salzburg, Austria on May, 2006 1,300.00
Rescue Young Woman Association Preventive work among Commerce Sexual Women on HIV/AIDS. Imishli, Beylagan, Bilasuvar. 2006 4,810.00
"Free Woman" Preventive work among Commerce Sexual Women on HIV/AIDS. Imishli, Beylagan, Bilasuvar. 2006 5,600.00
"Be Healthy" newspaper Medical enlightenment in Azerbaijan regions 5,450.00
Mothers and Children Development Society Women crisis center in Ganja and western regions of Azerbaijan. 30,000.00
Aynur Mahammad Abasova (Ahmadova) Early Intervention for children with disability. Israel, MASHAW School. Israel, Jerusalem. May-June, 2006 00.650.00
"Togrul" Invalid Children Protection Society Social rehabilitation center for invalid children in Nakhchivan 8,948.00
Baku Education Information Center (BEIC) Implementation of Salzburg Medical Seminars & Internships program in Azerbaijan. 10,357.00
"Dervish" LTD "On the crossroad" documentary film on drug addiction prophylaxis. 15,039.00
"Return of Impisoned Women to Society" Public Union "Let's say NO to narcotism" theatre performance with participation and for imprisoned teenagers 2,820.00
Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, National Academy of Sciences Competition on "AIDS and harm reduction" among press representatives. 2,390.00
"Simmetria" Azerbaijan Gender Association Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS by providing preventive activities in prisons. 47,591.00
Union of Disabled People Creation of appropriate environment for people with special needs - monitoring and analysis legislation 7.733.00
Azerbaijan Volunteers Union 2 video clips on AIDS 24.000.00
"Mushvig" Assistance Public Union for Garadag Disabled children Integration of disabled children into society 4,000.00
Women Initiatives and Social Problems Assistance Public Union An in-kind grant of equipment for use in School Psychologist Resource Center 2,155.00
Legal Development and Democracy Public Union "Enlightenment and propaganda for women included in the AIDS risk group". 5,166.00
total   179.609.00

The total sum of awarded grants by OSI-AF for four months is $764.462.00



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