Browse by Topic: Democracy and Governance

Providing Volunteer Opportunities in Japan

Japan

Democracy and Governance

We make it easy for both foreigners and Japanese to volunteer to help the Tokyo community, no matter what language they speak. We have pretested projects and put the societal needs in context for all.

How You Can Help:

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$1000 - Helps comfort and support 20 senior citizens for one month and opportunity for 16 volunteers

$5500 - Two months of special sports skill instruction by 24 volunteers for 50 mentally challenged children

$11000 - Four months assisting Tokyo's lonely seniors & challenged kids by 50 volunteers

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Fellowship Programme for Tribal Community Leaders

India

Democracy and Governance

The fellowship supports tribal community leaders to act as catalysts of change in their communities through financial support, networking and learning workshops for them.

How You Can Help:

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$125 - Enable 1 community leader to participate in a learning workshop

$625 - Give a fellowship to 1 community leader or enable 5 community leaders to participate in a learning workshop

$3125 - Give a Fellowship to 5 community leaders

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Building Self Reliant Rural Communities in India

India

Democracy and Governance

Seva Mandir helps communities build Funds for local development. These funds being a financial resource also provide a reason for communities to come together, deliberate and make decisions.

How You Can Help:

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$35 - – Equip 1 community with the materials to manage local development in a transparent & accountable manner

$150 - Provides Accommdation to 3 GVC during a 3 day training

$170 - – Training 5 Village committees to mange its finances & other local resources in a democratic & transparent manner (50 men & women)

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Training 150 Community Video Producers in india

India

Democracy and Governance

The project creates a media network for the poor to accelerate social change by creating teams of Producers who create monthly Video Programs that are screened to local communities and globally.

How You Can Help:

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$100 - Funds 15 community video screenings to an audience of 4000 people

$500 - Covers a training workshop for five community producers

$1000 - Supports a local Community Producer for 1 year

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Further Unleashing Press Freedom in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Democracy and Governance

Cotton Tree News (CTN) provides professional daily news and information to all Sierra Leoneans while trainings student journalists at renovated broadcasting studios at the University of Sierra Leone.

How You Can Help:

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$30 - provides a montly salary for a student volunteer.

$30 - buys one edition of the CTN evening news translated into five local languages.

$200 - supplies an audio recorder to a CTN journalist.

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

STAR Radio Blends Urban-Rural Dialogue in Liberia

Liberia

Democracy and Governance

STAR Radio provides all of Liberia with independent news and information 14 hours a day, much of it live. STAR is a top "brand" in Liberia, allowing it to rapidly grow new cost recovery activities.

How You Can Help:

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$25 - buys one week of telephone "scratch cards" for phone in programming from STAR stringers based in all of the counties of Liberia.

$25 - buys office supplies for STAR Radio's new marketing and sales unit.

$50 - buys an edition of "I Beg To Differ," one of STAR Radio's flagship debate programs aired every evening at 8 p.m.

$ Other amount

or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

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