US Government's Fund---No Free Lunc (r)

[moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear Ko Kyaw  Kyaw Htut,
                                             As far as N.E.D's funding is
concerned,the funds are granted  for the following categories.

1.Labour
2.Media and Publishing
3.Education
4.Public Policy,etc.

With respect to how these organizations use the funds ,please address your
questions to the organizations concerned.AS you know,we have freedom of
information act to have access to the government files.If the US government
can let us have access to certain government files ,why can't these entities
let us have the details? I'm hope these organizations will keep no secret
concerning the details of how they've been spending the funds if they've
done nothing wrong.

Peace 
Sincerely,

Julien Moe
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>Thanks for posting the US-funding in support of democratic movement in 
>Burma for this year.
>Can you also post the reports on what kinds of activities have these 
>organizations used these funds for?  If you can't post this on BurmaNet, 
>please ask these fund-receiving organizations to report to the other non 
>US-funded organizatons.
>We have the right to know how and for what such funds are used.
>I don't think this monetary aid is without strings attached.
>All help we get today in the name of democratic struggle have to be paid 
>back by the people of the future democratic country in terms of 
>..................
>THERE AIN'T NO FREE LUCNCH IN AMERICA.
>
>Kyaw Kyaw Htut
>Indiana
>
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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
>>-------------------
>>  
>> 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
>>0
>>    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.
>>
>>
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