Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 71,057,746 | 78,273,591 | 79,833,242 | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 355,767,224 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 71,057,746 | 78,273,591 | 79,833,242 | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 355,767,224 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 355,767,224 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 71,057,746 | 78,273,591 | 79,833,242 | 64,620,661 | 61,981,984 | 355,767,224 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 98,183 | 27,247 | 8,712 | 14,206 | 8,098 | 156,446 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 414,635 | 31,800 | 123,347 | 6,118 | 575,900 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 356,499,570 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 | ACTIVITIES UNDER THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM SERVICE ENDED AT THE BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 2016. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | COVERAGE OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, BY MOVING AWAY FROM THE GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CSOS TO THEIR THEMATIC CAPACITY BUILDING IN AREAS RELATED TO COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, CIVIC EDUCATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, POLITICAL REFORM, POLICY AND ADVOCACY, MONITORING GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS AND PERFORMANCE. TO THIS END, COUNTERPART FACILITATED DIALOGUES THAT CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS AND CSOS TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL ADVOCACY AND JOINT DECISION-MAKING IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCE NATIONAL POLICY. ACEP CONTINUED TO AWARD GOVERNMENT MONITORING AND POLICY ADVOCACY GRANTS, WHICH PROMOTE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BY ENGAGING CSOS IN MONITORING GOVERNMENT BUDGETS AND SERVICE DELIVERY TO EXPOSE CORRUPT PRACTICES, REPORT ON GOVERNMENT REFORM PLEDGES, AND CONDUCT EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. ACEP PROVIDED REGULAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PARLIAMENTARY TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS ON 1) THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL LAW; 2) THE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW; AND 3) THE FAMILY AND THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (EVAW) LAWS, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PARLIAMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BODIES. COUNTERPART CONTINUED TO WORK WITH AN ADVOCACY GROUP ON NATIONAL BUDGET, TO INCREASE THE MONITORING ROLE OF CSOS IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION. TO BROADEN THE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH, ACEP CONTINUED WORKING WITH THE 2015 EMERGING CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS (ECSLS) BY COMPETITIVELY AWARDING YOUTH ACTIVISM GRANTS. IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR, ACEP SELECTED AND TRAINED 34 ADDITIONAL ECSLS. AT THE INVITATION OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, ECSLS HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN ADVISORY ROLES THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE YOUTH STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT. IN AUGUST, A 2016 ECSL WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AFGHAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT, WHICH CLOSELY MONITORS PROGRESS OF THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY, PRIORITIZING THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR EMPLOYMENT, SPORTS, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE NATIONAL SOLIDARITY AMONG YOUTH. ACEP WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE MEDIA TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SERVICES SO TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF CONTENT IN THE SECTOR, INCREASE JOURNALIST TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT CSOS WITH OUTREACH. IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR, THE AFGHAN ORGANIZATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY (AOCS) PROVIDED CERTIFICATION TO AFGHAN CSOS GIVING THEM CREDIBILITY AND A NEW LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR CAPACITY BY THOSE SEEKING TO BE THEIR PARTNERS, SERVICE RECIPIENTS OR DONORS. FINALLY, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, COUNTERPART SPONSORED THE BRITISH & IRISH AGENCIES' AFGHANISTAN GROUP (BAAG) TO PROMOTE THE ROLE OF AFGHAN CIVIL SOCIETY AT THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN (BCA). TEN ORGANIZATIONS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT CSOS AT THE BCA. BAAG ORGANIZED A SERIES OF CSO ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN PRIOR TO THE BCA, IN ORDER TO GENERATE A FORMAL POSITION PAPER, AND DEVELOP ADVOCACY STRATEGIES DURING AND AFTER THE CONFERENCE. COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL HAS PARTNERED WITH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (MSI) TO IMPLEMENT THE BALADI CAP PROGRAM IN LEBANON, WHICH HAS THREE MAIN COMPONENTS: 1) CAPACITY BUILDING COMPONENT (CBC); (2) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE (CEDG); AND (3) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE (CEI). THE CBC COMPONENT FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF 51 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) MAINLY WITHIN THE THREE PILLARS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND MONITORING & EVALUATION (M&E). THE CEDG COMPONENT COMPLEMENTS CBC THROUGH BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL UNIONS IN THE PRIMARY AREAS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, IT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT. THE CEI COMPONENT SEEKS TO BROADEN THE DEMOCRATIC SPACE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS BY CREATING PLATFORMS FOR INFORMED PUBLIC DEBATE AND INCREASED CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT OUTSIDE OF SECTARIAN AND CONFESSIONAL LINES. IN JANUARY 2016, BALADI CAP SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ITS 24-MONTH CAPACITY BUILDING CYCLE TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND M&E SYSTEMS OF 12 CSOS UNDER COHORT 1. BALADI CAP COMPLETED THE INTRODUCTORY VISITS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS (OCA/CAT) FOR COHORT 2 CSOS, COMPRISING 13 CSOS, IN MARCH 2016. IT LAUNCHED THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OJTS AND DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED 15 OF THE 24 STANDARDIZED AND SPECIALIZED TRAININGS FOR COHORT 2 CSOS. BY LATE SUMMER, ALL COHORT 3 CSOS WERE SELECTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED TO USAID FOR APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER 2016. UNDER CEDG, BALADI CAP INITIATED THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING MUNICIPALITY PARTNERS AND CONDUCTING THE MUNICIPAL CAPACITY BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS. THIRTY-ONE OUT OF THE TARGETED 35 MUNICIPALITIES UNDER TAILORED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TTAP) HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED. BALADI CAP CONDUCTED BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS FOR 18 MUNICIPALITIES (51% OF THE TARGET) AND BEGAN DEVELOPING THE ACCOMPANYING ACTION PLANS. THE THIRTY-ONE SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDE 11 MUNICIPALITIES IN USAID-TARGETED REGIONS CONTAINING THE MOST VULNERABLE LEBANESE COMMUNITIES HOSTING A HIGH NUMBER OF SYRIAN REFUGEES. BALADI-CAP CONTINUED ITS PRE-GRANT AND PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR THE CEI COMPONENT BY REVIEWING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM RESPECTIVE RFAS, AND IDENTIFIED THREE ISOS UNDER THE CEI COMPONENT. IT ALSO CONDUCTED FOUR DEFINING THE AGENDA WORKSHOPS FOR CEI ISO AND CSO NETWORK PARTNERS UNDER THE CEI COMPONENT. BALADI CAP ALSO CONDUCTED 105 FIELD VISITS AND 88 ON-THE-JOB TRAININGS TO A SECTORAL DIVERSE GROUP OF CSOS; 500 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED VARYING FORMS OF CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING, 14 POST-BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS OF LOCAL CSOS WERE CONDUCTED FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION, AND 3 SPECIALIZED TRAININGS WERE CARRIED OUT, FOCUSING ON ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND M&E SYSTEMS TRAININGS AND MAINTENANCE. COUNTERPART'S CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM (CSSP) IN MOROCCO UNDER THE USAID GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING LEADER WITH ASSOCIATES AWARD (GCSS LWA) AIMS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT TO ENCOURAGE GREATER ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SECTORS AND INCREASE CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. IN 2016, THE PROJECT COMPLETED TWO MAPPING EXERCISES, ON ADVOCACY INITIATIVES AND CSO FUNDING, AS WELL AS TWO BASELINE STUDIES, ON THE PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF CITIZENS TOWARDS THE ROLE OF CSOS IN PUBLIC POLICY PROCESSES, AND A GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ANALYSIS, ALL OF WHICH ARE USED TO INFORM PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. CSSP BEGAN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS, INCLUDING COMPLETING ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTS, WITH USAID'S FIVE SELECTED ISO PARTNERS. IN EFFORTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, CSSP AWARDED 10 GRANTS TO LOCAL CSOS TOTALING $232,141, AS WELL AS 3 GRANTS TO ADVOCACY COALITIONS TO SUPPORT LARGER NATIONAL AND LOCAL ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, TOTALING $430,780. IN ADDITION TO THIS GRANT SUPPORT, THE RECIPIENTS RECEIVED ONGOING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT FROM CSSP IN AREAS SUCH AS EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS, PROGRAM QUALITY, HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP/STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE PROJECT HELD 30 TRAININGS FOR 893 CSO MEMBERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ON TOPICS RELATED TO CAPACITY BUILDING, ADVOCACY, AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPING 4 COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING KITS FOR CSO USE, ON CSO GOVERNANCE, GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, FUNDRAISING, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. CSSP ALSO ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH FIVE COMMUNES (FEZ, DRARGA, SAFI, TETOUAN AND TEMARA) AND WITH THE REGION OF MARRAKECH-SAFI WITH THE GOAL OF ASSISTING THESE GOVERNMENTS IN ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. IN 2016, CSSP SUPPORTED THE PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL ACTION PLANS IN THESE AREAS, AND ESTABLISHING ENTITIES FOR PARITY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND GENDER APPROACH, HELPING THESE COMMUNES TO MEET THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING LOCAL PARTICIPATORY BODIES, AND PROVIDING CITIZENS WITH A WAY TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THROUGH THE WORK OF COUNTERPART'S SUBPARTNER ICNL, THE PROGRAM SUCCEEDED IN INFLUENCING THE CONTENT OF THREE IMPORTANT LAWS FOR MOROCCAN CIVIL SOCIETY: ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RIGHT TO PRESENT PETITIONS, AND RIGHT TO PRESENT MOTIONS. CSSP SUPPORTED CIVIL SOCIETY COALITIONS IN DRAFTING AND SUBMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THESE LAWS TO THE PARLIAMENT, RESULTING IN THE INCORPORATION OF 13 OUT OF THE 40 SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE FINAL TEXTS OF THE LAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN SUPPORT OF SUDANESE CIVIL SOCIETY EFFORTS, THE CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CSDP) SUCCESSFULLY AWARDED FIXED AMOUNT AWARD GRANTS TO ITS 14 LOCAL PARTNERS - SIX CSOS AND EIGHT YSOS. ALL 6 CSOS HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE OD PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT WERE INTRODUCED TO THEM DURING CSDP CYCLE OF OD TRAININGS. THESE INCLUDE INTERNAL BYLAWS; STRATEGIC PLANS, VISIONS, MISSIONS, AND GOALS; AND WRITTEN VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT POLICY. THEY HAVE ALSO CREATED LOCAL NETWORKS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE THE OD METHODOLOGY TO OTHER CSOS AND YSOS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES. THE EIGHT YSO PARTNERS HAVE LIKEWISE RECEIVED OD SUPPORT FROM A CSO WHILE IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN THEMATIC GRANTS ADDRESSING ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISION OF CONTINUOUS AND TAILORED MENTORSHIP PER PARTNER/GRANTEE, CSDP ALSO CONDUCTED ONE EVENT FOR ITS YSOS IN KHARTOUM. THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING WAS HELD IN JANUARY 2016 WITH 16 PARTICIPANTS. THIS TRAINING FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOWED THE PARTICIPANTS TO REVIEW AND AMEND THE EXISTING STRATEGIC PLANS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS. FURTHERMORE, CSDP HOSTED 4 IN-PERSON MEETINGS IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2016 FOR THE COUNTERPART NETWORK INITIATIVE (CNI) COMPRISED OF CSDP'S CSO AND YSO PARTNERS. THE NETWORK SERVES AS A COORDINATION PLATFORM FOR PARTICIPATING CSOS, ALLOWING THEM TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, BUILD COALITIONS, AND COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER ON PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES ACROSS THEMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS - A NOVELTY WITHIN THE CURRENT SUDAN CIVIC LANDSCAPE. IN 2014, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED THE $5.9 MILLION FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (FACT) PROGRAM IN ZAMBIA UNDER THE USAID GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING LEADER WITH ASSOCIATES AWARD (GCSS LWA). THE GOAL OF FACT IS TO IMPROVE THE ENABLING GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT OF ZAMBIA BY INCREASING CITIZEN DEMAND FOR EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE SERVICE DELIVERY. TARGETING THE EASTERN AND LUSAKA PROVINCES IN ZAMBIA, FACT IS PARTNERING WITH SIX (6) CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH/HIV, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH SECTORS (SPECIFICALLY CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT) TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO DEVELOP ADVOCACY STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY APPROACHES THAT ENABLE ACTIVE AND BROAD CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN 2016 REVOLVED AROUND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO THE SIX CSO PARTNERS, AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ABILITIES. THE CSOS HAVE IN TURN MOBILIZED 50 COMMUNITIES ACROSS 8 DISTRICTS IN LUSAKA AND EASTERN PROVINCES. THE FORMATION OF THE SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK IN FY16 BROUGHT TOGETHER NGOS IMPLEMENTING GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTIONS IN ZAMBIA. IN COORDINATION WITH FIVE LOCAL CSO PARTNERS IN BANGLADESH, COUNTERPART'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) AIMED TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS TO EFFECTIVELY AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES, AND ENHANCED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH. THE PROGRAM CONCLUDED IN MARCH 2016. OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM, COUNTERPART STRENGTHENED THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF 13,681 INDIVIDUALS (7,134 MALES AND 6,547 FEMALES) IN 3,600 COMMUNITIES ACROSS 14 DISTRICTS IN FOUR DIVISIONS OF BANGLADESH. TRAINED LEADERS HAVE LAUNCHED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE NEEDS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MOBILIZING RESOURCES, AND HAVE LED CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT (SPICE) PROGRAM IS A USAID-FUNDED PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTED BY LWA PARTNER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (MSI) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IFES AND ICNL AS WELL AS LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF SPICE IS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SPACE, RECONCILIATION, AND THE EXERCISE OF FREE CITIZENSHIP IN SRI LANKA. SPICE AIMS FOR INCREASED AND MORE INCLUSIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE, ESPECIALLY IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS. THE FULL INCLUSION OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS SUCH AS WOMEN, THE POOR, YOUTH AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATIONS ARE A MAJOR EMPHASIS. COUNTERPART'S TECHNICAL APPROACH IS GROUNDED IN A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNTRY CONTEXT AND MANAGING A STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH MSI, IFES AND ICNL. COUNTERPART OVERSEES A RESULTS-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT PLAN GEARED TO STRENGTHENING AND DRAWING ON THE DYNAMIC SPIRIT OF SRI LANKAN CIVIC ACTORS. IN 2016, 84 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO SPICE'S OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVED PROTECTION OF CITIZENS' RIGHTS BY SRI LANKAN ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPING TO EXPAND CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORT FOR MORE INCLUSIVE AND ACTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT, RECONCILIATION AND GOVERNANCE. MORE THAN 1,500 INDIVIDUALS FROM LOW-INCOME OR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES RECEIVED LEGAL AID OR VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE IN 2016 AND 51 ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION. THE FOUR-YEAR BA DISTRITO PROGRAM IN TIMOR-LESTE IS FUNDED BY USAID. THE PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF VILLAGE (SUCO) COUNCILS TO ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND LINKAGES OF SUCO COUNCILS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCREASE ACCESS TO FORMAL AND INFORMAL LOCAL LEGAL INSTITUTIONS FOR MARGINALIZED CITIZENS AND THE POOR AND STRENGTHEN ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT BODIES TO PROMOTE MORE INCLUSIVE CIVIC AND VOTER PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL ELECTIONS. BA DISTRITO WILL HELP IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES AND BUILD MORE DURABLE FUTURES FOR RURAL POPULATIONS ACROSS TIMOR-LESTE. THROUGH BA DISTRITO, COUNTERPART WORKS WITH 100 SUCO COUNCILS ACROSS TIMOR-LESTE AND HAS EFFECTIVELY INCREASED 98% OF TARGETED SUCO COUNCILS' COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH POST ADMINISTRATION AND MUNICIPAL LEVEL GOVERNMENT. IN 2016, THE PROJECT HAS HELPED BUILD THE CAPACITY OF 125 CSOS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVENTS, GRANTS, EXCHANGE/STUDY TOUR, ETC. IT HAS ALSO HELPED 432 BENEFICIARIES TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO LEGAL AID OR VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE. USAID AWARDED TO COUNTERPART A $5.6 MILLION PROGRAM AIMED TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN POLICY MAKING AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN RWANDA ENTITLED PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN POLITICAL PROCESSES (PCEPP) DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FY2016. THE THREE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO (1) STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY ADVOCACY AND OVERSIGHT, (2) STRENGTHEN ABILITY OF THE MEDIA TO GENERATE ISSUE BASED PUBLIC POLICY DIALOGUE, PROVIDE INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL INFORMATION TO CITIZENS, AND OBJECTIVELY OVERSEE GOVERNMENT ACTIONS; AND (3) ENHANCED CIVIL SOCIETY PROVISION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THAT INFORMS AND EMPOWERS CITIZENS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN COUNTERPART'S HISTORY THAT A CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM WAS BEING LAUNCHED IN RWANDA. DURING FY2016, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES MAINLY FOCUSED ON DEPLOYING A CHIEF OF PARTY TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE USAID MISSION TO SECURE A REGISTRATION PERMIT FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD ALLOW COUNTERPART TO ESTABLISH A LEGAL PRESENCE IN RWANDA. THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, AND AS REQUESTED BY USAID, THE CHIEF OF PARTY COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH THE US GOVERNMENT BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND SUPPORT IN HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA TO SECURE THE REGISTRATION PERMIT. WITHOUT A REGISTRATION PERMIT, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS, COUNTERPART ALSO FOCUSED ON SECURING OFFICE SPACE AND CONTRACTING A SMALL TEAM OF LOCAL CONSULTANTS TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM SURGE IN PREPARATION FOR THE RECEIPT OF A REGISTRATION PERMIT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE TEAM TO IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISH A FULL FUNCTIONING LEGAL PRESENCE IN KIGALI. UNFORTUNATELY, IN EARLY DECEMBER 2016, USAID TERMINATED THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DUE TO THE INABILITY OF COUNTERPART TO LEGALLY REGISTER IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES BUT RATHER CHALLENGES WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN MARCH 2016, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED THE $10.5 MILLION, USAID FUNDED "THE PARCERIA C VICA PARA BOA GOVERNA O PROGRAM" IN MOZAMBIQUE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT OF CIVIC ACTIVISM AND TO IMPROVE ACCOUNTABLE, EFFECTIVE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE TARGET SECTORS. THE TARGET SECTORS ARE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, EDUCATION, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY, HEALTH, AND TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE MORE GENERALLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT COUNTERPART IS WORKING IN MOZAMBIQUE SO ACTIVITIES IN FY 2016 WERE PRIMARILY ADMINISTRATIVE WITH A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON SECURING LEGAL ADVICE AND SERVICES TO ASSIST THE TEAM IN ESTABLISHING A LEGAL PRESENCE IN MAPUTO. IN ADDITION, COUNTERPART DEPLOYED THE CHIEF OF PARTY, ADVOCACY EXPERT, AND FINANCE DIRECTOR TO BEGIN PLANNING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. IN APRIL 2016, COUNTERPART LAUNCHED PHASE II OF THE USAID-FUNDED "YOUTH FOR PEACE BUILDING IN BURUNDI" PROGRAM (Y4PBB). THIS $1.4 MILLION PROGRAM EXTENSION FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF BURUNDIAN CSOS TO PROVIDE PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE AND MANIPULATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN AGES 18-35. ACTIVITIES IN FY 2016 INCLUDED CAPACITY STRENGTHENING WORK WITH SIX LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE YOUTH AND PEACEBUILDING SECTOR; LIVELIHOOD SERVICES FOR 1,200 YOUNG PEOPLE; WORK WITH 80 AT-RISK YOUTH IN INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AROUND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TRAINED 301 UNEMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE IN EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS; CONDUCTED ABOUT 80 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND AWARENESS-RAISING SESSIONS WITH AT-RISK YOUTH, DEVELOPED A YOUTH PLATFORM FOR PEACE DIALOGUE GROUP, AND SPONSORED THREE YOUTH CULTURAL EXCHANGE DAYS FOR 800 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO REINFORCE SOCIAL COHESION. IN FY2016, A TOTAL OF 7,834 YOUTH BENEFITTED FROM THE PROGRAM'S INTEGRATED SERVICES SUCH AS CONFLICT MITIGATION, PEACE-BUILDING AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. IN NIGER, COUNTERPART WAS AWARDED AND LAUNCHED A $18 MILLION, USAID FUNDED, PARTICIPATORY, RESPONSIVE, GOVERNANCE - PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY (PRG-PA) PROGRAM PROJECT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COLLECTIVE (GOVERNMENT AND CITIZEN) RESPONSIVENESS TO PRIORITY PUBLIC NEEDS. ITS FIVE-YEAR OUTCOMES ARE: (1) ELECTIONS ARE MORE RESPONSIVE TO PRIORITY PUBLIC NEEDS; (2) INFORMED MULTI-STAKEHOLDER (GOVERNMENT AND NONGOVERNMENT) CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF REFORM IMPLEMENTATION FOR TARGETED CITIZEN PRIORITIES; AND (3) INCREASED CAPACITY OF KEY ACTORS TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE ACTION IN THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SECURITY SECTOR. IN 2016, COUNTERPART COLLABORATED WITH 4 LOCAL PARTNERS TO HOLD PUBLIC DIALOGUES (PRE-FORUMS AND FORUMS) WHICH ENGAGED OVER 700 PARTICIPANTS IN 8 REGIONS TO DISCUSS CITIZEN PRIORITIES AND RESULTS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ODI) AND AFROBAROMETER ON POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS (PEA) IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH. COUNTERPART AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) CO-ORGANIZED THE NIGER ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS EVALUATION WORKSHOP. THE WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE WAS TO HAVE AN INCLUSIVE DISCUSSION AROUND THE ELECTION PROCESS IN NIGER AND EVIDENCE-BASED, NON-PARTISAN ADVOCACY. DURING THE WORKSHOP, A MONITORING COMMITTEE WAS PUT IN PLACE TO SHARE THE CONCLUSIONS OF ITS REVIEW OF THE PAST ELECTIONS. MOVING FORWARD, CPI AND THE CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING (CEPPS) PARTNERS WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH NIGER'S KEY ELECTORAL ACTORS TO HELP IMPROVE THE ELECTORAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK, AND HARMONIZE AND HELP UNIFY THE VARIOUS ELECTORAL LAWS. IN MALAWI, COUNTERPART BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USAID-FUNDED "SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF PARTNERS" (STEPS) PROGRAM IN JUNE, 2014. THE STEPS PROGRAM COMPRISES TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: (1) ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OCD) AND (2) SUB-GRANT AWARDS AND MANAGEMENT FOR CSOS WORKING IN THE AREAS OF HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2016, STEPS WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 27 PARTNERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES AND NINE (9) PARTNERS IN HIV/AIDS CARE AND SUPPORT AND MALARIA BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION SMALL GRANTS. IN MARCH 2016, THE STEPS PROGRAM RECEIVED A PROGRAM EXPANSION TO INCLUDE WATER AND SANITATION/HYGIENE (WASH) ACTIVITIES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF AWARDING TWO WASH GRANTS. STEPS PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF BOTH TAILORED AND GENERAL CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO ITS PARTNERS. TOPICS INCLUDE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BOARD TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORT WRITING, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, GENDER AWARENESS AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. IN 2016, STEPS PROVIDED OVER 100 FORMAL TRAININGS (BOTH GENERAL AND CUSTOMIZED) TO ITS 26 PARTNERS. THE NINE STEPS GRANT PARTNERS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES WHICH ADDRESS GAPS IN VITAL HIV/AIDS CARE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, AND CHANGING CITIZEN'S ATTITUDES ON MALARIA PREVENTION. STEPS' WORK IN BOTH OCD AND GRANT MAKING WAS FOCUSED IN 6 DISTRICTS OF MALAWI: MCHINJI, LILONGWE, BLANTYRE, CHIKWAWA, MACHINGA, AND NSANJIE. THROUGH THE MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG AFRICA LEADERS- YALI (IMPLEMENTED BY COUNTERPART'S PARTNER: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD, INC (IREX)), MORE THAN 500 YOUTH LEADERS ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA HAD ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, PRACTICUMS, MENTORSHIPS, SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES AND NETWORKING AND NETWORK STRENGTHENING. THE 1000 FELLOWS WHO PARTICIPATED IN YALI IN 2016 WERE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT. ONCE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, YALI FELLOWS JOIN A LARGER AFRICAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NETWORK WHICH IS COMPRISED OF ALMOST 100,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO ONLINE PLATFORMS, IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND RESOURCE SUPPORT TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. IN 2015, USAID AWARDED TO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL A $15 MILLION THREE-YEAR PROJECT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) ENTITLED CONGO DEMOKRASIA, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE CONGOLESE CITIZENS' INFORMED VOTING AND ACTIVE AND PEACEFUL PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 2015-16, BUT HAVE BEEN DELAYED UNTIL DECEMBER 2017. IN 2016, COUNTERPART COMPLETED THE HIRING OF NEARLY 35 ADDITIONAL LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS AND OPENED PROVINCIAL OFFICES IN BUKAVU, LUBUMBASHI, MBUJI MAHI, MBANDAKA, GOMA, AND KISANGANI. UNDER THIS AWARD, COUNTERPART IS PARTNERED WITH IREX (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD), FODATION HIRONDELLE AND APPROXIMATELY 34 LOCAL SUBGRANTEES (8 OF WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED IN EARLY 2017). THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH COUNTERPART, ARE CONDUCTING CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATIONS SESSIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING CITIZENS' PEACEFUL AND INFORMED ENGAGEMENT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. THE MAJORITY OF COUNTERPART'S WORK IS BEING DONE IN FACE-TO-FACE SENSITIZATION SESSIONS, BUT THE PROJECT IS ALSO IMPLEMENTING A MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO DISSEMINATE THESE MESSAGES VIA LOCAL RADIO STATIONS. IN MID-2016, COUNTERPART WAS ALSO AWARDED A $693,069 ONE-YEAR PROJECT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR ENTITLED "PROMOTING INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO." THIS AWARD AIMS TO INCREASE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, ESPECIALLY OF MARGINALIZED POPULATION, IN THE UPCOMING ELECTORAL PROCESS. THE PROJECT IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN THE KIVUS, KASAIS AND FORMER KATANGA PROVINCES, WHERE THE THREAT TO THESE GROUPS IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE. IN LATE 2016, COUNTERPART SIGNED GRANTS WITH THREE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS - COMMISSION EPISCOPALE JUSTICE ET PAIX (CEJP), COMIT NATIONAL FEMME ET DEVELOPPEMENT (CONAFED), AND FONDS POUR LES FEMMES CONGOLAISES (FFC) - AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AWARD HAS NOW BEGUN. IN HONDURAS, COUNTERPART WAS GRANTED AN 18-MONTH COST-EXTENSION TO CONTINUE ITS WORK IN IMPROVING CIVIL SOCIETY EFFECTIVENESS TO ADVOCATE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, AND ENHANCE PUBLIC INSTITUTION CAPACITY TO ADDRESS GAPS IN THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. DURING THIS PERIOD, COUNTERPART HAS AWARDED 17 SUB-GRANTS TO LOCAL CSOS TOTALING $1,520,000. GRANT TOPICS RANGE FROM TRAININGS, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. IN ADDITION, COUNTERPART LED THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE INITIATIVE AT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING IN URUGUAY. AS A FOLLOW UP TO REGIONAL NETWORK INITIATIVE, COUNTERPART HOSTED A NORTHERN TRIANGLE MEETING IN HONDURAS WITH GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND EL SALVADOR TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE DESIGN AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE OGP PLAN, ALLIANCE FOR PROSPERING FUNDS, AND FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION. FURTHERMORE, COUNTERPART CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT ITS ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OD) WORK, FINALIZING OD ASSESSMENTS FOR 10 CSOS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN ECUADOR, COUNTERPART IMPLEMENTED THE CIVIL SOCIETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WORKING WITH THREE LOCAL CSOS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS, FOSTER DIVERSE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT, AND INCREASE THE ABILITY OF CSOS TO OPERATE COHESIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY. IN 2016, COUNTERPART SUPPORTED ITS PARTNERS TO TRAIN MORE THAN 800 INDIVIDUALS AND ASSIST MORE THAN 200 CSOS, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WITH COUNTERPART'S SUPPORT, THE LOCAL PARTNERS CARRIED OUT A NATIONWIDE DIALOGUE SERIES AMONG DIVERSE CITIZENS; EXECUTED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CO-IMPLEMENTED BY CSO AND MUNICIPAL LEADERS; PRODUCED FIVE PUBLIC POLICY DOCUMENTS TO BE DISSEMINATED TO CANDIDATES OF ECUADOR'S 2017 NATIONAL ELECTIONS; AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 12 LOCAL CSOS CARRYING OUT ADVOCACY INITIATIVES SURROUNDING LGBTI, WOMEN, AND YOUTH ISSUES. COUNTERPART ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY TO ITS THREE PARTNERS TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITIES TO REALIZE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES, EFFECT MEANINGFUL CHANGE, AND SUSTAIN THEIR ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE CIVIL SOCIETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. IN GUATEMALA, COUNTERPART BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USAID-FUNDED PARTICIPACI N C VICA PROJECT. THE FIVE-YEAR, $25-MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT INTENDS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) IN GUATEMALA TO PLAY A MORE EFFECTIVE ROLE IN ADDRESSING ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION ISSUES. THIS YEAR, 82 CSOS AND FIVE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RECEIVED TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) - OF THESE CSOS, 12 ARE ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY INTERVENTIONS. THE PROJECT ALSO ASSISTED 1,433 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH FORUMS, CONSULTATION SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS AND CONDUCTED AN ANALYSIS OF GUATEMALA'S CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT. FURTHERMORE, PARTICIPACI N C VICA PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN FORGING THE CSO NETWORK FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF SIX CSOS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) INITIATIVE IN GUATEMALA. THIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT HELPED REACTIVATE THE OGP INITIATIVE, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY LOST ALL MOMENTUM. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE FACILITATING THE APPROVAL OF THE THIRD OPEN GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN FOR 2016-2018, WHICH REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND CSOS WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRITICAL GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES THAT ALSO INCLUDE CITIZEN INPUT. IN GUYANA, COUNTERPART IMPLEMENTED THE YOUTH AND CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION PROGRAM, SUPPORTING LOCAL CSOS TO FULFILL TWO PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT VOTER EDUCATION FOR THE MARCH 2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS, FOCUSED ON YOUTH AND WOMEN AND 2) LEAD A SOCIAL COHESION PROCESS THAT INVOLVES POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTED LEADERS, AND CONSTITUENTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH AND WOMEN. IN 2016, COUNTERPART PROVIDED KEY SUPPORT TO TWO PARTNER CSOS AS THEY EDUCATED AND MOBILIZED VOTERS AND GOT OUT THE VOTE LEADING UP TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS HELD IN MARCH 2016, THE FIRST LOCAL ELECTIONS IN GUYANA IN OVER 20 YEARS. IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 213 VOTER EDUCATION EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENTS, GROUP SESSIONS, AND "EDUTAINMENT" (EDUCATIONAL-ENTERTAINMENT) ACTIVITIES, WHILE LOCAL PARTNERS LED A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT RELEASED 305 BROADCASTS THROUGH NEW AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA. UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE PROGRAM, TWO LOCAL PARTNERS LED EFFORTS TO BUILD SOCIAL COHESION IN 10 COMMUNITIES IN GUYANA, BRINGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER FOR SKILLS TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING SESSIONS, COMMUNITY DIALOGUES ON KEY ISSUES, AND ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY-LED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AS WELL AS TRAINING NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THEIR ROLE IN BUILDING SOCIAL COHESION AMONG THEIR CONSTITUENTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YCP PROGRAM, COUNTERPART AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, PARTICULARLY THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNITIES, ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE YCP INITIATIVES AND RESULTS BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. COUNTERPART WAS A SUB-RECIPIENT TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, MISSION ARMENIA, ON THE "SUPPORT TO SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM IN ARMENIA" (SSSRA) PROGRAM. IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS PROGRAM COUNTERPART PROVIDED EXPERTISE IN THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO OTHER CONSORTIUM MEMBERS, AND PARTICULARLY TO MISSION ARMENIA AS THE LEAD IMPLEMENTER, TO DEEPEN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITIES. THE PROGRAM CONCLUDED IN JUNE 2016. ONE OF THE MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM WAS FORMATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF CIVIC INITIATIVE GROUPS (CIGS) TO BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY LEAD THE MONITORING PROCESS OF SOCIAL SECTOR REFORMS. IN AZERBAIJAN, COUNTERPART WORKS ON IMPROVING THE STATUS OF WOMEN BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT WOMEN, ADVANCING WOMEN'S INFLUENCE AND PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPING CSO CAPACITY. COUNTERPART RECEIVED A 2-YEAR COST EXTENSION WITH ADDITIONAL COMPONENT THAT WOULD DEEPEN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IN 2016, COUNTERPART WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF AZERBAIJAN'S (GOAJ) ON OFFICIALLY REGISTERING THE PROGRAMS EXTENSION IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 2017. THE CIVIL SOCIETY INNOVATION INITIATIVE (CSII) IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) AND SWEDISH SIDA AND CO-IMPLEMENTED BY COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL AND CIVICUS ALLIANCE. THE GOAL OF THE CSII IS TO ESTABLISH SIX REGIONAL INNOVATION HUBS AROUND THE WORLD TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN CIVIL SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN CLOSED OR CLOSING SPACES. WITH PARTICIPATION FROM CLOSE TO 500 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) AND INDIVIDUALS, THE HUBS ARE LOCATED IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA, AND EAST ASIA. EACH HUB IS MADE UP OF DOZENS OF LEADING CSOS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE IMPACT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AROUND THE WORLD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS THAT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: I. CHANGED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO CAN SERVE ON THE BOARD DURING THE YEAR FROM FIFTEEN (15) TO EIGHTEEN (18). II. A NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH DIRECTOR SEVEN (7) DAYS IN ADVANCE OF EACH REGULAR MEETING. III. CHANGED THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ELECTED TO SERVING ON THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO TWO (2) FROM THREE (3). IV. UPDATED THE POWER AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD TO ALLOW THE CHAIR TO ACT AS AN AGENT OF COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL. THE CHAIR IS ALLOWED TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IF A SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ALSO CHAIRS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MAY SIT EX-OFFICIO MEMBER ON ALL COMMITTEES. V. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE NOW CONSISTS OF AT LEAST TWO (2) BOARD MEMBERS REDUCED FROM THREE(3). THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO HAVING IT REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. VI. A NEW SECTION HAS BEEN ADDED TO EXPLAIN THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMITTEES OF WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES. VII. A NEW ARTICLE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE BYLAWS REGARDING THE COUNTERPART OFFICES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. THE ARTICLE DETAILS THE PROCEDURES AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR HOW AN OFFICE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IS ESTABLISHED OR CLOSED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 WAS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). THE DRAFT WAS PRESENTED TO THE C-SUITE AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS/CHANGES WERE COMMUNICATED BY THE C-SUITE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE CPA FIRM. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IT WAS SIGNED BY THE CFO AND FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL SELF-DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FURTHERMORE, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE CEO WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DISCOVERY OF A REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY INCLUDE PROCUREMENT, HIRING, OR ANY OTHER AREA OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTEREST. THE CEO (AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN CASES OF DIRECTOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST) DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR THOSE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES. WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THIS, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDES RECUSAL FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IN SOME CASES. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE DEEMED SO SEVERE AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION RESIGNS FROM HIS/HER ROLE WITH COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON INDUSTRY REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATION, IN THE SAME SECTOR OF ACTIVITIES, IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND OF SIMILAR SIZED OPERATIONAL BUDGETS. COMPENSATION REVIEWS OF THE CEO ARE BASED ON INDUSTRY AVERAGES, COUNTERPART'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY THE BOARD INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PERIODIC 360 ASSESSMENTS. EACH SENIOR OFFICER'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO, WHO, IN TURN, BASES HIS/HER DECISION UPON EXTERNAL THIRD PARTY SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS DONE IN APRIL 2016. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,427,226. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 516,210. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,145. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,947,581. BENEFIT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,133. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,087. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 89. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,309. TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 58,862. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,518. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 101. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,481. SECURITY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 947,262. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 201,459. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,618. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,150,339. RISK MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,245. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,794. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,086. SUB-PARTNERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,385,132. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,385,132. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | REFUND OF CONTRIBUTION -105,431. |
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