Campaña Global por la Libertad de Expresión A19
For The Development Of Mexico's Open Government Partnership Action Plan
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Amount$230,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/18/2017
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Term18 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
This grant will support a core group of civil society organizations (CSOs) — previously chairs of the Tripartite Technical Secretariat of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Mexico — to accomplish these important tasks: develop a shadow report to monitor implementation of the third national action plan; support local open government processes by developing standards and providing capacity-building workshops; participate in OGP discussion forums nationally, regionally, and internationally; and coordinate experts and CSOs to develop public policy ideas to regulate governmental surveillance in Mexico.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.articulo19.org
Address
Vicente Garcia Torres 75, CASA F, Colonia La Concepción, Alcaldía Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04020, Mexico
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Right to Information program
The mission of Article 19 (A19) is to promote freedom of expression and of information globally. This grant will support the Right to Information program at Article 19’s Mexico office to promote the right to information (RTI) and access to information (ATI) in three states (Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Yucatan) and with three groups (Indigenous women and rural communities; collectives; and civil servants of RTI and ATI at the local and state level). A19 will raise awareness and provide training sessions on RTI with communities, local journalists, and media; provide legal assistance and follow up on freedom of information requests; develop advocacy strategies; establish dialogues with decision makers; and monitor guarantor bodies, among other activities. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for a project to assess the performance of state and federal information commissions in Mexico
The Campaña Global por la Libertad de Expresión A19 (Article 19) is an organization that works to protect journalists, advocate for freedom of the press, and encourage access to public information. This grant will fund a project with Article 19’s Mexico office to evaluate how access to public information reforms have been implemented at the subnational level in Mexico, particularly in relation to the performance of information commissions created to act as ombudsmen for citizens requesting information from public agencies. At the same time, the project will create a platform for information requestors to share their experiences and exchange knowledge about best and worst practices in implementing access to information reforms.
