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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in Africa.

AfriMAP

AfriMAP (The Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project) was established in 2004 to monitor the compliance of member states of the African Union with selected standards of good governance, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. more

Documentary Photography Project

The Documentary Photography Project seeks to support photographers through grants for production, training, and distribution. more

Information Program

The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance. more

International Policy Fellowships

The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Media Program

The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions. more

Media Program

The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions. more

Open Society Justice Initiative

The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more
Overview

OSI’s Africa initiatives seek to contravene the stereotype of Africa as a hopeless continent wrought with chaos, violence, poverty, and degradation.
Read an overview of the region and OSI's activities there.

Soros Foundations

The Soros foundations are autonomous institutions established in particular countries or regions to initiate and support open society activities. The foundations active in Africa include:

Open Society Foundation for South Africa

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)

Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)

Publications

Conference Report from the Inaugural African Palliative Care Association Meeting
August 2004
Held in Tanzania, this meeting brought together the growing number of palliative care practitioners across Africa to discuss the challenges and share experiences of delivering palliative care in resource-poor countries. more

Open Society Justice Initiative’s 2003 Activities Report
May 2004
The report provides information on the program's six areas of engagement—national criminal justice, international justice, freedom of information and expression, equality and citizenship, anticorruption, and legal capacity development—on four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. more

Integrating HIV/AIDS and TB Efforts: The Challenge for the President's AIDS Initiative
February 2004
A preliminary report for the United States Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. The report surveys HIV/TB co-infection in the 14 countries targeted for significant U.S. government assistance and calls for a robust response to both epidemics.  more

more publications

Articles

Zimbabwe’s Despot Watches His People Starve
Aryeh Neier
August 17, 2004
In an International Herald Tribune op-ed, OSI's president urges increased international pressure on Robert Mugabe, whose racist and demagogic policies are killing large numbers of Zimbabweans. more

A Crucial Case for the International Criminal Court
James A. Goldston and Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
February 27, 2004
In an opinion piece in the International Herald Tribune, the Open Society Justice Initiative's executive director and senior legal officer for Africa argue that international perceptions of the ICC’s credibility will be affected by the way its prosecutor handles the Uganda case.  more

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