About This Initiative
The Open Society Initiative for East Africa supports and promotes public participation in democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights by awarding grants, developing programs, and bringing together diverse civil society leaders and groups.

OSIEA Helps Leverage Global Fund Resources for Women and Girls
September 25, 2009
As the Kenyan government prepared its Round 8 proposal to the Global Fund, OSIEA and the Public Health Program supported two coalitions of women's rights and HIV/AIDS organizations to ensure a focus on women and girls' needs for comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support.

OSIEA Helping Make Legal Services Part of HIV/AIDS Response
September 24, 2009
OSIEA and LAHI are working to assist health advocates to integrate legal services into HIV/AIDS programs.

Making Sure Stateless and Minority Populations Are Counted in the Kenyan Census
August 30, 2009
The Open Society Institute has been working to ensure that statelessness and ethnicity concerns were raised in connection with the August national census in Kenya.

Media and Access to Information
OSIEA supports efforts to strengthen the media environment, increase access to independent information, and promote diversity in media ownership. The initiative encourages independent media that engages civic participation or reaches marginalized communities.

Justice and Human Rights
OSIEA supports organizations that defend and promote the rule of law, access to justice, and human rights. The initiative seeks to support efforts to protect the rights of marginalized and disadvantaged communities by documenting human rights violations and conducting civic education.

The Struggle for Access to Essential Medicines in East Africa
2009
Produced by the Stop Stock-Outs campaign with the support of the Open Society Institute, this selection of short stories from East and Southern Africa show the great difficulties ordinary people face in accessing essential medicines.

The Oil Curse: Can Uganda Get It Right Where Others Have Failed?
Linda Ochiel
July 31, 2009
As Uganda transforms into an oil economy, Linda Ochiel, OSIEA communications officer, cautions Ugandans against adopting passive attitudes in the management of oil resources.