devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
USAID/BiH Localworks (Snaga lokalnog) Activity In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), USAIDs LocalWorks Project supports local resource organizations to create and nurture more sustainable self-help mechanisms throughout the country, especially in areas where such mechanisms are not as readily available. Through this project, USAID will enable people to enrich their own communities and join current leaders in encouraging participatory and broad-based local development.
USAID Strenghtening Governing Institutions, Systems and Processes In BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  USAID's Strengthening Governing Institutions and Processes (SGIP) activity supports BiH's efforts toward Euro-Atlantic integration by strengthening the capacity of governing institutions to adopt, implement, and account for more effective laws and budgets. In FY 2017, the final year of the program, SGIP will complete its technical assistance by training 1,000 staff in the state, Federation of BiH and cantonal government institutions to utilize the newly adopted anticorruption checklist that must accompany new legislation. It will finalize drafting new Public Private Partnership (PPP) legislation in two cantons, to facilitate investments to improve health, heating, and other services, and will train 100 staff to implement the PPP law. The project will complete training of 150 trainers on mandatory Fiscal Impact Analysis in the Federation and 10 cantonal governments to ensure the cost estimates for implementing new legislation are reliable to avoid budget deficits.
USAID Investigative Journalism  Program (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  .(U) USAID will continue to provide direct financial support to independent media outlets to produce high-quality, fact-based investigative reports on public corruption and malign foreign influences impeding BiH's Euro-Atlantic integration. These interventions will increase the public's awareness of corruption and malign influence, and ultimately meet priority EU anti-corruption initiatives and reforms for progress in accession negotiations.  ..(U) USAID will use FY 2022 funds to expand the network of media outlets and journalists dedicated to investigative reporting on corruption. This will promote an open and resilient information ecosystem and enhance independent media. This assistance will increase the quantity and quality of investigative reporting on corruption in the public sector and increase public engagement on corruption cases.  ..(U) The activity will provide legal assistance for media outlets and journalists to defend themselves against politically motivated defamation lawsuits. The activity will also improve the technological capacities of its media partners to prevent any potential digital security attacks
USAID Trust-Understanding-Responsibility for Future USAIDs project,Trust-Understanding-Responsibility for the Future, provides opportunities for leaders and citizens of BiH to challenge and transform their own beliefs about one another, and then start transforming their communities. The activity is based on the premise that if people adopt new, positive attitudes and thus change their behavior toward each other, then they will gradually begin to trust each others intentions and engage and collaborate on issues of common concern. Through ongoing engagement, a sense of social trust will emerge. In the resulting atmosphere of solidarity and consensus, citizens will turn their attention to their common needs and, thus, their political leaders, and hold them accountable for fostering political, economic and social stability in their communities.
Local Resource Organizations Assistance Activity The goal of the usaids local resource organizations assistance activity is to strengthen broad-based participation in community development for local resource mobilization. particularly, this activity will work in cooperation with other local works activities work to strengthen social cohesion as a key driver of long-term prosperity by utilizing locally led development as a key element for bih self-reliance and by mobilizing and empowering connection and solidarity among various groups in society.
USAID Fiscal Sector Reform Activity (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  USAID's Fiscal Sector Reform Activity works with the Ministry of Finance, tax authorities, and other Ministries and government institutions to improve fiscal management and coordination at all levels of government. USAID assistance will strengthen fiscal discipline and simplify business operations by introducing IT systems and automated processes for budget planning; treasury operations; risk based auditing; revenue reporting; and by introducing e-filling of taxes. It will also reduce burden of nuisance taxes on businesses/citizens. Results will include: finance statistics harmonized between entities, more efficient budget/expenditure planning systems, increased revenue collection, more efficient tax collection processes, and more efficient regulations that reduce costs for businesses and citizens. This activity supports BiH fiscal sector reforms as required by the EU Reform Agenda.
Youth Banks Program The Youth Banks program will influence personal and relational dimension of conflict, while paving the road for youth-driven community development that enhances peace and reconciliation in BiH.
Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration (DDR) DDR programs generally constitute integral components of war-to-peace transitions in post-conflict environments. DDR activities are designed to reduce or eliminate belligerent armed forces and the supply of armed weapons. In particular, USG interventions seek to facilitate the return of ex-combatants, including women and children associated with armed forces, to sustainable civilian livelihoods and ease their transition to civilian communities to secure sustainable peace.
USAID Diaspora Invest 2 Activity (DIA 2) in Bosnia-Herzegovina The purpose of this Activity is to catalyze the economic and social potential of BiH diasporawith the goal of improving socio-economic conditions in BiH.
USAID Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina (WHAM) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  (U) USAID's Workforce and Access to Higher Markets (WHAM) project accelerates job creation and advances BiH trade integration into EU and regional markets. Specifically, USAID's WHAM project will improve the capacity of high-growth and exporting or export-ready small and medium-sized enterprises in the sectors of wood processing, metal processing, apparel/textiles, and ICT sectors. The targeted sectors offer extensive EU market integration or buyer opportunities that will drive rapid growth and increase employment. USAID will continue issuing grants focused on improving the workforce, increasing market access, and raising product quality and the new product/technology development and use.   (U) USAID will improve the workforce in targeted sectors by developing public and private sector partnerships to share the cost of recruiting or retraining the labor force with adequate skills. In doing so, it will bring community actors together by linking government employment and development programs with private sector expansion needs through technical schools, training centers, or other appropriate vehicles. (U) Project grants will increase market access by enabling BiH companies to attend major regional and international trade fairs. Grants will also be used to improve product quality and the use of new technology to meet the quality management and certification standards of target markets Objectives for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Our main goals for this project are:  Improve the workforce: The project will develop partnerships with public and private sector to share the cost of recruiting or retraining a labor force with adequate skills. Assistance may include providing relevant secondary schools with adequate equipment.  Increase market access: The project will support companies in the targeted sectors to identify and access new customers and markets. This may include supporting private and public-sector initiatives to enable BiH companies to attend major regional and international trade fairs.  Improve product quality and use of new technology: This assistance will assist companies in the targeted sectors by introducing quality management systems, technology upgrades, and necessary product/service certification required in target markets, such as EU standards and/or other relevant quality standards.
Youth Building Futures in Brcko District Youth Building Futures in Brcko District
USAID's Assistance to Citizens in Fight against Corruption (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  (U) In FY 2022, USAID will continue to establish networks among individual beneficiaries and will strengthen and streamline local anti-corruption initiatives for the national level. In 2022, an election year, this activity will support civic activism that engages citizens in reporting and actively fighting corruption and provides positive stories to counter ethno-nationalistic rhetoric. USAID will reduce tolerance for corruption, mobilize citizens to demand anti-corruption laws, and elevate anti-corruption on the national agenda. .(U) USAID will continue to focus on four interlinked objectives to help BiH become a stable democracy. It will assist local civil society to advocate for legislative improvements related to conflict of interest, public procurement, and political-party financing in pre-election campaigns. It will support local civil society organizations to use a specialized online platform to identify public procurements with a high risk of corruption. It will provide free legal advice and counseling to whistleblowers. And it will continue to build a culture that rejects corruption by providing small grants to NGOs and in-kind assistance to citizens who are mobilizing their communities to stop corruption.
UNICEF, Public Campaign for Children A PIO grant to UNICEF in order to develop and implement a nationwide awareness and social mobilization campaign on the challenges facing children with disabilities.
USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Support Activity (MEASURE II) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  ..
USAID Judiciary Against Corruption Activity (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  (U) USAID will continue to improve the ability of justice sector institutions to fight corruption and organized crime through the Judiciary Against Corruption Activity. In FY 2022, assistance will continue to focus on a select number of prosecutors' offices and first and second instance courts in cities/municipalities with prevalent rates of criminal cases. USAID assistance will improve the prosecution of cases of corruption and complex economic crimes, and make the partner institutions more efficient, effective, and free from improper external influences. .(U) USAID will continue to provide lead prosecutors, investigative teams, and judges with specialized training and technical assistance that is tailored to the needs of each court and prosecutor's office. FY 2022 interventions will strengthen criminal sanctions for corruption and organized crime, harmonize institutional practices, reinforce cooperation between the prosecutors and law enforcement agencies, and improve prosecutors and judges' skills for writing solid legal indictments and verdicts
USAID Justice Project (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  USAID's Justice Activity will continue efforts to improve the ability of BiH justice sector institutions to fight corruption and organized crime. The project activities will continue to strengthen the position and performance of all 19 prosecutors' offices so they can prosecute cases of corruption and complex economic crime more efficiently and effectively and free them from improper external influences. The project will assist the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) to begin implementing the recently adopted code of conduct, disciplinary, and appointment guidelines (developed with USAID assistance). USAID will help HJPC prepare an ethics standards handbook, as well as measures for performance appraisals of prosecutors and better appointment procedures. All activities support justice reforms as required by the EU Reform Agenda.
Economic Support To implement a set of fiscal reforms that will be supported by information technology (IT) interventions, with the goal of greater fiscal accountability and transparency
USAID/BiH Localworks Network Analysis Platform Activity USAID/BiH Localworks Network Analysis Platform Activity will be a 5-year grant to local organization Peace Building Network.
Fiscal Reform Activity The Fiscal Reform Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina builds on recent fiscal sector reform in a way that increases efficiency, reduces tax compliance costs, and aligns the countrys regulatory framework with changes in the European and international tax environment.
Constitutional Reform in BiH - Engaging Civil Society Constitutional Reform in BiH - Engaging Civil Society
Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA) FIRMA supports sustainable economic growth, employment expansion, and increased household incomes in BiH by helping companies better compete in international markets. The project focuses on the BiH wood processing, tourism, and metal processing sectors. FIRMA will increase sales and employment in these sectors through activities that help SMEs develop new products and improve productivity, access to markets, workforce skills, access to finance, and the business environment.
USAID Fair Play, Fair Childhood USAID Fair Play Fair Childhood Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) implemented by the Association Youth Sports Games (YSG)
BHZ SO 3.11 SUSTAINABLE MINORITY RETURNS Sustainable Minority Returns in Support of Creation of a Multi-ethnic Society
USAID Alliance for Agribusiness Development USAID Alliance for Agribusiness Development
USAID Independent Media Empowerment Program (IMEP) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  .(U) USAID's Independent Media Empowerment Program strengthens the sustainability and self-reliance of targeted independent media outlets, improves the quality of media content, and engages citizens as active contributors to the media space. USAID will conduct the third round of its Media Production and Media Mixer small grants to support production of high-quality content and programs implemented jointly by media and civil society organizations. USAID will also fund the best ideas presented by young journalists, bloggers, vloggers, and citizen journalists through its New Voices and Ad Hoc grants. (U) USAID will help 18 media outlets develop marketing and communication strategies. It will complete the Media Outlet Capacity Assessment (MOCA) for media sub-grantees, and provide training for staff at 26 media outlets based on topics determined by MOCA. USAID will also help sub-grantees meet professional standards in financial reporting. (U) To include more citizens in the media space, USAID will provide six one-day workshops for citizen journalists and students in 10 high schools and universities. USAID will support the production of multimedia educational videos, 16 short (15-minute) videos, and six brief video messages as a tool for attracting citizen journalists. USAID will organize a video production summer school and hold 20 performances of its play, Road Show, which provokes critical thinking among citizens.(U) Through a legal defense fund, USAID will provide legal assistance for at least 10 new defamation lawsuits, and it will organize training for editors and journalists on legal protection Objectives for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Through this project, USAID seeks to achieve the following specific results: The number of investigative or high-quality news stories produced in BiH is increased; Independent journalism products and news reach more citizens; Through the objective reporting, citizens are better informed about public policy issues, so they can hold their elected leaders accountable; Multiple, objective information sources are available; Media conduct more critical content analysis of the sector; The rights of BiH journalists are protected, and they have access to competent legal advice and representation.
Localworks Improving the Legal Framework for Philanthropy community philanthropy - enabling legal environment activity
YBI, Youth Eco Leadership Corps The objective of this APS is to make significant strides in the overall goal of developing and supporting youth leaders within BiH.
OFDA-2014-SCF/US Emergency relief for flood-affected families in Bosnia and Herzegovina
USAID Fostering Agricultural Markets Activity II (FARMA II) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  (U) USAID supports better trade integration of BiH agricultural producers through the FARMA II project, which is financed jointly with the Swedish government. USAID helps agricultural producers adopt EU and other international food standards and production techniques, produce new high-value products, and access new markets. USAID provides producers with technical assistance in adopting modern agricultural practices, capacity-building and promotional activities, and market research, and provides grants for producers to purchase essential equipment. (U) USAID assists BiH public sector partners in drafting and implementing regulations and establishing best practices in food, veterinary, and plant health and safety. It also supports BiH in the processes for accrediting and certifying the quality food and agricultural products for export. USAID assistance is targeted to subsectors with good growth potential (dairy, poultry, fruit, vegetables, honey, and medicinal and aromatic plants) and/or in rural areas where incomes can be increased
Trafficking in Persons Supports the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see Act if more information is needed) 22 U.S.C.  7102.; Migrant Smuggling as defined in article 3 of the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crimes Migrant Smuggling Protocol, as well as in the International Labor Organization Convention 29. Activities may be linked to those included in Humanitarian Assistance, elements 3.1 and 3.2.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tolerance Assessment program Bosnia and Herzegovina Tolerance Assessment program
USAID Marginalized Populations Support Activity in BiH - Task Order 1 USAIDs Marginalized Populations Support Program supports activities of local organizations that advocate for the rights, empowerment and dignity of underrepresented groups of BiH society, and builds the capacity of local NGOs, BiH institutions and USAID implementing partners to do so. Providing underrepresented groups with opportunities to participate in civic and political issues, through their engagement in civil society organizations, will ensure that the government recognizes them as necessary and respectable partners in policy development. Objectives for Bosnia and Herzegovina: The project aims to supports activities of local organizations that advocate for the rights, empowerment and dignity of underrepresented groups of BiH society, and builds the capacity of local NGOs, BiH institutions and USAID implementing partners to do so. Providing underrepresented groups with opportunities to participate in civic and political issues, through their engagement in civil society organizations, will ensure that the government recognizes them as necessary and respectable partners in policy development.
Assessment of Bosnia Herzegovina's Administrative Legal System Assessment of Bosnia Herzegovina's Administrative Legal System - through the Analysical services IQC
USAID's General Education Activity (TABLA) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  .USAID's general education project TABLA supports basic education by training teachers on how to incorporate critical thinking skills and integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) into classroom teaching. USAID also works to ensure systemic and continuous educational support to teachers according to EU standards.To that end, USAID will work with education institutions that provide pre-service or in-service teacher training for pre-primary, primary, and secondary school teachers, youth development instructors and counselors, and education administrators. USAID will support select educational institutions to establish quality teacher training and professional development in critical thinking and applied knowledge in STEM and stimulate discussion on education reform. USAID will also work to strengthen cooperation between universities and primary schools so that practicums and internships take place in the schools, rather than at universities.Assisting BiH in improving its educational system helps create a pluralistic and tolerant society and contributes to the country's Euro-Atlantic integration and greater regional stability, a U.S. foreign policy priority. This program will advance Joint Strategic Plan Goal 2.2, promoting a healthy and educated population to drive development..
USAID LocalWorks USAID Localworks funding helps countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina to become self-reliant, ensuring that the investment of the American people results in long-term, sustainable development that ends the need for assistance. For USAID, self-reliance begins with locally led development, wherein local actors take the lead in defining and addressing the development challenges in their own communities through inclusive and participatory activities. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, USAIDs Localworks programs will increase trust among local actors, vigorously mobilize available local resources, and develop local capacity for sustainable growth.
USAID Monitoring and Evaluation Support Activity (MEASURE) (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  .USAID's MEASURE project supports the mission in monitoring and evaluating its programming in BiH. The project will continue to provide technical assistance to the mission and its implementing partners to enhance the development and tracking of indicators to more clearly identify the results of USAID programming. The project will also conduct sector and issue research and evaluations to provide the mission with data-driven analysis. USAID uses the information and tools produced by MEASURE to inform project designs and determine which aspects of programming are most effective and which do not meet mission goals. Using this data, USAID is able to capture best practices and adjust or end programming as needed. MEASURE helps meet the administration policy priority "Ensuring Effectiveness and Accountability to the U.S. Taxpayer" as contained in the Joint Strategic Plan and the EUR Joint Regional Strategy (JSP Goal 4.1 and JRS Goal 5.4). .The project will also continue building social science research and program evaluation capacity in BiH to conduct high-quality, independent evaluations and other studies. To that effect, USAID partners with The Evaluators' Institute of the Claremont Graduate University to offer a series of local training courses in social science research and monitoring and evaluation. This project supports Joint Strategic Plan Goal 4.1, strengthening the effectiveness and sustainability of our diplomacy and development investments.. .
Assessment of USAID/BIH Media Interventions Assessment of USAID/BIH Media Interventions - through the Analysical services IQC
Public International Organization Grant to IOM for Bosnia Public International Organization Grant to IOM for Bosnia
USAID's Developing Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina):  ..