Monday, August 1, 2016

1995 NED Grants in Vietnam

According to the NED Annual Report for 1995, the following are details of US Government funds, allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED:

Association of Vietnamese Overseas $84,000
To distribute QuĂȘ Me magazine, which is published six times a year and brings uncensored news and discussion of democratic ideas into Vietnam; to issue mini-bulletins on urgent human rights concerns in Vietnam; and, through its International Buddhist Information Bureau, to focus international attention on Vietnam's widespread repression of Buddhists who call for religious freedom.

Center for International Private Enterprise $134,553
To enable Dalat University in Vietnam, in conjunction with Georgetown University Center for Intercultural Education Development, to continue its efforts to improve its business education curriculum; to train Vietnamese business teachers in modern management, finance, accounting, and business ethics; and to develop indigenous business case studies for use in establishing similar programs in other Vietnamese universities. 

Institute for Democracy in Vietnam $100,000
To support a series of mini-courses on law and human rights conducted in Vietnam.

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