Promotes democracy and human rights in challenging contexts.
No specific figures are provided for available financial resources or project financing amounts.
**Summary of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED)** The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organisation established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and EU member states. Its primary focus is on promoting democracy, particularly in the European Neighbourhood, Turkey, and the Western Balkans. **Focus Areas:** - Supporting democratic change and human rights promotion in challenging local contexts. - Fostering initiatives of local actors to ensure sustainable and inclusive democratic transitions. **Financial Resources:** - Funded by the European Commission and 23 European countries. - No specific figures are provided for available financial resources or typical project financing amounts. **Criteria for Funding:** - Projects must align with EED’s mission of promoting democracy and human rights. - EED prioritizes initiatives that originate from within the local context, ensuring that change is sustainable and inclusive. **Recent Projects:** - In 2016, EED supported over 100 projects and pro-democracy activists in 18 countries neighboring the EU. - Specific recent projects are not detailed in the provided sources, but EED’s flexibility and rapid response capabilities allow it to adapt to changing circumstances and operate in difficult environments. The EED operates on the principle that democracy cannot be imposed from the outside and focuses on facilitating local initiatives to foster democratic change.