November 22, Armenian Economic Association Presentation. CRRC Armenia: Yerevan, Armenia.
November 24, What is Russia Thinking? The Word from the Last of the Independent Media in Russia. EF and The Paul Klebnikov Fund: New York, NY.
November 25, Armenian Violinist Eduard Tadevosyan's Concert. EPF: Istanbul, Turkey.
EF Network Presidents in the News East Europe Foundation President Andrew Wilson's article, Deepening Financial Crisis Should Not Derail Corporate Social Responsibility, appeared in the October 15th issue of the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper. In his article, Mr. Wilson stresses that it is in companies' best interests to continue their philanthropic endeavors in a difficult market.
Andrei Kortunov, President of the New Eurasia Foundation in Russia, wrote A Crisis Letter to Expats, which appeared in the October 29th edition of the Moscow Times. As Russian businessmen went from optimism to panic with the recent economic crisis, Mr. Kortunov expressed that "Now is the time for expats to teach their Russian colleagues a few simple lessons based on the West's long experience of developing its market economy."
Civil Society Development
EFCA Works to Develop NGOs in Astana
Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) conducted its first series of training sessions for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Astana, Kazakhstan as part of its Development of the Civil Society Sector in Astana program. More...
EPF Grantee Monitors the Privatization of Agrarian Lands in Georgia
Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) grantee, the Civic Education Youth Center, undertook a project to monitor the privatization of agrarian lands in the Kvareli and Signagi regions of Eastern Georgia to ensure that the communities were aware of and participated in the land auctions. More...
FNE Conference Addresses Obstacles for NGOs Development in Russia
In October, the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) held an international conference entitled, Russia-Norway: Dynamic Partnership, in Murmansk as part of its Russian Northwest-Norway: Barents Regional Development Program, a joint initiative of FNE, Barents Secretariat and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More...
Community Development
NEE Extends Legal Aid to Vulnerable Groups in Belarus
Raisa Protasevich, a pensioner, needed legal advice to help her understand the complex Belarusian property regulations in order to transfer her apartment to her son. She could not afford commercial legal advice, so she went to the legal clinic at Belarus State University, which provides pro bono legal counsel to vulnerable groups. More...
EEF Provides Support for the Elderly in Ukraine
Seventy-four-year-old Mykola Shcherbak lives in the small town of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region of Central Eastern Ukraine. As he got older, Shcherbak found it increasingly difficult to care for himself and realized just how lonely he had become. More...
FNE Holds Meeting on Regional Housing Markets at Grantmakers East Forum
During this year's annual Grantmakers East Forum, held on October 9-10 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) held a section meeting dedicated to regional housing markets and the role played by diverse groups of stakeholders in national and regional housing markets to create innovative solutions to existing housing challenges. More...
EPF Supports Creative Education Initiative through Open Door Grantmaking in Armenia
Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) recognizes that people with good ideas can have significant social impact, especially working at the grassroots level. Social entrepreneurs bring fresh solutions and ideas to existing challenges and are the driving forces behind many of the most successful interventions. The Foundation's Open Door Grant Mechanism is a tool to support innovative, and sometimes risky, pilot projects and to test new ideas on a small scale. More...
Economic Development
EFCA Works to Improve Kazakhstan's Economy through Craftsmanship
In September, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) conducted a "Training of Trainers" in Almaty, Kazakhstan as part of its Craftsmanship Development and Rebirth of Traditional Art Trade in Kazakhstan program. The program, implemented by EFCA along with Chevron and the Ministry of Culture and Information, aims to develop craftsmanship as an important part of Kazakhstan's economy. More...
EPF Supports Azerbaijan Export Catalogue
Currently, Azerbaijan's economic growth rate is one of the highest in the world. As a result of this positive trend, many Azerbaijani companies are now producing high quality products and services that could compete regionally and internationally. However, these products and services have not been sufficiently promoted or marketed so most Azerbaijani brands are not known abroad. More...
Independent Media
EF Strengthens the Quality and Transparency of Media Outlets in Moldova
In order to build a more transparent relationship between advertisers and media outlets in Moldova, Eurasia Foundation (EF) launched the Developing Viable Media initiative and approved its first two projects for fall 2008. More...
Labor Migration
EFCA Improves Social and Economic Conditions for Labor Migrants
In October, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) organized roundtable discussions in the Kyrgyz cities of Osh, Naryn, Zhalalabat, Batken and Karakol to discuss problems faced by labor migrants returning to Kyrgyzstan and to develop recommendations for improving their social and economic conditions. More...
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