May 15–19, Training on Sampling and Weighting. Trainer: Robert T. Sims. CRRC-Armenia: Yerevan, Armenia – in English.
May 21, Press Conference, Youth Fund Program Expansion. EPF: Baku, Azerbaijan – in Azerbaijani.
May 22, Training on Issues In the Higher Education System in Armenia. Trainer: Hrant Harutyunyan. CRRC-Armenia: Yerevan, Armenia – in Armenian.
May 22, Souvenir Exhibition and Sale at the Izmail Stadium. EEF and the Izmail Foundation for Entrepreneurs' Support: Izmail, Odessa Oblast – in Russian and Ukrainian.
May 22, Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Development of Artisanship. EFCA and the Department of Trade and Industry of South Kazakhstan Oblast: Shymkent, Kazakhstan – in Kazakh and Russian.
Eurasia Foundation Celebrates 15 Years, Launches Eurasia Foundation Network On April 15, Eurasia Foundation (EF) celebrated fifteen years of positive change in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Distinguished guests and supporters gathered in DC to hear congratulatory remarks by Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group and a member of EF’s Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2000. More...
Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, speaks at Eurasia Foundation's 15th Anniversary.
Eurasia Foundation Network
EF Welcomes Two New Board Members Eurasia Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved Terrence J. English and Gary Hart as its two newest members in April. More...
Business Development
EPF Advances Corporate Social Responsibility in Armenia In April, Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) in Armenia hosted a luncheon and workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). These events were part of EPF’s broader CSR program there... More...
Improving the Quality of Georgia’s Tourism Industry The tourism industry has great potential in Georgia, but a lack of skilled employees and resources has constrained its development. To improve the quality of Georgia tourism, Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) was one of the first supporters of the Ministry of Education’s two Tourism Vocational Schools... More...
Artisans Share Techniques and Experiences in Tajikistan In April, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) helped organize an International Artisans Fair in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Co-organized by Haft Paikar and Cultural Center Bactria, the fair was attended by more than 100 artisans from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran. More...
Creating Jobs for Vulnerable Populations in Ukraine Since 2003, Eurasia Foundation, in partnership with the OSCE and USAID, has promoted economic development by supporting small enterprise initiatives in Ukraine with its Local Economic Development (LEAD) program. More...
Revitalizing Crafts in Kazakhstan In March, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) helped organize the first international conference on revitalizing crafts in Kazakhstan. More...
Cross-Border Cooperation
EPF Photo Contest Draws Attention to South Caucasus Water Issues The winning photographs in Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s (EPF) photo contest depict water as sources of beauty, obstacles, prosperity and recreation. More...
Improving Food Standards and Safety in the South Caucasus Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) recently presented a policy research paper on food standards and safety in the South Caucasus as part of a project designed to monitor the implementation of the EU/Georgia European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. More...
Democracy & Governance
EF Grantee Monitors Elections in the Gagauz-Yeri Autonomous Region of Moldova On March 30, Gagauzians went to the polls for the second time to elect a new Popular Assembly for the Gagauz-Yeri autonomous region in Moldova. More...
Ensuring Fair Elections in Georgia As part of Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s (EPF) election program, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association launched a wide-scale voter education campaign in cooperation with the popular national daily newspaper Rezonansi, and mobilized prominent local watchdog groups in developing recommendations for the Central Election Commission (CEC) to ensure fairness in the period before the May 21 parliamentary elections. More...
Royal Norwegian Embassy Awards $50,000 to Support Democratic Elections in Azerbaijan
On behalf of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Azerbaijan, Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) is pleased to announce the award of $50,000 in grants to support four local organizations for their work in the October 2008 presidential elections. More...
Labor Migration
EFCA President Proposes New Labor Migration Strategy
In April, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) President Jeff Erlich spoke at the International Parliament Conference entitled Globalization of Migration Processes: Problems of Legislative Regulation organized by the Inter-Parliament Assembly of CIS countries and Parliament Assembly of Europe Council. More...
Migration in Georgia: Launching the Development on the Move Project
The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC) and the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET) launched the Development on the Move (DOTM) Project, which will map how migration impacts development. More...
Youth & Education
Using International Best Practices to Improve Schools in Russia
New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) will hold the first international training of school principals in May. This training is part of the Foundation’s International Training of School Principals project, which will bring together school principals from Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Central and Eastern Europe to create an international network of principals. More...
Improving the Quality of Business Education in Belarus
In April, Eurasia Foundation (EF) and its partner in Belarus, New Eurasia Establishment (NEE), held a series of high profile events focusing on the challenges Belarus’ business education community currently face. More...
Azerbaijan Youth Fund Program Expands to Six New Regions
Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) is pleased to announce that, with increased support from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, it will be expanding its highly successful Azerbaijan Youth Fund program to six new regions of the country. More...
Russian Youth Overcome Differences and Work Together
New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) joined with the Children’s Charity Order to bring together 60 members of disabled youth organizations from all over Russia at a seven-day seminar entitled Mutual Humanity School. This seminar is part of FNE’s We are Together project, which encourages adolescents to work with disabled youth to reach common goals. More...
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