Call to Apply for the 2022 Solidarity Fellowships is Open Now!
The Tech to The Rescue foundation invites Ukrainian and international CSOs that are working in Ukraine and need help with digital tools to join its #TechForUkraine campaign.
Our Helpdesk to Support EU Civil Society Grantees is Back!
'Hacking with Civil Society': A Guide for Hackathon Organisers
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EaP Civil Society Fellows - 2021
In 2021, a new round of the EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme brought 25 new #CivilSocietyFellows to our community – activists and civil society leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The competition in the 2021 call for applications was intense – we received over 220 applications from all Eastern Partnership countries. For
Текст українською мовою нижче: Updated on 13 May 2022: Due to the high volume of applications and limited funding, we are temporarily closing our #StandWithUkraine call. If you already submitted a request and haven’t heard back from us, please bear with us. We are doing our best to get back to applicants as soon as
Are Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova ready for EU Candidate status? - Results of the Eastern Partnership Index 2020-21
Are Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova ready for EU Candidate status? Now is the time: results of the Eastern Partnership Index 2020-21 show good levels of normative and legal approximation to the EU. Granting EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia would further support their journey towards a functioning market economy, a stable democracy and the
EU4Youth: Apply for Grants to Develop Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Eastern Partnership
The EU-funded EU4Youth programme has launched a call for proposals for grants for actions aiming to foster young people’s digital skills, develop skills for the green transition, and improve entrepreneurial and career management skills, with a focus on disadvantaged youth. The call is divided into two lots: Upskilling the digital competences of disadvantaged youth, promotion
Fighting disinformation for a strong and better-informed generation
“When society lacks information, it believes disinformation more easily,” says Tamar Nadibaidze, a young civil activist from Georgia. “The problem of non-information is most pressing in the regions populated by the majority of ethnic minorities in Georgia,” she adds. “Due to the language barrier and the lack of sources in their own languages, they do
Call to Apply for the 2022 Solidarity Fellowships is Open Now!
For 2022 the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility is launching a call for ‘Solidarity Fellowships’ to support civil society activists and civically minded women and men who demonstrate a deep commitment to leading a civil response to the war in Ukraine as part of the emergency support under the theme of #StandWithUkraine. The Solidarity
The Self-taught Version of the Course on Leadership for Civil Society
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries to engage with our self-taught version of the Online Course on Leadership for Civil Society Organisations, developed and delivered with our partners Office for European Expertise and Communications. Who is the course for? Civil society leaders / project leaders / programme managers / board members […]
The Self-taught Version of the Course for CSOs on Sectoral Accountability in the Energy Sector
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries to engage with our self-taught version of the Course for Civil Society Organisations on Sectoral Accountability in the Energy Sector, developed and delivered in partnership with DiXi Group and the Kyiv School of Energy Policy. Why do you need this course? The sources of energy we […]
The Self-taught Version of the Course on Storytelling for Civil Society
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries to engage with our self-taught version of the Course on Storytelling for Civil Society. This course will help you better communicate about your projects and engage more people by using storytelling techniques. Who is the course for? Civil society leaders / project leaders / communication […]
A series of webinars for the participants of our 2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon and the Blended Course “Digital Competences for CSOs”
These webinars cover a wide range of topics from digital communications to development of chatbots and will be interesting for all civil society activists: Working with Tech Partners by Tin Gerber, Consultant on Civic Tech, Social Innovation Specialist at Hivos (available in English with Russian translation) Making a portrait of your user by Yuliya Khlashchankova, External Communications and Project Management Consultant, […]
Webinars for potential applicants for 2018 EaP Civil Society Fellowships, 21-23 March 2018
On 21-23 March 2018 the EaP Civil Society Facility organised a series of webinars for potential applicants of the future Call for Applications for EaP Civil Society Fellowships. 10 Civil Society Fellows from 2017 talked about their Fellowship projects, shared their experience and answered the questions of potential applicants. Watch our webinars if you: Want […]
The course is designed for representatives of the civil society of the Eastern Partnership countries who implement social projects using information technology. The course is based on a review of more than 70 digital tools, resources on project management, design and publication of content on the Internet, organization of teamwork and effective communication with stakeholders. […]
I know I have to apply my skills before I am satisfied with my knowledge. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship was a chance for me to believe in my visions and be the changemaker. I gained the most valuable qualities as a student: leadership and emotional intelligence that will make me competitive in my future initiatives
- Vahan Martirosyan, ARMENIA / EaP Civil Society Fellow 2019
EaP Civil Society Fellow 2017
A year ago, I could hardly fathom the successes that I have accomplished today. One year ago, I joined the EaP Civil Society Fellowship initiative... It was a long journey, but along the way, I have continuously met people who helped me develop my skills, push me to always do a better job, and to never step back. Thші Fellowship was a unique opportunity for me and helped me to be confident and experience a great amount of personal growth as well as to help develop my community and gain valuable experience for my future.
- Taguhi Kharatyan, ARMENIA / EaP Civil Society Fellow 2017
Ukraine
It was a unique experience with exciting challenges. We had to create the MVP in 3 days, having nothing but an idea. We’ve developed our ToR by day 2 and… started working non-stop! We had the job done 10 minutes before the final presentation. Hope we'll launch it soon. {...} Many thanks to the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility’s team for such a large event! It was a wonderful, unforgettable, and warm atmosphere. Let there be more hackathons, understanding and cooperation in this world.
- Karina Litvinova, UKRAINE / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
Ukraine
After all, we’ve come back to Ukraine with flags flying! Our project Library for you has become one of the four winners at the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon. But this is not only our team’s victory, but of all Ukrainian libraries and their users! Ahead is an incredible piece of work that will require a large and strong team, lots of energy, support and inspiration... I’d like to say thank you to all participants, mentors and organizers! I felt your support all these three days!
- Oksana Boiarinova, UKRAINE / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
Ukraine
Such events are very interesting, because it’s here where we find not only like-minded people, but also good mentors – those people who have already gone through all of those things and have a lot of experience to share. With such strong mentors, we have rethought and reworked a lot in our Help Invest project and can now make both technical and ideological changes in our project.
- Andriy Gevyuk, UKRAINE / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
Belarus
The hackathon has really become a major breakthrough for me in the development of a new project – I had an idea, but lacked knowledge to develop an ICT tool. Now, thanks to the hackathon, I understand what to do and, thanks to our mentors, I’ve expanded the boundaries of my current knowledge.
- Nadejda Tsaranok, BELARUS / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
EaP Civil Society Forum, National Platform Facilitator for Belarus
Another unique feature of this hackathon is that it brings together teams from the EaP countries and gives you a good opportunity to see what solutions work in other countries. Here, it’s technically possible to take someone's idea and implement it in your country – an added value of such networking of people from the EaP countries.
- Mikalai Kvantaliani, BELARUS / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
A year ago, I could hardly fathom the successes that I have accomplished today. One year ago, I joined the EaP Civil Society Fellowship initiative... It was a long journey, but along the way, I have continuously met people who helped me develop my skills, push me to always do a better job, and to never step back. Thші Fellowship was a unique opportunity for me and helped me to be confident and experience a great amount of personal growth as well as to help develop my community and gain valuable experience for my future.
It was a unique experience with exciting challenges. We had to create the MVP in 3 days, having nothing but an idea. We’ve developed our ToR by day 2 and… started working non-stop! We had the job done 10 minutes before the final presentation. Hope we'll launch it soon. {...} Many thanks to the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility’s team for such a large event! It was a wonderful, unforgettable, and warm atmosphere. Let there be more hackathons, understanding and cooperation in this world.
After all, we’ve come back to Ukraine with flags flying! Our project Library for you has become one of the four winners at the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon. But this is not only our team’s victory, but of all Ukrainian libraries and their users! Ahead is an incredible piece of work that will require a large and strong team, lots of energy, support and inspiration... I’d like to say thank you to all participants, mentors and organizers! I felt your support all these three days!
Such events are very interesting, because it’s here where we find not only like-minded people, but also good mentors – those people who have already gone through all of those things and have a lot of experience to share. With such strong mentors, we have rethought and reworked a lot in our Help Invest project and can now make both technical and ideological changes in our project.
The hackathon has really become a major breakthrough for me in the development of a new project – I had an idea, but lacked knowledge to develop an ICT tool. Now, thanks to the hackathon, I understand what to do and, thanks to our mentors, I’ve expanded the boundaries of my current knowledge.
Another unique feature of this hackathon is that it brings together teams from the EaP countries and gives you a good opportunity to see what solutions work in other countries. Here, it’s technically possible to take someone's idea and implement it in your country – an added value of such networking of people from the EaP countries.