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Civil Society Communication Campaign in Ukraine: We are Looking for Creative Agencies!
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility is looking for marketing, PR, advertising or creative agencies who will help us to launch the pilot Civil Society Communication Campaign in Ukraine. With this Campaign we aim at increasing public awareness of civil society actors’ activities/initiatives, improving the public image of CSOs in Ukraine and supporting CSOs in their
2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon: What Digital Solutions are Eligible?
Registration for our 2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is open now! If you have any doubts which ideas the Hackathon will support here is a short guide for you: The Hackathon will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on 14-16 June 2019 and will be hosted by the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency. It will bring
#StoriesAboutFellows: Lamiya Rzayeva: successful development depends on girls' education
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are an integral part of the EU’s cooperation with its partner countries, including Azerbaijan. Many projects are being implemented in this direction to support girls and women in various fields of activity. One such project is the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions, which provides support to
2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon: Registration is open!
We are happy to announce that registration for our 2019 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is now open! The Hackathon will be held in Tbilisi (Georgia) on 14-16 June 2019 and will be hosted by the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency. It will bring together over 60 civil society activists, tech professionals and designers from Armenia,
#StoriesAboutFellows: Women who change Moldova: Olga Diaconu believes legal education needs to start early
Olga Diaconu is a lawyer and member of the Young Lawyers Association from Moldova. By engaging in various projects, both national and international, she is trying to promote ethical standards in the legal profession and contribute to improving the quality of services provided by lawyers, especially in our society, where, according to Olga, the image
#StoriesAboutFellows: Lika Merabishvili – a Georgian woman who strives to promote cycling in Tbilisi with EU support
In Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, the first steps are being made towards developing cycling infrastructure alongside the expansion of the automotive industry. Cycling activist Lika Merabishvili is striving to promote cycling in the city with the EU’s support. Cycling is known to be beneficial for joints, bone strength, the heart, brain and blood vessels.
Knowledge + Nuance. Why we Need to Care About Tech
Digital Competences for CSOs — blended online course, March 2019 Tin Gerber, Consultant on Civic Tech, Social Innovation Specialist at Hivos Tin is a computational artist and creative strategist with experience in human-centred program and service design, project implementation, and workshop facilitation. He has extensive international experience with a broad range of thematic areas across […]
EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme 2019: Young Civil Society in Eastern Partnership Countries. Webinar: Questions and Answers
This webinar was designed for potential applicants for the 3rd Call of the 2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship programme aims to identify young ambitious/ high-potential/ forward-thinking civil society activists from the EaP region and support the development of their leadership skills, as well as allow them to bring […]
EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme: 2019: Supporting Young Civil Society Leaders in Eastern Partnership Countries. Webinar: How to prepare successful applications
This webinar was designed for potential applicants for the 3rd Call of the 2019 EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship programme aims to identify young ambitious/ high-potential/ forward-thinking civil society activists from the EaP region and support the development of their leadership skills, as well as allow them to bring […]
1st Webinar on How to Prepare Successful Applications for the the 2019 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme
UPD: The recorder webinar is available online now! Do you plan to apply for our #CivilSocietyFellowship this year? Still not sure how to fill in the application form? Got specific questions on the guidelines or the templates to be filled in? Not sure if your project is eligible? Join us for the 1st Webinar on How […]
Isaac Mao is a Creator at Musicoin Project, USA. Musicoin is a music streaming platform built on blockchain to support the creation, distribution and consumption of music in a shared economy. During the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon, Isaac shared his expertise on how new Blockchain technology can be used in social initiatives. Isaac Mao’s […]
Millions of Ukrainians are already using various instruments of e-democracy and believe that it leads to a positive democratic change in the country. The Centre for Innovation Development in Ukraine is focusing on the development of e-democracy instruments to be made accessible to the wide society of Ukraine. During the 2018 EaP Civil Society Hackathon, Serhiy […]
EaP Civil Society Forum, National Platform Facilitator for Belarus
Hackathons allow organizations working locally to get feedback from people who are not involved in their activities. One of the difficulties is that organizations believe that everyone knows about the problem they’re dealing with. So, an opportunity to cooperate with a web designer or an IT expert who help you to find a solution is also a good chance to answer the question: to what extent the problem you’re dealing with is relevant to the community you’re going to impact with your activities.
- Mikalai Kvantaliani, BELARUS / Participant of EaP Civil Society Hackathon 2018
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! You helped us to realize the main value of our project and focus on the main things! This will really accelerate the process of launching the project! And, of course, I wish all your cities state-of-the-art and innovative libraries!
- 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
Hackathons allow organizations working locally to get feedback from people who are not involved in their activities. One of the difficulties is that organizations believe that everyone knows about the problem they’re dealing with. So, an opportunity to cooperate with a web designer or an IT expert who help you to find a solution is also a good chance to answer the question: to what extent the problem you’re dealing with is relevant to the community you’re going to impact with your activities.
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! You helped us to realize the main value of our project and focus on the main things! This will really accelerate the process of launching the project! And, of course, I wish all your cities state-of-the-art and innovative libraries!
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.