Unlike the majority of the Civil Society Fellows, Gregor Avetisyan came quite late to the world of civic activism. He spent 20 years working in marketing in the commercial sector, culminating in the role of CEO of one of Armenia’s leading Marketing and Creative agencies. He grew up in a Deaf household, with both parents
If you’re in the process of designing your Fellowship Without Borders project you may want to check through the responses we’ve provided to the questions we’ve received about the Call. These may help with your project design, the budget, and for you to check any eligibility issues. Do I have to live outside my home
If you plan to apply for our Fellowships Without Borders 2026 Call for Applications, please check the recording of our Info Session for applicants held on 15 June. Download the Info Session presentation: 2026 Fellowship Without Borders Info Session PPT. Deadline to submit your applications: 11 September 2026.
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility is launching the second call for the 2026 cohort of EaP Civil Society Fellows. This special call introduces Fellowships Without Borders – a new opportunity for civil society activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine whose work, learning, partnerships, or communities extend beyond national borders. Check the
When people think about rivers, they usually picture large, powerful waterways – the ones that define city skylines or national borders. Yet across Europe, including Ukraine, it is small rivers and streams that form the backbone of freshwater ecosystems. They regulate local microclimates, feed larger rivers, support biodiversity, and absorb excess rainwater. When neglected or
Upd.: the 1st Call for applications for the 2026 EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme is closed. Next Call will be opened in spring 2026! The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility Project is pleased to announce the first Call for Applications for its 2026 EU-funded Fellowship programme! This Call for Civil Society Fellows is open to
Every year on 6 November, the world observes the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict – a reminder that nature, too, becomes a silent casualty of war. The United Nations created this day to draw attention to the forests burned, rivers poisoned, and soils scarred by fighting,
Village Travel Bot, the innovative digital tool developed by the NGO InnoVillage with the European Union’s support, continues its collaboration with the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova through a significant expansion of its national visibility. Following the success of the first year of partnership, two new border crossing points, Chisinau Airport and Sculeni,
Chișinău, Moldova: Thirty civil society activists from across the Eastern Partnership region gathered in Moldova last week for the Networking Event – a two-day gathering that brought together Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellows of the 2024 and 2025 Fellowship cohorts. Held in the heart of a sunny Chișinău, the event offered space for reflection, peer learning,
