by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). The Minsk Urban Platform has been known in Belarus for quite a while due to its urban projects and research. The young professional community tells and even shows how our cities and towns live and linger on, and how
by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. According to the global startup ecosystem 2020 ranking Azerbaijan holds 70th position in the list of first 100 countries. By 2020, Azerbaijan, home to more than 200 startups, was among the frontrunners in the CIS area in this respect. Tural Zakaryazadeh is a 23 year old-start-up founder. In June
UPDATE, January 2023: With so much ‘noise’ in public discourse, it’s difficult for civic activists to get their stories heard. But help is at hand. In 2023 our EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility Project, in partnership with OEEC, will run an updated online course on ‘Storytelling for Civil Society’. The course will run for approximately 6 weeks (during February/March 2023)
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries to the webinars “Storytelling and Civil Society” that will be held on Wednesday, 3rd of March and Friday, 12th of March 2021. To attend the webinar(-s), please register here. WHAT: During the webinars we will focus on the key features and peculiarities of storytelling for civil
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova The month of November and December are the months when Moldovan local public authorities are busy developing the budgets for the next year. Budget development is a complex and lengthy process on a regular basis, but the effort this year was significantly more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia Creative minds were boosted in Armenia along with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering that time is the most valuable resource and with a focus on protecting human health, Earlyone team adapted its innovative customer flow management system to work with hospitals. To prevent queues, they offered
by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). In today’s Belarus it is quite a bit of a challenge to write about any underrepresented groups. The local mass media are focused on the COVID-19 pandemic topics or on the political agenda issues; however, it is at times
We invite civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to participate in our next Webinar on Critical Thinking on Wednesday, February 17, 2021! This webinar will address more fundamental challenges in today’s information world. During the webinar our speaker will guide you through the following questions: What
by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. Even though implying non-traditional ways of CSO management has been discussed for many years, including in Georgia such as enterprising NGOs or crowdfunding, unfortunately, so far this sector is dealing with the business “as usual.” As I have written in many of my blogs, the Georgian CSOs are mostly using traditional
