It may be summer and the weekend, but this Saturday is really busy for us. The 16 teams who participate in our 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon worked day and night for the last three weeks with designers, IT experts and mentors to develop the prototypes of mobile applications, online games and platforms to solve
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova The cooperation with civil society as a result of the implementation of the Association Agreement has yielded mixed results over the years. The public discourse was focused more on division and conflict, than on a constructive dialogue aimed at strengthening cooperation between civil society and the public sector. This
by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). Non-formal education is something not spoken about at Belarusian schools; however, there are some NGOs, which are busy building young boys and girls’ personal capacities and promoting their participation. The Youth Education Centre Fialta NGO became one of them
by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. It is the year 2006, a cold day of December 26th. The president of Georgia, Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili signs the degree N767 which says that the minimum wage in the country should be GEL40 (Euro 11.5). (Not) surprisingly, not much has changed since then and that statement is still there is
We are now inviting civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to participate in a series of webinars on Social Entrepreneurship! WEBINAR 1: Introduction to social entrepreneurship WHEN: Tuesday, 21 July 2020, at 12:00 PM Brussels time (13:00 Kyiv/Chisinau/Minsk time; 14:00 Tbilisi/Baku/Yerevan time) HOW: Zoom webinar in
by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is the country with one of the highest percentages of the millennials’ generation in Europe. State and civil-society organizations try to actively involve the youth in the life of society. The first ones prefer to focus on ensuring the physical, spiritual and psychological development of the new generation,
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia Modern trends in urbanization indicate that people are striving mostly for big cities, where life is in full swing, and opportunities are in abundance. But life can be full and happy in small towns too. For example, people here are more friendly than in big cities, time is
by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). COVID-19 has served to transform our attitudes towards many other things beyond disease, death, healthcare or pharmacology. We have all witnessed “the sky and the air clearing out,” when plants and factories in China (and not only) grounded to
WHAT: Webinar/Meeting “Role of Schools in the 21st Century: Before and After COVID -19” WHEN: Tuesday, 7 July 2020, at 17:00 Brussels time (18:00 Kyiv/Chisinau/Minsk time; 19:00 Tbilisi/Baku/Yerevan time WHY: To stimulate the discussion regarding the post-COVID education system (although it’s not post-COVID, yet :-). The participants will learn more about education theories, evolution of
