by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. For ages Baku has been a multinational, multicultural, multilingual city i.e. a city of contrasts. This refers not only to people’s background or origin but also to the different ways of self-expression. The youth and the ideas they put forward have always played a specific and driving role in
In response to the changed environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year our EaP Civil Society Ideathon and Hackathon will be organised online for the first time, with most activities taking place over the months of June and July. The 2020 Online Regional Ideathon, taking place from the 12th to the 28th of June,
Ashoka România is reaching out to civil society organisations from the Republic of Moldova with a newopportunity. The deadline is the 3rd of June, so have a look quickly, if you are interested! Due to the fact that all efforts and attention coming from public authorities (both local and central) and from the private sector
by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. Civil society organizations in many countries are facing pandemic challenges. Civic activists have shifted their work from their usual and planned activity to emergency relief. New initiatives emerging at the local level appear to be more collaborative in nature. In Ivano-Frankivsk, civil society organizations have established a partnership
Civil society organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are invited to participate in our next webinar “Crowdfunding for CSOs”. Crowdfunding allows you to expand the community of those who support you and develop awareness of the topic you are dealing with. Although it enables relatively fast and solid promotion of new projects,
by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. “I thought it would be a great chance, a door to the future. So many opportunities. You study abroad and get a scholarship,” says Ayla Akhmedova, 17 years old Azerbaijani teenager. “Along with studying for free in a foreign country, you are surrounded with so many people from different
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova The good news is that more and more countries are starting to lift restrictions on social and economic life imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But even better news is the fact that governments are aiming to rethink and rebuild their economies in a different way. A way that
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia The first case of coronavirus in Armenia was registered on March 1, 2020. Until that day, most citizens, and even some members of the government, believed that the coronavirus infection was no threat to Armenia, and even joked that Armenian cornel vodka or mulberry vodka and garlic were
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the entire world, we are all faced with changing the ways we work and we interact within our teams and with our beneficiaries. Working remotely in small teams, organizing webinars or livestreaming events will become the norm. And now is the time to get yourself acquainted with the digital tools
