An exciting new hybrid course to assist civil society organisation (CSOs) in the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to strengthen their capacity to influence and contribute to policy development and implementation. The course is composed of a mixture of online preparatory sessions, a 2-day residential workshop, and practical one-to-one coaching. CSOs
The European Union is launching of the 2025 Call for Proposals under the EU4CSOs in Ukraine programme, supported by the Ukraine Facility. A total budget of EUR 17,000,000 has been made available by the EU for this call. Civil society organisations across Ukraine are invited to submit project proposals under five thematic lots: Women and Gender Equality
First 2026 Call for applications for the EU-funded EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme: Apply by December 30, 2025! 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 all citizens of the Eastern Partnership
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,
On 16-17 October 2025, civil society representatives from Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine took part in a Study Visit to North Macedonia to exchange experiences with local organisations actively contributing to the country’s EU integration process. The visit was organised by the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility Project with local assistance from a Macedonian partner,
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,
The EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility project, implemented by the GDSI-led consortium, is inviting qualified service providers to design and deliver a Policy Entrepreneurship course. The course will equip civil society representatives and activists from the Eastern Partnership region with the skills and tools to effectively influence policy, monitor reforms, and strengthen democratic processes.
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,
Saba Khergiani, a Tbilisi-based expert in business and organisation development, knows the challenges of growing up in a remote mountain village in Georgia well. Born and raised in Svaneti in northwest Georgia, Saba says he felt the lack of opportunities in his youth, “Your family may be doing well financially, but there is just nothing
