For the past four years, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility supported civil society organisations and activists in six countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) to engage in projects and reforms seeking to benefit their fellow citizens and enhance the impact of civil society’s activities.
The EU-funded project brought together thousands of beneficiaries and stakeholders around wide-ranging activities. It was one of the first EU projects in the region to organise annual hackathons, bringing together the civic tech communities of these countries, and supporting the development of several digital tools for citizens. It produced tailor-made online courses and webinars on complex and sensitive issues such as the potential role of civil society in the energy sector. It promoted the good work of civil society actors, highlighting among other things the fast response and capacity of organisations and people to adapt in a crisis situation such as the current pandemic. It identified and supported the work and professional development of ambitious, high-potential, forward-thinking civil society activists through its now popular Fellowship programme.
After more than four years of intense activity, the project is now coming to an end and we invite civil society organisations and activists form the region to join us for our online Final Conference “Reassess & Reboot – Civil Society’s Quest for Better Reforms in the Eastern Partnership” on Monday, 22nd of March 2021 (11.30 – 15.45 Brussels time).
If you wish to attend the Conference, please fill in this short registration form.
WHEN: Monday 22 March at 11.30 – 15.45 (GMT +1)
The final conference is meant to be a celebration of civil society achievements in the countries, but also a critical discussion of current and future trends affecting civil society and the region. We have an impressive line-up of speakers for our three panels on:
- Lawrence Meredith, Director, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
- Alina Inayeh, Director of GMF Bucharest Office and Head of Black Sea Trust
- Paula Erizanu, Journalist, Culture Editor of The Calvert Journal
- Ryhor Nizhnikau, Senior Research Fellow at the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia programme at Finnish Institute of International Affairs
- Moderator: Ken Godfrey, Executive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy
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- Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Head of Neuro Consulting Services, Optimal HR Group
- Gry Hasselbalch,Senior Researcher on Data Ethics and AI Ethics, Co-founder of DataEthics
- Varoon Bashyakarla, Data Scientist, Tactical Tech
- Moderator: Monica Bucurenciu, Team Leader, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility
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- Jaanika Merilo, Advisor to Minister of Digital Transformation and Deputy Prime Minister, Ukraine
- Isaac Mao, Creator, Musicoin Project
- Aral Balkan, Co-founder, Small Technology Foundation
- Justin Arenstein, Founder, Code for Africa
- Moderator: Iryna Velska, Key expert on New Digital Content, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility.
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The Conference will be held in English with Russian interpretation.
If you wish to attend the Conference, please fill in this short registration form.
All registered participants will receive the agenda of the Conference and the connection details.
