via GIPHY In 2004, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights established that “no ‘qualification’ is required to be a human rights defender” and the only minimum standards for human right defenders are acceptance of the “the universality of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and non-violent
2025 Call for applications for the EU-funded EaP Civil Society Fellowship Programme: Apply by December 30, 2024! UPD: The first 2025 Fellowship Call is now closed—thank you to everyone who applied! Stay tuned for the next call, which will open in Spring 2025. The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility Project is pleased to announce the
‘I hope that one day, women in Armenia will not have to choose between family and work, proper childcare or sufficient income.’ This ‘hope’ has been the driving force for Astghik Karapetyan, an EaP Civil Society Fellow and co-founder and president of Point 33 NGO. Astghik sees that the workplace culture in Armenia, like in
Mark your calendars and start working on your project ideas today!! The 1st 2025 Fellowship Call opens in a week – on 4 December – and closes on 30 December 2024. Now is the time to start shaping your project ideas! The EU-funded EaP Civil Society Fellowship is designed for passionate changemakers who want to
For Diana Daiub, co-founder and director of Support Ukraine Now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine wasn’t just a national crisis—it was deeply personal. As a long-time advocate for civil society, she knew that Ukraine’s civil society organisations (CSOs) would play a vital role in supporting those most affected by the war. But there was a
Ketevan Tvildiani’s first degree was in English language and literature, but her interest in understanding the concept of social justice and the everyday life of people in her community drove her to take a Masters course at Batumi University in Sociology. The Masters course developed her skills for undertaking social research and included a sojourn
To save. To support. To promote. With these three ideas in mind Oleksii Marushchak, a junior researcher at the Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and a co-founder of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group, applied for the EaP Civil Society Fellowship in spring 2023. “My main motivation is to help
Nino Chincharauli never really expected to be a Civil Society Fellow. She spent most of her adult life involved in the creative industries and contributing to the cultural fabric of Georgia and other countries. Her creativity has manifested itself in paintings, iconography, in poems, and in fictional literature, as well as using her Spanish language
As a student, Rostyslav Semka got his first taste of international volunteerism in a summer camp in Istanbul under the ‘Myself My World’ project. The experience was a game-changer: “I was really impressed about the empowerment that came from volunteering”. The camp also taught Rostyslav about the Sustainable Development Goals and on his return to
