by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. In 2020 alone, 8 femicide cases occurred in Georgia. Obviously, authorities are also responsible for tackling this issue. However, in this blog, I want to point out several of the improvement areas that the CSOs have. It is early Sunday morning. Me and my dog are going for a walk. The
by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. In January 2020, the Ukrainian Wikipedia celebrated its 16th anniversary and announced the contest for the best articles. Since 2015, the Wikimarathon has been held annually on the birthday of the Ukrainian Wikipedia. The number of visitors to the Ukrainian Wikipedia is growing very fast. It is one
On the 26 March 2020 (12:00 Brussels time) we will have our next webinar “International Funding Opportunities for CSOs” for civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). During this webinar we will focus on funding opportunities on regional and national level for civil society organisations working in
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova Local authorities are reluctant to encourage citizen participation because they believe that community involvement will put additional pressure on budgetary resources which are already very limited. The perception of the authorities is that citizens will get involved only to ask for more money for local services and infrastructure projects.
by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. To begin with, there is no Covid19 in Adjara public Broadcaster (APB) nor any sort of health-related viruses. Instead, it is an allegory for censorship, suppression and control over media. “As strong supporters of a free and independent media, the U.S. Embassy welcomed recent assessments by both ODIHR and EU-UNDP that
Following the instructions of the European Commission, the 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is postponed until later this year, due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19. The results of the selection of the ideas of digital solutions submitted within the 2020 Call for Application remain valid, and the selected applicants will be informed
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia The eco-activists’ movement started in Armenia in 1988. In the newly independent Armenia, the movement reached new heights in the face of new challenges, international obligations assumed by Armenia under numerous conventions, and the introduction of a new legal framework and democratic values. In 2005, when the government planned to
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia At this very moment, when Armenia is on the way to reforms in several sectors, it would be very useful to take into account the lessons learned from our neighbors who have already gone through the same path. The education system is an important part of political and
EU grantees (civil society organisations implementing EU-funded projects) from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are invited to participate in our next webinar “Advocacy for Impact”. Advocacy requires taking a stand and fighting in various arenas to make positive change happen. The focus of the webinar will be on how to implement advocacy campaign
