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Clarifications (Q&A) on the Call for Proposals to Develop and Deliver an Online Course on Sectoral Accountability for CSOs (Energy Sector)

Clarifications (Q&A) with regards to the Call for Proposals to develop and deliver an Online Course on Sectoral Accountability for Civil Society Organisations (Energy Sector) are published and available below: Check the document below or download it: Clarifications – Sectoral Accountability Course 13 May 2020 Detailed information about this Call for Proposals is available here.

13/05/2020

Moldova

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Children learning during COVID-19

by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova COVID-19 has shut the world’s schools. Since the start of the pandemic, over 100 countries had taken a decision to close the classrooms. The Republic of Moldova followed the example of other countries and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research suspended the education process in early March. Initially,

10/05/2020

Belarus

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / How COVID-19 changed life in Belarus

How COVID-19 changed life in Belarus: restaurants send food to hospitals, teachers sew face masks, and volunteers deliver them by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications) Many civic activists, NGO leaders, and managers work from home for almost two months. Self-isolation is voluntary in Belarus, and

08/05/2020

Georgia

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / The Threat

by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. Much was written and discussed during the last days and even years about the Orthodox Church in Georgia and the problems associated with it. More specifically, whether Georgia is a secular state or not. Let’s begin with a chronology: On December 31st, 2019, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan,

06/05/2020

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Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowships 2020

We are happy to announce that another 20 young civic activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine were selected as Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellows. Since 2017 the Fellowship Programme aims at supporting young civic activists from the EaP region with developing their capacities and bringing their ideas to life in their communities.

05/05/2020

Ukraine

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Engaging Citizens in Decision-Making: Participatory Budget in Kyiv

by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. Since 2014, Ukraine has been conducting a political decentralization process that seeks to empower local self-governments and communities. The powers and funds are being transferred to the local level. Ukrainian cities are massively launching programs of participatory budgeting for increasing the residents’ awareness process of local budget forming

05/05/2020

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Webinar for EU Grantees / Project Proposal Writing: How to Develop a Good Project

Civil society organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are invited to participate in our next webinar “Project Proposal Writing: How to Develop a Good Project”. During this Webinar we will focus on EU methodologies and tools for project proposals writing, how to make the best use of the logical framework approach in

27/04/2020

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Digital Tools for CSOs for Remote Collaboration + WEBINARS

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

26/04/2020

Armenia

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Women’s Role in Community Development in Armenia

by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia The involvement of women in political life, especially in community governance, remains low in Armenia, despite the fact that since 2004 the Government has adopted decrees and elaborated documents on enhancing the role of women in society to ensure equal opportunities. However, the percentage of women continues to

24/04/2020