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#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / The View Outside Moldova Capital

by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova Alina Butnaru: “We invest a lot in increasing the participation of young people in the decision-making process at the community level” The European Union’s financial support towards Moldova has been shifting since 2018. More and more programs are being structured to target directly the citizens of the country, thus

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Crowdfunding, business support and foreign grants: where Belarusians activists can find money for their initiatives?

by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). In Belarus there are several ways to find support for civic initiatives and projects. One of the important, but difficult ones is international donors’ aid. Also, there is crowdfunding, which seems easier, but does not guarantee the arrival of

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Social Work(ers) in Georgia

by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. Last year there were serious protests and demands by the social workers for the improvement of working conditions as well as policies to better protect and support the final beneficiaries. The main problem was a serious lack of personnel, improper working conditions and salaries. A year later, on January 29, 28

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Don’t Wait for the Opportunity. Create it!

by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia My interviewer is a young leader, activist and change-maker Ozheni Avetisyan, who believes that all our dreams will come true, if we work hard, and believe in our dreams, we should be responsible for our goals and take actions for what we want to achieve in our life.

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Open data projects in Ukraine: increasing transparency, accountability, and level of governance

by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine declared 2020 to be the year of total national digitalization. A big part of this ambitious plan relies on using open data for improving governance and developing e-services. Ukrainian CSOs with international donors’ support made a remarkable contribution to the increase of

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / CSOs in Moldova: One Year Ends, Another Begins – Same Challenges Remain

by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova Another year is coming to a close. For many, including the civil society organizations, this means it’s time to reflect on achievements and results from 2019 and set strategies and plans for the 2020. The outgoing year started with big challenges, but ends with even greater ones. Over the

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Happy New (Election) Year

by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. With the 2020 on the horizon, it is difficult to anticipate what the New Year brings to us. Obviously, looking at the latest international politics (e.g. US-Iran relations) as well as the scale of the global warming (e.g. Australia Bushfires), it is not easy to expect anything good. Especially, if your

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Youth and Community Development

by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia Tatevik is 16 and she lives in a small town in the South of Armenia. She is a founding member of the Goris Youth Initiative Center which was established last year to bring young people together for community development. As a volunteer she is also involved in the

#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / The New Direction of Creative Industries in Ukraine: from Online Theatre to Virtual Reality

by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. Being under permanent external pressure, Ukraine constantly searches for new ways of growth. The Cultural and Creative Industries might be one of the alternative ways for economic development, in particular, the impulse for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2014, the sector of creative industries in Ukraine has