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Webinar for EU Grantees / Advocacy for Impact

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

2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon: What Digital Solutions are Eligible?

Registration for our 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is open now! If you have any doubts which ideas the Hackathon will support here is a short guide for you: This time the Hackathon will be held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 3-5 April 2020. It will bring together over 60 civil society activists, tech professionals and

#IT4Society: Registration for 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is Open Now!

Registration for our 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is now open! This time the Hackathon will be held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 3-5 April 2020. It will bring together over 60 civil society activists, tech professionals and designers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to work on digital solutions and software projects that

#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

Extended Deadline for the Call for Proposals to Develop and Deliver the Blended Course on Sectoral Accountability for Civil Society Organisations (Energy Sector)

  IMPORTANT UPDATE: Deadline for submission of proposals is extended until Friday, January 31, 2020 (12.00 CET). We are looking for experienced organisations to develop and deliver a Blended Course on Sectoral Accountability for Civil Society Organisations (Energy Sector) – download ToR in pdf This blended course is commissioned within the framework of our EU

Call for Applications: Become a Mentor at our 2020 Regional Ideathon in March in Chisinau!

Are you part of a civic tech initiative in the Eastern Partnership or other European countries that helps local communities, holds governments accountable, or provides digital services to citizens? Do you have a story that will inspire others? Experience with civic tech? Then apply by the February 20, 2020 to join us as a mentor at

Extended Deadline for the Call for Applications under the 2020 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme: Apply by 20 January

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Deadline for submission of applications extended until January 20, 2020 (12.00 CET). We are happy to announce our new Open Call for Applications under the 2020 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme! If you are a young civil society activist from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine with new ideas for improving your community or country

#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

From despair to repair through knowledge

Imagine yourself living in a small rundown town far from the capital: the local economy in steep decline, businesses wilted, young people hurry to chase better prospects elsewhere in big cities because jobs are few. Evenings are even worse than that, the only entertainment around (beside the employment centre, now off-hours, and the ancient library)