Naranchuluun East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders 2005
March 31, 2005
Local Self-Government: Organization of Welfare and Social Aid
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland ) and International Renaissance Foundation ( Ukraine )
Organizer: Mazovia Region Self-Governance Development Association, Plock in partnership with the Bukovina Partnership Agency (BPA), Chernivtsi www.cedbuk.org
March-April 2005, Mazovia Region
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences among local government authorities and non-governmental organizations working at the municipal level to improve the quality of welfare aid services, specifically to analyze best practices and lessons learned in Poland and relevance for adaptation in Ukraine.
Podlasie and Grodno : Neighbor Meetings of Local Governments
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Belarusian Forum of Local Government in Poland , Hajnowka in partnership with the Leu Sapieha Foundation, Grodno
March-May 2005, Hajnowka, Bielsk Podlaski, Grodno
Summary: To support exchanges of experiences of representatives of town municipalities and county governments in neighboring provinces in Poland and Belarus, specifically to analyze trends in Belarusian legislation concerning local self-government and to promote transformation of local government in Belarus in accordance with the requirements of the European Charter of Local Governments.
From the Iron Curtain to Openness: T ransformation of the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland ) and International Renaissance Foundation ( Ukraine )
Organizer: The Spiritual Culture of the Borderland Foundation, Lublin in partnership with District Unit of the Border Guard on the River Bug, Chelm www.nosg.sg.gov.pl , Academy of the Ukrainian Youth Lviv www.aum.iatp.org.ua and St. Nicholas Orchestra of the Academic Culture Center of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin www.mikolaje.lublin.pl
March-October 2005, Korczmin, Machnowek, Ulhowek, Stajiwka, Korcziwka, Uhniw, Belz
Summary: To support an initiative to mobilize local authorities to pay greater attention to improving standards of border services and developing border areas and to promote engagement of civil society actors with local authorities to create development opportunities and regular cross-border cooperation.
Self-Help for Elderly and Handicapped People
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Association of the Third Age University , Gorzow Wlkp www.utw-gorzow.arx.pl in partnership with Echo of the War, Kaliningrad and Jahresringe Landesverband, Berlin www.jahresringe-ev.de
March-November 2005, Gorzow Wlkp
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences and best practices in the functioning of rehabilitation facilities, specifically to contribute to the establishment of such facilities in Kaliningrad based on models of high quality service and care provision in Poland and Germany.
COOLture of Conflict: Overcoming Violence among Young People
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Slubice Musical Society Association in partnership with Amber YMCA, Kaliningrad www.ymca.ru and Mediation Counseling Service, Frankfurt www.mediationsstelle-ffo.de
March-December 2005, Kaliningrad , Frankfurt and Slubice
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in overcoming conflict, specifically overcoming violence among young people, to introduce new and innovative methodologies of communication and engaging disadvantaged young people and to promote an international network of young mediators working with disadvantaged young people.
Opportunities for Better Cooperation / Border Crossings: Poland and Kaliningrad
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Barciany Educational Initiative Association, Barciany www.biobarciany.org.pl in partnership with Barciany Community Council, Ketrzyn District Council www.starostwo-kentrzyn.prv.pl and Administration of Prawdinsk Region, Kaliningrad Region
March-December 2005, Barciany, Prawdinsk, Srokowo, Zeleznodoroznyj
Summary: To support public debates in neighboring communities of Barciany and Prawdinsk about a new Polish-Russian border-crossing at Michalkowo-Zeleznodoroznyj, specifically to provide information to the public about opportunities and threats related to the new crossing and to analyze practical benefits of establishing this crossing by developing collaborative initiatives in tourism and ecological preservation.
Economic Development and Overcoming Unemployment
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland ) and International Renaissance Foundation ( Ukraine )
Organizer: Strzegowo Development Association, Strzegowo Mazowiecki Region www.trsstrzegowo.prv.pl in partnership with District Job Office Mlawa www.powiatmlawski.pl , Government of Strzegowo Commune www.strzegowo.pl , A.Mickiewicz Polish Cultural and Educational Center Simferopol and Center of Public Initiatives Svitoch, Bakchisaray
April 2005, Strzegowo Commune and Mlawa District
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in social programs to mitigate consequences of economic dislocation and unemployment, specifically to analyze productive programs to promote cooperation among municipal officials, municipal job offices and local businessmen as implemented in Poland and to share relevant knowledge and information with local authorities in Simferopol.
Educational Methodologies to Prevent Violence in Youth Activities
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Max Association - Romania
April 2005, Oradea
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences and best practices in educational methodologies to empower youth workers who work with vulnerable groups and to develop collaborative strategies and activities that address racism, xenophobia, discrimination and gender-based forms of violence affecting young people.
Recreation Activities for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
International Renaissance Foundation ( Ukraine )
Organizers: Green Cross Society, Lviv and Lviv Tourist Board
April 2005, Lviv
Summary: To support an international exchange of experiences and best practices in providing opportunities and services for reaction activities for people with disabilities and special needs, to initiate changes at the state level to ensure the rights of disabled people are met and to influence public awareness and attitudes about the necessity of ensuring social engagement of people with disabilities.
Innovative Approaches to Supporting Women's Rights
Open Society Fund–Prague ( Czech Republic )
Organizer: Slovak-Czech Women's Fund, Prague www.womensfund.cz
April 2005, Prague
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences among activists, representatives of advocacy groups and grassroots organizations and female filmmakers focusing on women rights to create a platform for women's rights documentary films screenings, specifically to analyze and critique how women's rights are portrayed in documentary film.
Disabled and Equal!
Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizer: Protection, Integration and Socialization of Disabled Artists (MIS-AAK), Tirana in partnership with the Center for Children with Disabilities Steps of Hope Tuzla, Handicap Interalb Tirana and the Albania Disability Forum
April 2005, Tirana
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences and best practices in the implementation of laws and provision of services for people with disability, specifically to promote the implementation of anti-discrimination laws in Albania by drawing on experiences in Central Europe of standardization of legal frameworks according to EU standards.
Democratization of Education: Dialogue among Educators and Employers
International Renaissance Foundation ( Ukraine )
Organizer: Ukrainian Marketing Association, Kyiv http://uam.iatp.org.ua in partnership with the Public Higher School of Entrepreneurship and Management Lodz and the National Mining University , Dniepropetrovsk
April 2005, Dniepropetrovsk
Summary: To support the initiation of dialogue among educators and employers in eastern Ukraine on designing and improving education opportunities according to local needs and requirements of the labor market, particularly to focus on overcoming high levels of unemployment among young people in heavily industrialized regions, by analyzing productive initiatives in Poland.
Strengthening Democracy through Accountable Controls of Political Party Financing
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Institute for Public Policy Bucharest www.ipp.ro , International Center for Policy Studies Kyiv, Institute of Public Affairs Warsaw and EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Prague
April-May 2005, Bucharest
Summary: To support a long-term initiative, specifically to regionalize national country research into a comparative analysis of legal frameworks related to political party financing, to promote transparency and to improve control practices performed by state institutions and independent non-governmental organizations.
Cooperation for Improving Political Sciences Studies: Experiences in Lithuania and Georgia
Open Society Fund–Lithuania and Open Society Georgia Foundation
Organizer: Institute of Political Sciences and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University www.vdu.lt in partnership with Batumi State University, Batumi Institute of Science and Research and Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Language and Culture at Tbilisi State University
April-May 2005, Batumi , Tbilisi , Kaunas and Vilnius
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences, knowledge and skills in designing political science studies related to European integration, specifically to analyze experiences in Lithuania of teaching methodologies concerning EU and NATO integration and to promote cooperation among students and the non-governmental sector in promoting public awareness of EU integration.
Youth for Development: Engaging Young People in Villages and Small Towns
Soros Foundation–Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: UNV Youth Project Support to Strengthen Youth Volunteerism in Kyrgyzstan , Bishkek in partnership with UNDP/UNV Integrated Youth Program, Sarajevo
April-August 2005, Sarajevo and Bishkek
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences of methodologies and mechanisms of work to promote youth volunteer initiatives for development of village communities and small towns, to promote constructive engagement with local authorities and mass media and to identify best practices in engaging young people in civic and social activism.
Socio-Ecological Problems of Waste Management in Urban Environments: Poland and Kaliningrad
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Eco-Initiative Association, Kwidzyn www.ekokwidzyn.pl in partnership with the ECODEFENSE! Environmental Club, Kaliningrad District www.ecodefense.ru
April-October 2005, Kwidzyn
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences and best practices in engaging non-governmental organizations and local authorities in joint activities to solve problems of littering and waste management, to create local mechanisms for public awareness campaigns addressing civic rights and responsibilities and partnership with local authorities in overcoming problems of waste management.
Media Self-Regulation: Experiences in Slovenia/Prospects in Armenia
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Armenia and Peace Institute, Ljubljana
Organizers: Yerevan Press Club and Peace Institute Ljubljana
April-October 2005, Yerevan and Ljubljana
Summary: To support a long-term initiative designed to contribute to the establishment of efficient media self-regulatory mechanisms in Armenia by drawing on extensive international experiences to inform contemporary conditions in Armenia and to contribute to the development of working models of media self-regulation in societies where no traditions of quality and responsible journalism existed.
Promoting Civil Society in Local Communities: Young Leaders' School
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Rodowo Foundation, Sorkwity www.rodowo.pl in partnership with Civic Initiatives Support Center , Kaliningrad www.cpoi.narod.ru and Solidarity between Nations, Bad Doberan, Rostock
April-November 2005, Rodowo and Kaliningrad
Summary: To support the development and activities of young leaders in small towns and villages in the Kaliningrad District and the Warmia-Mazury region of Poland and to analyze models of youth initiatives piloted in Poland and Germany with the objective of institutionalizing cooperation among youth organizations in Kaliningrad, Poland and Germany.
The Elderly in the New EU
Open Society Fund–Lithuania
Organizer: Samburis Gabija Kaunas in partnership with the Latvian Pensioners Federation Riga , Livani Pensioners Association Balta Maja and the Association of Pensioners of Estonia Tallinn
May 2005, Vilnius
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences among NGOs of and for older people, specifically concerning protection of rights of older people and organizing access to information for older people, to increase public awareness of organizations and associations of older people and to promote participation by older people in social policy debates and public policy formulation.
Civic Participation in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania : Make Up Your Mind/It's Your Future Too!
Open Society Foundation Romania and Open Society Fund–Bosnia & Herzegovina
Organizer: Pro Democracy Association Cluj branch www.apd.ro in partnership with Civitas Foundation for Civil Society Cluj www.civitas.ro and Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Banja Luka
May 2005, Sinaia
Summary: To support a long-term exchange to promote citizen participation, especially youth, at the local government level in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania by analyzing experiences in convening deliberative democracy fora as a methodology of consulting citizens before public decisions are made and to share experiences/lessons learned in promoting citizens engagement and public participation.
Government Organizations and Local Non-Governmental Organizations: Cooperation for Common Good
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Help for Family of Chocz Commune Association, Chocz in partnership with the Government of Chocz Commune www.chocz.pl , Rural Council Mlijw, Government of Olcnava Commune, Government of Allazi Commune and Government of Soleczniki Commune
May 2005, Chocz Commune
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in cooperation between central government organizations and local non-governmental organizations, specifically to analyze experiences in Poland in cooperative relationships between non-profit organizations and local governments in resolving problematic issues in local communities.
Community Foundations: Development Perspectives and Opportunities
Open Society Fund–Lithuania
Organizer: Samogitian Community Foundation, Telsiai www.zemaiciufondas.lt in partnership with the Baltic America Partnership Program Latvia and the Baltic America Partnership Program Estonia
May 2005, Telsiai
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in community foundation development in the Baltic countries, specifically to strengthen community foundations and promote local philanthropy on a regional level , to evaluate successes and failures of the community foundation movement in the Baltic countries and to raise public awareness of models of community foundations and advantages in promoting civic participation.
Youth NGOs in Baltic and South Caucasus Region: From Leaders' to Organizations' Capacity
Open Society Fund–Lithuania
Organizer: Institute of Democratic Politics, Vilnius www.dpi.lt in partnership with the National Youth Council of Armenia, National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, National Council of Youth Organizations of Georgia, Estonian National Youth Council, National Youth Council of Latvia and Council of Lithuanian Youth Organizations
May 2005, Vilnius
Summary: To support cooperation among youth NGOs in the south Caucasus and Baltic countries, specifically to contribute to processes of democratic development in the south Caucasus by sharing experiences in the Baltic countries of strengthening the organizational capacity of young people and to promote youth engagement in decision-making and policy formulation drawing on experiences in the Baltic countries.
Women's NGOs Contribution to Community Development: Albania and Moldova
Soros Foundation–Moldova and Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizers: Center for Women's Studies and Information, Chisinau and Women's Center, Tirana
May-June 2005, Tirana and Chisinau
Summary: To support an exchange of knowledge and experiences among NGOs working to promote women's participation in community development and problem-solving, to analyze how women's NGOs may influence attitudes and perceptions of gender equality in society and encourage women to play an active role in social transformation and to initiate collaborative programs to ensure communication and sharing of experience among NGOs in southeast Europe which are contributing to confidence building in society through active involvement of women.
Empowering Internally Displaced People: Experiences of Ukraine
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Azerbaijan
Organizer: Civil Society Development Center , Barda in partnership with the Crimea Teachers Council, Bakhchisaray
May-June 2005, Barda, Mingachevir and Goranboy regions
Summary: To support an exchange of knowledge and experiences in working with displaced people, specifically to draw on experiences of Crimean Tatars, to contribute to empowering displaced people to have a voice in resolving socio-economic problems and defense of their rights and to mobilize displaced people to strengthen their abilities for self-governance.
School of Changes for the Better!
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Angelus Silesius House, Wroclaw in partnership with the Social Association of Bielyniecki Region , Belarus
May-December 2005, Bielyniecki and Wroclaw
Summary: To support a long-term initiative to promote activities in local communities in Belarus , specifically to promote the transformation of village schools into local communities centers of social development and civic engagement.
Early Education for European Values
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Institution for Education and Counseling, Suceava
June 2005, Suceava
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in promoting partnerships between governmental and non-governmental organizations working to influence educational policy of civic education for children and to analyze new methodologies and capacity development for teachers of civic education.
Building a Platform in Developing Strategies to Prevent Violence against Children and Youth
Open Society Fund–Lithuania
Organizer: Mykolas Romeris University (former Lithuanian University of Law), Vilnius www.mruni.lt
June 2005, Vilnius
Summary: To support an exchange of national, regional and international best practices for overcoming violence against children, to foster cross-border communication among individuals and groups working at the local level in applying most effective intervention strategies to prevent violence against children that lead to long-term positive social change and to promote innovative social change by facilitating exchanges of knowledge among researchers, practitioners and policy makers in legal and mental health interventions and their appropriate use.
Organic Farming: Models of Bio-Farms in Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Organic Farming Association of Romania Bioterra, Cluj
June 2005, Vurpar, Curtisoara, Agigea, Pietroasele, Mosna, Ciolanesti, Cuza Voda and Constanta
Summary: To build on previous exchanges of experiences in organic farming and agricultural transformation in Poland, Hungary and Romania, specifically to disseminate best practices in ecological agriculture to village households in Moldova and Armenia to promote empowerment in determining models of agriculture going forward, to analyze models and techniques of implementation to protect the biodiversity of organic farms, agricultural areas and other natural resources and to analyze advantages of organic agriculture and innovative technologies to promote optimal productivity of agriculture.
Youth for Youth – Combat HIV/AIDS
Open Society Institute–Croatia
Organizer: Croatian Association for HIV (CAHIV), Zagreb www.huhiv.hr in partnership with JAZAS Yugoslav Youth Association Against AIDS and the Croatian Medical Students' International Committee
June 2005, Rovinj
Summary: To support an initiative of youth leaders in southeast Europe to create a regional strategy to fight HIV/AIDS among young people, to propose collaborative initiatives in identifying international partners and to develop long-term measures for youth engagement and activism in education and outreach programming to engage all relevant stakeholders in this work.
Immigration as a Development Strategy of New Europe
Immigrants in the Labor Market in Poland after EU Enlargement
Stefan Batory Foundation ( Poland )
Organizer: Civic Club Foundation, Warsaw www.klub-obywatelski.org.pl in partnership with the Institute of Public Affairs Warsaw www.isp.org.pl , Center for International Relations Warsaw www.csm.org.pl , Institute for Public Affairs Bratislava www.ivo.sk , Intermundia Havirov-Mesto www.migrace.cz and Europeum Institute for European Policy Prague www.europeum.org
September 2005, Warsaw
Summary: To support a long-term initiative to engage civil society actors in the creation of a European-wide immigration and emigration policy, specifically to engage relevant specialists in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the debates about immigration policies in Poland.
Effective Management Strategies for Youth NGOs in the Regions of Azerbaijan and Georgia
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Azerbaijan
Organizers: SHAMS Young Women's Center, Mingachevir and Initiative Youth Union , Tbilisi
September 2005, Ganja
Summary: To support an exchange of experiences in designing management strategies for civil society development through active engagement of young people, specifically to analyze experiences in the development of youth leaders in Eastern Europe and applicability of training methodologies in Eastern Europe to the regions of Azerbaijan and Georgia and to encourage collaborative initiatives among regional youth organizations in Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Partners
Peace Institute, Slovenia www.mirovni-institut.si
Mainstreaming/Empowering Minorities in the Media in Multicultural Societies
Organizer: Peace Institute, Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, Ljubljana in partnership with the Center for Independent Journalism, Budapest www.cij.hu
2004-2005
Summary: To support a long-term initiative to exchange good practices of media production and to stimulate development of minority (multicultural/multilingual) media outlets and minority programs in the mainstream media, to encourage cooperation and networking among different minority media producers, experts and media activists in the wider Europe and to formulate r ecommendations for empowerment of the minority groups in relation to the media, for changes in the media regulation and media policies to provide better reflection of cultural diversity in the media landscape and content.
Nations, States and Xenophobia: In the Ruins of ex-Yugoslavia
Organizers: Peace Institute, Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, Ljubljana www.mirovni-institut.si and Croatian Political Science Association, Zagreb www.politologija.hr
May 2005, Piran
Summary: To support the integration of a research network among young scholars and activists, specifically to open up possibilities for young researchers and activists to engage at the EU-level on the challenges of post-Yugoslavia, to re- evaluate the usual ways of thinking of nation-states and to stimulate discussion about concepts and paradigms of nations and states, such as xenophobia, racism, nationalism.
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Turkey
Middle East @ !f Istanbul Film Festival
Organizer: Kolektif Productions, Istanbul
February 2005, Istanbul
Summary: To support the participation of six film directors from the Middle East in a special section within this festival, which will include screenings of films and documentaries by these directors as well as public discussions with the participation of Middle Eastern film professionals and their counterparts in Europe.
