Eurasia Partnership - South Caucasus http://www.epfound.org EPF is the local, legacy institution of Eurasia Foundation in the South Caucasus. EPF, Robert Bosch Stiftung and the DGO hold international conference on the South Caucasus in Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2010 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=120 Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Robert Bosch Stiftung and the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) hold international conference The EU and Civil Society in the South Caucasus: a Common Effort to Build Sustainable Peace in Berlin, Germany on June 10, 2010. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=120 EPF’s Annual Report 2009 is now available! http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=119 EPF’s Annual Report 2009 is now available! Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=119 Carnegie Corporation Renews Grant to EPF/CRRC http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=118 A $2 million grant to the Eurasia Partnership Foundation (through the Eurasia Foundation) will continue to fund the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC), a network of resource and training centers established in the capital cities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The centers, which partner with local universities, offer scholars and practitioners stable opportunities for integrated research, training and collaboration in the region. Academics supported through the centers have helped to strengthen social science research and public policy analysis in the South Caucasus. Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=118 Youth Bank - Young Agents of Community Change http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=116 “We have planted 412 trees in memory of the 412 people killed during the Georgia-Russia war in August 2008,” says Zurab Mdzinarishvili, 16, leader of a youth initiative group from Gori. Zurab and his friends received funding for the project from the Gori Youth Bank, established by Eurasia Partnership Foundation (funded by USAID through the Eurasia Foundation) in 2009. Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=116 Supporting Female Entrepreneurs: Women in Progress http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=117 During the post-communist transition period, Georgian women took on numerous responsibilities to support their families. In rural areas, however, patriarchal social systems limited women’s role outside the home. But the lack of opportunities did not reduce women’s desire to think of innovative, entrepreneurial activities. Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=117 Invitation to the Conference: The EU and Civil Society in the South Caucasus: a Common Effort to Build Sustainable Peace http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=114 Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Robert Bosch Stiftung and the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) are pleased to invite you to the international conference: The EU and Civil Society in the South Caucasus: a Common Effort to Build Sustainable Peace on 10 June 2010, 09:00 – 16:30 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=114 Grant Competition for Social Enterprises http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=113 Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and British Council invite proposals for a grant competition from organizations that participated in the Training for Social Entrepreneurs carried out by EPF and its partner organizations: the Czech Fundraising Center (CFC) and the Resource Alliance (RA) on November 9-13, 2009 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=113 Tolerance Building – Youth in Charge! http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=111 We have built a mini ‘Caucasus home’ in the Bolnisi Youth Bank,” says 16 year old ethnic Armenian Robert Sargysyan about the seven member Youth Bank (YB) grant making committee established in Kvemo Kartli by Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF). Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=111 Call for Participants: Getting Involved! http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=110 Eurasia Partnership Foundation and Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg is pleased to invite young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to apply for participation in the program *Getting Involved!* Please find more and download the application form here: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=110 EPF Issues Results of Comprehensive Media Research in Georgia http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=109 Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a program of EPF, has undertaken a comprehensive survey on Georgian Media. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=109 EPF is awarded to Build the capacity of Georgian Media http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=108 The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is awarding EPF a grant of $100,000 to build the capacity of Georgian Media in Investigative Journalism Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=108 EPF Issues Georgian Public Opinion Survey Results on European Integration http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=106 Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a program of Eurasia Partnership Foundation, has undertaken a comprehensive survey of the Georgian population to answer the questions about Georgia’s relationship with Europe. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=106 Public Discussions: European Integration and Eastern Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=105 EPF kicks off its second round of public discussions on European Integration. The results of a new assessment of public attitudes towards European integration in Georgia, which was performed by EPF’s Caucasus Research Resource Centers will also be presented. The event will be held on October 23, 2009, 10:00-14:00 at the Courtyard Marriot (4 Freedom Square, Tbilisi, Georgia). Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=105 EPF organises international events in Helsinki, Finland on September 9-10, 2009 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=101 Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), in cooperation with the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki, and the Wider Europe Network hold international events in Helsinki, Finland on September 9 & 10, 2009. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=101 Youth Bank Bolnisi Awards Ceremony, Georgia SEptember 17, 2009 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=103 Eurasia Partnership Foundation is hosting representatives from the communities, including the local government and local civic actors, for an awards ceremony to commence the projects awarded by the Bolnisi Youth Bank and demonstrate the successes already achieved by the Marneuli Youth Bank. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=103 Supporting the Fight against Domestic Violence: EPF Improves Saphari’s Organizational Capacity http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=99 A major component of Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s grant making is to develop the governance and management capacity of local civil society organizations to the highest international standards. In the fifteen years that EPF (previously as Eurasia Foundation’s Georgia office) has been working in Georgia, the Foundation has seen great successes in these activities. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.epfound.org/index.php?article_id=99