Integrating Multi-Lateral Initiatives in Southeast Europe
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizer: European Movement in Serbia in partnership with the Center for Strategic Research and Documentation FORUM Skopje, Center for Economic Policies Bucharest, Institute for Market Economics Sofia and Institute for International Studies Tirana
September 2000-June 2001
January and March 2001, Belgrade and Timisoara
Micro-Region Development Policies: Romania, Slovakia and Hungary
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: County Council of Harghita
November 2000-September 2001, Miercurea-Ciuc
Prevention of Drug Abuse: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Romania
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Sofia, Open Society Foundation for Albania, Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Index Foundation Bulgaria in partnership with Adolescent Association Romania, Komunteti Emanuel Shqiperi Albania and Association for Protection and Support of Children and Families at Risk Skopje
January 2001, Sofia and Bucharest, and December 2000, Tirana
Protecting Children against Abuse and Violence: Tartu and Petrozavodsk
Open Estonia Foundation and Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizers: Karelian Union for Child Welfare and Tartu Child Support Center
January 2001, Karelia and October 2000, Tartu
Nationalist Messages in Media: Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Yugoslavia
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Media Monitoring Agency Academia Catavencu Bucharest in partnership with Roma Press Center Budapest, MEMO ’98 Bratislava and Forum for Ethnic Relations Belgrade
January 2001 and September 2000, Bucharest
Regional Strategies for Refugee Assistance NGOs
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Romanian National Council for Refugees, Bucharest
January 2001, Sinaia
Educational Work in Juvenile Prisons: Latvia, Russia, Poland, Lithuania
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizer: Association of Lithuania and Foreign Societies
January 2001, Vilnius
Juvenile Crime/Juvenile Justice
Open Society Foundation-Sofia
Organizer: Apos Association Bulgaria in cooperation with partners in Macedonia and Romania
January 2001, Lovech
Liberty of Association and Expression: Principles and Practices of Human Rights
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizer: Center for Education, Democracy and Development, Baku
January 2001, Baku
Cross-Border Partnership in Resolving Common Problems in Rural Communities
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Associative Chamber for Agriculture and Food (ACAF) Bacau, Hungarian Rural Parliament Association Budapest and Blizzard Foundation London
January 2001, Magura and Bacau Counties
Broken Child – Incest and Pedophilia
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizers: Croatian Union for Protection of Abused and Neglected Children, Zagreb and Center for Assault Prevention, Ljubljana in partnership with Parents Association BIOS Zagreb
January 2001, Zagreb
Children’s Welfare in Alcohol or Drug Addicted Families Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Steps of Hope Vilnius, Vilnius Child Rights Defense Juridical Service and SOS for Children Poland
January 2001, Vilnius
Maternity Services: From Traditional Models to Modern Health and Social Services
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: The Movement for Active Motherhood Czech Republic, Czech Association of Midwives and Czech Medical Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
February 2001, Prague
Non-Profit Associations as Catalysts for Social Change: Legal Responsibilities and Rights
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: Kyiv Association of Retail Trade Enterprises
February 2001, Kyiv
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Romanian-Moldavian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and EuroEst Foundation
February 2001, Mangalia
Human Rights Advocacy Monitoring Techniques in Ural and Siberian Regions
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizers: Information and Human Rights Center Yekaterinburg Memorial, Memorial International, Civil Initiatives Support Center and Open Society Coalition of Human Rights Organizations Yekaterinburg and Polish Helsinki Foundation
February 2001, Yekaterinburg
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Czech-Polish Krkono Taue Biosphere Reserve
Open Society Fund-Prague and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Man and Krkono Taue Civic Association
February 2001, Vrchlabi
Religious Instruction/Education about Religion in Public Schools
Organizer: Faculty of Pedagogics, University of Maribor
February 2001, Maribor
Psychological and Social Assistance to Traumatized Children: Voluntary Youth Work in Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Kosova Foundation for Open Society
Organizers: Slovene Philanthropy Association for the Promotion of Voluntary Work Ljubljana, Osmijeh Association for Psychosocial Help and Development of Voluntary Work Gracanica and Center for Promotion of Education Ferizaj
February 2001, Prizren, July and October 2000, Ljubljana and Gracanica
Journalists’ Rights Protection: Freedom of Speech of Editorial Cartoonists
Open Society Foundation Romania and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizers: Cartoonists Rights Network Romania and Association of Yugoslav Cartoonists
February 2001, Sinaia
Difficult Questions: Polish-Ukrainian Historical Dilemma in the 20th Century
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation
February 2001 and October 1999, Warsaw and Cracow
Legal Regulation of Local Self-Government: Legislation and Practice
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Uzbekistan
Organizers: Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Uzbekistan and the Committee of Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan on Democratic Institutions, Non-governmental, Non-profit Organizations and Local Self-Governance
February 2001, Tashkent
Misconceptions about Civil Society in Practice: Changing and Influencing Public Opinion: Experiences in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Poland, Hungary
Open Society Fund-Bosnia & Herzegovina
Organizer: Civil Society Promotion Center (CSPC) Sarajevo
February 2001, Sarajevo
Tourism as a Tool for Economic Development in the South Caucasus
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: East East Program of Stefan Batory Foundation
February 2001, Warsaw, Cracow, Biebrza and Krynica Gorska and July 2000, Kobuleti
Investigative Journalism: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Bosnia & Herzegovina
Organizer: Media Center, Sarajevo
February 2001, Sarajevo
Policy Alternatives to Schengen Border Controls on the Future EU External Frontier
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: European Program of the Stefan Batory Foundation and the Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels
February 2001, Warsaw
Centers of Legal Assistance: Human Rights Assistance and Minority Protection
Exchange of Experiences in Poland and Slovakia
Open Society Fund-Bratislava and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Open Society Fund-Bratislava and Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation
February 2001, Warsaw, Cracow and Lublin
Challenges for Volunteerism: Working with Disadvantaged Youth
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and Stefan Batory Foundation
February 2001, Bishkek; Organizer: Volunteer Initiative Center Bishkek
September 2001, Warsaw and Poznan
Organizers: One World Association, Civil Service International Poland and Volunteer Initiatives Center Bishkek in cooperation with voluntary work centers in Kyrgyzstan
Strengthening NGOs in Azerbaijan: Experiences in Central and Eastern Europe
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizer: ISAR Azerbaijan
March 2001, Baku
Students in a New Europe: Croatia and Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania and Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizer: Board of European Students of Technology BEST Bucharest and Zagreb
March 2001, Bucharest
Developing Recommendations for Public Participation Strategies: Transboundary Commissions working in Lake Ohrid and Lake Peipsi Basins
Open Society Institute -Macedonia
Organizers: ALLCOOP Alliance for Lake Cooperation in Ohrid and Prespa, Macedonia and Center for Transboundary Cooperation CTC, Estonia
January-December 2001
March 2001, Ohrid and September 2001, Tartu
NGO Connection: Czech Republic and Yugoslavia
Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia and Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: Center for Democracy and Free Enterprise Prague, NGO Millennium Kragujevac, Protecta Nis and Creative Youth of Novi Sad
March 2001, Belgrade, Kragujevac, Nis and Novi Sad
Ukraine and Poland: Strategic Partnership
International Renaissance Foundation and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Ukrainian-Polish Research Center, Kyiv
January-November 2001
March, June and November 2001, Kyiv
Public Policy Formulation: Regional Economic Problems in South Caucasus Countries
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizers: Enterprise Development Foundation Baku and Eurasia Foundation Synergy Program
March and May 2001, Baku and Yerevan
TeleCenters in Rural Development: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Center for Rural Assistance Timisoara in partnership with the Hungarian Telecottage Association and Wren Telecottage UK
March and October 2001, Timisoara
Overcoming Isolation to Regional Partnership: Self-Organization of Local Community in Kaliningrad Oblast
Stefan Batory Foundation and Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizer: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation
March, May 2001 and November-December 2001, Warsaw and Bialystok Sejny
November and December 2000, Lidzbark Warminski
Chances and Risks for Democracy: Public Opinion in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Institute of Western Affairs Poznan and Friedrich Ebert Foundation Germany
March 2001, Poznan
Sovietization in the Baltic States 1939-1941: Collaboration, Adaptation and Opposition
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania and Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Riga
March 2001, Vilnius
Enhanced Graz Process Task Force on Education and Youth of the Stability Pact
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
March 2001, Timisoara, Working Group: Education for Democratic Citizenship
December 2000, Blagoevgrad, Working Group: Teaching History in Southeast Europe
December 2000, Sinaia, Modern Communication Technologies
October 2000, Budapest, Working Group: Education for Democratic Citizenship
September 2000, Budapest, Working Group: Higher Education
March 2000, Vienna, Priorities, Funding and Partnerships in Southeast Europe
January 2000, Bucharest, Working Group: Vocational Education
Best Practices in Local Government Reform: Poland and Ukraine
International Renaissance Foundation and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Dnipropetrovsk branch of the Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration, Center of Economic Development and Local Government Support Dnipropetrovsk and Rzeszow branch of the Foundation for Local Democracy Development Poland
March 2001, Dnipropetrovsk and December 2000, Rzeszow
Local Urban Media: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: Association of Ukrainians in Poland in cooperation with Warsaw Television Center, National Broadcasting Council Poland, Editorial boards of Zycie Warszawy and Gazeta Stoleczna, Information Division of Warsaw Center Municipality, Information Policy Division of the Municipality of Kyiv, Television Kyiv and editorial boards of Kheshchatik and Stolcia
March 2001, Warsaw
Modern High School Education: Ethics, Law and Human Rights
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizer: 21st Century Citizen Center for Education in Humanities, St. Petersburg, in collaboration with the Education Committee of the City Hall of St. Petersburg, State University of Pedagogical Excellence, St. Petersburg, and the Children's Rights Commissioner, St. Petersburg
March 2001, St. Petersburg
Student Unions in University Decision-Making
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: University of Szeged Student Union Foreign Affairs Committee with colleagues of the Student Union of the Law Faculty of the University of Novi Sad
March 2001, Szeged
Dynamics of Social, Economic and Political Processes in Central Asia: Religion and Ethno-Politics in Central Asia
Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
Organizer: Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
March 2001, Almaty
Public Finance: Economic and Democratic Transformation for European Integration
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizer: Department of Public Finance, University of Economics Prague
March 2001, Prague
InterEurope: Overcoming Mistreatment of Minorities
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: Pillar Foundation Hungary
April 2001, Budapest
Rural Community Development and Sustainability: Poland and Moldova
Stefan Batory Foundation and Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: Rural Development Foundation Poland and Association for Promotion of Rural, Cultural and Environmental Tourism in Moldova
April 2001-September 2002
April, May, September 2001, Warsaw, Ilawa, Olsztyn and Suwalki regions, Wola Uhruska commune
Poland’s Integration with European Structures: Relations with Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
April, July and October 2001, Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk and Katowice
July, October and November 2000, Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk and Katowice
Rural Exodus and Impact on Sustainable Rural Development: Slovenia, Croatia, Albania
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizer: Organic Agriculture Association Tirana in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development Slovenia and Eco Liberna Croatia
April 2001, Tirana
Student Legal Clinics in Central Asia
Ferghana Valley Initiative Phase One
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Eurasia Foundation Almaty Regional Office and Tashkent Regional Office
April 2001, Osh
Strategies for Sustainable Development in Industry: Kazakstan, Moldova, Czech Republic
Open Society Fund-Prague and Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
Organizer: Czech Cleaner Production Center Prague
April 2001, Prague
Protection and Promotion of Patients’ Rights: NGOs and the Medical Community
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizer: Croatian Association for Patients’ Rights
April 2001, Trogir
European Coordination Committee on Human Rights Documentation
Russian Language Documentation for Human Rights Activists
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizer: Harold & Selma Light Center for Human Rights Advocacy, St. Petersburg
April 2001, St. Petersburg
International and Inter-regional Commercial Law: Czech Republic and Slovakia
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: European Law Students’ Association Brno and Bratislava in cooperation with the Law Faculty of Masaryk University Brno
April 2001, Brno
Students for Stability Pact: Student Unions in Southeast Europe
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizer: Croatian Student Union in partnership with the Slovene Student Union
April 2001, Zagreb
Slovakia in the New European Security Environment
Open Society Fund-Bratislava
Organizer: Euro-Atlantic Center, Banska Bystrica
April 2001, Senec
Human Rights Advocacy in the Caucasus: Roles of Citizens and Authorities
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizer: Strategy Center for Humanities and Political Studies, St.Petersburg
April 2001, Sochi
Community Involvement in Social Dialogue: Libraries as Communication Centers
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizer: Mayakovsky Central Public Library, St. Petersburg
April 2001, St. Petersburg
Innovation in School Communities: Centers of Civic Engagement in Local Communities
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Educational Society for Malopolska, Nowy Sacz
April and June 2001, Nowy Sacz; November 2001, Prizren; August 2000, Nowy Sacz
Cooperation of City and Regional Councils with Entrepreneurs and NGOs
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: International Institute for Marketing, Communication and Entrepreneurship Brno, Masaryk University Brno and Mendel Agriculture and Forestry University Brno
April 2001, Brno
Civic Initiatives in Reforming Educational Policy in Rural Areas
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: Educational Resource Center Lviv
April 2001, Lviv and November 2001, villages and districts in Poland
Housing Co-operatives: News Approaches in Urban Development
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizer: Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Association Tallinn
April 2001, Tallinn
Youth NGOs in Stability Pact Implementation towards European Integration
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizer: Center for Transparency and Democracy Chisinau in collaboration with the Association for Civic and Political Culture Chisinau
April 2001, Chisinau
Peace Potential of Civil Society: Conflict Resolution in the North Caucasus
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizer: Union of Women of the Don Region, Novocherkassk
April 2001, Rostov-on-Don
Politics and Ethics: Civil Society Development in the Caucasus
Open Society Georgia Foundation
Organizer: Tbilisi Peace Research Association in partnership with the Institute of Political Science of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Washington DC and Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, Georgia
May 2001, Tbilisi
Partnership among Local Administration, Local Business and NGOs in Western Polesie
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: UNESCO Club for Biodiversity, Wlodawa
May 2001, Wlodawa and Jezioro Biala
Local Administration Development: Micro-Regions in Hungary and Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Hegyalja Micro-regional Association and Zirc-Mor-Kisber Micro-regional Association
May-September 2001, Odorheiu-Secuiesc
Women’s Entrepreneurship in Estonia, Russia and Ukraine
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizer: Women’s Training Center Estonia in partnership with Business and Professional Women’s Club Moscow and Donetsk Regional League of Business and Professional Women
May 2001, Tallinn
Models of Relations among Government, Media and Society: Estonia and Kazakstan
Open Estonia Foundation and Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
Organizers: Union of Estonian Journalists and Kazakstan Press Club
May 2001, Tallinn, Paldiski, Narva, Sillamae and Tartu; August 2001, Almaty, Shymkent, Turkestan, Kentau, Kzylorda, Baikonur, Kzylorda, Astana and Malinovka
Environmentalists and Local Authorities: Grassroots Activism for a Clean Environment
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Our Earth Foundation Warsaw, Lion Society Lviv, Zhovkva local government, Association of Ukrainian Cities Regional Branch in Lviv
March-December 2001
May 2001, Warsaw, Izabelin and Pomiechowek
Credit Unions and Savings Associations: Lessons and Opportunities for Collaboration
Soros Foundation-Moldova and Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Association of Lithuanian Credit Unions and Microfinance Alliance Moldova
May and June 2001, Moldova and Lithuania
Young Leaders in Serbia and Poland
Stefan Batory Foundation and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizers: Center for Multiculturality Novi Sad, Cultural Research Center Belgrade, Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
May 2001, Belgrade and Novi Sad, June 2000, Warsaw and Gdansk
Legal and Social Security: Military Restructuring in Hungary, Slovakia and Germany
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: Servicemen’s Non-profit Foundation for Lawfulness and Security of Rights, Hungary
May 2001, Budapest
Protection of Human Rights in the former Soviet Union: Effective Interaction of Human Rights Organizations
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizer: Moscow Helsinki Group
May 2001, Moscow
Human Rights Protection in Belarus and Russia: Joint Analyses and Activities
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizers: Institute for Human Rights Moscow and Association Law Initiative Minsk
May 2001, Moscow
Protecting Children and Women against Violence: Estonia and Kyrgyzstan
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and Open Estonia Foundation
Organizers: Tartu Child Support Center and Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
May and September 2001, Tartu and Bishkek
NGOs and Public Authorities: Romania and Moldova
Open Society Foundation Romania and Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: ECOSENS Romania and Soros Foundation-Moldova
May 2001 and October 2000, regional towns in Romania and Moldova
Trans-border Cooperation: Municipalities of Trun, Bulgaria and Surdulica, Yugoslavia
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation-Sofia and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizer: Dr. Stamen Grigorev Foundation, Trun, Bulgaria, in partnership with the Municipalities of Trun and Surdulica
May 2001, Trun
Integration Programs in Ethnically Mixed Communities: Czech Republic and Slovakia
Open Society Fund-Prague and Open Society Fund-Bratislava
Organizers: Department of Cultural Theory of Charles University Prague in cooperation with InfoRoma Foundation Bratislava, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Faculty of Human Sciences of West Bohemia University Pilsen, Institute of Ethnology of Charles University Prague and Minoritas Association Presov; Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Faculty of Human Sciences of West Bohemia University Pilsen, and Institute of Ethnology of the Academy of Sciences Bratislava
May 2001, Porici and April 2000, Nectiny
Challenges and Problems in Higher Education: Credit Based Systems
Mongolian Foundation for Open Society
Organizer: Consortium of Mongolian Universities, Ulaanbaatar
May 2001, Ulaanbaatar
HIV/AIDS Service Organizations: Partnership and Collaboration
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizer: EPSO Society HIV+ People in Estonia
May 2001, Tallinn
Environmental Protection Policies: Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: EURODEC Ploiesti
May 2001 and November 2000, Ploiesti
Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management in Central Asia
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizers: Water Problems and Hydro-Energy Institute under the National Academy of Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek Humanitarian University, Issyk-Kul State University and Osh Branch of the International University of Kyrgyzstan
April-December 2001
May 2001, Osh and August 2001, Issyk-Kul
Local Authorities and Environmental NGOs: Community Development Partnership
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: Eco-zone Recea Association Moldova, Eco-Razeni Association Moldova, Soros Foundation-Moldova and Ecological Movement Tabiyat Kyrgyzstan
May and September 2001, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
Young People Working with Disadvantaged Youth
Open Society Fund-Bratislava
Organizer: Studio of Experience/Outward Bound Slovakia in partnership with Social and Psychological Aid Foundation Vilnius
May 2001, Liptovsky Jan
Best Practices in Youth Policy Legislation
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizer: Council of Lithuanian Youth Organisations Vilnius with the Norwegian National
Youth Council Oslo
May 2001, Vilnius
Transitions and Traditions: Problems of Weak States
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizers: Albanian Media Institute Tirana, Book & Communication House Tirana, Perpjekja Tirana and Transeuropéennes Réseaux pour la culture en Europe, Paris
May 2001, Tirana
European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations ENEMO Open Society Institute-Macedonia, Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizers: European House-Skopje, GONG Croatia, Obcianske oko/Civic Eye Slovakia, Shoqata per Kulture Demokratike/Society for Democratic Culture Albania, CeSID Serbia, CDT Montenegro, CEMI Montenegro and CCI Bosnia & Herzegovina
May 2001, Ohrid; September 2001, Opatija
Community Models of Psychiatric Health Services: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Amici di Tworki Association Pruszkow and Ukrainian Rehabilitation Association Lviv
May 2001 and June 2000, Pruszkow
Business Education and Support Development Program in the Ferghana Valley
Ferghana Valley Initiative Phase Two
Open Society Institute-Uzbekistan
Organizer: Eurasia Foundation, Tashkent Regional Office
May 2001, Andijan
Partnership for the Welfare of Children: Poland and Kyrgyzstan
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Polish Cultural and Educational Association Odrodzenie Bishkek, Public Fund for Support of Human Potential Bishkek and Kyrgyz Research Institute of Pediatrics
May 2001, Bishkek
Women and Interethnic Accord in the Ferghana Valley
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizers: Osh Regional Center of Women’s Initiatives Ayalzat, International Cultural-Production Association of Women Nasyayat, Regional Center for Support of Women’s Initiatives, Regional branch of the Congress of Women of Kyrgyzstan, Regional Foundation to Promote Women’s Participation in Small and Medium-Sized Business, Branch of the Diamond Association Diamond-South, Representative office of the Internews Network in Kyrgyzstan and NGO Support Program Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
May 2001, Osh
Young People and Integration with the European Union: Lithuania and Poland
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: National Association of Country Women in Koszalin and Green Pomerania Independent Welfare Association in Koszalin
June 2001, Mielno and December 2000, Polanow
Best Practices in Social Support for Handicapped Children: Czech Republic and Ukraine
Open Society Fund-Prague and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Foundation for Help to Handicapped Children of Ukraine, Rousinov, Czech Republic and Children’s Home Wilschany, Kurst Region, Ukraine
June 2001, Neveklov and Prague
Volunteering and Donorship: Outreach to Regional and Provincial Centers
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizer: SPEKTRUM, Kromeriz
June 2001, Kromeriz
Old and New Poverty in Post-Communist Europe: Challenges for Social Work
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Polish Association of Schools of Social Work, Institute of Sociology University of Lodz, Institute of Sociology Jagiellonian University and St Albert’s High School of Social Work Cracow
June 2001, Lodz and Cracow
Sex Education, Sexual Harassment, Defining/Legalizing Sanctions, Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizers: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb and California State University Northridge
June 2001, Dubrovnik
Regional Public Libraries as Community Centers: Lithuania and Azerbaijan
Open Society Fund-Lithuania and Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizer: Lithuanian Librarians Association
June 2001, Vilnius, Klaipeda, Utena and Zarasai
Policies of International Support to Southeast European Countries:
Lessons (not) Learned in Bosnia & Herzegovina
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Bosnia & Herzegovina
Organizer: Open Society Fund-Bosnia & Herzegovina
June 2001, Sarajevo; January 2002, Sarajevo
Methods and Practices of Local Development in Roma Communities
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Impreuna Community Development Agency Bucharest, Resource Center for Roma Communities Cluj, Spolu Slovakia and Spolu Netherlands
June 2001-September 2002
June 2001, Bucharest
Forensic Methodology in Criminal Investigation: Forged Documents and Protection of Identity
Soros Foundation-Latvia
Organizer: Latvia Forensic Science Laboratory Riga
June 2001-March 2002
June and November 2001, Riga and Vilnius, March 2002, Riga
Financing Media in a Market Economy: Poland and Yugoslavia
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation, Television Academy Polish Public Television and Media Center Belgrade
June 2001, Warsaw, Cracow and Gdansk
New Geopolitical Conditions in Central Europe: Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Poland
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation
June and November 2001, July and October 2000, February 1999, Warsaw and Brussels
Modern Methods of Working with Special Needs Children
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg
Organizers: Korczak Center for Youth Programs Real Way, St. Petersburg and Educational Center Concern, St. Petersburg
June 2001, St. Petersburg
Capital and Regional Cities in the Accession Process of Candidate States to the EU
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: EUROLINK House of Europe with support of the European Movement in France, Directorate for Education and Culture of the European Commission, Federation International des Municipalities Europeennes FIME and Federation of Municipalities in Romania
June 2001, Bucharest
Early Warning and Conflict Prevention in South East Europe
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation - Sofia
Organizer: Department of International Relations Association, Sofia
June 2001, Sofia
Social and Political Change in Russia: Relations with Poland
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Faculty of Sociology, St. Petersburg State University and Institute of Sociology, Warsaw University
June and October 2001, St. Petersburg, Warsaw and Cracow
Integration of Young People with Disabilities into Academic Environments
Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: Center of Information and Documentation in Child’s Rights Chisinau, Association of Students with Disabilities Chisinau and Soros Foundation-Moldova
June 2001, Vadul-lui-Voda
Independence of Police Forces, State Prosecutors and Courts: Czech Republic and Belarus
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: People in Need Foundation Prague and Center for Legal Defense of Media Minsk
June 2001, Prague
Efficiency of Mass Media in the Baltic Sea Region
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Baltic Club St. Petersburg, Students of Political Science Vilnius University, St. Petersburg State University, Euro University Estonia and University of Latvia
June 2001, Vilnius, and June 2000, St. Petersburg
Polish-Ukrainian Vision of Multicultural Diversity: From Controversy to Cooperation
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation and the Center for Political Thought Cracow
June 2001-June 2002
June 2001, Warsaw
Regional Cooperation and Responsibilities in Micro-Regional Development
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Cluj County Communes Association in partnership with DemNet Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights Hungary
June 2001-January 2002, Cluj County
Governmental and Non-governmental Responses to Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizer: Republican Center of Seismic Survey, Academy of Science, Azerbaijan
July 2001, Baku
Know-How Transfer in Local and Regional Development: Hungary and Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Civitas Foundation for Civil Society Cluj in partnership with the Alfold Institute of the Center for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
July 2001, Sovata
Legal Framework for Consumer Protection: Preparing the Draft Law on Consumer Protection in Montenegro
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Institute-Montenegro
Organizer: Consumers Protection Center Montenegro CEZAP, Podgorica
July 2001, Herceg Novi, October 2000, Kotor
Anti-Corruption Strategies for Transition Economies: Common Problems/Common Solutions
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Freedom of Choice Coalition of NGOs of Ukraine Kyiv, Center for Anti-Corruption Research and Initiative, Transparency, International Russia and Transparency International Ukraine
July 2001, Kyiv
Developing Leadership Capacity of Youth NGOs and Activists: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: The Youth Parliament, Przemysl
April-September 2001
July 2001, Przemysl
Mentoring in In-Service Teacher Training
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizer: Volga Humanitarian Foundation
July 2001, Samara
Multi-Cultural Youth: Multi-Ethnic Civil Society
Kosova Foundation for Open Society
Organizer: Forum for Democratic Initiatives Gjakove
July 2001, Gjakove
Gender in SME Promotion and Development: Kyrgyzstan and Poland
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Women’s Congress of Kyrgyzstan and International Forum for Women, Warsaw
July 2001, Bishkek and Issyk-Kul; November 2001, Zelow, Lodz, Olsztyn
Living European Diversity: Young People to Overcome Consequences of War
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Bosnia & Herzegovina
Organizers: Action des Chretiens pour l'abolition de la Torture Paris, Reconstruire Ensemble la paix Normandie-Balkans Caen and Udruzenja Gradjana Obrazovanje Gradi Sarajevo
July 2001, Sarajevo
Law Students and Young Lawyers: Trainee Exchange Program 2001
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizer: European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Prague and ELSA Brno
August-September 2001, Prague, Brno and Kosice
Dynamics of Change in the Baltic Region and Russian-European RelationsOpen Estonia Foundation
Organizer: University of Tartu, Center for Baltic Studies
August 2001, Tartu
History and Historiography: Political Issues?
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Institute-Macedonia
Organizers: EuroBalkan, Skopje and Transeuropeennes, Paris
August 2001, Cetinje
Legislation to Protect and Promote Child’s Rights: Juvenile Justice
Open Society Institute-Uzbekistan
Organizer: National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan
August 2001, Tashkent
Health Education and Protection for Teenagers
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizers: NGO Keep Safe Your Health, Bishkek and Central Asia Information Center, Bishkek
August 2001, Issyk-Kyl
Equal Opportunities for Disabled People
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Public Independent Association of Disabled People of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
August 2001, Tamga
Municipal Management in Small Towns: Czech Republic and Albania
Open Society Fund-Prague and Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizers: Union of Towns and Communities of the Czech Republic, Prague and Association of Albanian Mayors
Autumn 2001, Prague, Hluboka, Kralupy and Kutna Hora
Changes in Society and in Individual Lives during Crises: Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
Open Society Fund-Sofia and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizers: Ethnographic Institute and Museum Bulgaria and Ethnographic Institute Yugoslavia
September 2001, Belgrade and June 2000, Sofia
Baltic Sea Regional Development Institutions
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Regional Development Agency Vilnius and Pomerania Development Agency Gdansk
September 2001, Vilnius
Alternatives to Imprisonment
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Penal Reform International Romania
September 2001, Bucharest
Learning to Live Together: Educators of Geography in Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Sofia
Organizers: Foundation Madara, Sofia and Center for Civic Initiative, Prilep
September 2001, Sofia
Women’s Unemployment: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Tomaszow Business Incubator Foundation and Canada-Ukraine Enterprise
Development Center, Ivanofrankievsk
July-December 2001
September 2001, Tomaszow Mazowiecki
Support for Families with Children with Disability: Czech Republic and Yugoslavia
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizer: Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Disabilities, Prague
September 2001, Brezejc
Laws of Modern Technologies: Legal Regulation of E-Commerce
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: European Law Students’ Association ELSA, Warsaw in cooperation with European Law Students’ Association ELSA, Bia³ystok
September 2001, Bia³ystok
Overcoming Discrimination and Isolation of People with Mental Illness: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Hospital Commission of the Polish Psychiatric Association in cooperation with the Psychiatric Hospital in Pruszkow –Tworki, Psychiatric Hospitals in Lviv, Vilnius and Kaunas, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Clinic of the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology Warsaw and Polish-German Association of Mental Health
September 2001, Pruszkow
Bridges Network for Political Science Students
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Association of Political Science Students and the Department of Political Science, National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest
September 2001, Bucharest
Election Procedures and Monitoring: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe (IDEE) Warsaw in cooperation with Institute of Reforms Kyiv and Volyn Resource Center Rivne
September 2001, Warsaw, Cracow, Gdansk and Torun
Social Partnership in Protection of Consumers’ Rights
Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
Organizer: National League of Consumers of Kazakstan
September 2001, Almaty
New Methodologies of Teaching Philosophy in Secondary Schools
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Educational Center Philosophy for Children Vilnius, Ministry of Education of Lithuania, UNESCO Commission Lithuania and Latvian Center of Philosophical Education
September 2001, April 2000 and June 1999, Palanga
Social Partnership in Resolving Urban Waste Pollution Problems: Czech Republic and Russia
Open Society Institute-Russia, Nizhny Novgorod
Organizers: Ecological Center Dront, Nizhny Novgorod and Hnuti DUHA, Olomouc
September 2001, Nizhny Novgorod and December 2001, Olomouc
Local Community Culture in Mass Media
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: St. Maximilian M. Kolbe’s House for Reconciliation and Meeting Gdansk, Donetsk; Youth Debate Center, Center for Multiculturality Novy Sad and Youth Peace Group Vukovar
September 2001, Gdansk
Central and Eastern European Resources for NGO Sector Capacity Building
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizers: Assistance Center for Non-governmental Organizations (CENTRAS), Romania and Boris Support Office for the Movement of Social Initiatives, Poland
September 2001-June 2002
September 2001, Warsaw
10 Years of the CIS: Gains and Losses
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizers: Open Society Institute-Russia, International Public Scientific Foundation, Volgograd State University and Friederich Ebert Foundation
September 2001, Volgograd
Evaluating Primary Health Care Reforms: Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: ROMTENS Foundation, Bucharest
September 2001, Bucharest
Comparative Analysis of Drafting of Civil Codes in the Context of European Private Law
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizers: Institute of Private Law, University of Tartu and Iuridicum Foundation, Tartu
September 2001, Tartu
Protection against Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Women and Children
Open Society Institute-Montenegro
Organizer: Montenegrin Women’s Lobby
September 2001, Budva
Women Leaders for the 21st Century: Building Local, Regional and International Partnership for Democracy
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Fund-Sofia
Organizers: Southeast Europe Leadership Initiative: Dialogue for Action SEELIDA, The Values Foundation Sofia, The Greek Association for Atlantic and European Cooperation, The Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women Macedonia
September 2001, Sofia
Coalition of Public Organizations: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizers: Tula Regional Center of Women and Family Support Girlfriend and Center of Women’s Rights of Armenia
September 2001, Tula
Volunteers for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Latvia and Hungary
Soros Foundation-Latvia
Organizers: Public Policy Institute Latvia and International Energy Brigades (IEB) coordinated by Energiaklub Hungary
September 2001-March 2002, Hungary and Latvia
Pure Water Management in the Ferghana Valley
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Center for Public Policies, Bishkek
October 2001, Bishkek
Common Problems/Common Solutions: Southeast European Student Network
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: National Alliance of Student Organizations from Romania in partnership with the Albanian Student Council, Bulgarian Student Union, Student Union of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Student Union of Republika Srpska, Croatian Student Council, Croatian Student Union, Kosovo Student Initiative, National Student Union of Macedonia, Alliance of Moldovan Students, Slovenian Student Union, Student Union of Yugoslavia and ESIB National Unions of Students in Europe
October 2001, Timisoara
Disabled Students in Higher Education
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizer: Association of Disabled Students Belgrade
June-October 2001
October 2001, Belgrade
Possibilities and Limitations of Developing of Environmental Markets
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: Consulting Center of Gabor Denes College in partnership with Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Environmental Economics and Law
October 2001, Hodmezovasarhely
International Assessment of the Broadcasting Law on Media in Montenegro East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Institute-Montenegro
Organizer: UNEM Association of Independent Media, Podgorica
October 2001, Budva
Educating Tolerance in Multi-Cultural Societies
Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: Institute of Public Policy, Chisinau and Soros Foundation-Moldova
October 2001, Chisinau and Taraclia
Xenophobia and Post-Socialism: Responses against Racism
Organizer: Intolerance Monitoring Group, Peace Institute, Ljubljana
October 2001, Ljubljana
Rights of a Child to Grow Up in a Family: Implementation of a Central Asian Program concerning Adoption
Soros Foundation-Kazakstan
Organizer: Women’s League of Creative Initiative, Almaty
October 2001, Almaty
Legal Regulations of Public and Private Broadcasting
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation Armenia
Organizer: Yerevan Press Club
October 2001, Yerevan
Domestic Violence and Abuse Crisis Centers: Russia and Kyrgyzstan
Open Society Institute-Russia, St. Petersburg and Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizers: Legal Aid Society for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases Alexandra, St. Petersburg and Association of Crisis Centers of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
October 2001, St. Petersburg
New Methodologies of Teaching in Secondary Schools: Azerbaijan and Ukraine
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
Organizers: Azerbaijan Independent Teachers’ Association and Maarifchy Crimean Tatars Educators Association Simferopol
October 2001, Baku
Legal Aspects of Cooperation among NGOs and Local Administrations
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Regional Center to Support Non-governmental Initiatives, Jelenia Gora in partnership with Elblag Association in Support of Non-Governmental Initiatives, Center of Supporting Social Initiatives Koszalin; Cracow Forum of Social Organizations KraFOS and Center for Promotion and Development of Civil Initiatives OPUS, Lodz
October 2001, Walbrzych, Koszalin-Szczecin, Elblag-Gdansk and Cracow
Local Partnership to Support Socio-Economic Change: Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Institute for Local Partnership and Cooperation Warsaw, International Center for Scientific Development Lviv branch, Carpathian Agency for Local Development Rakhiv and Social-Economic Development Association, Curtea de Arges
July-December 2001
October 2001, Wisla and Katowice
The Energy Exchange: Increasing Quality, Quantity, Contribution and Diversity of Volunteering
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizers: Nonprofit Information and Training Center NIOK Foundation, Budapest and Volonteurope CSV European Office, London
October 2001, Budapest
Best Practices in the Work of Shelters and Ensuring Legal Protection against Violence
Open Society Institute Montenegro
Organizer: Shelter for Women and Children, Podgorica
October 2001, Podgorica
Monitoring Children's Rights: NGO Partnerships
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Save the Children – Romania
November 2000-November 2001
October 2001, Mangalia and November 2000, Sinaia
Socially Active Community Schools: Models in Countries in Transition
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation Armenia
Organizer: Center for Educational Reforms, Yerevan
October 2001, Tsakhadzor
What Women Want in Politics: Kosovo and Croatia
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Kosova Foundation for Open Society
Organizers: Women’s Coalition, Kosovo
October 2001, Pristina
Women in Parliament: Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia
Organizers: Peace Institute, Ljubljana and Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
September 2001-March 2003
October 2001, Ljubljana
Prognosis of Preventative Measures against Selected Kinds of Crime in Europe
Open Society Fund-Bratislava
Organizer: Police Academy Bratislava
October 2001, Bratislava and December 2000, Bratislava
Alternatives to Reduce Barriers in Foreign Direct Investments in Southeast Europe
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizer: Institute for Development Research and Alternatives, Tirana, in partnership with Institute for Contemporary Studies, Tirana, and in cooperation with Forum Center for Strategic Research and Alternatives, Macedonia, and ARC-Fund, Bulgaria
October 2001, Tirana
New Methods of Working with Street Children
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: Vackor Foundation/Hungarian Resource Center for the Street Children
October 2001, November 2001 and December 2001, Hungary
Women and Imprisonment
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizers: Cathedra on Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka and Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
October 2001, Rijeka
Legal Protection to Overcome Discrimination against Blind People
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Institute-Montenegro
Organizer: Union of Blind People of Montenegro
October 2001, Becici
Role of the Press in the Development of Cultural Policy
Open Society Institute-Russia, Nizhny Novgorod
Organizer: Center for Culture Initiatives Ulyanovsk in cooperation with the Culture Capital Foundation Volga Region, Center for Strategic Investigations in the Volga Federal District and the State Contemporary Art Center, Nizhny Novgorod Branch
October 2001, Ulyanovsk
Tolerance without Borders: Young People in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Turkey and Romania
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Fundatia Csiki, Miercurea-Ciuc
October 2001, Miercurea Ciuc
Marketing Communication Tools to Empower Non-Profit Organizations
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Foundation for Social Communication in Poland
October 2001, Warsaw
Alleviating Social Consequences of Economic Transformation in Agriculture: Adult Education in Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Malopolska Chamber of Agriculture Tarnow
October 2001, Tarnow
Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms: Czech Republic and Ukraine
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: Institute for Legal Education and Information Prague and Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
October 2001, Prague
New Practices in Processes of Decentralization in Local Administrative Reforms: Poland and Moldova
Soros Foundation-Moldova and Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: City Hall Konin and Ungheni Town Hall Municipality
November 2001, Konin
Citizen Participation in Public Life: Dialogue among Local Authorities and NGOs
Stefan Batory Foundation and Open Society Institute-Russia
Organizer: Swietokrzyski Center Foundation in Support of Local Democracy Dialogue Program Kielce in cooperation with Russian Center for Citizenship Education
November 2001, Kielce; October 2000, Kielce
Polish-Ukrainian Relations during World War II
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: World Society of Home Army Soldiers and Ukrainian Society in Poland
November 2001, November 2000 and May 1998, Warsaw
Public Opinion Research in Building Institutions of Democracy
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizer: Center for Public Opinion Research CBOS Warsaw in cooperation with the World Association for Public Opinion Research WAPOR
November 2001, Warsaw
Comparative Analysis of Political, Economic and Legal Problems of Transition States
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizer: EuroFaculty Tartu Center
November 2001, Tartu
Working Effectively with the European Disability Forum: Unions of Persons with Mobility Disabilities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizer: Estonian Union of Persons with Mobility Impairment
November 2001, Parnu
Probation for Major Offenders: Conditions and Perspectives
Open Society Institute Croatia and Fund for an Open Society-Yugoslavia
Organizers: Croatian Psychological Society Zagreb; Croatian Law Center Zagreb; Croatian
Association of Social Workers Zagreb; Ministry of Justice, Republic of Croatia; Croatian Association of Social Pedagogues Zagreb
November 2001, Dubrovnik
Local Administration Reform in the Czech Republic: Applying Best Practices in Kosovo
Kosova Foundation for Open Society and Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: Forum for Democratic Initiatives Gjakove and Partners for Democracy Prague
September-December 2001
November 2001, Prague, Ceske Budejovice, Cesky Krumlov, Roudnice nad Labem, Pilsen
Empowerment of Civil Society in Moldova: Lessons to Learn from Experiences in Central and Eastern Europe
Soros Foundation-Moldova
Organizers: CONTACT Center Chisinau, Center for the Development of Participatory Democracy Chisinau and the National NGO Council Moldova
November 2001, Chisinau
Democratic Institutions and Civil Society: Young Leaders in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia
Open Society Georgia Foundation
Organizer: Tbilisi School of Political Studies
November 2001, Tbilisi
Stability in Southeast Europe: A Regional Approach
Fund for an Open Society Yugoslavia
Organizers: AEGEE Belgrade and AEGEE Istanbul in partnership with the Alternative Academic Educational Network, Belgrade and Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Istanbul
November 2001-March 2002
November 2001, Belgrade and December 2001, Istanbul
New Methodologies of Studying the Histories of Countries in Central Asia
Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan
Organizers: Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Russian Slavonic University, Institute of History Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyz-Turkish University
November 2001, Bishkek
Strengthening Regional and Provincial NGOs: Czech Republic and Belarus
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: Belarusian Forum Revival, Prague, and Supolnasc, Belarus
November 2001, Czech Republic
Modern Ideas in Specialized Pedagogy and Psychology of Children with Special Needs
Open Society Institute-Uzbekistan
Organizer: National Center for Education, Ministry of Public Education, Tashkent
November 2001, Tashkent
Citizen Participation in Decision-Making Process at Local Levels: Concepts and Practices
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: People’s Voice Project International Center for Policy Studies, Kyiv and Urban Development Institute, Ivano-Frankivsk
November 2001, Yaremche
Development Processes at the Local Level: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Local Development Academy implemented by the Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives Warsaw and Association for the Forum of Non-Governmental Initiatives Poland in partnership with the Association of Galicia’s Guest Farms, The Lion Society Lviv, ADCU Association of Democratic Councils of Ukraine Kyiv, Agency of Urban Development, Ternopil and Nash Stanislaviv, Ivano-Frankivsk
November 2001, Cracow
Employment Re-entry Initiatives (ERI) for Socially Displaced Persons
Soros Foundation-Latvia
Organizers: Soros Foundation-Latvia and the OSI Network Economic and Business Development Program
November 2001, Riga
Modern Methodology in Secondary School Curriculum: Poland and Ukraine
Stefan Batory Foundation and International Renaissance Foundation
Organizers: Environment Protection Engineering Schools Torun and Ecological College, Lviv
November 2001, Torun
Legal Clinics: Partnership for NGOs and Academia Protection of the Rights of Asylum Seekers
Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizer: Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU), Prague
November 2001-November 2002
November 2001, Prague
Migration and Asylum: Policies in Countries on the "Schengen Periphery"
Organizer: Peace Institute Ljubljana in cooperation with the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), London and Foundation GEA2000, Ljubljana
November 2001, Ljubljana
National and International Legal Perspectives to Overcome Domestic Violence
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Mihail Kogalniceanu University Iasi in cooperation with Community Safety and Mediation Center, Iasi
November 2001, Iasi
Increasing Access to Youth: Information and Counseling
Soros Foundation-Hungary
Organizer: Hungarian Association of Youth Information and Counseling Offices HAYICO
November 2001, Budapest
Community Organization in Disadvantaged Communities: Slovakia and Bulgaria
Open Society Fund-Bratislava Organizer: Citizens Action, Banska Bystrica
December 2001, Banska Bystrica
Financial Management Systems: Budget Office and Treasury
Kosova Foundation for Open Society and Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizers: Central Fiscal Authority Pristina and Ministry of Finance Albania
December 2001, Tirana
Policy Implications of Educational Monitoring and Evaluation
East East Program Subprogram for Southeast Europe
Open Society Foundation for Albania
Organizers: Albania Education Development Project AEDP Tirana, Albanian Ministry of Education and Science and Albanian National Center of Evaluation
December 2001, Tirana
Representation of Crime in the Media: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary
Soros Foundation-Hungary and Open Society Fund-Prague
Organizers: ELTE Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Budapest, Faculty of Social Sciences Masaryk University Brno, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
December 2001, Budapest and December 2000, Brno
New Trends in Drug Use Prevention for Teenagers
Open Society Foundation Romania
Organizer: Adolescent Association, Bucharest
December 2001, Constanta
Lithuania and Kaliningrad Region: Integration into European and Trans-Atlantic Institutions
Open Society Fund-Lithuania
Organizers: Lithuanian Atlantic Treaty Association (LATA), NATO Information Center and Martynas Mazvydas’ National Library, Vilnius
December 2001, Vilnius
Alternative History: Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Central & East European Forum affiliated with the Stefan Batory Foundation and Mowia Wieki Warsaw
December 2001, Kazimierz Dolny
March 2000, Mala Wies; October 2000, Lublin and Kazimierz Dolny; December 2000, Nieborów
Small Business Support Technology: Addressing Problems of Unemployment of Women
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: Tavric Gender Research Center, Simferopol
December 2001, Simferopol
Conflict Resolution Management: Practical Implementation
Organizers: REKOS, Peace Institute, Slovenia
December 2001, Ljubljana
Churches and Religion in post-Communist Europe: Patterns of Social Transformation
Open Society Institute-Croatia
Organizers: Institute for Social Research Zagreb, Institute for the Study of Religion Jagellonian University Cracow, Department of Religion Research Institute for Philosophy Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Science and Technology Croatia in cooperation with the Department of Sociology Faculty of Philosophy University of Zagreb and Croatian Sociological Association
December 2001, Zagreb
Dynamics of Immigration: Europe for All or for the Elite?
International Renaissance Foundation
Organizer: 21st Century Odessa
December 2001, Odessa
Coordinating and Developing Civil Education in the NGO Sector in the Baltic States
Open Estonia Foundation
Organizers: Civic Education Center of the Jaan Tonisson Institute Tallinn, Soros Foundation-Latvia and Lithuanian College for Democracy
December 2001, Tallinn and Tartu
Social Communication for Nature Conservation: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
Stefan Batory Foundation
Organizers: Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe Country Office Poland in partnership with the REC Country Office Lithuania and REC Country Office Latvia
December 2001-April 2002, Poland