COVID-19 in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus – an overview
A report by Nathan Dampier, BEARR Trust volunteer As the coronavirus pandemic spreads into BEARR’s region of focus, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, governments have taken a range of...
View ArticleCOVID-19: NGO reports
April 2020 We asked some of our partner NGOs working on domestic violence issues how they were coping with COVID-19 restrictions and how it affected their work. Sezim Crisis Center, Bishkek,...
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BEARR welcomes new volunteers
New volunteers April 2020 George Leech George took degrees in History (Leicester) and International Relations (Sweden). Since graduating, he has worked to support civil society and human rights in...
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Small Grants Scheme 2020 – Situation report
The 2020 Small Grants Scheme was open to civil society organisations (CSOs) including non-government organisations (NGOs), voluntary associations and other non-profit organisations working in Armenia,...
View ArticleCOVID-19: a UK NGO’s experiences in Tajikistan. Analysis of the situation...
9 April 2020 Jonathan Watkins UK project manager for Tajikistan, HealthProm In Tajikistan HealthProm works with public organisations, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the...
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April 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to our April newsletter.All of us at The BEARR Trust send our best wishes to all partners and supporters in these difficult times. Under COVID-19 restrictions, our work is more vital than...
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COVID-19 and elderly people
Advice from Age International on helping elderly people cope with the coronavirus crisis (published 24 March 2020) Covid-19 is rapidly spreading globally and older people are at the highest risk from...
View ArticleCOVID-19 – A Tale of Two Countries
A report by Nathan Dampier, BEARR volunteer 12 June 2020 Information available on the extent and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia has been patchy...
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How COVID-19 has affected migrant workers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A report by BEARR Trustee Janet Gunn 12 June 2020 Migrant workers wearing protective face masks line up outside a migration control center to prolong their stay in Russia amid the ongoing coronavirus...
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The BEARR Trust Annual Lecture 2020
“Europe’s Eastern Partnership/Russia’s ‘Near Abroad’ – living with powerful neighbours” The BEARR Trust is delighted to announce that its Annual Lecture this year will be given by Thomas de Waal,...
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How The BEARR Trust evaluates projects
The BEARR Trust usually awards ten or more small grants (of up to £3,000) each year to small civil society organisations working in partnerships to try out new approaches to health and social welfare...
View ArticleThe BEARR Trust Small Grants Scheme 2020: Provisional Outcome
Strengthening the Position of Women in Rural Communities in Central Asia and the South Caucasus The BEARR Small Grants Scheme 2020 invited applications from civil society organisations (CSOs)...
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June 2020 Newsletter
COVID-19 is still sadly dominating all our activities. At BEARR we are trying to do as much as we can working from home, and hope you find our information, publications and other services a useful...
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From Tuberculosis to COVID-19 in Russia’s Prisons
15.7.2020 BY OLGA ZEVELEVA A blog: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/gulagechoes/2020/07/15/lessons-of-the-recent-past-from-tuberculosis-to-covid-19-in-russias-prisons/ Lessons of the Recent Past: From...
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The BEARR Trust Annual Lecture 2020 ‘Europe’s Eastern Partnership/Russia’s...
The BEARR Trust Annual Lecture 2020 ‘Europe’s Eastern Partnership/Russia’s ‘Near Abroad’ – living with powerful neighbours’, given by Tom de Waal – report For many years, at about this time of year...
View ArticlePlease complete our survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Society...
The BEARR Trust is conducting a survey of how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced civil society organisations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus. We hope it will help us...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on rural communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
7 August 2020 A report by Nathan Dampier, BEARR Trust volunteer COVID-19 Statistics in the EECA region as of 15:43 GMT – 04/08/20 (in parentheses – comparison to 12/06/20) EASTERN EUROPEConfirmed...
View ArticleVacancy for a part-time Information and Administration Officer at the BEARR...
We are recruiting an Information and Administration Officer The BEARR Trust (www.bearr.org) is recruiting a part-time Information and Administration Officer, starting in September 2020. Work is...
View ArticleBEARR Trust webinars, November 2020
Due to the situation with COVID-19, the BEARR Trust is not planning to hold its usual annual conference in London this coming November. Instead we plan to hold three separate on-line webinar...
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Visiting two recipients of BEARR Small Grants in Armenia
Sophie Vandyck, BEARR Information Officer Old and new in Yerevan In August 2019 I had the privilege of visiting and evaluating two organisations working to make a difference to vulnerable groups in...
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