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Sewing for confidence and independence: a social enterprise for Roma women...
Grantee: Winds of Change, Odesa, UkraineProject: creation of a needlework social enterprise for Roma women and girls. Poverty and multiple forms of discrimination have long kept Roma women in the...
View ArticleWebinar: ‘How to make sure that our assistance does not cause harm’
The BEARR Trust webinar on safeguarding held on 1 December 2021Report by Nicola Ramsden Almost 30 people took part in BEARR’s first webinar about safeguarding, including representatives of civil...
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Report: fourth leg of the Bristol2Beijing bike ride
By BEARR trustee Jane Ebel13.12.21 We have come to the end of the road (for now!) for BEARR’s partnership with Luke Grenfell-Shaw, as he moves into the fifth and final leg of his intrepid journey....
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Project report: I can do anything because you believe in me!!
Grantee: Society of People with Disabilities, TAUR, Moldova Project: to reduce the social isolation of people with disabilities People with disabilities need our support, they need somebody to...
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2021 CSO survey – preliminary review
In 2020, BEARR organised a survey to find out how civil society organisations (CSOs) in our region, and the people they were trying to help, were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. We have just...
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The recent years: BEARR looks to the future from a firmer footing (2011 – 2021)
The last of the articles on BEARR’s history takes us through the expansion of its Small Grants Scheme, digital revamp and the start of its regional conferences, right up to the present day, as well as...
View ArticleThe BEARR Trust Small Grants Scheme 2022
BEARR will shortly be inviting applications for its 2022 Small Grants Scheme. Since early 2020, Covid-19 has made existing inequalities worse. Migrant workers and their families are one of the many...
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New BEARR volunteer
Please meet our latest volunteer recruit – Anita Pant. BEARR is delighted to welcome Anita to our team and we look forward to working with her. Anita has a master’s degree in Russian and East European...
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Project report: Association of wives and mothers of soldiers participating in...
Women united by war Grantee: Association of wives and mothers of soldiers participating in the war in Eastern Ukraine Project: “United we are Stronger!” supporting groups of vulnerable elderly women...
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Project report: YCF Next, Ukraine
“Hospital is not a prison” Grantee: YCF NEXT, Odesa, Ukraine Project: Using hospital facilities to assist children with mental disorders, especially eating disorders The project was based at the...
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Project report: PO MIR, Office for Initiative Development, Tajikistan
In this era of the Covid-19 pandemic, vulnerable families need our shared support Grantee: PO MIR, Office for Initiative Development, Khujand, TajikistanProject: Reintegration of vulnerable groups...
View ArticleVacancy: Information and Administration Officer
The BEARR Trust is recruiting a part-time Information and Administration Officer, starting on 1 March 2022. Work is carried out at BEARR’s office in central London and remotely. This position...
View ArticleReport: BEARR’s 2022 Small Grants Scheme webinar
With the deadline for this year’s Small Grant Scheme on the horizon, BEARR held a webinar for prospective applicants on how to write a strong application. Over 100 CSO representatives from across the...
View ArticleDealing with social isolation: survey & webinar
The BEARR Trust invites CSOs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus to take part in our survey on dealing with social isolation, and to join our webinar in Spring, during which we will...
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Project report: Vlada Brusilovska Charitable Foundation
Innovative designs for children with neurological disorders Grantee: Vlada Brusilovska Charitable Foundation, Ukraine Project: To improve the design of hospital play areas for children with...
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Project report: Girls in Tech, Armenia
Uniting girls through the digital world Grantee: Girls in Tech, ArmeniaProject: “I know you’’ programme providing digital skills and support for young women IDPs from Nagorno Karabakh to promote...
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Statement from The BEARR Trust on Ukraine
We at The BEARR Trust are deeply saddened by the invasion of Ukraine. Our thoughts are with all our partners and their families, and of course the people they work so hard to help. We would like them...
View ArticleBEARR Trust Ukraine Appeal
BEARR is raising funds to pay for urgent humanitarian aid for vulnerable Ukrainian people. BEARR is raising funds to pay for urgent humanitarian aid for vulnerable Ukrainian people. The money will go...
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New Target for BEARR Ukraine Appeal
We have increased the target for our Ukraine appeal to £100,000. We have increased the target for our Ukraine appeal to £100,000. In only five days we have raised over £70,000. We and our partners in...
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New Information Officer
The BEARR Trust is delighted to welcome Alexia Claydon as the new Information Officer. She started work this week at an extraordinarily busy time when we are handling our appeal for funds to help...
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