The BEARR Trust Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Moldova
The BEARR Trust is raising funds to help small civil society organisations and voluntary groups to support displaced people, refugees and other vulnerable people in Ukraine and Moldova. Below you can...
View ArticleProject report: Baku Volunteer Center, Azerbaijan
Grantee: Baku-Volunteer Center, AzerbaijanProject: “The plight of youth migrants during the COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic on circular migration in Azerbaijan” The Baku Volunteer Center...
View ArticleBEARR’s 2023 Small Grants Scheme webinar: how to prepare a Project A...
REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR On Wednesday 01 February 2023 at 11:00 (GMT), we will be holding a one-hour webinar to talk prospective Project A applicants through the 2023 Small Grants Scheme application...
View ArticleProject report: League of Polish Women, Moldova
Grantee: League of Polish Women, MoldovaProject: To strengthen organisational resilience at “Playback Theatre Ink” Playback Theatre is an improvisation theatre based on the stories of the audience....
View ArticleProject report: Partnership for Education and Communication, Georgia
Grantee: Partnership for Education and Communication (PEC), GeorgiaProject: “MERIT-ME Migrants’ Empowerment and Reintegration through Training, Mentoring and Engagement” With the support of The BEARR...
View ArticleBEARR’s 2023 Small Grants Scheme webinar: Report and FAQs
Для просмотра вебинара с русскими субтитрами, пожалуйста, нажмите кнопку настройки в правом нижнем углу видео и потом нажмите кнопку Subtitles/CC и выберите “Russian”. The deadline for submitting...
View ArticleCivil society and the fight against migrant rights violations in Russia: a...
“The work of such organisations [Alternativa and Civic Assistance Committee] is simply essential. In most cases, they are the only ones who can help.” – Michael Borodin, dir. Convenience Store...
View Article2023 CSO Survey – Preliminary Announcement
The BEARR Trust will soon be inviting civil society organisations (CSOs) in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus to take part in our survey to analyse the impact of war in Ukraine on...
View ArticleBEARR’s Emergency Appeal: a year on since Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
Almost a year ago, and after 30 years working in relative peace, BEARR responded to the news of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by asking its network of partners in Ukraine and neighbouring...
View ArticleThe BEARR Trust’s 30th Anniversary Lecture – Tuesday 14 March 2023
“Russia: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” Speaker: The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG KC Followed by a Q&A discussion chaired by Sir Roderic Lyne KBE CMG, British Ambassador to...
View ArticleBEARR Newsletter: February 2023
Dear friends and colleagues, We hope this finds you safe and well. At The BEARR Trust we are, like everyone, appalled and saddened at the loss of life, injury and destruction of homes in Türkiye and...
View ArticleProject report: Dialogue Trust Rights, Kyrgyzstan
Grantee: Dialogue Trust Rights, KyrgyzstanProject: “Love and Care for Every Child” – Training for teachers to provide psychological support for children whose families are affected by migration “Love...
View ArticleProject report: PO MIR, Tajikistan
Grantee: Public Organization “MIR – Office for Initiatives Development”, Tajikistan Project: “Financial literacy: the key to the economic well-being of families of labour migrants” Labour migration is...
View ArticleProject report: Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Azerbaijan
Grantee: Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Azerbaijan Project: Pro-bono legal support to migrant workers We collaborated closely with the CSO “Eurasian Migration Initiatives Platform”. Their...
View Article“Welfare in Russia and Eurasia in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic” by...
Contributing to a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies dedicated to different marginalised groups in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and drawing on the results of our 2020 CSO Survey, BEARR Trustee Dr....
View ArticleReport: The BEARR Trust’s 30th Anniversary Lecture
Russia: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma Ross Gill, BEARR TrusteeMarch 2023 The BEARR Trust’s thirtieth anniversary year saw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the return of war to Europe...
View ArticleChange of focus for RememberUs in Ukraine
Since the launch of our Emergency Appeal last year, BEARR has been introduced to a number of voluntary organisations in Ukraine. Some of these organisations have come together over the course of last...
View ArticleSmall Grants Scheme 2023: Preliminary Results
In contrast to previous years, for 2023 BEARR did not set a specific theme for its Small Grants Scheme. Instead, in line with our long-term mission to foster cooperation at the grassroots level of...
View ArticleBEARR report on visit to Moldova: February – March 2023
Alexia Claydon (BEARR’s Information Officer) and Jane Ebel (Muse CIC and BEARR Trustee) spent a week in Moldova playing djembe, Brazilian drums and shakers with children in 6 Refugee Activity Centres,...
View ArticleBEARR Newsletter: April 2023
Dear friends and colleagues, In this edition of BEARR’s newsletter, we bring you an update on our Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Moldova, including news of a successful bid to the British Embassy...
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