Book Review: Night train to Odesa: Covering the human cost of Russia’s war by...
Review by Heather Stacey, STAND International Imagine you’d just landed in a town in Siberia and, as you made your way to the airport building, your phone began to ping with the news of Russia’s...
View ArticleProject Report: Volunteering Academy 2024
SGS 2024 Grantee: Two CSOs in Ukraine Project: Training and Resilience Programme “Volunteering Academy 2024”. The CSOs implemented their training and resilience programme “Volunteering Academy 2024”...
View ArticleRestart Foundation: Creating circles of mental health support in Ukraine
Responding to the traumatic impact of war on the well-being of many Ukrainians, Restart Foundation is a newly-founded, UK-based charity working to improve mental health in Ukraine. With an initial...
View ArticleReport: The BEARR Trust Annual Conference – November 29, 2024
Report by BEARR Trustee Sam Thorne – December 9, 2024 Civil Society Innovation in Health and Social Welfare at Times of Crisis in The BEARR Trust Region The 2024 BEARR Trust Annual Conference focused...
View ArticleThe BEARR Trust Small Grants Scheme 2025
In 2023-4 the focus of much of BEARR’s work has been on Ukraine and Moldova, with the Ukraine Emergency Appeal at the forefront of activities. This effort will continue in 2025, but the main Small...
View ArticleBEARR Newsletter December 2024
Photo by Ukrainian photographer Rodion Kutsaiev from Melitopol, Zaporizhzhiya oblast (Unsplash) December 2024 Dear friends and colleagues, With the year coming to a close, we’d like to thank you for...
View ArticleBEARR Event: Talk and Discussion with Dr Armen Sarkissian
The BEARR Trust is delighted to invite you to a talk and discussion with Dr Armen Sarkissian, former president of Armenia (2018-2022), who will present his book The Small States Club: How Small Smart...
View ArticleBEARR is seeking a new Honorary Treasurer
Join The BEARR Trust Board and help vulnerable people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia We are recruiting a new Treasurer If you are interested in supporting community-based organisations working...
View ArticleProject Report: The voice of Ukrainians with hearing impairments
SGS 2024 Grantee: Educational Assistance Project: “A world of silence during the war in Ukraine”. About 30,600 people with hearing impairments live in Ukraine, including children, adults and old...
View ArticleProject Report: Psychological rescue: how taking care of mental health helps...
SGS 2024 Strand B Grantee: Association of Mothers and Wives of Defenders of Ukraine Project: To help women overcome stress, prevent emotional burnout, and regain self-confidence. War changes the lives...
View ArticleNew Chairman for the BEARR Trust
Trustees’ celebration dinner for Nicola and Ross After completing a second term as Chairman of The BEARR Trust Nicola Ramsden stepped back from the chairmanship at the end of 2024. Under Nicola’s...
View ArticleProject Report: Stronger Together: How Creativity and Mutual Support bring...
SGS 2024 Grantee: Tvory Dobropillia, with Age of Happiness, Ukraine Project: Enabling displaced women and elderly people to integrate into their new communities. Despite fatigue and anxious...
View ArticleBEARR Newsletter February 2025
Pottery classes for children in eastern Ukraine organised by BEARR partners February 2025 Dear friends and colleagues, In the first 2025 edition of our newsletter, we are pleased to share some...
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