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The BEARR Trust Annual Conference 2023 – report by BEARR Trustee Sam Thorne
Ukraine: community support for mental health, resilience and recovery The 2023 BEARR Trust Annual Conference, on 17 November 2023, focused for a second year on civil society responses to the war in Ukraine. Discussions showcased the inspiring work being done by small, local organisations to address the huge challenges of providing health and social support …
Щорічна конференція BEARR 2023 – Iнформація про учасників сесії
Імʼя учасника панелі Наталія Шмурикова Назва організації Громадська організація «Центр Стратегічних Ініціатив» Місцезнаходження організації Хмельницький, Україна Дата створення організації 18.12.2002 Розмір організації (кількість працівників та волонтерів) До 10 людей (2 постійні працівники) Бенефеціари роботи організації Зараз – внутрішньо переміщені особи у Хмельницькій області, волонтери, родини учасників бойових дій. Яку гуманітарну допомогу надає ваша організація? Ми …
2023 BEARR Trust Annual Conference Panel member information
First panel – moderated by Megan Bick, BEARR Trustee Panel member name Nataliya Shmurikova Organisation name Centre for Strategic Initiatives NGO (CSI NGO) Organisation location Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Organisation start date 18.12.2002 Organisation size (no. of staff and volunteers) Up to 10 people (2 permanent staff) Beneficiaries of the organisation’s work At present – internally displaced …
The BEARR Trust Annual Conference 2023
BEARR’s Annual Conference took place on Friday 17 November 2023 from 13:00 to 16:30. The theme was “Ukraine: community support for mental health, resilience and recovery”. To read the report of the conference proceedings, click here. To view the recording of the conference in English click here. For Ukrainian click here. 🇺🇦 The speakers included …
BEARR Newsletter October 2023
Bonfire at the workshop in the Carpathians 21 October 2023 Dear friends and colleagues, In this autumn edition of our newsletter, we share with you a report from BEARR Trustee Megan Bick on our project “From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion”. We are also delighted to announce the theme of next year’s Small Grants Scheme, as …
From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion: a workshop in the Carpathians
In July 2023, BEARR launched a new programme in Ukraine – “From Group Therapy to Community Cohesion”, funded by the British Government through the British Embassy in Kyiv. For details, click here. In October, after initial online contact, members of the various partner organisations taking part in the programme gathered together for a workshop held in …
Project Report from TAUR, Moldova
Grantee: Society of People with Disabilities TAUR, Moldova Project: Community engagement for volunteers and people with disabilities Our project aimed to increase motivation in our staff and beneficiaries, to make them feel part of a cohesive community which shares ideas and has joint plans. This was one of the beneficiaries’ wishes, and complemented the administration’s objectives: to …
Осіння лекція BEARR Trust 2023: «Війна в Україні та ментальне здоров’я: довгострокові наслідки
BEARR Trust з радістю повідомляє, що професор Роберт ван Ворен прочитає нашу осінню лекцію онлайн через Zoom 13 вересня 2023 року о 18:30 за британським часом. Темою його онлайн-лекції буде: «Війна в Україні та ментальне здоров’я: довгострокові наслідки» – тема надзвичайно важлива зараз, на яку цього року спрямовані гранти BEARR Trust. Оскільки лекція буде проведена …
BEARR Newsletter August 2023
BEARR’s partner in Kharkiv delivering chicks to villagers in order to provide them with a long-lasting and self-sufficient source of food 15 August 2023 Dear friends and colleagues, We hope this finds you safe and well. In this summer edition of our newsletter, we bring you the latest updates from our Emergency Appeal for Ukraine and Moldova, as well as …
Supporting the humanitarian front in Ukraine
Podcast of interview with BEARR Chairman, Nicola Ramsden, at a conference at the Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, University of Southampton, on 10 July 2023 To listen, click here.