Author: Janet Gunn
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 …
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.
Project Report from Oasis, Kyrgyzstan
Helping care leavers to embark on their new life Grantee: Public Charitable Foundation OASIS, Kyrgyzstan Project: Care Leavers Support In 2022, more than 10,700 vulnerable children lived in 130 children’s residential institutions in Kyrgyzstan. Depending on the type of institution, young people are required to leave between the ages of 14 and 17, and their departure from …
Demining Ukraine: the challenges of making land safe in an ongoing war
Article provided by August 2023 As the war in Ukraine continues unabated, there is one issue which dominates the global headlines: landmines. Before Putin’s troops invaded on 24th February 2022, it was generally accepted that the landmine was becoming a welcome relic of the twentieth century. The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is regarded as one of the …
The BEARR Trust’s Autumn Lecture 2023: “War in Ukraine and mental health: the long-term consequences”
The BEARR Trust is very grateful to Professor Robert van Voren for giving our autumn lecture online on 13 September 2023. The theme of his online lecture was: “War in Ukraine and mental health: the long-term consequences” – a topic of crucial importance at this time, and one that the BEARR Trust’s grants have been addressing …
WE ARE RECRUITING A CO-CHAIRMAN AND NEW TRUSTEES
JOIN THE BEARR TRUST BOARD AND HELP VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA The BEARR Trust is recruiting additional trustees, including one who is expected to become co-chairman in June 2024. If you are interested in health and social welfare and have some knowledge of the region where The BEARR Trust works – …
Think tank publishes recommendations on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the post-Soviet space
The Baku-based think tank, the Center for Economic and Social Development, researched aspects such as women’s participation in the labour force, economic empowerment, entrepreneurial activities, distribution in economic fields, and roles in society across 11 post-Soviet countries. The analysis suggested that more economic growth meant more female labour force in the economy. The common challenges …
BEARR Newsletter June 2023
Dear friends and colleagues, The last few weeks have been dominated by the horrendous news of the dam breach in Ukraine and the further devastation that has brought to the long-suffering population. At BEARR we have been trying to react with speed to the urgent requests we are receiving. Details here. The good news for BEARR …
Congratulations to Megan Bick, BEARR Trustee, on her award of an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours
The citation notes that Megan received the award under the Overseas and International Honours List ‘for services to Civil Society Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia’. But she was also singled out in the associated press release for a fuller dedication: ‘Megan Bick is recognised for an outstanding and sustained contribution to marginalised groups …
Trauma And PTSD Psychoeducational Resources in Ukrainian
We share a link to free-to-use translations of material from Psychology Tools “Trauma And PTSD Psychoeducational Resources” in Ukrainian. To access the material on our Resources page, click here.
