Category: BEARR News
BEARR Newsletter October 2025
Displaced and local children in Zaporizhzhia find joy and connection through community activities supported by BEARR’s partners October 2025 Dear friends and colleagues, In this October edition, we’re delighted to share the latest update on our Ukraine Community Resilience Fund and an invitation to our Annual Conference on 14 November, where we’re pleased to announce this year’s speakers. You’ll …
Report: The BEARR Trust Autumn Lecture – October 14, 2025
Report by BEARR Trustee Sam Thorne Lecture title: “Is it all over for the rules-based international order?” Speakers: Dr Bobo Lo and Kadri Liik Moderated by Sir Roderic Lyne The BEARR Trust Autumn Lecture 2025 featured an hour of stimulating discussion between international relations expert Dr Bobo Lo and journalist and political analyst Kadri Liik, …
‘Stronger Together’ conference and exhibition
On 25 September Janet Gunn, BEARR trustee, attended a conference in London that brought together Ukrainian and British people working to support Ukrainian society during the war and Ukrainians now living in the UK as a consequence of it. Stalls advertised the work that many NGOs and groups were engaged in. The morning was devoted …
News Team Volunteers
Ann Lewis, BEARR Trustee Have you ever wondered where the News from the Region on the Home page of BEARR’s website and at the end of the newsletters comes from? Let me take you behind the scenes, highlighting the role played by our volunteers. Until 2022, our news offering focused very largely on Russia, and …
The BEARR Trust Annual Review 2024
Now available, the 2024 Annual Review presents a shorter, reader-friendly version of our annual accounts capturing the essence of our work over the past year. The review highlights key aspects of our efforts in 2024, including the achievements of our Ukraine Appeal, the summary of our Small Grants Scheme, and the various events and activities that brought …
Project report: Integration of displaced women in Armenia through economic empowerment
SGS 2024 Grantee: Mutabor Platform, Armenia Project: Economic stabilisation and integration of displaced young people and women through arts and crafts Gohar (name changed) lives on the border of Armenia, in the Syunik region. She was first displaced from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the 2020 war but later returned, only to be forcibly displaced again during …
The BEARR Trust Annual Conference 2025
The Trustees of the BEARR Trust are delighted to invite you to our Annual Conference which will take place on Friday, 14 November 2025. The theme will be: “Solidarity and stamina: how civil society builds and sustains resilience.” The conference will examine resilience and what it entails at individual, community and organisational levels. Grassroots, frontline …
BEARR Newsletter August 2025
Art workshops for internally displaced women living in Kremenchuk, organised by BEARR partners August 2025 Dear friends and colleagues, In this August edition, we’re pleased to report on the first initiatives funded through our Ukraine Community Resilience Fund. We also have news about our upcoming Annual Lecture at the EBRD on 14 October, along with a reminder to save the date …
The BEARR Trust’s Annual Lecture 2025
The BEARR Trust 2025 Annual Lecture, generously hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) at their headquarters in Canary Wharf, took place on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. The event took the form of a discussion between Bobo Lo, international relations expert and author, and Kadri Liik, journalist and political analyst, on the …
Project Report: Social Workers: Key to helping victims of violence
SGS 2024 Grantee: Oasis Foundation, Kyrgyzstan Project: Training and Resource Centres for social workers The project has helped create a platform for social workers and psychologists who have not only gone through training to identify victims of violence, but are also willing to work together. A total of 60 social workers and psychologists have been trained …
