Category: BEARR News
Project report: Together we are a force!
SGS 2023 Grantee: Rushdi Inclusia, with Zanoni komyob, Rogun district, Tajikistan. Project: To inform and support the marginalised population in Rogun. From August 2023 “Rushdi (develop) Inclusia”, a public organisation for parents of children with disabilities and specialists, in collaboration with the public organisation “Zanoni komyob” (successful women) in Rogun district, have implemented the project “Together …
BEARR website now also in Ukrainian!
Our Ukrainian friends and partners will be pleased that our website is now (partly) in three languages – including Ukrainian. Not all pages will be in all languages, and it will take some time to translate the ones we want to have in Ukrainian. There may also be a few glitches at the beginning, so …
New Information and Administration Officer at The BEARR Trust
The BEARR Trust is delighted to welcome its new Information and Administration Officer Valdonė Šniukaitė. Currently, Valdonė is pursuing her Master’s degree in International Conflict Studies at King’s College London. Having graduated from Politics, Sociology and East European Studies BA at University College London, she has worked in think tanks focusing on Central and Eastern Europe …
BEARR Newsletter December 2023
Dear friends and colleagues, As the year draws to an end, all of us at The BEARR Trust send you our warmest greetings and best wishes for your good health and safety in 2024! This edition of our bi-monthly newsletter brings you an update on our Ukraine Appeal, details of the Small Grants Scheme for 2024, and …
SGS 2024
In 2024, our Small Grants Scheme aims to support displaced people, with a particular focus on addressing the social cohesion challenges that arise from significant population movements. Our support under Strand A extends to most of the countries we work with, ensuring broad support and assistance where it is needed most. As part of Strand …
New Trustees for BEARR
The Trust is delighted to welcome four new Trustees, who will bring additional experience and enhanced skills to the Board. Charles Garrett Charles Garrett left the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2023 after 36 years working largely on East Asian, East European and EU affairs. Most recently he served as HM Ambassador to North …
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 …
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 …