December 2025 Dear friends and colleagues,  As we reflect on the year gone by, we warmly thank our donors for their generous support and wish our partners and friends a joyful and healthy New Year, filled with hope, resilience and real achievements. In this December edition, we give an update on next year’s Small Grants …

Armorer Wason, BEARR Adviser ‘I haven’t experienced this kind of repression; I grew up in post-Soviet Georgia. I’m finding it really hard to adjust. Our whole identity is under threat.’ In mid-September I spent time with two civil society organisation (CSO) leaders in Tbilisi. Nino (all names have been changed), the director of a well-respected …

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 …

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 …

Art therapy sessions for children living in eastern Ukraine organised by BEARR partners June 2025 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this summer edition of our newsletter, we give an update on the Ukraine Community Resilience Fund, and reflect on its launch event with Professor Victoria Donovan. We’re also pleased to announce the selected projects for this year’s Small Grants Scheme, …

Art therapy sessions for IDPs in eastern Ukraine organised by BEARR partners  April 2025 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this edition of our newsletter, we announce the launch of the Ukraine Community Resilience Fund, which continues BEARR’s support for local organisations in Ukraine through a longer-term recovery approach. To mark the launch, we invite you to …

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 important BEARR updates with you. We introduce our new Chairman and announce a call for applications for the voluntary role of Honorary Treasurer. We provide an update on the …

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 your continued support and send our heartfelt wishes for happiness, health, and hope in the year to come. In the last edition of 2024, we bring you the latest …

As part of a BEARR partners’ project aimed at building social entrepreneurship skills, IDPs in Chernivtsi learn to bake October 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  As we approach the colder months, we continue to provide support to our partners around Ukraine and give you the latest update on our emergency Appeal.  We are delighted to present the Annual Review of our work …

 Through BEARR support our partners purchased a number of second-hand bicycles to help important community workers get around some of the villages in Kharkiv region. Photo by Valentina Petrova August 2024 Dear friends and colleagues,  In this issue of our newsletter, we bring you the latest updates from our Ukraine Appeal which continues amid the recent tragic attack on a …