Category: Newsletter
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ukraine’s recovery cannot wait until Russia’s invasion is over
The BEARR Trust’s Small Grants Officer, Anna Morgan, attended the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on July 10-11 in her capacity as Programme Manager for Russia and Eurasia and Manager of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think-tank. Here is her article “Ukraine’s recovery cannot wait until Russia’s invasion is over”, in which she …
Project Report: Finding Strength Far from Home
SGS 2024 Grantee: The Leader, Kremenchuk, Ukraine Project: Bridges of Cooperation: Unity of people and dreams When the war came closer to the city of Kostyantinivka in Donetsk region in the summer of 2024, Natalia, 43, had no choice but to flee. She packed a few belongings, took her 14-year-old daughter Svitlana by the hand, and …
BEARR Newsletter June 2025
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, …
Project Report: How seeds became a path to self-employment
SGS 2024 Grantee: Voznesensk Community Foundation in partnership with the Agency for Economic Development (AED), Ukraine Project: New Agrarians: self-employment of IDPs through agricultural production Despite its modest budget, this initiative, supported by the BEARR Trust’s Small Grants Scheme, demonstrated impressive results and proved that quality seeds and knowledge can be powerful tools to support people facing …
Project Report: Beyond Drama: How Dialogue and Support Changed Lives in Odesa
SGS 2024 Grantee: Ukrainian Sisters Are Kidfriendly, Odesa, Ukraine Project: Joint Adaptation of Mothers and Children In 2024–2025, with support from The BEARR Trust, our foundation implemented this project for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Odesa. What began as a simple goal—to help women and children feel more supported in a new city—quickly evolved into something …
