BEARR is always delighted to welcome new volunteers, who play such a great role in our activities. Here are two of our newest recruits.  Holly Battye  Holly graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Russian and French and has spent a number of years studying, working and volunteering in Russia, primarily with a focus on translation work. Most …

Grantee: Tolerspace, Kyiv, Ukraine  Project: to create a graphic novel for 10-13-year-old girls, and training of peer-guides in interactive use of this to raise awareness of violence.   One of Tolerspace’s peer-guides, 17-year-old Olga Sidelnikova, describes her involvement in the project:   On a sunny September Saturday ten teenage girls and two psychologists gathered to discuss personal safety, protection from bullying and harassment. …

Grantee:  Women’s Initiatives, Blijniy, Moldova  Project: Group and individual psychological and legal counselling for women suffering from domestic violence, developing guidelines on the theme: ‘Your family is not the place for fear, violence or cruel treatment’. Being a woman means to improve oneself, develop and always be happy.   Many women would like to fulfil their creative potential and exist as an …

Grantee: Kitezh, Moscow Project: To build a network of shelters for women in Moscow and the Moscow region, using networked IT to ensure women are not turned away unnecessarily. Kitezh is the only low-threshold refuge in Moscow and receives a huge number of calls not just from Moscow but from all over Russia, elsewhere in …