Category: Small Grants
The BEARR Trust CSO Survey 2021
Following on from last year’s survey, which received an overwhelming 328 responses and informed many of BEARR’s activities (such as webinars and the Small Grants Scheme 2021), The BEARR trust is launching a new survey to analyse the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on civil society organisations (CSOs) in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the …
Project report: a performing arts camp with a difference
Grantee: Inclusive Studies, Lutsk, Ukraine Project: Inclusive art practices The project “Inclusive Art Practices” took place in Lutsk, Ukraine this summer. It was implemented by the NGO “Inclusive Studies” with the support of The BEARR Trust and The Igor Palytsia “Tilky Razom” Foundation. The project included a series of inclusive, accessible music and theatre, art therapy, and paper sculpture classes for young …
Project report: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic violence levels
Grantee: Centre for Women and the Modern World (CWMW), AzerbaijanProject: training for doctors, police, youth activists and NGO leaders to promote awareness of domestic violence and the relevant laws in Shirvan’s rural districts. 13.08.2021 Covid-19 & the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Last summer, we received the news that The BEARR Trust would fund our project, “the Covid-19 …
Project report: supporting victims of domestic violence in Uzbekistan
Grantee: CISC Fergana branchProject: Improving service provision for victims of domestic violence 13.08.21 During 2020-1, with financial support from The BEARR Trust’s Small Grants Scheme, the Centre for the Support of Civil Initiatives (CISC), Fergana branch, in Uzbekistan implemented its project, “Improving service provision for victims of domestic violence”. “Until now, we have taught women …
Bristol2Beijing Update
10.08.21 Blink and you may miss some of the activities Luke Grenfell-Shaw, Bristol2Beijing, has managed to fit into his journey through Central Asia so far! Here is an update on the recent events in the fourth leg of his journey, during which time The BEARR Trust is delighted to be Luke’s official partner. B2B Challenge On the …
Project report: family relationships without violence
Grantee: Bonuvoni PyanjProject: Raising awareness of domestic violence within communities in Pyanj province Implementation of Tajikistan’s State Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence for 2014-23 depends on cooperation between the Committee for Women and the Family; the state structures for education, healthcare and internal affairs; the Commission for Children’s Rights, and public organisations. The CSO Bonuvoni Pyanj, in cooperation with the district branch of the Committee for Women and the …
An ordinary story of a simple village woman
June 2021 Read the inspiring account of a woman who was once a beneficiary of NGO Bonuvoni Pyanj’s support services and now gives talks and provides training to other volunteers at the organisation. Bonuvoni Pyanj, Tajikistan, received a grant in 2020 for a project focusing on raising awareness of domestic violence within 10 communities in …
Women in a man’s world
Pippa Ebel joined Luke Grenfell-Shaw for the Azerbaijan leg of his tandem ride from Bristol to Beijing, staying in various communities and visiting charities on the way, including 2017 and 2020 BEARR grantee, the Centre for Women in the Modern World. A full account of Pippa’s experiences can be found on Luke’s blog at “A country …
BEARR’s 2021 Small Grants Scheme: Results
In 2021 BEARR’s Small Grants Scheme sought applications from across the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region for projects to “reduce the social isolation of people living with disadvantage”, an issue which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not specify the beneficiaries: instead, applicants were asked to describe the problems faced by the …
Project report: empowering women and young people in rural areas of Abkhazia
Grantee: Women’s Fund for Development, Georgia Project To give women and young people in rural areas the skills and capability to identify local needs, lobby and advocate for them, and participate in civic and social activities in their local communities. June 2021 The Women’s Fund for Development ran several initiatives supporting women and young girls living in rural areas of Abkhazia, aiming to equip rural women and youth initiative groups with leadership skills and capacities enabling them to advocate and lobby …
