Published by vedomosti.md 14.10.2023 More than 1,700 health workers request certification of their educational qualifications in order to leave Moldova Over the last four years, more than 1,700 medical workers have applied for the certification of their educational documents for travelling abroad.   Nine years ago, the number of applications from doctors was much higher. …

The Ministry of Economic Development has revealed which regions have provided the most support to SONGOs (socially-oriented NGOs)   11.10.2023   On 9 October, Tatyana Ilyushnikova, the Ministry’s Deputy Minister, announced the results of their annual ranking exercise for regions that provided the most support to SONGOs and social entrepreneurs during 2022.   The Deputy …

Published by UNICEF 10.10.2023 UNICEF commissions a new study of parental knowledge, attitudes and practices in early childhood care and development Parents and caregivers are increasingly positive about inclusive education for children with disabilities. This is one of the findings of a study on “Parental Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Early Childhood Care and Development” …

Proposal to allow CSOs to change the composition of their founders   06.10.2023   This proposal would allow CSOs the possibility of removing founders from their membership and was discussed on the Telegram channel by Artem Metelev, Chair of the Duma Committee on Youth Policy.   “Founders of CSOs often lose contact with their organisation, …

How to measure the social impact of CSO projects: A new methodology   06.10.2023   The Contribution to the Future Foundation has developed its own methodology for evaluating social projects and initiatives, taking their social significance into account.   Ekaterina Yadova, Project Director of the Foundation, says that 92% of Russian investors believe that measuring …

Published by the Economic Research Institute, Kazakhstan 05.10.2023 Nearly one million people living below the poverty line in Kazakhstan The Office of National Statistics has published figures on population living standards for the second quarter of 2023. In the second quarter of 2023, the number of households with incomes below the subsistence minimum reached 177,800, …

A proposal to create a register of “destructive” foreign CSOs in Russia   05.10.2023   At the end of July, the Federation Council approved amendments to the law “On Non-Profit Organisations” that will allow citizens and companies to participate in the activities of a foreign CSO that does not have a presence in Russia, provided …

Published by the Asian Development Bank 5 October 2023 Kyrgyz Republic: A Stronger Health System After COVID-19 An Asian Development Bank-assisted $20 million COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Project improved the longer-term capacity of the Kyrgyz Republic’s health system. With ADB support, the Kyrgyz Republic has upgraded 18 hospitals nationwide by expanding and equipping their intensive care …

“We have reached a consensus”: What was discussed at a regular meeting of the Ministry of Justice on improving legislation on non-profit organisations   04.10.2023   On 3 October, the third meeting of an inter-departmental working group on improving the regulation of CSO activities was held.   The membership of the working group has been …

“What wheelchair – there’s a war going on”   People with disabilities in Russia have been waiting months, even years, for the rehabilitation equipment they need. Officials are using the war in Ukraine as an excuse but the problems really started much earlier.   06:05, 15 September 2023   Source: Meduza   Owen Mcguigan / Alamy …