Russia: Launch of a CSO mutual support programme

Launch of a CSO mutual support programme   13.11.2023   The aim of this initiative is to develop a professional support and mentoring system.   The Dobro.ru website has launched a “CSO mutual support” programme to develop a mentoring scheme in the non-profit sector. The site explains that around 11,000 CSOs open and 45,000 close …

Russia: grants to some CSOs to increase by half a billion roubles  

The amount of grants to some CSOs to increase by half a billion roubles   10.11.2023   The Duma recently held a meeting to discuss adjustments to the federal budget, according to the Lower House’s website.   The State Duma Committee for the Development of Civil Society has considered and approved the necessary amendments to …

Russia: ratings published for Public Councils of federal authorities

RAEX has published ratings for public councils attached to federal authorities   03.11.2023   The leaders are public councils at the Ministries of Labour, Natural Resources, Education and seven other agencies.   The RAEX ratings agency and the Federation’s Public Chamber presented the results of a study on the work of public councils affiliated to …

Resources for people with autism in Russia

A book about autism “Thinking in Pictures” has been published in Russian   01.11.2023   The book also includes a list of charities and resources for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their loved-ones.   “Thinking in Pictures: And Other Stories of My Life with Autism” is an autobiographical book by the American author …

Russian government does not support Duma proposals regarding rights for large families

A Bill on the legal status of large families submitted to the State Duma   26.10.2023   The Government does not support the proposed legislative package.   Deputies from the Russian Federation’s Communist Party Group led by Gennady Zyuganov have submitted two Bills to the State Duma that are intended to provide legal status for …

WHO: health care in Ukraine after 8 months of war

Accessing health care in Ukraine after 8 months of war: The health system remains resilient, but key health services and medicine are increasingly unaffordable 24 October 2022 News release Even as Ukraine marks 8 months of a brutal war, the health care system in Ukraine continues to function overall, but spiraling costs, logistical hurdles and …

Russia: Ratings and legislative changes affecting CSOs

Ministry of Economic Development: Latest ratings and legislative changes   23.10.2023   How the State supports CSOs and what changes in legislation will mean for the not-for-profit sector was explained by the Ministry of Economic Development at a meeting with the Federation’s Public Chamber’s Commission on the Development of the Non-Profit Sector and its regional …

Russia: Proposal to have a definition of socially important business enshrined in law  

Proposal to have a definition of socially important business enshrined in law   20.10.2023   The author of the proposal stated that it will support the business community in Russia.   Sultan Khamzaev, a State Duma deputy, has submitted his proposal to Maxim Reshetnikov, Head of the Ministry of Economic Development, reports RIA Novosti.   …

MP raises alarm over shortage of doctors in Naryn region

Published by Akipress.com 19 October 2023 Winter in Naryn region is very severe. The temperature in At-Bashy district reaches -40 °C, said MP Zhyldyz Sadyrbaeva at a meeting of the Parliament on October 19. According to her, the salaries of doctors and nurses in remote areas of Naryn do not cover the monthly cost of …

What’s the problem with organ donation in Kazakhstan?

Published by Tengrinews.kz 18 September 2023 We’ll make you better again…….in 437 years’ time: What’s the problem with organ donation in Kazakhstan?   It’s no secret that the idea of organ transplants is developing very slowly in Kazakhstan, which, oddly enough, is not blamed on equipment and a shortage of specialists but on a basic …