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📋📣 Our CSO Survey for 2021 is here! 📣📋

📋📣 Our CSO Survey for 2021 is here! 📣📋

Are you the representative of a CSO in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, or the South Caucasus? Then follow the link in our bio to take part!

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), we’ve launched 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 South Caucasus.

CSOs from the following countries are invited to participate in the survey: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

The survey contains 21 questions and should take 10-20 minutes to fill in. All questions are in English & Russian.

Thanks in advance for taking part!

#survey #civilsociety #ngo #healthcare #easterneurope #centralasia #southcaucasus

🏃🏃🏃 Luke Grenfell-Shaw, aka @bristol2bei

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Luke Grenfell-Shaw, aka @bristol2beijing, is back in the UK taking a break from his tandem journey after one year on the road & recently having made it across much of Tajikistan.

Despite taking a break from his journey, Luke isn’t letting himself rest too much! Just last weekend he took part in @5kyourway ‘s “Nonsuch parkrun” alongside an incredible 630 other participants who either ran or walked the route.

Among the participants were those invited by Luke: a group of CanLivers as well as representatives from the seven different charities which Luke has raised money for along his route, including a representative from BEARR, trustee Janet Gunn.

Follow the link in our bio for more info about the day and about Luke’s next steps!

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📣 Join us next Wednesday 22 September at 16.00

📣 Join us next Wednesday 22 September at 16.00 U.K. time for BEARR’s autumn lecture via zoom! 📣

‘Media and civil society under attack in Russia: what can we do?' with Maria Logan and Anastasia Burakova

Scroll for more info about our speakers.

For more info and to register follow the link in our bio or visit our website www.bearr.org

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a lively, topical discussion!

#mediafreedom #civilsociety #russianmedia #russiancivilsociety #russianngo

One of our Small Grants Scheme recipients for 2021

One of our Small Grants Scheme recipients for 2021 is Kuhhoi Pamir NGO in #tajikistan 🇹🇯 🏔

Their project is a first for BEARR! They’re working to reduce social isolation among livestock breeders living in remote communities in the Pamir mountains, especially as this has been worsened by the Covid pandemic.

Watch this space for updates on their important project, plus beautiful photos of the scenery!
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#pamir #pamirmountains #shepherdsofinstagram #centralasia #centralasianshepherd #civilsociety #socialisolation #communitybuilding

Here's an update from one of BEARR's 2021 grantees

Here's an update from one of BEARR's 2021 grantees, TAUR NGO in Moldova, which has recently started its project providing practical assistance & vocational training to people with physical impairments.

We're excited to see how their project develops!
TAUR explains that, "30 people with disabilities will receive food packages at home between June and November 2021, thanks to The BEARR Trust's grant of £3,000 (GB pounds), as well as have the opportunity to learn vocational skills (sewing, weaving mats, crochet)”.

#moldova #civilsociety #ngo #easterneurope #disabilityawareness #disabilitypride

📣 Less than one week to go until @bristol2beiji

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