Eurasia Foundation Launches East Europe Foundation Moldova
Moldova
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010 - Eurasia Foundation (EF) is proud to announce that its new partner and successor organization in Moldova - East Europe Foundation (EEF) was registered on November 3, 2009 and will officially start its activities on June 1, 2010. The official launch of EEF in Moldova took place on April 15, 2010. The new foundation will continue Eurasia Foundation’s rich, 11-year legacy of promoting democracy and the growth of a market economy in Moldova. At the moment EF is in process transferring ownership of strategy, finances and programs to East Europe Foundation, based on the EF model of success.
“For almost two decades Eurasia Foundation has been honored to work alongside our partners in Moldova who are dedicated to improving the schools, businesses, and government in the communities where they live and work,” said W. Horton Beebe-Center, Eurasia Foundation President. “By launching East Europe Foundation in Moldova and linking it to the Eurasia Foundation Network, we demonstrate our enduring commitment to the citizens of this country and our belief in a stable, modern future for Moldova.”
East Europe Foundation will continue building democratic systems in Moldova, empowering Moldovan citizens and fostering sustainable development through education, technical assistance and grant programs that promote civil society development, strengthen media, enhance good governance and build economic prosperity.
The supreme governing body of East Europe Foundation is its Board of Directors. On April 14, 2010 the EEF Board of Directors met and approved the newly established foundation’s development strategy, program and finance policies and activity plan.
“The establishment of East Europe Foundation in Moldova is a new brick in building democracy and a committed society in our country, and it is my pleasure to be part of this new foundation and the process of change that it has started,” said the chair of the EEF Board of Directors, Silva Radu, who is executive president of Union Fenosa Moldova, a Spanish natural gas company. “The programs that are to be carried out in the region and the issues stressed by EEF in Moldova are of great importance [as they] foster sustainable development and will continue to strengthen existing achievements.”
EEF will focus its resources towards implementing three main program areas: Economic Development, Good Governance, and Social Action. In all its programs, EEF is guided by the principles of equality and non-discrimination. More...
For more detailed information, please contact East Europe Foundation Communications Officer Carolina Blajin at (+373-22) 235-343 ext. 118 or cblajin@eurasia.md
