Roza Otunbayeva to Receive Maynes Award and Detail Her New Philanthropic Initiative
For immediate release
December 6, 2012
Contact: Melinda Haring
202-234-7370, ext. 122
mharing@eurasia.org
US and Russian Officials Stress the Importance of Citizen Diplomacy
An inspiring demonstration of transatlantic solidarity was on display when US and Russian officials stressed the importance of citizen diplomacy at a conference on bilateral civic initiatives in Washington, DC on November 15 and 16.
Read MoreEF to Host Forum on US-Russia Relations with Pozner and Donahue
Eurasia Foundation is bringing Vladimir Pozner and Phil Donahue back together to discuss US-Russian cooperation.
Read MoreEurasia Foundation Research Finds Role of Aksakal Courts in Kyrgyzstan Declining
For immediate release
May 8, 2012
Contact: Azita Ranjbar
aranjbar@gfulbrightmail.org
Six US-Russian Partnership Projects to Receive Linkage Grants
The US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Program (CSPP) announced that it will award Linkage Grants to six partnership projects. The US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Program (CSPP) was launched in 2011. The program is sponsored by the US Agency for International Development and implemented by Eurasia Foundation (USA) in partnership with the New Eurasia Foundation(Russia). The CSPP is the follow-on to the two US-Russia Civil Society Summits held in 2009 and 2010, during which Russian and US civil society organizations recognized the need for greater collaboration. The ultimate goal is to create sustainable mechanisms for the delivery of recommendations from citizens to policymakers, leading to greater cooperation and meaningful improvement in the lives of citizens.
Read MoreThomas Pickering to Receive 2012 Sarah Carey Award
WASHINGTON, DC – Eurasia Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the first annual Sarah Carey Award – Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. Ambassador Pickering is Vice Chairman of Hills & Company, a Career Ambassador at the U.S. Department of State and the former ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan and the United Nations. The 2012 Sarah Carey Award presentation will take place at Eurasia Foundation’s annual dinner, Tuesday, April 24, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.
Read MoreThree Villages in China Open Community Libraries
In early December, Huzhu Rainbow Culture Center (Rainbow Center), with support from EF’s China Program, opened community reading rooms in three small villages in northwestern China. Each reading room contains more than 2,000 books that villagers may borrow free of charge.
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