The Minister of Labour has called on the employment service to ‘face the problems of the disabled head on’ 08.08.2017 Maxim Topilin has proposed the creation of an employment passport for disabled people of working age. During a conference call…
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Civic Forum: travel grants for the candidates
07.08.2017 Organizers of the All-Russia’s Civic Forum to take place in Moscow on November 25 are ready to cover the transport expenses and accommodation for 150 regional candidates, which are able to prove the feasibility of their participation. Application deadline:…
Children being used to collect fraudulent donations
Child protection ombudsmen have spoken out against the use of teenagers to collect ‘donations’ on the street 04.08.2017 The practice of using teenagers to collect money for ‘charity’ on the streets must be outlawed, according to Ksenya Mishonova, who is…
Draft law restricting NGO activities in Moldova
Draft Law on NGOs Could Imperil Moldovan Democracy (Reprinted fro Freedom House blog) August 4, 2017 Photo Credit: CIJM / Anticoruptie.md  By Gina S. Lentine, Program Officer, Eurasia  This summer has proven to be a tumultuous period for…
ASI on success of grant tender process
All-round victory. Why has the tender for presidential grants been so successful? 03.08.2017 The first round of bids for presidential grants this year has been described as the most effective and transparent in the history of this kind of finance.…
Winners of 2017 Presidential Grants include ‘foreign agents’
Results announced of the first NGO Presidential Grants competition in 2017 01.08.2017 The Presidential Grants Fund Administrator for the Development of Civil Society has announced the winners of the first NGO grants competition of 2017. Nearly 2.25 billion…
UNICEF support for vulnerable families in Kyrgyzstan
Seeking out Kyrgyzstan’s families in need to sustain peace Report from UN Children’s Fund Published on 28 Jul 2017 One of Momina’s daughters is preparing naan. Conditions are simple; this family is officially categorized as one in a difficult life…
Putin meets NGO leaders
Putin meets NGO leaders: Each region must work with the public sector 27.07.2017 Vladimir Putin wants to expand resource centres in the social sector and identify experienced people to work with NGOs and volunteers in Russia. Putin’s…
Public Chamber approves amendments to Foreign Agents Act
Public Chamber approves amendments to the Foreign Agents Acts by the Ministry of Justice 25.07.2017 The compulsory information that foreign NGO units in Russia need to provide is being extended, while the time limit to provide that information to the…
Teenagers with disabilities conquer Mount Elbrus
Life in Movement: teenagers with disabilities conquer Mount Elbrus 24.07.2017 Students from the Filimon Home Boarding School participating in the Step Up Together initiative have returned to Moscow after climbing the biggest peak in Russia. Zhenya Boytsov, who has cerebral…