The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation announces the recruitment of a volunteer corps 14.03.2019 The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is forming a volunteer corps in order to support the development of the volunteer sector in…
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Advice for Russians on volunteering abroad
Volunteering abroad 13.03.2019 MGU student Evgenia Masloboeva held a lecture at the Blagosfera centre titled ‘A Trend in Volunteering: How to Volunteer Abroad’, in which she explained how to get onto an international volunteer project and the associated…
Russia government to clarify ‘foreign sources’ in NGO law
The government will clarify the concept of foreign sources in the law on NGOs 13.03.2019 Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, has called for issues within the current legislation on non-profit organisations to be amended.…
Top regions for HIV in Russia: Kemerovo, Irkutsk, Sverdlovsk
In Russia, the top three regions have changed – the leaders in mortality from HIV There die from the disease more often than from murder, suicide and accidents combined Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Sverdlovsk regions lead among Russian regions in terms…
Kazakhstan: challenging gender stereotypes
Activists are using Women’s Day to challenge, rather than reinforce, gender stereotypes. Kazakhstan: From flower power to girl power Joanna Lillis Mar 8, 2019 FemAgora is a week-long feminist festival held in Kazakhstan’s business capital, Almaty, in the run-up to International…
OSCE-led Survey on Violence Against Women
6 March 2019 This report, funded by a number of donors, presents the cross-regional, comparable findings of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women, which was implemented in 2018 in selected countries in in South Eastern Europe and…
Putin approves federal legislation on palliative care
Vladimir Putin approves federal legislation on palliative care in Russia 06.03.2019 The Russian President has signed off amendments to a federal law on “Basic Health Protection for Russian Federation Citizens” which will regulate the provision of palliative medical…
Duma adopts first reading of bill on social entrepreneurship
The Russian State Duma adopts the First Reading of a Bill on social entrepreneurship 05.03.2019 This legislation if approved will provide help to pensioners, large families, orphanage graduates, disabled people and others in employment. At its plenary…
Competition for doctors interested in palliative neurology
Applications now being accepted for a competition for doctors wishing to provide palliative care 04.03.2019 The Live Now charity is holding a competition for doctors interested in working in the field of palliative neurology. The contest is…
Problems in providing medical and psychological help to the homeless
From hospital straight onto the street: Problems involved in providing medical and psychological help to homeless people 04.03.2019 Major issues involved in providing palliative and medical care to the homeless have been discussed in the Federation’s Public Chamber,…