Kazakh Feminist Collective ‘Arbitrarily’ Denied Registration RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service, 13 September 2019 Feminita co-founder Gulzada Serzhan (file photo) ALMATY — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Kazakh authorities for their “arbitrary and discriminatory” refusal to register a feminist…
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Ukraine: people with disabilities learn to be fashion models
Kharkiv agency teaches people with disabilities to be fashion modelsBy Daria Shulzhenko. Published by Kyiv Post on 6 September 2019 (Kyiv Post only allows part of the article to be republished so please use the link below to access the full article) People with…
Transforming Azerbaijan’s health system
Supporting Azerbaijan in transforming its health system 05-09-2019 Published by WHO Dr Hande Harmanci, WHO Representative and Head of Country Office, Azerbaijan: A strong healthcare system is a cornerstone of sustainable development, and the key to building the prosperous future we…
Registration open for Donor Forum’s annual conference
Registration is open for the 17th annual conference of the Donor Forum on Charity 04.09.2019 The main theme of the conference will be digitisation and its application to the not-for-profit sector. On Thursday 31 October the Donor Forum conference will…
24% of Russians give money to charitable organsiations
Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM): 24% of Russians are giving money to charitable organisations 04.09.2019 Only a quarter of Russians donate, whereas ten years ago a third of the population would give money to charity. According to the VTsIOM…
Annual Report on Volunteering in Russia
The Ministry of Economic Development has published its annual report on volunteering in Russia 03.09.2019 The Ministry of Economic Development report contains statistics on the dynamics of the development of volunteering, a review of the legal norms of regulations of…
Russian region trials foster care for elderly people
Ministry of Labour suggests regions introduce foster care for elderly people 27.08.2019 Since 2019, in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug the guardianship authorities have appointed an assistant to lonely elderly people, who provides them with a family and takes…
Emergency health services in eastern Ukraine
Scaling up emergency health services in eastern Ukraine: the ABCDE of trauma care Published by WHO 26-08-2019 Trauma care, as an area of essential expertise for saving lives and protecting people from disabilities, is vital in eastern Ukraine’s conflict affected…
Moldova – a day in the life of a rural family doctor
A report published by WHO, with photos, see link at the end lena Neaga is a family doctor in a rural area of the Republic of Moldova. Here, she shares the events of her day and her experience in providing…
New platform to help specialists with a disability into work
A new platform for the employment of specialists with disabilities has launched in Russia 22.08.19 The Everland platform will allow job seekers with higher or secondary specialised education in the fields of design, journalism, internet marketing, web development…