Useful Links

NGO Databases

Complete list of Belarusian NGOs: http://www.ngo.by/en/db/3/

NGOs in Sverdlovsk Region: http://www.int-nt.ru/RC/ngorees.htm

NGOs in Belarusia: http://www.basw-ngo-by.net/  

Some Russian NGOs: www.ngo.ru

NGO database "Russia from A to Z": http://www.a-z.ru/rosnko/nko_k.htm  

Funding Websites

Association of Charitable Foundations: http://www.acf.org.uk/

Directory of Social Change: http://www.dsc.org.uk/  

Donors Forum (Russian): http://www.donorsforum.ru/ru/  

FunderFinder: http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/  

Grants Online - http://www.grantsonline.org.uk/

Lots of grantmakers: http://www.ngo.by/ru/data/fond1/ab/

Welcome Europe (EU grants) http://www.welcomeurope.com/

Grants and Competitions www.infogrant.ru

News from the region

Eurasianet: http://www.eurasianet.org/

Forum 18: http://www.forum18.org/

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: http://www.iwpr.net/

Moscow Times: http://www.moscowtimes.ru/indexes/01.html

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: http://www.rferl.org/

RIA-Novosti: http://en.rian.ru/

NGO in Ukraine: http://www.civicua.org/  

Volunteering

BOND - www.bond.org.uk/classifieds

VSO/BESO - http://www.findavolunteer.org/

Work Force Hub: www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/

WorldWide Volunteering for Young People: www.wwv.org.uk/   

Children and orphanages in Russia

http://detskiedomiki.ru/links/ Links to lots of charities helping orphans, orphanages themselves and other stuff.

http://www.detskiedomiki.ru/guide/child/ Lists nearly all the orphanages in Russia, and contact details for them.

http://www.fireflykids.org/webrl/ incredibly useful database of charities working in Russia and other such organisations.

http://www.together.spbru.net/?part=1846 a newspaper dedicated to orphans, orphanages and child welfare in Russia.

http://detskidom.info/ A magazine dedicated to orphans and orphanages in Russia. You can read back issues on the website too.

http://www.au.bbm.ru/ newspaper about Russian orphans.

http://fastova.narod.ru/  a man and woman who have written books about Russian orphans and orphanages.

http://fastova.narod.ru/index_eng.html the above website in English.

http://www.iorphan.org/ help to orphanages and orphans in Russia.

http://www.likar.info/ua-ua/?action=main&id=36 list of contact details and information on various orphanages.

http://deti.radiorus.ru/ the radio station Radio Russia has a weekly programme about children's welfare in Russia.

http://www.russian-orphans.org/  

http://detskiedomiki.ru/gosvo/?act=more_docs&gs_id=20&id=54 the law about children's rights in Russia.

http://www.detskiedomiki.ru/orph_inst/ lots of useful links.

http://www.moscowtnt.ru/instructions/know/2313.html newspaper article about charities helping children with various problems.

Sites of cultural interest

The Pushkin Club: http://www.pushkinclub.org.uk/  

Great Britain-Russia Society: http://www.gbrussia.org/

The Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies: http://www.scrss.org.uk/