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16 Deсember 2008
EEF, Telenor Announce Photo Contest Winners
East Europe Foundation and Telenor, with the support of the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine, held the A Ukraine for Everyone photo contest from September 11 to November 14, 2008. The purpose of the contest was to raise awareness of social problems and motivate people to be proactive in the life of their local communities. A total of 314 pictures by 54 authors were submitted. Please click here to view the winning photographs.
The best 50 photographs will be shown at an exhibition in Kyiv in the first quarter of 2009.
23 October 2008
Embassy of Finland in Ukraine, East Europe Foundation Support Energy Efficiency in Lviv region
The Embassy of Finland in Ukraine and the East Europe Foundation have awarded a $35,000 grant to the European Integration and Regional Development Agency for Energy Efficiency for the Beskydy Warmth project.
The project will seek to stimulate solutions to energy-related challenges in five pilot districts in the mountainous area of Lviv oblast: Drohobych, Sambir, Skole, Starosambir and Turka.
The project implementers will audit the energy use of a typical civil institution in each district. Then, based on their findings, they will recommend energy efficiency projects for implementation in the area, including the installation of energy-saving equipment, with co-funding from local budgets. One such project will be implemented in the Staryi Sambir district to serve as an example to neighboring communities.
17 September 2008
EEF, OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine, Dutch Gov Support Energy Efficiency in Vinnytsia Region
East Europe Foundation, Organizations for Security and Co-operation in Europe Project Coordinator in Ukraine and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded $38,750 to an NGO called Initiative to improve energy efficiency with the use of renewable energy technologies in the Vinnytsia region.
During the project, the grantee will establish a training center for renewable energy technologies in the village of Severynivka demonstrating the application and benefits of wind power, biogas energy, bio-diesel and other alternative energy sources. The center will use energy generated from these renewable sources to power essential community buildings. The biogas will be used to heat a kindergarten of 40 children, co-generation equipment will be used for the heating of the local community center, with a village library and museum, that is not heated in the winter. Wind energy will be used to power the communal water supply system. Click here for more information.
11 September 2008
PHOTO CONTEST “A UKRAINE FOR EVERYONE”
East Europe Foundation and Telenor with support of The National Union Of Artist Photographers Of Ukraine (NUAPU) announce photo contest “A UKRAINE FOR EVERYONE”. The purpose of this photo contest is to raise awareness of social problems and motivate people to be proactive in the life of local communities.
Contest will have following categories:
• The Community in Action: People working together on behalf of the local community
• From One to All: Small businesses help sustain the economical development of the whole country
• I know How to Live: Vulnerable populations like the elderly and the disabled living full lives despite their disadvantages.
• Ray of Hope: Vulnerable youth like orphans and disabled children study and take active part in community life.
• Preserving Nature: Energy efficiency guarantees us a future.
Winners of the competition will be awarded with prizes generously provided by Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor. Deadline for submitting photos: October 3. For more information click here.
9 September 2008
Telenor, EEF Support Green Energy in Mykolayiv Region. Voznesensk to Produce Energy from Waste
With support from Telenor, the East Europe Foundation awarded a $24,747 grant to the Agency for Economic Development of Voznesensk to introduce alternative energy sources and help protect the environment.
The grantee, the Agency of Economic Development of Voznesensk (AEDV), will introduce a system of organic waste management in Voznesensk in Mykolayiv oblast. The AEDV will help the local community separate organic waste, such as plants and trees, to use for composting and the production of fuel pellets for eventual energy conversion. The project will encompass 83% of the city’s households. For more information click here.
26 August 2008
East Europe Foundation (EEF), Expert Ukraine magazine, British American Tobacco Ukraine invite journalists and editors from Chernihiv and Kyiv regions to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility
East Europe Foundation (EEF), Expert Ukraine magazine and British American Tobacco Ukraine invite journalists and editors from Chernihiv and Kyiv regions to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility. During this seminar organizers will raise the media's understanding of CSR, answer how mass media may influence on CSR of Ukrainian businesses, why it is important for their communities, and how to report on it in a balanced fashion. Please click here to read an RFP (in Russian) and application form. The seminar will take place in Chernihiv on September 10, the deadline for submitting applications is September 5, 2008. For additional information please contact Kristina Bagramyan, EEF Program Associate, at kbagramyan@eef.org.ua or by phone (044) 200-38-24 .
19 August 2008
OSCE, EEF Invest in Local Economic Development in Kyiv, Vinnytsia oblasts
The East Europe Foundation and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Project Coordinator in Ukraine awarded two new projects at more than $45,000 to support the growth of small and medium businesses in Slavutych, in the Kyiv oblast and in Bar, in the Vinnytsia oblast through their joint Local Economic Development (LEAD) program.
To stimulate employment in rural areas of the Vinnytsia oblast by promoting green tourism and traditional crafts, the Union to Promote Green Tourism in Ukraine, a Bar, Vinnytsia oblast based NGO, will use their $22,721 grant to help local communities improve local entrepreneurship through tourism. EEF also awarded a $23,140 grant to the Slavutych City Foundation for Entrepreneurs’ Support to modernize business development procedures by computerizing government regulations, including permit applications. For more information click here.
16 July 2008
EEF President Andy Wilson Speaks on CSR at EBRD Annual Meeting in Kyiv
 Held in Kyiv this year, the Annual Meeting of the EBRD’s Board of Governors focused on “Energizing Modern Economies” as the theme of its Business Forum. Leading the discussion program on Monday, May 19, Tobias Webb, the founding editor of Ethical Corporation moderated a session on Corporate Social Responsibility entitled “Doing Well by Doing Good.” Speakers included Thomas Eymond-Laritaz, president of Victor Pinchuk Foundation; Andrew Wilson, President of the East Europe Foundation; Jock Mendoza-Wilson, Director of Corporate and Investor Relations, System Capital Management; Igor Chestin, Director, WWF Russia; and Rodion Kolyshko, Head of NGO Relations, Industrial Union of Donbass.
Wilson, who is also co-chair of the CSR Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, focused his remarks on the perspective of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). In addition to addressing the needs of Ukrainian NGOs, he also responded to two questions, “What can companies do in the region to help civil society and vulnerable groups that goes beyond philanthropy?” and “How can governments and NGOs help companies engage in the debate about real, strategic CSR?”
Click here to read the transcript of Mr. Wilson's remarks.
Kofi Annan Urges KSE Students to Address Climate Change
Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, challenged Ukrainians to step up efforts to slow environmental degradation and climate change in an address on May 16 in Kyiv. Sponsored by the Kyiv School of Economics’ public lecture series, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate argued that a warmer world will allow infections diseases to spread, threaten food security and swallow low-lying areas threatened by a melting polar ice cap. “Global Warming trends perilously close to the point of no return,” he said, noting that climate change could spark the world’s worst ever economic crisis and that the hardest hit populations will be the world’s poorest.
Mr. Annan urged the Ukrainian government and corporations to make climate change an integral component of their strategic thinking, noting that there is much we can do to halt the process and adapt to its detrimental effects. He urged continued research into green energy and the more efficient use of fossil fuels. “It will cost us far less to cut emissions now than to deal with the consequences later,” he said. He also noted that polluters must be compelled to compensate society for their carbon emissions.
Victor Pinchuk, honorary chairman of the Kyiv School of Economics, introduced Mr. Annan to a packed room of students, professors and dignitaries. The Kyiv School of Economics was founded by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the Economics Education and Research Consortium. EERC, the leading economics graduate program in the region, was established by the Eurasia Foundation in 1995.
Eurasia Foundation Celebrates Fifteen Years of Positive Change
On April 15, the founder of East Europe Foundation, Eurasia Foundation (EF), celebrated fifteen years of positive change. Distinguished guests and supporters gathered for the program, which included special remarks by Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group and a member of EF’s Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2000. The Foundation also recognized Sarah C. Carey, current Chair of the Board and The Honorable William Frenzel, current Vice Chair and founding Chair, for fifteen years of dedicated service to the Foundation.
Click here for more information
East Europe Foundation and Open Ukraine Foundation Sponsor Ukrainian Delegation to Conference on Identity and Integration in the New Eurasia
Three Ukrainian scholars will travel to Washington, D.C. to represent their country at a conference on "Identity and Integration in the New Eurasia" with support from the East Europe Foundation (EEF) and Open Ukraine Foundation.
The conference, which will take place at Georgetown University April 14-15, brings together distinguished scholars and specialists for panel discussions examining regional identities and integration with Western institutions.
Click here for the full press release (PDF).
EAST EUROPE FOUNDATION WELCOMES TIM PYLATE, THE NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
 EEF is pleased to welcome Tim Pylate, the new Eurasia Foundation Regional Development Director for the Kyiv Regional Office, covering Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Before joining the KRO, Mr. Pylate worked with World Vision International as the Operation Director for Lebanon, where he oversaw a wide range of development and relief programming. Prior to that, he served as the manager of World Vision’s Food for Education program in Afghanistan.
Tim also has a lot of experience working in Ukraine. From 2000-2005, he was the Country Director for Project Harmony in Ukraine. Mr. Pylate also spent several years teaching high school students as a Peace Corps volunteer in Donetsk, Ukraine from 1996-1998. He holds a B.A. in English from Sam Houston State University and an M.Ed. from the University of Texas, El Paso. Speaks Russian and Ukrainian.
26 June 2008
Telenor, OSCE and East Europe Foundation Help Slavutych City Improve Energy Efficiency. The Small Business Laboratory will develop a municipal energy management system for the city
The East Europe Foundation (EEF) announced today that it will award the Small Business Laboratory of Slavutych city with a $22,487 grant to work with local public officials to implement energy saving applications for municipal buildings.
The grant, part of EEF’s Municipal Partnerships for Better Energy Use grant program is made possible with financial support from international telecommunication company Telenor, the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The grantee will determine appropriate measures to improve energy efficiency in the city and motivate stakeholders to take action to save energy. The project will employ local procedures to redistribute budget savings from the energy efficiency measures and train various project stakeholders. It also includes an education component in local schools, whereby the grantee will develop energy efficiency training courses for schools, including textbooks and teaching materials for teachers. Click here for the full release.
26 June 2008
East Europe Foundation (EEF), Expert Ukraine magazine, Avlita Stevedore Company with support of Media Development Fund, U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, invite journalists and editors from Sevastopol and Autonomous Republic of Crimea to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility
East Europe Foundation (EEF), Expert Ukraine magazine, Avlita Stevedore Company with support of Media Development Fund, U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, invite journalists and editors from Sevastopol and Autonomous Republic of Crimea to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility. During this seminar organizers will raise the media's understanding of CSR, answer how mass media may influence on CSR of Ukrainian businesses, why it is important for their communities, and how to report on it in a balanced fashion. Please click here to read an RFP (in Russian) and application form. The seminar will take place in Sevastopol on July 9, the deadline for submitting applications is July 4, 2008. For additional information please contact Kristina Bagramyan, EEF Program Associate, at kbagramyan@eef.org.ua or by phone (044) 200-38-24.
30 May 2008
East Europe Foundation Awards Grant to Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research
May 15, the Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research (UCIPR) received a $13,000 grant from the East Europe Foundation to build a better environment for the development of philanthropy in Ukraine by promoting legislation for charitable organizations and businesses that support charitable activities.
Project activities kicked off on May 29 with a focus group in Kyiv to determine civil society’s perspective Ukraine’s current legislation on charitable activities and tax legislation. UCIP will research how Ukrainian charity legislation, tax code of Ukraine for NGOs is in accordance/meets European standards.
Click here for the full press release
27 May 2008
East Europe Foundation and "Expert Ukraine" magazine invite journalists and editors from Odesa oblast to a seminar on "Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility"
East Europe Foundation (EEF) and Expert Ukraine magazine in cooperation with Odesa City Administration Department of Information invite journalists and editors from Odesa to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility. During this seminar organizers will raise the media's understanding of CSR, answer how mass media may influence on CSR of Ukrainian businesses, why it is important for their communities, and how to report on it in a balanced fashion.Please click here to read an RFP (in Ukrainian). The seminar will take place in Odesa on June 18, the deadline for submitting applications is June 11, 2008. For additional information please contact Kristina Bagramyan, EEF Program Associate, at kbagramyan@eef.org.ua or by phone (044) 200-38-24.
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| 25 June 2009 |
| East Europe Foundation, Telenor Group and Embassy of Finland to Ukraine announce a Municipal partnerships for better energy use grant competition |
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| 9 September 2008 |
| Telenor, EEF Support Green Energy in Mykolayiv Region. Voznesensk to Produce Energy from Waste |
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| 26 August 2008 |
| East Europe Foundation (EEF), Expert Ukraine magazine, British American Tobacco Ukraine invite journalists and editors from Chernihiv and Kyiv regions to an intensive training seminar on Mass Media and Corporate Social Responsibility |
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| 19 August 2008 |
| OSCE, EEF Invest in Local Economic Development in Kyiv, Vinnytsia oblasts |
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| 16 July 2008 |
| EEF Executive Director Meets With British Prime Minister Gordon Brown |
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On July 10, Victor Liakh, Executive Director met with the Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP to present the results of the