The year is 2020 and Kamala Harris has become the first female Vice-President elect of The United States of America. According to US think-tank the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) only twenty-one women sit as Head of State or Government in 193 countries around the world. This under representation of women in the political landscape […]
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The global economy currently faces weaknesses of social safety nets, exacerbating financial insecurity and inequality. While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) policies in creating opportunities for all are important, so are policies reducing risks. GDSI’s Director, Fiorina Mugione, will moderate a webinar on inclusive investment and entrepreneurship policies on Thursday 19th November from 15:00 –
by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). Non-formal education is something not spoken about at Belarusian schools; however, there are some NGOs, which are busy building young boys and girls’ personal capacities and promoting their participation. The Youth Education Centre Fialta NGO became one of them back in 1995. Quite
At beginning of 2020 GDSI and the Eastern Society Civil Society Partnership launched the ‘Civil Society is YOU’ campaign in Ukraine to learn how about how Ukrainian society makes a difference and brings positive results to its communities. Read and watch some stories about how remarkable people from all over Ukraine are changing the lives of
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Former Minister of European Affairs, Chief Negotiator for EU Accession Talks and National Coordinator for the Instrument for Pre-Accession Funds of Montenegro. I believe the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and its effects, especially the protracted economic crisis and the EU’s own recovery prospects and modalities (such as through the EU Recovery Fund), will adversely affect the regions’
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There is an increasing realisation among the international professional, epistemic communities as well as the national governments that existing gaps could be improved. There are a number of methods to achieve this, including, fiscal reporting, the monitoring of state-owned enterprises and public enterprises, the quantification of fiscal risk as well as proactive efforts to address
GUEST SPEAKERS: Simon Janashia, PHD in Education Expert on the Education Policy Analysis, Curriculum Development Teacher Professional Development and Education Development. Elnara Mammadova, MS in Inclusive Teaching and Curriculum Design Freelance expert on Inclusive Instructional Designer Founder, Elnaramedia – Media Network for Youth with Disability. TOPICS: Purpose and role of schools -What makes a good
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova GDSI has been organising yearly Hackathons since 2017, bringing innovative minds together to create digital tools for the future. This year the consortium, through the Eastern Partnership Civil Society, organized a regional Ideathon. Its goal was to develop technological tools to empower civil society to better serve the needs of
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Despite the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, GDSI continued to implement the Reform Action Plans of 33 local governments (LGs) and three line ministries, as originally planned in the as part of its Swiss-funded programme Local Government Finance Reforms II in Serbia (RELOF2), 2019-2023. GDSI adopted several strategies to continue its work on the project
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