BEARR News
COVID-19 – A Tale of Two Countries
A report by Nathan Dampier, BEARR volunteer 12 June 2020 Information available on the extent and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia has been patchy at times, and as with other parts of the world, not always comparable, especially in terms of statistics for cases, tests and …
COVID-19 and elderly people
Advice from Age International on helping elderly people cope with the coronavirus crisis (published 24 March 2020) Covid-19 is rapidly spreading globally and older people are at the highest risk from the virus. Age UK is supporting older people in the UK and Age International is working to reach those in high-risk areas in lower-income …
April 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to our April newsletter. All of us at The BEARR Trust send our best wishes to all partners and supporters in these difficult times. Under COVID-19 restrictions, our work is more vital than ever. We at BEARR are trying to carry on normally as far as possible. Self-isolation is aggravating existing problems of …
COVID-19: a UK NGO’s experiences in Tajikistan. Analysis of the situation from our UK NGO partner Healthprom
9 April 2020 Jonathan Watkins UK project manager for Tajikistan, HealthProm In Tajikistan HealthProm works with public organisations, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population to support families to care for their children so they don’t abandon them in a children’s home. Together, we have set up family support services next …
Small Grants Scheme 2020 – Situation report
The 2020 Small Grants Scheme was open to civil society organisations (CSOs) including non-government organisations (NGOs), voluntary associations and other non-profit organisations working in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The deadline for applications was 1 February. Projects must be aimed at strengthening the position of women in rural communities and mustaddress …
BEARR welcomes new volunteers
New volunteers April 2020 George Leech George took degrees in History (Leicester) and International Relations (Sweden). Since graduating, he has worked to support civil society and human rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the OSCE, International Crisis Group, and Human Rights Watch in Moscow. He is currently based in Prague. You can follow …
COVID-19: NGO reports
April 2020 We asked some of our partner NGOs working on domestic violence issues how they were coping with COVID-19 restrictions and how it affected their work. Sezim Crisis Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Sezim acts to prevent domestic violence and support victims. It runs a New Beginnings Club for women of 55+ Meerim Kadyrkulova reports: In …
COVID-19 in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus – an overview
A report by Nathan Dampier, BEARR Trust volunteer As the coronavirus pandemic spreads into BEARR’s region of focus, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, governments have taken a range of measures to try to reduce the catastrophic impact across society of COVID-19. In this article I attempt to bring you an overview of these …
The Return of the Russian Leviathan by Sergei Medvedev – book review
Sergei Medvedev, a political historian, wrote this set of essays, originally published in 2017, over several years. The book is copiously foot-noted and brilliantly translated by Stephen Dalziel. It reads as a sometimes overlapping or repetitive stream of consciousness, covering politics and geopolitics, history, social issues, and the Russian mentality (if there is such a …
February 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to the first edition of BEARR’s new-style Newsletter. This will come out every two months and contain all the material that previously went into the 6-monthly Newsletter and monthly Bulletin. Below, Chairman Nicola Ramsden explains the changes. This issue focuses on domestic violence, with:- A report on November’s conference on ‘Violence against Women and Girls in Eastern …
