The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program is one of the initiatives implemented by the Open Society Foundation in London (a registered UK charity).

The program supports international exchanges that bring together civil society actors to share ideas, information, knowledge, experiences, and expertise and to support practical actions that result from that networking.

The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program provides financial and human resources that enable civil society actors to:

• build and/or strengthen resources and expertise;
• share best practices/lessons learned in social transformation;
• collaborate on innovative solutions to common challenges;
• create and/or strengthen international advocacy coalitions.

The program gives priority to long-term initiatives with clear goals and realistic potential for effecting positive change, for example, by:

• empowering marginalized and/or vulnerable sectors of society;
• promoting cultural, ethnic, and social diversity;
• managing the impact of social, economic, and political change;
• making information accessible and available to the public;
• encouraging public engagement and empowerment in civic dialogue.

The program responds to the needs of people in many diverse societies and empowers them to work beyond borders to achieve shared goals and leverage international experiences and perspectives to promote an innovative social agenda.

For additional information about the East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program, contact the coordinators by country.

East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program supported over 300 initiatives in 2007, including exchanges addressing issues such as election monitoring, public interest law, and microfinance.

Read more about the East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program 2007 activities.