Central & Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia, and Turkey
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The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program supports international collaboration among civil society and nongovernmental organizations to share experiences, expertise, and knowledge to advance principles of open society internationally.
Created in 1991, the program focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, specifically in the context of post-socialist transition. At the time, George Soros described this idea to promote cooperation: “People should travel, meet each other, exchange opinions and experiences. There is so much that people in Central and Eastern Europe can offer to each other; so many ways in which they can help each other. They should engage in the processes of transition together. This region should be alive.”
The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program is implemented by Soros foundations in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine, and with partners in Slovenia, Russia, Croatia, Lithuania, and Hungary.
Initiatives which receive program support originate in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia and are evaluated by peer review by the relevant foundations and/or partners. The program awards financial support for expenses of international exchange, including in-country expenses of the exchange and travel to enable participation in initiatives which receive program support.
