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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in Central & Eastern Europe.

Through grantmaking, exhibitions, and training workshops, the Documentary Photography Project supports photographers whose work addresses social justice and human rights issues that coincide with OSI’s mission.

The Early Childhood Program is an education reform program that introduces child-centered teaching methods and supports community and family involvement in preschool and primary school.

The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders 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 Education Support Program works to facilitate change in education and national policy development in Central and Eastern Europe, South East Europe, former Soviet Union and Mongolia.

EUMAP (the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program) monitors the development of selected human rights and rule of law issues in both the European Union and in its candidate and potential candidate countries.

The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia.

The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance.

The International Higher Education Support Program (HESP) promotes the advancement of higher education within the humanities and social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia.

The Local Government & Public Service Reform Initiative promotes democratic and effective governance and public administration, and advances policy analysis as a tool for decision making in public affairs.

The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions.

The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals—including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners—to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute.

Established in 1997, OSI-Brussels acts as a liaison to facilitate collaboration among the organizations of the Soros foundations network and West European partners, including the various institutions of the European Union, bilateral donors, and nongovernmental organizations.

The OSI Public Health Program supports initiatives throughout the Soros foundations network that encourage sustainable change in public health policy and practice.

OSI Roma Initiatives focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region.

Scholarship Programs mobilize students and scholars by providing support for fellowships, scholarships, and related activities that empower individuals throughout the world to improve the social, political, and intellectual environments of their home communities.

The Special Initiatives program was established to develop a set of global grant-giving projects that build upon the Soros network’s strengths in promoting human rights and accountability.

The OSI Think Tank Fund supports independent policy centers in Europe and Central Eurasia that strengthen democratic processes.

The International Women’s Program promotes the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization.

The OSI Youth Initiative seeks to empower youth to become active citizens who are willing and able to influence public life and promote open society ideals.

Overview

More than a decade after the Berlin Wall fell, democracy and the rule of law have become firmly entrenched throughout the region—developments that have helped spur economic transformations reaching deep within each country.

Read an overview of the region and OSI's activities there.

Soros Foundations

The Soros foundations are autonomous institutions established in particular countries or regions to initiate and support open society activities. The foundations active in Central and Eastern Europe include:

Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland)

Open Society Fund–Prague (Czech Republic)

Open Estonia Foundation

Open Society Foundation–Bratislava (Slovakia)

Soros Foundation–Hungary

Soros Foundation–Latvia

Open Society Fund–Lithuania

Overdose Prevention and Response
June 2009
This Open Society Institute guide offers resources for developing and implementing overdose prevention and response programs, particularly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Ethnic Profiling in the European Union: Pervasive, Ineffective, and Discriminatory
May 2009
Pervasive use of ethnic and religious stereotypes by law enforcement across Europe is harming efforts to combat crime and terrorism, according to this report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative.

Op-Ed: Hard Times, Hardening Attitudes
Bernard Rorke and Valeriu Nicolae
March 18, 2009
The last few months have been tough for European Roma; Europe's leaders need to voice their support for the continent's largest minority more forcefully, write OSI's Bernard Rorke and Valeriu Nicolae.

more publications & articles

Open Society Institute to Give $100 Million to Aid Europeans in Need
June 18, 2009
Chairman George Soros announced the gift, which will help communities in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union hardest hit by the global economic downturn.

Open Society Institute Urges Czech Government to Keep Human Rights Ministry
Press Release
April 28, 2009
The Open Society Institute calls for the preservation of the Ministry of Human Rights and National Minorities in the Czech Republic.

OSI Forum: The Myths and Truths About Cyberwarfare
OSI-New York
January 21, 2009
 AUDIO
This OSI event examined cyberwarfare from technological, legal, and political perspectives, focusing on the cyberattacks on Estonia in 2007 and the cyber-dimensions of the conflicts in South Ossetia and Gaza.

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