About This Initiative
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.

Human Rights
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program supports more than 100 human rights–related organizations across Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia.

Government Accountability
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program promotes public participation in, and oversight of, governmental activity at both the national and local levels, including in the delivery of services.

Penal Reform and the Rights of Detainees
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program engages with organizations across Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to ensure that reforms dealing with incarcerated populations are launched or reinvigorated.

Women's Rights
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program encourages organizations in the region to engage in monitoring and litigation to push for better enforcement of international women’s rights standards.

Open Society Human Rights Internship
The Open Society Human Rights internship places social science, law, and humanities graduates at a leading human rights and accountability organization in Central/Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union.

Marek Nowicki Small Grants Fund
The fund supports nongovernmental organizations from the Commonwealth of Independent States and is aimed at empowering democracy, the rule of law, and human rights observance.

Macedonia's Re-Engagement with Europe
Goran Buldioski and Neda Korunovska-Avramovska
June 16, 2011
blog BLOG  
Macedonia's tortured relations with the European Union are due for an overhaul following the recent elections.

Communication Strategies for Think Tanks
Goran Buldioski
August 10, 2010
blog BLOG  
Communications strategy is becoming integral to the activity of any think tank, including those in Central and Eastern Europe. A recent event offered instructive roadmaps and case studies.

Challenges to Policy Research in Hungary
November 4, 2011
This workshop focused on the challenges facing Hungary and the role of policy-relevant research and think tanks in the current political environment.

Use of Information and Data for Enhanced Communication and Advocacy
Budapest, Hungary
March 17, 2011
audio AUDIO
The keynote speaker at this event was Ellen Miller, founder and executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, who focused on the theme “Turning Data into Action.”

About  |  Initiatives  |  Grants, Scholarships & Fellowships  |  Resource Center  |  Newsroom  |  Site Map  |  Legal  |  Contact


Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative License.
©2012 Open Society Foundations. Some rights reserved.