http://www.soros.org The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal, and economic reform. en-us http://www.soros.org/rss Zope 2.6.2 http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/webby_20080507 Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster was named the best nonprofit website of the year in the 12th Annual Webby Awards. Wed, 07 May 2008 11:02:36 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/webby_20080507 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai/news/nargis_20080508 The Open Society Institute today called on Burma's military regime to lift restrictions on the movement of aid organizations in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Thu, 08 May 2008 13:53:06 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai/news/nargis_20080508 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/news/announcement_20082004 With a focus on public health and human rights, the Global Drug Policy program will engage and support efforts to analyze, challenge, and publicize the effects of the “war on drugs.” Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:03:08 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/news/announcement_20082004 http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/sakaeva_20080502 Gistam Sakaeva, project officer at the Chechen NGO Reliance, an OSI grantee, was awarded the prestigious Voices of Courage award by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Fri, 02 May 2008 17:04:38 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/sakaeva_20080502 http://www.soros.org/resources/events/zimbabwe_20080415 Speakers from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, and the International Crisis Group discussed the current political and human rights situation on the ground, looked at potential outcome scenarios, and made recommendations regarding the various policy options available to resolve the crisis. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:22:19 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/zimbabwe_20080415 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/silence_20080403 This OSI film screening and panel discussion examined the problem of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and what steps must be taken to stop it. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:15:43 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/silence_20080403 http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zimbabwe_20080401 The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and the Open Society Institute are dismayed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's delay in announcing the results of the March 29 elections in Zimbabwe. The delay raises serious concerns about the credibility of the work of the Electoral Commission and the election results. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:11:25 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zimbabwe_20080401 http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/disability_20080331 The Open Society Institute, Sigrid Rausing Trust, the United Kingdom Department for International Development, and an anonymous donor today announced a groundbreaking collaborative to support the human rights for people with disabilities. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:56:56 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/disability_20080331 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/news/launch_20080325 The Open Society Institute has launched a fellowship program for outstanding individuals from around the world working on issues concerning national security, citizenship, authoritarianism, and new strategies and tools for advocacy. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:53:41 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/news/launch_20080325 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/eu/articles_publications/publications/tv_20080429 EUMAP and OSI's Media Program are releasing a set of nine country updates for the publication, Television Across Europe, which will cover key developments since 2005-2006. Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:42:16 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/eu/articles_publications/publications/tv_20080429 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ihrd/articles_publications/publications/developments_20080304 This OSI report provides a snapshot of key developments in HIV prevention, policy, and treatment for injecting drug users in countries with injection-driven HIV epidemics. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:33:23 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ihrd/articles_publications/publications/developments_20080304 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/14 The photographers in this OSI exhibition document issues including the devastating consequences of oil production in Nigeria, survivors of sex-trafficking in Moldova, the effect of rapid modernization on Turkey's national psyche, the continued impact of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the aftermath of rape and genocide in Rwanda. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/14 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/chechnya_20080505 OSI's Russia Project and International Women's Program hosted a talk on women's rights and social change in Chechnya with Gistam Sakaeva, program officer at the Grozny-based women's NGO Reliance and a 2008 Voices of Courage honoree of the International Rescue Committee Women's Commission. Fri, 02 May 2008 17:10:39 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/chechnya_20080505