East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program

Coordinator:

Bakhtiyor Turaev: bturaev@osi.tajik.net

Aim of the program

Assist in the development of civil society by offering opportunities for the implementation of joint regional projects to specialists of different areas, as well as promote Tajik citizens' participation in international events held in CIS and Eastern Europe countries aimed at building contacts and exchange of information.

The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program supports exchanges for non-governmental and civil society organizations in two or more countries to share ideas, information, experiences and expertise in advancing principles of open society internationally.

Created in 1991, the program was designed for the Soros foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, specifically in the context of post-socialist transition. Today the program is global in scope with resources available to non-governmental and civil society organizations in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The program prioritizes support for long-term international initiatives within themes fundamental to open society, encompassing good governance, accountability and public policy; rights protection and social justice; and, international and geopolitical relations.

Partners:

The program works with representatives of non-governmental organizations.