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Annual Report 2010 1 Mandates and Programs Annual Report and Program Overview Inspire, Encourage, Act! 2010 Engaging FOUNDING PARTNERS Citizens, United States Agency for International Development Empowering Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Eurasia Foundation, a member of the EF Network, oversees the Communities disbursement of core USAID funds to EPF. DONORS AND PARTNERS SINCE 2005 Over $ 100,000 Under $100,000 BP Access Carnegie Corporation of New York Azerphone CASALS Bakcell Delegation of the European Union British Embassy in Armenia to Georgia CARE International in the Caucasus National Democratic Institute (NDI) Council of American Overseas Norwegian Government Research Partnership for Economics Education Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Resources (PEER) Embassy of Canada in Georgia Statoil EU Tacis UK Department for International Garadah Cement Development (DFID) GARANTS UK Foreign and Commonwealth GTZ Office (FCO) IFES UN Association of Georgia (UNAG) International Finance Corporation (IFC) United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Jinishyan Foundation United Nations Development National Council for Eurasian and East Program (UNDP) European Research (NCEER) US Department of State National Opinion Research Center Open Society Institute (OSI) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Philip Morris/Altria Polish Aid Robert Bosch Foundation/THK The Lodestar Foundation United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Western Union Foundation World Bank This publication is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The contents are the responsibility of Eurasia Partnership Foundation and do not necessarily represent the views of USAID, the U.S. Government, Sida or the Swedish Government. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends, participation and promote As a foundation with offices in communities today. democratic governance in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and After providing targeted This year Eurasia Partnership Georgia. With our support, Georgia, EPF successfully technical assistance to over Foundation marks three more than 2,000 citizens, organizes regional programs 30 interested organizations, successful years of operation 23 prominent civic activists, across the South Caucasus. In EPF also provided grant in the South Caucasus. and 60 grassroots organizations 2010, through our cross-border support to seven organizations Since its establishment in throughout Georgia learned initiatives, we established a with the best social enterprise 2007 as a local institution, modern methods of cooperative network of 30 ideas that not only served well- EPF has supported numerous monitoring and advocacy citizen journalists, bloggers, defined vulnerable groups, but activities to inspire civic and engaged in constructive and other media professionals also created models for activists, encourage youth dialogues with decision-makers from Armenia and Azerbaijan. replication. to lead local change, develop while advocating for their We produced a joint social enterprises helping to interests. Through our Youth Armenian-Azerbaijani short EPF promotes civic sustain vulnerable groups, Banks, more than 250 young documentary called engagement, philanthropy, and foster social networking people from all the three South The Passenger that was and volunteerism in the South across borders all to Caucasus countries advanced watched on-line by over Caucasus. We would like to empower people to effect personally and professionally 5,000 viewers, and initiated thank our donors for their change for social justice and and acquired cross-cultural discussions over various social generosity and making our economic prosperity! communication skills, while networks to discuss successes possible. We also administering grant funds of the conflicts in the region. look forward to working with We are very proud of our more than 100,000 USD to you in 2011 and beyond to results. Over the past three support hundreds of youth-led During the past year, we and inspire and encourage years our Georgian Engage and initiatives in their communities. our partner organizations have the pursuit of better Monitor for Change Program Thousands benefited! actively sought to introduce socio-economic conditions awarded 22 grants worth more Most importantly, these the concept of social enterprise for the people in than $400,000 to local youthful efforts bring hope to among Georgian and Armenian the South Caucasus. non-profit organizations and their communities! civil society and business to their partner media outlets, organizations, in order to so that together they could address some of the major foster a culture of civic problems facing local George Zarubin President EPF ANNUAL REPORT 2010 1 MANDATES AND PROGRAMS: a collaborative, effective tool to measure municipal performance. With Statoil funding, EPF is now expanding the program to ten new municipalities throughout Azerbaijan. In order to raise awareness of the European Union among Armenian citizens and facilitate stronger EU-Armenia relations, EPF, in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, developed two books: MISSION Hello Europe and The European Union and Armenia. While the STATEMENT: European Union and Armenia is designed for the general public To empower and looks at the history of the EU, Inspire People and Governments to Action its current structure, and its future people to effect prospects, Hello Europe targets a change for In 2010 EPF successfully pro- legislation, which reformed the younger audience and is moted positive reforms in the system and reestablished structured in an interactive social justice area of food safety as part of its government oversight of this field. format. The two publications and economic European Integration program. offer an engaging source of EPF and its grantee, Dairy EPFs Transparency in Municipal information on the EU and prosperity, Association Georgia, organized Service Delivery program in summarize the major develop- roundtables and seminars Azerbaijan has guided 30 ment in EU-Armenia relations. through hands- bringing together experts and municipalities through strategic on programs representatives of civil society, planning and public outreach EPFs Europe Program is designed government, and business to efforts, improving transparent to contribute to the effective helping them engage in a dialogue that would practices of municipalities. More implementation of Eastern to improve their lead to a tangible agreement. To than 150 principal staff in Partnership in the South inform the process, EPF-sup- municipalities (directors, Caucasus (EaP). Based on the communities ported expert group developed managers, and administrative evaluation implemented by policy recommendations, which staff) have undergone extensive the National Institute of and their was very positively received by trainings and increased their Education, the Minister of own lives. the Ministry of Agriculture of knowledge in practical implemen- Education and Science of Georgia. Several high officials of tation of Municipal Performance Armenia officially authorized the the Ministry confirmed that EPFs Management System (MPMS). application of Hello Europe for efforts provided guidance to the EPF developed the MPMS to assist experimental teaching in legislators in arriving at the final municipalities in measuring their secondary schools. The book will version of the Law of Georgia on performance, formulating be piloted in two high schools Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues. efficient policies and facilitating in Yerevan. EPF and the EU According to one of the Ministry greater public transparency. Agency will train the faculty officials, EPF had made a major Based upon the success of the of these two schools, so they contribution to the recently program, EPF is promoting can start teaching the course passed food safety and standards national approval of the MPMS as in September 2011. Encourage Quality through Research The Caucasus Barometer (CB), our annual nationwide survey in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, has been conducted since 2004. It explores the social, political, and economic dynamics in these three counties and offers comparative data on individual and household knowledge, attitudes, and practices. In 2010, in addition to the questions asked in previous rounds, EPFs Caucasus Research Recourse Centers (CRRC) included new questions assessing employment, gender issues, and religion in the Caucasus. The survey also included specific questions concerning Armenia-Turkey relations and Georgia-Abkhazia concerns. The complete report will be available in March 2011. 2 EPF ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Inspire New Ideas In 2009, EPF launched the Social Enterprise program to introduce the concept of social enterprise among Armenian and Georgian civil society and business organizations. In cooperation with the Prague-based Czech Fundraising Center and UK Resource Alliance, EPF provided four-day workshops on selecting, testing, and planning income generating ideas and/or practices to up to 100 people from 32 interested organizations from the both countries. In 2010, EPF awarded seed funding to seven of these organizations (four in Georgia, three in Armenia) to initiate social enterprises that serve a well-defined target group and create models for replication. Encourage Cooperation through International Dialog With direct funding from USAID Azerbaijanis. The project has been Armenia, EPFs
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