ANALYTICAL NOTE: Monitoring IFI financing in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Legal, transparency and anti-corruption perspective

This Analytical Note contains findings on transparency and access to information related to International Financial Institutions (IFI) lending, malpractices during the state of emergency and recommendations to the Government. This Analytical Note was elaborated within the project “Increasing the effort of the civil society in the Republic of Moldova in monitoring the funds granted by the international financial institutions, in connection with the COVID-19 crisis”, implemented with the support of the Soros Foundation Moldova. The views expressed in this publication belong to the author. Download here: Monitoring the IFI crisis COVID-19 related funding. Legal, transparency and anti-corruption approach

ANALYTICAL NOTE: Mapping the external assistance provided to the Republic of Moldova in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

This Analytical Note provides a mapping of reimbursable and non-reimbursable financial assistance provided to the Republic of Moldova by international financial institutions during the first year of the pandemic. The note also contains information on the loan agreements ratified by the Republic of Moldova in 2020. This Analytical Note was elaborated within the project “Increasing the effort of the civil society in the Republic of Moldova in monitoring the funds granted by the international financial institutions, in connection with the COVID-19 crisis”, implemented with the support of the Soros Foundation Moldova. The views expressed in this publication belong to the author. Download here: Mapping the external assistance

Iurie Ganin: To be a leader means to be the master of your life

The representative of the NGO “Sigma-Expert” (Tiraspol), Iurie Ganin gave a lecture on “Leadership and ways to develop leadership”. The event took place online for the participants of the program “Transnistrian Dialogues: Women’s Edition”.

Andrei Popov: It is important to see real people behind the numbers

The second speaker of the program “Transnistrian Dialogues: women’s edition of Women” was Andrei Popov, Ambassador-at-Large (MFAEI). He gave a lecture on “Diplomacy and the Role of the International Community in Conflict Resolution.

The second module of the “Transnistrian Dialogues” was dedicated to entrepreneurship

The participants were able to learn about the macroeconomic situation on the two banks of the Nistru River and to discuss potential opportunities for developing their businesses in the region. They met with entrepreneurs who are already receiving grants for business development, but also, through practical sessions, benefited from mentoring in the development of business ideas.

The Transnistrian Dialogues: women’s edition opened with a seminar on fundraising

The first speaker of the program was Olga Melniciuc, an expert in access to financial resources, who talked about how to empower women economically through fundraising and project management.

The media course for young people continued with a module on disinformation in the online space

About 40% of Moldova’s population receives information from social networks, which, however, remain fertile ground for the spread of fake news. How are Facebook and Telegram structured and what is their share of responsibility in manipulating information? We discussed these topics with the participants of the second module of the media course held within the “informMD – against misinformation in the Republic of Moldova” project.

Young journalists, entrepreneurs, and students became new participants of the Transnistrian Dialogues

The first module of the Transnistrian Dialogues, which took place on 18-19 September in the village of Costesti, Ialoveni district, was dedicated to the media industry. The group of participants of the Transnistrian Dialogues this time consists of 36 people, including young journalists, entrepreneurs, activists and students.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LOCAL EXPERT ON MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION POLICIES

The Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) is a Moldovan NGO established in 2016, uniting professionals with diverse views. IPIS works to address Moldova’s strategic development challenges from a non-political, non-partisan perspective. IPIS expertise covers four areas: good governance; conflict settlement and inter-ethnic consolidation; public involvement and participatory government; communications. IPIS is currently implementing the Project “Promoting social cohesion in Moldova through the study of Gagauz and Romanian languages in Gagauz-Yeri autonomous territorial unit”, funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands and SOROS Foundation Moldova. Implementation period: January 2021 – March 2022. The overall goal of the project is to support the preservation of the Gagauz language and culture and to bridge the cultural and linguistic divide, growing mistrust and alienation between Gagauz-Yeri ATU and the rest of Moldova. Project objectives are: – Improve the understanding on the overall framework for the functioning of the Gagauz and Romanian languages in Gagauz-Yeri ATU. – Facilitate institutional collaboration between the key stakeholders to achieve sustainable improvement in the study of the Gagauz and Romanian language in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauz-Yeri. – Increase public awareness about the study of the Gagauz and Romanian languages in Gaguz-Yeri ATU. For more details on project activities please see the attached project summary. IPIS is seeking a local expert (hereinafter Expert) in order to support the implementation of the project with a particular expertise on multilingual education policies. The key tasks of the consultant are as follows: – Provide input for the report on the current […]

Journalists will continue IPIS’ work in investigating the use of budget funds intended to combat COVID-19

A group of journalists took part in a preliminary presentation of the IPIS analysis on the process of managing the foreign funds received by the Moldovan government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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