Soros Foundations NewsFlash, February 8, 2005

NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT IHRD: Daniel Wolfe has joined IHRD as Deputy Director with special focus on policy. Wolfe comes to OSI from Columbia University, where he has been a community scholar at the Center for History and Ethics of Public Health and the recipient of a Revson Fellowship, awarded to individuals who have made a substantial contribution to public life in the city of New York. He was formerly the communications director at GMHC, the largest and oldest AIDS NGO in the U.S. A longstanding consultant to IHRD, Wolfe comes to the program with substantial knowledge of IHRD's work and that of its partners.

PROGRAM NEWS

STUDY ON NGO INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY-MAKING

Open Estonia Foundation

OEF and the PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies introduced a study on involvement of public and civil society organizations in policy- and decision-making processes. Involvement of interested organizations in decision-making processes has been so far arbitrary and ineffective, and the research recommends elaborating general and common principles for engaging NGOs in policy-making. More information is available at www.praxis.ee/consultation. Contact: Kelly Grossthal; kelly@oef.org.ee

SEMINAR ON PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT SECTOR COOPERATION

Open Estonia Foundation

On March 3-5, 2005, the Estonian Network of Non-Profit Associations and Foundations, the Baltic-American Partnership Program, and OEF, with the support of the East East Program, will organize an international seminar on strategies and agreements for cooperation between the public sector and the nonprofit sector. See the Estonian Civil Society Development Concept at www.ngo.ee/orb.aw/class=file/action=preview/id=3356/EKAK-eng.pdf. Contact: Kelly Grossthal; kelly@oef.org.ee


ON THE INTERNET

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LGI POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005

lgi.osi.hu/documents.php

LGI has announced two topics for its coming Policy Development Program: "Rationalizing the Provision of Hospital Services" and "Policy-Making and Management of Urban Public Transport Systems." Application deadline: March 4, 2005

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: PUBLIC POLICY CENTERS
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hrggp/news/policy_20050118

OSI's Human Rights and Governance Grants Program (HRGGP) requests proposals from public policy centers working in Georgia, Moldova, and Romania to promote inclusive policy change. Interested organizations are encouraged to contact HRGGP before applying.

REMINDER: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2006
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/facult_scholarships

Applications for the 2006 Faculty Development Fellowship Program are currently being accepted from qualified citizens of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Application deadline: March 10, 2005

REMINDER: CALL FOR PROPOSALS - RE:FINE 2005
http://www.osi-edu.net/esp/

April 10, 2005, is the deadline for applications for RE:FINE, which provides strategic grants for networking projects in education in South Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia.

"EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO ROMA INTEGRATION"

www.soros.org/initiatives/roma/news/roma_20050202

A press release about the February 2, 2005, launch of the Decade of Roma Inclusion

"HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM IN AFRICA"

www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/justice_20050207

This issue of "Justice Initiatives" documents some of the principal challenges to justice sector reform in Africa today and the varied responses that interested actors are pursuing.

"THE POLICE THAT WE WANT"

www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/police_20050125

This handbook for assessing police performance in countries in transition has been published by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, in association with the Open Society Foundation of South Africa and the Open Society Justice Initiative.

"CEU NEWSLINE"
http://www.ceu.hu/newsline.html

CEU has launched a new monthly e-mail publication, "CEU Newsline," which contains story items about the CEU community. To subscribe, visit the "Newsline" web page and follow the instructions.



AND...

STANFORD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT
http://cddrl.stanford.edu

The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University announces the establishment of the Annual Stanford Summer Fellowship Program in Democracy and Development for Mid-Career Policy-Makers and Civic Activists to be held on August 1-19, 2005. CDDRL is recruiting a group of 25-30 individuals dedicated to democracy and development promotion within their home countries (particularly in, but not limited to, the regions of the Middle East, Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and other parts of the former Soviet Union). Stanford will pay travel, accommodation, living expenses, and visa costs for the duration of the three-week program for a certain portion of applicants. Application deadlines: April 1, 2005, for e-mail or fax applications; postmarked by March 15, 2005, for applications sent by airmail. Contact: Ganka Hadjipetrova; ganka@stanford.edu