#informMD – against misinformation in the Republic of Moldova

The project aims at strengthening resilience against disinformation in the Republic of Moldova with capacity building measures for civil society. In addition, the project is  focused on the mutual exchange of experience and expertise with Germany and other EU countries as well as the EaP countries.

The project is implemented by The Institut für Europäische Politik based in Berlin (IEP) in partnership with the Institute for Strategic Initiatives of Moldova (IPIS) and the Institute for European Policies and Reforms of Moldova (IPRE) with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office.

Project implementation period: April – December 2021

IPIS budget: EUR 37,500

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.

IPIS’ analysis: In the midst of pandemic, the Government raised one-third of planned grant assistance

International loans provided in 2020 to Moldova by external partners kept the country’s budget afloat. In the form of loans, Moldova received 418 million euros, while non-repayable assistance amounted to about 33 million euros.

Media course for young people was launched as part of the project “#informMD – against misinformation in the Republic of Moldova”

Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) in partnership with Institut für Europäische Politik based in Berlin (IEP) and Institute for European Politics and Reform (IPRE) have launched a media course for young people, which is held within the project “infoMD – against misinformation in Moldova”.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: A QUALIFIED EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WITHIN THE PROJECT “TRANSNISTRIAN DIALOGUES”

The Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) is a Moldovan NGO established in 2017, uniting professionals with diverse views. IPIS works to address Moldova’s strategic development challenges from a non-political, non-partisan perspective. IPIS expertise covers five areas: good governance; conflict settlement and inter-ethnic consolidation; public involvement and participatory government; communications; IPIS is currently implementing the United Nations Development Program – “Transnistrian dialogues II”. The purpose of the project is to foster a constructive engagement between experts, young activists, civil society and opinion leaders from Moldova and its Transnistrian region and the autonomous region of Gagauzia, to reduce tensions, increase mutual trust and understanding by setting up a permanent platform, thus laying the ground for a more consensus-based settlement process of the conflict and exercising upward influence. Implementation period  July 2021 – January 2022. Within this project, “Transnistrian dialogues II”, IPIS is seeking a qualified event management company to provide logistical and administrative support in the organization of four national events and one study visit abroad. Interested organisations can access the full tender document issued on July 12, 2021 on the following website: www.ipis.md (the documents are attached). These documents can also be received by sending a request to Victoria Olari at the following e-mail: victoria.olari@ipis.md The deadline for the submission of complete offers is August 6, 2021, 18:00. Upon expiration of the deadline, an evaluation committee will verify whether the Application Form is properly filled in, the package is complete and the stated criteria are met. Then, proposals will be evaluated […]

Transnistrians dialogues: women’s edition

The main goal of the project is to increase the role of women in peace building and conflict prevention and resolution in Moldova. Women from both the right and left bank of the Dniester River take part in the project. During the implementation period several seminars/workshops and discussion sessions are organized on-line, including a final high-level conference.

The programme is implemented with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland and Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.

Project implementation period: June – December 2021

Total budget: 22 000 EUR

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