PROMOTING CIVIL SOCIETY AND INTER-ETHNIC DIALOGUE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EU ASSOCIATION PROCESS (CIVID)

The project team has conducted a series of dialogue workshops on the local and regional level to promote the civil society and inter-ethnic dialogue in the Republic of Moldova (RoM). As an outcome of these activities, the project partners have collected key issues and respective recommendations voiced by the participants that aim at strengthening the social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova. Participants from all regions of the country have contributed to the debate and provided input based on their professional as well as personal experience.
This project was implemented by the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) together with its partners, Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) and the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Project implementation period: July 2018 – July 2019

Total budget: EUR 9,990

IPIS Leadership Academy

The Institute for Strategic Initiatives launched the IPIS Leadership Academy with the support of Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Over the course of three months, the young people selected will learn new skills in a variety of areas such as good governance, foreign policy, conflict resolution, communication, stage presence, digital democracy, and others.

Project implementation period: September – November 2018.
IPIS budget: EUR 16,000

Project implementation period: April 2019 – October 2019
Total budget: EUR 20,000

Research project on National Minority Participation in Public Life in Moldova

IPIS partnered up with the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE) to implement a research project on National Minority Participation in Public Life in Moldova. The research, commissioned by the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities, will serve as an important stage in the implementation of the new National Strategy for Consolidation of Interethnic Relations, adopted by the Parliament of Moldova in 2017.

Project implementation period: August 2018 – December 2019.

Total budget: EUR 28,000

“Bridging the Divide between Moldovans – Building a Real Agenda for Citizens”

The Project “Bridging the Divide between Moldovans – Building a Real Agenda for Citizens” is funded by the European Endowment for Democracy and is a 2-tier initiative. The project provides support for the full institutionalization of IPIS as a center of expertise in the areas covered by its strong team. Additionally, the project envisages starting a discussion in the Moldovan society on the real agenda of issues faced by Moldovans – as opposed to the fake agenda imposed by politicians and vested interests – via public debates, publications and video materials.

Project implementation period: March 2018 – January 2019.

Total budget: EUR 56,185

“We all are Moldova – what do we know about each other”

The project “We all are Moldova – what do we know about each other” supported by US State Department is mainly devoted to the ethnic communities of the country. As part of this project, we are shooting a series of video clips that cover 10 different ethnic parts of Moldova. In addition, we plan to conduct a series of seminars in different regions of the country about the detrimental effect of hate speech over the social dialogue in our country.

Project implementation period: May 2018-January 2019.

Total budget: USD 17,500

Strengthening the National Identity of Moldova within the EU association process

The project seeked to strengthen the process of national identity-building in Moldova, starting from the regional level and framing it in the context of the EU-Association process. The aim was to involve the ethnically and geopolitically divided population of Moldova and its minorities into a debate on the self-understanding and the value system of a future Moldovan nation and accordingly formulate policy recommendations, since a successful reform policy within the context of the EU Association process cannot be achieved without a successful nation-building process.

This project was implemented by the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) together with its partners, Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) and the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Project implementation period: April – December 2017

IPIS budget: EUR 5,163

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