SNAPSHOTS OF EUROPE AND CIS

Rebuilding in East Ukraine

A new project in Ukraine will reconstruct social care centres serving the most vulnerable groups, including orphans, the elderly, people with disabilities, and pregnant women.
Read about it.

Hackathon in Belarus

“We were hacking, we were learning”
Read more about Belarus’ first-ever hackathon for social good.

Montenegro: Putting innovation in the CEntre

UNDP and UNICEF in Montenegro have jointly committed to harness the spirit of innovation to support government and civil society in driving through reforms for development and human rights. Read how.

Kazakhstan: Important for the job

In Kazakhstan, more than 200 border patrol and customs officers underwent training courses organized by the programme on border management. The trainings were part of the wider response to the challenges of border security issues and the illicit movement of people and goods in the region.

Read more about it.

Taking a new look in Tashkent

“Instead of honing in on a problem, my team asked: What is already happening? Where is the energy in our community that people tend to be clustering around?”

Read how UNDP is unleashing “DIY” culture in Uzbekistan.

I woke up when I started my education again

“In the future, these women will be young mothers, and they will be able to assist their children with schooling,” says Statovci. “And this will help in our overall cause to lower illiteracy rates in the community.”

Read more about our change-makers in Kosovo* (UNSC 1244)

Moldova: Changing the way we police

Changing the dynamics of a police station is more than just constructing a room and moving around some furniture. So how do we turn a police station into an open space?

Read the whole story.