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Children & Youth

Children & Youth Programs
The Children and Youth Programs bring innovative approaches to existing social and educational structures that have an impact on the welfare and development of children and adolescents in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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Economic Development

Economic & Business Development Program
The Economic and Business Development Program assists Soros foundations in promoting the restructuring of transitional economies, focusing on building viable market economies and creating new jobs. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Education

International Higher Education Support Program
The International Higher Education Support Program (HESP) promotes the advancement of higher education within the humanities and social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Scholarship Programs
Scholarship Programs mobilize students and scholars by providing support for fellowships, scholarships, and related activities that empower individuals throughout the world to improve the social, political, and intellectual environments of their home communities. more

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Governance

East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders
The East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders supports the exchange of people and ideas to transcend national borders and create partnerships that strengthen open society. more

EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program
The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program monitors compliance with the European Union's political criteria for accession in the candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe. more

Human Rights & Governance Grants Program
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. more

Information Program
The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Health

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. more

Public Health Programs
Public Health Programs support initiatives throughout the Soros foundations network that encourage sustainable change in public health policy and practice. more

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Human Rights

EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program
The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program monitors compliance with the European Union's political criteria for accession in the candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe. more

Human Rights & Governance Grants Program
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. more

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Law & Justice

EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program
The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program monitors compliance with the European Union's political criteria for accession in the candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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Media, Arts & Culture

Information Program
The Information Program promotes the equitable deployment of knowledge and communications resources for civic empowerment and effective democratic governance. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Media Program
The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions. more

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Women

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Women's Program
The Network Women’s Program works to promote the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization. more

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Related Information

Open Society News: South Eastern Europe
Fall 2000
The stories in the Fall 2000 Open Society News describe the ongoing, long-term process of building open society in South Eastern Europe through a variety of efforts—from opposing war to promoting reconciliation to reforming education and fighting corruption. more

New Report Warns that Stability in South Eastern Europe Hinges on Improving Public Health
OSI and other nonprofits release Healing the Crisis: A Prescription for Public Health Action in South Eastern Europemore

Healing the Crisis: A Prescription for Public Health Action in South Eastern Europe
Healing the Crisis, a publication from the Public Health Programs, analyzes the current state of public health in a region that has been buffeted in recent years by war, economic decline, and political paralysis. more

Call for Proposals for HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching
The International Higher Education Support Program is now accepting proposals for the HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching program. more

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