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Children & Youth

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

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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Education

Education Support Program
The Education Support Program works to facilitate change in education and national policy development in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. more

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

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

Local Government & Public Service Reform Initiative
The Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative promotes effective democratic government in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. 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

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

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Law & Justice

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

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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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Soros Foundations

The Soros foundations are autonomous institutions established in particular countries or regions to initiate and support open society activities. The foundations active in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus include:

Open Society Institute–Russia

International Renaissance Foundation (Ukraine)

Related Publications

Unintended Consequences: Drug Policies Fuel the HIV Epidemic in Russia and Ukraine
Unintended Consequences, a report from the International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), urges reform of UN policies as well as national drug and HIV laws in order to help stem the spread of HIV. more

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Related Information

Moving Harm Reduction Policy Forward
Dec. 5, 2003
This report details the results of an international conference, Moving Harm Reduction Policy Forward, which took place in Chisinau, Moldova from November 19-21, 2003.  more

OSI Condemns Takeover of Moscow Foundation
Official OSI statement in response to the takeover of OSI-Russia by an armed group of 40 individuals on November 6, 2003.  more

Mitigating the HIV Epidemic in the Former Soviet Union: Essential Steps for a Comprehensive Response
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
Oct. 27, 2003
A speech delivered by Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, the director of the International Harm Reduction Development Program, at the 9th European AIDS Conference in October 2003.  more

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