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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in South Eastern Europe.

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

Documentary Photography Project

Through grantmaking, exhibitions, and training workshops, the Documentary Photography Project supports photographers whose work addresses social justice and human rights issues that coincide with OSI’s mission. more

East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders

The East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program supports international exchanges that bring together civil society actors to share ideas, information, knowledge, experiences, and expertise and to support practical actions that result from that networking. more

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

Education Support Program

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

EUMAP

EUMAP (the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program) monitors the development of selected human rights and rule of law issues in both the European Union and in its candidate and potential candidate countries. 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 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

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

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

Open Society Mental Health Initiative

The Open Society Mental Health Initiative aims to ensure that people with mental disabilities (mental health problems and/or intellectual disabilities) are able to live as equal citizens in the community and to participate in society with full respect for their human rights. more

Public Health Program

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

Roma Initiatives

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

Women's Program

The International Women’s Program promotes the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization. more

Overview

South Eastern Europe was the continent’s most troubled region in the 1990s. Tens of thousands were killed in ethnic-based conflict throughout the states of the former Yugoslavia, and the often uneasy peace that has prevailed in the new millennium continues to be buffeted by distrust and occasional bursts of violence.

Read an overview of the region and OSI's activities there.

news and announcements

Call for Submissions: Decade of Roma Inclusion Photo Contest
June 1, 2007
The Open Society Institute cosponsors an international photography contest to present Roma people and culture beyond stereotypes.  more

OSI Forum: Racial Discrimination in Education—Comparative Experience in the U.S. and Europe
OSI-New York
March 1, 2007
Audio
OSI's U.S. Justice Fund and the Open Society Justice Initiative hosted a comparative conversation on strategies for anti-discrimination legal advocacy in education.  more

OSI Forum: Grbavica—The Land of My Dreams
OSI-New York
February 21, 2007
Audio
The Open Society Institute sponsored a panel discussion with Jasmila Zbanic, director and screenwriter from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to mark the U.S. premiere of her film Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams.  more

Call for Proposals: OSI Roma Decade Matching Funds
December 12, 2006
As part of its support for the Decade of Roma Inclusion, OSI offers matching funds for Roma-related projects at the EU or national level. more

more news & announcements

Publications & Articles

Taking on Goliath: Civil Society's Leadership Role in Tobacco Control
May 2007
Using case studies from Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, this OSI report aims to increase awareness of civil society's role in tobacco-control efforts and in improving public health. more

"I Can Stop and Search Whoever I Want"—Police Stops of Ethnic Minorities in Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain
April 2007
Combining statistics, first-person accounts, and policy recommendations, this Open Society Justice Initiative book makes clear that ethnic profiling occurs in all three countries and is ineffective in combating crime.  more

Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma, Volume 1: Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia
April 2007
Roma schoolchildren continue to face discrimination, isolation, and exclusion, according to this OSI monitoring report. more

Confronting a Hidden Disease: TB in Roma Communities
January 2007
This OSI report outlines the available literature on Roma and TB in Central and Eastern Europe, and current efforts to address TB in Roma communities. more

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