Civilitas Foundation
The Civilitas Foundation contributes to peace and stability...
Civilitas Foundation
The Civilitas Foundation contributes to peace and stability in the Caucasus and beyond, guided by the principle of consistent, open and objective discourse, utilizing cultural, educational and political dialogue, cutting edge technologies, and aiming to include the resources of the global Armenian community. The Foundation’s goals of generating and fostering innovative ideas and initiatives and assisting or creating the mechanisms and institutions that bring them to fruition are met through four major program areas: Democracy and Development, Media, Towards a Neighborhood, Policy Inquiry.
Eurasia Partnership Foundation
Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) has accumulated 18 years...
Eurasia Partnership Foundation
Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) has accumulated 18 years of experience in program implementation, grant making, and cooperation with the Armenian civil society. EPF has shaped a unique portfolio of services to position itself as a ‘think and do’ tank with expertise laying in the nexus of project design and management, network building and consortium management, civil society capacity building, policy research and advocacy, alternative content development, and peace building.
EPF’s human resources are one of its greatest assets. EPF’s team comprises a 10 plus team of high-quality specialists in fields of EPF’s programmatic focus, as well as a number of high-quality support staff, interns, and volunteers.
EPF’s recent experience includes engaging and empowering youth; building local capacity for evidence-based research and policy advocacy; promoting fundamental freedoms, such as Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information; supporting independent media and new media practitioners; advancing European integration and religious tolerance; addressing corruption and conflict of interest; and building confidence across the Armenia-Azerbaijan and Armenia-Turkey divides.
EPF’s cross-border programming aims at contributing to regional security and stability by building links among individuals and civil society groups in different countries who face similar problems and are working toward common goals. EPF’s cross-border work involves the third sector, media outlets, businesses, academics and policymakers in people’s diplomacy efforts.
Public Journalism Club
Established in March 2011, the Public Journalism Club...
Public Journalism Club
Established in March 2011, the Public Journalism Club (PJC) unifies journalists, social media experts, and advocates to improve information dissemination through collaboration between new technologies and media.
The organization's mission is to promote freedom of expression, diversity and pluralism in Armenia developing participatory and public journalism by bridging public reporters and professional journalists, mass media and social media, IT and social sector specialists.
During the last 3 years PJC has succeeded to establish a positive reputation in the field byeffectively implementing a few targeted innovative, trailblazing projects collectively reflected at mynews.am public reporting platform and Hackathon{YAN} contest of innovative ideas.
Media Center is another of PJC’s stellar projects that serves the mission of developing competent debate culture in Armenia as well as establishing and expanding collaborative communication between civil, social, state and international sectors.
Combining high professionalism with creativity, self-development and flexibility, the PJC team is building the organizationaround democratic values and principles.
Regional Studies Center
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) is an independent...
Regional Studies Center
The Regional Studies Center (RSC) is an independent think tank conducting a wide range of objective research and analysis, and implementing a number of educational and policy-related projects.
As a leading think tank based in Armenia, the RSC conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives in support of political and economic reform and conflict resolution in the broader South Caucasus region.
Over the longer term, the RSC strives to elevate political discourse, deepen civic activism and broaden engagement in the public policy process. In this way, the RSC seeks to serve as a catalyst for democratic reform and sustainable development by contributing to the formulation of public policy through innovative and objective research and analysis. Our partners include various stakeholders and decision makers, including civil society, international organizations, the private sector, academia and state institutions.
Anadolu Kültür
Anadolu Kültür was founded as a not-for-profit cultural...
Anadolu Kültür
Anadolu Kültür was founded as a not-for-profit cultural institution in 2002 when individuals from various fields of the art world, the business world and civil society came together to support the production and sharing of culture and art in cities across Turkey and abroad.
Anadolu Kültür continues its activities with the belief that cultural and artistic exchange will help develop mutual understanding and dialogue and overcome regional differences and prejudices, and that a broader cultural life will elicit a discussion of concepts such as citizenship, identity and belonging.
Anadolu Kültür’s vision is the dream of a society that has managed to shed its prejudices, that finds nourishment and enrichment through differences and where cultural diversity is not perceived as a source of conflict but wealth. Anadolu Kültür aims to build bridges between different ethnic, religious and regional groups by sharing culture and art, supporting regional initiatives, emphasizing cultural diversity and cultural rights and consolidating interregional collaboration.
The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey
The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey is...
The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey
The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Ankara, Turkey. TEPAV was established in 2004 as an independent research institute and is Turkey’s largest economic policy think-tank employing highly talented researchers and experts.
TEPAV’s mission is to develop innovative policy strategies for public and private sector development within Turkey and the surrounding region. Our interdisciplinary approach focuses on fostering competitive business environment, improving regional development within Turkey and supporting international economic integration. TEPAV’s approach is to accomplish our mission through project based innovations by bringing together different players and experts for a common goal.
We promote the exchange of knowledge and experience between key actors in order to broaden the public debate on important policy challenges. TEPAV relies on the professionalism and analytical expertise of its in-house staff to provide data-driven policy recommendations for its governmental and private sector clients. TEPAV works to bring together local actors, business leaders and key policy implementers, integrating grass-roots efforts with cutting-edge solutions to complex problems.
TEPAV has successfully combined its policy analysis and planning capacity at the national level with a new ability to solve problems and develop measures at the micro (regional/local) level. This combination of macro and micro analysis is expected to open an entirely new line of thinking about competitiveness issues in Turkey and uniquely positions TEPAV in policy debates.
Citizens’ Assembly
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly [hCa] is a non-governmental organization...
Citizens’ Assembly
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly [hCa] is a non-governmental organization, working on the notions of fundamental rights and freedoms, peace, democracy and pluralism. hCa, works independently from political parties, government and states, aims to:
* introduce the basic rights and freedoms accepted in international agreements and outlined by universal standards into daily life
* to promote peaceful processes for the resolution of problems through mutual understanding dialogue and peace
* to improve pluralist democratic bodies and civil society initiatives
* to ensure the supremacy of law and to defend an economic system that promotes the well-being of human life and the environment.
hCa acts with the basic premise that citizens should have a say on the actions and decisions that are directly affecting their life. It takes special care to create a space where differing sides can discuss their problems and produce solutions in the resolution of social problems. It tries to constitute a chain of contact, dialogue and mutual understanding, leading to cooperation and peaceful co-existence.
Hrant Dink Foundation
Hrant Dink Foundation was established after the assassination...
Hrant Dink Foundation
Hrant Dink Foundation was established after the assassination of Hrant Dink in front of his newspaper Agos on January 19, 2007, in order to avoid similar pains and to continue Hrant Dink’s legacy, his language and heart and his dream of a world that is more free and just. Democracy and human rights for everyone regardless of their ethnic, religious or cultural origin or gender is the Foundation’s main principle.
The Foundation works for a Turkey and a world, where freedom of expression is limitless and all differences are allowed, lived, appreciated and multiplied and conscience outweighs in the way we look at today and the past. As the Hrant Dink Foundation ‘our cause worth living’ is a future where a culture of dialogue, peace and empathy prevails.
The Foundation strives to improve human rights and minority rights, to contribute to the democratization process of Turkey and to foster neighborhood relations between Turkey and Armenia.
Human Rights and Democratization, History, Turkey & Armenia relations, Education, Culture and Arts are the main program fields of our Foundation.
In addition to our programme fields every year, we organise International Hrant Dink Award Ceremony, we keep different archives and we publish books under the Hrant Dink Foundation Publications.
For more details about our programs, please see our Annual Report for 2013 in the following link http://hrantdink.org/picture_library/2013FR.pdf