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August 1, 2013
 "We don't want to hide anymore," said a Roma girl, when explaining why she became involved with a program bringing together Roma and non-Roma youth in community building activities in Moldova and Romania. This sentiment was shared multiple times by Roma youth proudly affirming their ethnicity and sense of belonging. After two years of working in inter-ethnic teams as part of the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue Program (YCED), 100 youth from Romania and Moldova recently celebrated the achievements of the YCED Program in Bucharest, Romania. Nineteen youth teams presented the results of their projects, shared lessons learned, and planned for the sustainability of their initiatives. |
July 31, 2013
 Muskie alumna SvetIana Cotelea of Moldova was recently appointed Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Moldova. In her new position, Cotelea will oversee the Moldovan public health sector and prioritize policies and interventions related to disease control. |
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July 26, 2013
 The Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue Program kicked off its closing workshop today in Bucharest, Romania with over 100 Roma and non-Roma participants from Romania and Moldova celebrating two years of youth-led community development projects. These youth have become active citizens, who mobilize their peers to build tolerance across ethnic divisions through their community initiatives. |
April 10, 2013
 In honor of International Roma Day (April 8), the U.S. Embassy in Romania recognized Romani CRISS for 20 years of dedicated work promoting Roma rights. |
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April 7, 2013
 The Ungheni Public Library has attracted a group of users that are rarely seen walking the halls of Moldovan libraries: soldiers. A new library service has been made available for members of the locally-based "Prut" battalion of the National Army, designed to give the soldiers access to online information and help them communicate with their friends and families back home. |
March 27, 2013
 The Novateca program is giving many Moldovans free access to computers and the Internet. Organizers recently inaugurated six regional training centers throughout Moldova where librarians are learning to help patrons make use of the technology. By the end of 2013 more than 350,000 will benefit from free public access to the Internet. |
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December 11, 2012
 On December 10th, youth involved in the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue Program (YCED) in Romania commemorated International Human Rights Day by creating posters depicting what human rights symbolize for them. The YCED program builds upon the International Declaration of Human Rights by supporting youth to become active citizens who mobilize their peers to build tolerance across ethnic divisions. |
December 4, 2012
 Five Global UGRAD students at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently experienced the impact of collective action in their host community. Iurii (Ukraine), Begaiym (Kyrgyzstan), Radu (Moldova), Jasurbek (Uzbekistan), and Dinara (Kazakhstan) collected more than 200 pounds of trash as volunteers during the 7th Annual Ouachita River Sweep. |
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October 26, 2012
 Youth from Romania and Moldova gave voice to their personal stories of change in a participatory evaluation of the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue program. Using the Most Significant Change technique, more than 80 youth participated in an evaluation in which they gathered stories of change from each other and shared their recommendations for the future of the project. |
October 17, 2012
 After spending one year in the United States through the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia & Central Asia (Global UGRAD) and witnessing the American commitment to environmental protection, Moldovan Tatiana Morari was inspired to make her home country greener. In the US, “everything was just recycling,” she says. If her host town of 8,000 had a recycling plant, she asked herself, “Why can’t we have one here in a city of a million people?” |
