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CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Project Descriptions
- Recipients Listed by Project Category
- Recipients Listed by Country
- Recipients Listed by Program
INTRODUCTION
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State, together with the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), is pleased to provide a directory of ECA Alumni Small Grant recipients and their projects from the February 2002 competition. One of the primary objectives of ECA's academic exchange programs is to strengthen civil society and provide participants and alumni with the expertise and resources needed for democratic and economic development. Of the 202 proposals submitted this round, 76 were carefully selected by a bi-national panel of experts in each country. Grant amounts range from $280 to $1,000 and approximately sixty percent of the total project costs were cost-shared by the recipients and/or their institutions. Alumni from the following ECA programs were eligible to apply for an ECA Alumni Small Grant in the February 2002 competition:
- The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues Program (CI)
- The Regional Scholar Exchange Program (RSEP)
- The US-Russian Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service (YLF) Program
During the February 2002 round, the ECA Alumni Small Grants Program allowed alumni to conduct the following initiatives:
- Attend professional or academic conferences, training seminars, or workshops
- Fund travel for the purpose of academic research, professional consultations and collaborations, and/or one-on-one mentoring opportunities;
- Publish self-authored materials (funding for publication of pre-published translated works will not be considered for funding);
- Initiate a public or community service program;
- Extend memberships to professional and academic organizations relative to field of specialty;
- Fund US colleagues' travel to the NIS for conferences, professional consultations or collaborative projects;
- Organize training programs or conferences for professional colleagues, including other alumni and ECA constituencies; and
- Conduct any other projects judged by the selection committee and/or ECA to be in the interest of the program goals.
Through innovative and responsive alumni-driven programming, ECA and IREX are multiplying the impact of knowledge and expertise acquired in the US and enabling alumni to directly benefit their local colleagues and neighbors. As demonstrated by the following list of projects, the investment in each of these program participants continues to bring enormous returns for them personally and for their countries.
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
Iskander Abdullaev
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
CI 1999
Project Description: Research trip throughout Central Asia to study drought
and water resources. Abdullaev will also publish the book, "The Water
Shortage and Its Impact on Poverty in Central Asia: Challenges, Problems
and Solutions."
Karine Adamyan Marine Adamyan
Yerevan, Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
CI 2001 CI 1999
Project Description: Organization of a variety of initiatives devoted
to improving nutritional health and food-safety practices, including a
series of seminars for children and their parents and a training of trainers
seminar for other health educators.
Serdar Agaev
Ashgabad, Turkmenistan
RSEP 2000
Project Description: Organization of a series of seminars on how to manage
your own business. Agaev will also publish 40 copies of the brochure,
"A Guide on How to Carry Out Marketing Research: American Experience,"
40 copies of "How to Develop a Strategic Plan in Enterprise: American
Experience" and 40 copies of "Accounting in Small Business."
Giuli Alasania
Tbilisi, Georgia
CI 1996
Project Description: Organization of the conference, "Traditional
and Non-Traditional Religions in Georgia" for 80 scholars and ECA
alumni.
Olga Amcheeva Darima Soktoeva
Tarbagatai, Russia Ulan-Ude, Russia
YLF 2001 YLF 2001
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Negotiations
and Intercultural Communication" in Ulan-Ude. Thirty scholars will
be invited to participate.
Elena Alexeeva
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
CI 2000
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored work,
"Parents and Teachers: Constructive Dialogue."
Tatiana Artemieva
St. Petersburg, Russia
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Russia and Britain
in the Enlightenment," in June 2002. Sixty academicians and students
will attend the conference.
Marina Asatiani
Tbilisi, Georgia
CI 2001
Project Description: Organization of a series of family health classes
for families with children who have severe iodine deficiencies. Fifty
children and their parents will be invited to participate.
Ivanna Bakushevych
Ternopil, Ukraine
CI 1996
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book
"Management in the Social Sphere."
Amanda Baldwin
Madison, Wisconsin USA
YLF 2000
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to study "Russian Orthodox
Rituals and Traditions: Religion in Pre and Post-Soviet Russia" in
the summer of 2002.
Iryna Berezovska
Lviv, Ukraine
CI 2000
Project Description: Organization of a training on "Information Support
in Health Care Services, Biomedical Research and Education" for 50
health care professionals. Berezovska will also extend professional membership
to the Medical Library Association (MLA).
Vladimir Biruk
Minsk, Belarus
CI 2000
Project Description: Organization of a conference on the development of
business cooperation for 80 representatives of small and medium-sized
enterprises.
Yuri Bossin
Moscow, Russia
CI 1996
Project Description: Organization of a seminar series devoted to "The
Middle East: Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century"
in December 2002. Between 40 and 60 participants are expected to attend.
J. Diane Brannon
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA
YLF 2001
Project Description: Attendance at a proposal writing seminar hosted by
the Foundation Center in May 2002 in Washington, DC.
Muazama Burkhanova
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
CI 2001
Project Description: Organization of a 3-day training seminar on a variety
of professional topics for social activists and leaders.
Olga Buzu
Chisinau, Moldova
RSEP 1998
Project Description: Publication of 150 copies of the self-authored textbook
"The Organizational Aspects of Appraisal Activities," which
will be used by the Department of Economics at the Technical University
of Moldova.
Ainura Cholponkulova
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
CI 1998
Project Description: Publication of 400 copies of the self-authored monograph
"Political and Legal Aspects of Third-Sector Participation in Lobbying
in the Kyrgyz Republic: State and Perspective."
Olga Demidova
St. Petersburg, Russia
RSEP 1993
Project Description: Publication of 1000 copies of the self-authored manuscript
"Aesthetics of Russian Émigré Literaturnyi Byt."
Vladimir Diatlov
Irkutsk, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Community Young
Leadership Development: Forum for Russian Rotarian Youth" in Irkutsk
for 100 volunteers.
Diana Erickson
Ekaterinburg, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Organization of a training, in conjunction with colleagues
from Rape and Assault Services in Nashua, NH, on Crisis Intervention for
domestic violence specialists, which will be attended by more than 50
people.
Anastasiya Ermolaeva
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: American colleague Dr. Julie Becker from Temple University
will travel to Nizhny-Novgorod where she will lecture on youth violence
prevention and rehabilitation programs.
Andrei Fiodorov
Chisinau, Moldova
CI 2001
Project Description: Research trip within Moldova to study natural resource
management and other environmental issues. Fiodorov will also publish
1000 copies of the book, "Moldovan Nature on My Mind."
Anatoly Furda
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
CI 2001
Project Description: Development of a course on Distance Learning and
the publication of the self-authored evaluator's manual for the course.
Furda will also extend professional membership to Syllabus and the Association
for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Yelena Gayevskaya
Almaty, Kazakhstan
CI 2000
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to research comparative aspects
of Distance Learning education in the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Gayevskaya will also publish 100 copies of the book, "Collected Articles
of the First Virtual Conference of ECA Alumni."
Aleksandr Gritsay
Vladivostok, Russia
CI 2000
Project Description: Attendance at the International Conference for Blind
Professionals, "Information Accessibility: A Key to Education"
in Nizhny-Novgorod in May 2002.
Hasan Huseynov
Ganja, Azerbaijan
CI 1995
Project Description: Attendance at the "Ten Years of Reform in Higher
Education: Analysis, Problems and Perspective" conference in Kazakhstan
in April 2002 where he will present his paper, "The Attitude of the
Ministry of Education Towards the Privatization of Higher Education in
NIS Countries."
Svetlana Ivchenko
Moscow, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Attendance at Program Evaluation and Training of
Trainers courses offered by the Golubka Training Center. Ivchenko will
also extend professional membership in the Association for Research on
Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the International
Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR).
Armen Jughuryan
Yerevan Armenia
RSEP 1996
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book,
"Financial and Managerial Accounting," which will be incorporated
into accounting curriculum at Yerevan State University.
Makset Karlibaev
Nukus, Uzbekistan
RSEP 2000
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored work
"Karakalpakistan Madrassahs: The History of Education."
Aina Kekilova
Ashbagad, Turkmenistan
CI 2000
Project Description: Publication of 60 copies of the self-authored brochures,
"Environmental Management Systems and Their Importance in the Sustainable
Development of Turkmenistan" and "Waste Minimization in Oil
and Gas Exploration and Production." The brochures will be disseminated
at a roundtable on "Waste Management in Turkmenistan."
Giorgi Kipiani
Tbilisi, Georgia
RSEP 1997
Project Description: Publication of 300 copies of the self-authored book,
"Societal and Organizational Culture in Georgia: Directions of Development."
Sergey Kirpich
Minsk, Belarus
CI 1998
Project Description: Organization of a series of trainings devoted to
innovation in education for 100 scholars and students. Kirpich will also
publish 100 copies of the seminar report.
Albina Komachkova
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
CI 2001
Project Description: Publication of 835 copies of "Your Choice,"
a self-authored brochure devoted to reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies
and artificial abortions in Uzbekistan. The brochure will be distributed
to women's crisis centers throughout Uzbekistan.
Anna Korkunova
St. Petersburg, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Subscription to The Economist and The Expert.
Nataliya Korol
Kyiv, Ukraine
CI 2000
Project Description: Implementation of a public program devoted to "The
Reproductive Health of Adolescent Victims of the Chernobyl Disaster",
which involves the organization of support groups and will provide a 24-hour
hotline and counselors to sick adolescents.
Carina Korostelina
Simferopol, Ukraine
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Publication of the self-authored book "Reconciliation
in Crimea: Toward Identity-Based Peace Building."
Tetyana Koshmanova
Lviv, Ukraine
CI 2000
Project Description: Publication of the self-authored book "Virtual
Reality in Teacher Education."
Alexander Kouznetsov
Cherepovets, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Attendance at the workshop "School for Professional
Business Consultants" in St. Petersburg in April 2002.
Svetlana Kovalskaya
Astana, Kazakhstan
RSEP 1998
Project Description: Research trip within Kazakhstan study the modernization
of culture in Kazakhstan. Kovalskaya will use the information gained to
develop curricula for the course, "American Historiography of the
Cultural Development of Kazakhstan in the 19th and 20th Centuries."
Andrei Laletin
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
CI 1995
Project Description: Attendance at the workshop, "Underlying Causes
of Forest Degradation in Georgia" in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Maria Lebedko
Vladivostok, Russia
RSEP 1997
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book
"Cognitive Interaction of Language and Culture in a Cross-Cultural
Context: Russian-American Contacts."
Larisa Lemberanskaya
Baku, Azerbaijan
RSEP 1996
Project Description: Membership in the American Political Science Association
(APSA), the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. (MESANA),
the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), the American Sociological
Association (ASA), and the International Society of Political Psychology
(ISPP).
Mikhail Loukianov
Perm, Russia
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Research trip to St. Petersburg and Moscow to study
"Russian and British Conservatism on the Eve of the First World War."
Vakhtang Maisaia
Tbilisi, Georgia
CI 1998
Project Description: Will publish 500 copies of the brochure, "The
Caucasus Regional Security Agenda: Geopolitics of Caspian Oil and Its
Relevance to Georgia."
Andrey Makarychev
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Organization of the seminar "Globalists and
Anti-Globalists in the Regions of Russia". Over seventy scholars
are expected to attend. Makarychev will also publish 500 copies of the
seminar proceedings.
Vladislav Malikhov
Perm, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Publication of 250 copies of the self-authored book
"Leadership in Concept and Practice: Russian Experience."
Igor Manzura
Chisinau, Moldova
RSEP 1993
Project Description: Organization of the conference, "The Epoch of
Great Migrations and Its Impact on European History" for 40 historians
and other scholars from throughout the NIS.
Gleb Maslov
Zaporozhye, Ukraine
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to study modern ethics in
the Internet era.
Maira Mukambayeva
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
RSEP 1997
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to research multicultural
education.
Raushan Nauryzbayeva
Almaty, Kazakhstan
CI 2001
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Drug Control"
for 30 scholars and NGO representatives.
Aigul Ordokova
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
CI 1999
Project Description: Organization of the seminar "Monetary Policy
and the Banking System of the US: Lessons for the National Bank of the
Kyrgyz Republic" for 75 participants. Ordokova's colleagues from
the US Federal Reserve in Cleveland will participate at the event.
Vyacheslav Panichkin
Novokuznetsk, Russia
CI 2001
Project Description: Publication of 1000 copies of the self-authored "A
Manual on Civil Court Cases for Lawyers and Citizens." Panichkin
will also organize a seminar on the legal rights of Russian citizens.
Evgenii Pivovarov
Bryansk, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Publication of 300 copies of the self-authored book
"A.V. Babine: Two Parts of One Life."
Valeriy Ryabukha
Chernihiv, Ukraine
CI 2000
Project Description: Publication of the self-authored "Safety Manual"
for students about how to avoid drugs and alcohol, crime and contracting
the HIV/AIDS virus.
Ruslan Sadirkhanov
Baku, Azerbaijan
CI 2001
Project Description: Organization of a conference on "The Measurable
Criteria of Efficiency of Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations:
Rating NGOs." The conference, which will be held in Baku, will be
attended by 30 ECA alumni.
Oxana Selekhova
Moscow, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Production of a documentary film on "The Story
of the Grey Whales: Extinct and Surviving Marine Animals," in conjunction
with US colleagues.
Olga Semoukhina
Tomsk, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Publication of 300 copies of the self-authored work
"The Discretion of Trial Judges in Anglo-American and Romano-German
Legal Systems."
Leonid Shabad
Moscow, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Research trip within the Russia on diving tourism
and how it can be used as a tool for biodiversity conservation and coastal
zone development in the Primosky Krai, Russian Far East.
Sergeui Slobodine
Magadan, Russia
RSEP 1997
Project Description: Attendance at the Northern Archaeological Congress
in Khanty-Mansiysk in September 2002.
Elena Smilianskaia
Moscow, Russia
RSEP 2000
Project Description: Research trip to St. Petersburg to study popular
faith and superstitions during the Enlightenment.
Darima Soktoeva Olga Amcheeva
Ulan-Ude, Russia Tarbagatai, Russia
YLF 2001 YLF 2001
Project Description: Organization of the conference "Negotiations
and Intercultural Communication" in Ulan-Ude. Thirty scholars will
be invited to participate.
Vadim Stepanov
Moscow, Russia
CI 1998
Project Description: Attendance at "Summer Library Internet School"
at the Pushkin East-Kazakhstan Regional Library in Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
in August 2002.
Maria Stoletova
Vladimir, Russia
YLF 2001
Project Description: Attendance at a Training of Trainers seminar offered
by the Golubka training Center. Stoletova will also extend professional
membership to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).
Yuri Stulov
Minsk, Belarus
RSEP 1997
Project Description: Organization of the conference, "The Problem
of National Indentity/ies in the Literatures of the Old and the New World"
in Minsk, which will be attended by as many as 150 scholars and students.
Steven Swerdlow
New York, New York USA
YLF 2001
Project Description: Research trip to Georgia to study human rights in
the summer of 2002.
Pavel Tchikov
Kazan, Russia
YLF 2000
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book
"The Universal and Regional Systems of State's and Individual's Rights
Defense."
Maria Tysiachniouk
St. Petersburg, Russia
RSEP 1994
Project Description: Organization of the conference "The Role of
University-NGO Partnerships in Social Transformations" in St. Petersburg
in June 2002, which will be attended by more than 60 people.
Viktor Ukhvanov
Minsk, Belarus
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Publication of 150 copies of the self-authored book
"Current Political Leadership in Russia and Belarus."
Liliya Vlasova
Minsk, Belarus
CI 2001
Project Description: Organization of the conference "The National
School for Business Lawyers" in Minsk, which will be attended by
100 law professionals.
Angelina Volovik
Ryazan, Russia
RSEP 1995
Project Description: Research trip to Moscow to study gender studies and
the women's movement in Russia. Volovik will then analyze this research
to include in her new book "Rural Young Women's Educational Equity
Act," which will be published in 200 copies.
Sergey Yakubovskiy
Odessa, Ukraine
RSEP 1999
Project Description: Organization of a seminar on "The Use of Active
Teaching Methods in the teaching of Economics" for 40 junior faculty
members.
Yuri Zaretsky
Moscow, Russia
RSEP 2000
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored monograph
"Autobiographical Self: From St. Augustine to Protopope Avvaum."
Tigran Zargaryan
Yerevan, Armenia
CI 2001
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book
"Digital Libraries," which will be distributed to libraries,
universities and museums.
Olena Zavyalova
Kyiv, Ukraine
CI 1998
Project Description: Publication of 500 copies of the self-authored book
"Recent Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions."
RECIPIENTS BY CATEGORY
| ATTEND CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ORGANIZE CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP PUBLISH/DISSEMINATE MATERIALS |
RESEARCH TRIP WITHIN THE NIS COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH US COLLEAGUES(S) MEMBERSHIP IN A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OTHER
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RECIPIENTS BY COUNTRY
| ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN BELARUS GEORGIA MOLDOVA RUSSIA |
RUSSIA (Continued) TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN UKRAINE USA UZBEKISTAN
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RECIPIENTS BY PROGRAM
| The Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues Program Iskander Abdullaev The Regional Scholar Exchange Program Serdar Agaev |
Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service (YLF) Program Olga Amcheeva
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