ECA Alumni Small Grants Program

Program Results - March 2008

Project Descriptions

Aisuluu Bedelbayeva
Kyrgyzstan
Muskie 1999

Bedelbayeva will organize a two-day workshop on PISA and NSBA standardized testing results in Kyrgyzstan for 25 people from various sectors, including: mass media, government, international donor organizations, NGOs, private business companies, and consulting agencies.

Davit Berishvili
Georgia
UGRAD 06

Berishvili will organize an informational and instructional seminar on the importance of business software and the methods for using it effectively in the workplace.

Elena Coscodan
Moldova
Muskie 05

Coscodan will organize five-day training on methods for encouraging youth in Moldova to become involved and interested in NGOs.

Nataliya Dardan
Ukraine
UGRAD 05

Dardan will organize a program called "Improvement of Legal Education by Eyes of Law Students,” which will provide law students in Ukraine with the necessary skills and knowledge for professional practice by adding to the practical and professional curriculum of Ukranian Law Schools.

Alyona Gorbatko
Ukraine
UGRAD 06

Gorbatko will organize a student-led training to educate pupils and teachers about HIV/AIDS and methds for communicating this information to the larger community. Following the training, students will organize an arts festival as a means through which they can raise public awareness and educate the community about this important public health issues.

Igor Gusyakov
Ukraine
UGRAD 03

Gusyakov will organize a cross-cultural baseball camp in Ukraine during which children will have the opporunity to improve their English skills, cultural development, as well as their baseball skills.

Anna Gvenetadze
Georgia
UGRAD 03

Gvenetadze will work together with volunteers from the Imereti Alumni to create a center of civil education, rehabilitation, and education at the Kutaisi Scientific Library for disabled Georgian citizens.

Kanat Kalmakiev
Kyrgyzstan
UGRAD 04

Through his projected entitled "Choose Life in Abundance,” Kalmakiev will organize and conduct a series of interactive seminars in seven different regional towns throughout Kyrgyzstan on HIV/AIDS prevention. Seminars also will include discussions on alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse in these regions.

Ekaterina Panarina
Russia
Muskie 06

Panarina will organize an American Discussion Club at Perm State Technical University in Russia. The club periodically will hold English discussions, linguistics trainings, and cross-cultural communications sessions.

Lela Putkaradze
Georgia
UGRAD 06

Putkaradze will organize and implement a two-day training seminar on public relations for students at Shota Rustaveli State University in Georgia.

Lilit Simonyan
Armenia
Muskie 05

Simonyan will organize a five-day camp in the town of Stepanavan for 40 teenage girls living in Armenia. The camp, Girls Leading Our World (GLOW), will focus on leadership, education, empowerment and sustainability with hopes of enhancing the role of women in social and political life in Armenia.

Denys Stukalenko/Olga Zhurzhenko
Ukraine
UGRAD 03

Stukalenko and Zhurzhenko will organize the Seventh Odessa National University Model United Nations Conference.

Anna Vardapetyan
Armenia
UGRAD 99

Vardapetyan will organize a one-day conference, "Foundation of Hope: Integrating Disabled into the Productive Workforce,” with the goal of helping disabled citizens in Armenia find employment opportunities.