ISAR-Moscow's mission is to develop programs that incorporate education,
culture, science, art and personal enlightenment in environmental protection
and the sustainable use of natural resources. ISAR-Moscow's programs provide
informational and financial resources to environmental NGOs. These resources
support the professional development of environmental NGOs, allowing them to
more effectively express their ideas and interests to the public and the
government, and to build coalitions with other NGOs and initiative groups.
ISAR-Moscow conducts seminars, conferences, trainings, internships and
exchanges. The staff also provides informational resources through their
quarterly publication Ecologos [NEWS/PUBLICATIONS>Network Publications] and
through the publication of other books and articles. Current activities can
be found on the office's Russian-language website
www.isarmos.ru.
ISAR-Moscow was the first ISAR office established in the former Soviet Union.
Prior to the opening of the office in 1992, though, ISAR representatives
worked in Moscow in cooperation with the Socio-Ecological Union (SEU), the
largest umbrella group for environmentalists in the FSU. This work focused
particularly on organizing the 1991 Conference for Ecological Nongovernmental
Organizations and an electronic mail project, which provided computer
technology and Internet access to hundreds of Russian NGOs. After the
creation of the e-mail network, in May 1993, ISAR-Moscow launched a
multi-faceted small grants and technical assistance program with a grant from
the US Agency for International Development (USAID). From 1993-1998, this
program, known as the Seeds of Democracy Program, provided more than 400 small
grants - totaling over $1 million in funding - to Russian environmental NGOs.
In April 1999, with generous start-up funding from the Winston Foundation,
ISAR-Moscow initiated a small grants program to address nuclear safety in
Russia. For four years, with the support of the Winston Foundation, the W.
Alton Jones Foundation and the Ploughshares Fund, ISAR supported local and
regional citizen initiatives in the field of disarmament and facilitated the
growth of the citizen movement for disarmament and nuclear safety. Parallel
activities included a nuclear safety exchange program organized by ISAR staff
in Washington and Moscow in 2000. This work continues in the form of regional
seminars, trainings, publications and small grants.
ISAR-Moscow
Mila Bogdan, Director
Russia
119019 Moscow
G-19, p/b 210
Phone/Fax: 7 (095) 251-76-17
E-mail:
isar@isarmos.ru
Russian-language Website:
www.isarmos.ru
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