Civil Society

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	www.irex.ru IREX/Russia The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is a US-based nonprofit organization committed to international education in its broadest sense. IREX's efforts include academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs between the United States and the countries of Eastern Europe, the New Independent States, Asia, and the Near East.
	www.irex.ru/programs/wcc "Crisis Centers for Women" Support Program IREX program whose objective is to offer support and assistance to Russian organizations that provide medical and social assistance and legal services to women in critical situations as a result of domestic violence. Program includes advocacy among specialists and the general public related to family violence.
	www.isar.org/isar/Russia.html Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia (ISAR) ISAR is a nonprofit organization with offices in Washington, DC and six cities in the former Soviet Union. ISAR maintains a clearinghouse to help connect people and information; administers small grants programs, providing financial support to FSU organizations for concrete, local projects; and provides trainings and consultations on such topics as fundraising, organizational development and media relations.
	www.ngo.org.ru Center for NGO Support The Center for NGO Support assists the development of NGOs (nongovernmental organization) by conducting training events, providing consultations and disseminating information throughout Russia and the CIS. Services include: consultations on organizational development issues; information services, and training seminars on NGO organizational development. The Center for NGO Support was created by the Moscow field office of World Learning (an American NGO) in June 1997.