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The US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Program (CSPP) was launched in May of 2011. The program is sponsored by the US Agency for International Development and implemented by Eurasia Foundation (USA) in partnership with the New Eurasia Foundation (Russia). The program will run through April of 2014.

The CSPP is the follow-on to the two US-Russia Civil Society Summits held in 2009 and 2010, during which Russian and US civil society organizations recognized the need for greater collaboration across a broad array of thematic topics. The ultimate goal is to create sustainable mechanisms for the development and delivery of recommendations from citizens to policymakers, leading to greater cooperation and meaningful improvement in the lives of the citizens of both countries.

Through dynamic and unfettered dialog, the program participants will design concrete and innovative policy recommendations to accelerate progress in such areas as anti-corruption, local community development, environmental protection, education, migration, child protection, youth, gender equity, independent mass media and freedom of information, public health, and human rights.

The program includes a series of activities, including three conferences of the civil society leaders from the two countries (two of which will be held in Moscow and one – in Washington), a small grants competition designed to support the implementation of collaborative projects, and online meetings of the 11 working groups. CSPP also features an Internet resource platform that enables participants to exchange information about their activities, update work plans in a timely fashion, and publish news and event announcements.

The first conference took place on November 14 – 15, 2011 in Moscow. NGO leaders from the USA and Russia presented plans of their working groups and explored possibilities for cross-thematic collaborative projects.

The second conference will take place on June 14-15, 2012 in Washington, DC.

CSPP thematic working groups:

  • Anti-Corruption and Institutional Integrity
  • Child Protection
  • Community Development
  • Education & Youth
  • Environmental Protection
  • Gender Equity
  • Higher Education
  • Human Rights and Rule of Law
  • Media and Access to Information
  • Migration
  • Public Health