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EWMI Reaches Fundraising Goal in the Fight against Ebola

EWMI reached (and exceeded) our goal for our campaign to Support Liberians in the Fight against Ebola! With the rapid spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia, the country’s most vulnerable population, the prisoners in the Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) and surrounding regional prisons, are in very serious danger of contracting the virus. In early August, … Continue reading EWMI Reaches Fundraising Goal in the Fight against Ebola

EWMI Supports Kosovo Women’s Network

EWMI is working with the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) to support the Kosovo Oral History Initiative, a collective of women of different generations, nationalities and competences, whose mission is to record life stories. Working in partnership with The New School, KWN is collecting the life stories of women, whose part in war and peace times … Continue reading EWMI Supports Kosovo Women’s Network

Providing Research to Support Cambodia’s Parliament

EWMI provided funding to support the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC), an independent organization whose mission is to support capacity development, research and training, and to develop information networks for members of the Cambodian Parliament. EWMI’s funding and technical assistance came at a critical time in PIC’s development, and was used to help develop systems, … Continue reading Providing Research to Support Cambodia’s Parliament

First Students Graduate from Ilia State University MPA Program

On July 12, Ilia State University (ISU) held a commencement ceremony in Tbilisi for the first 29 graduates of its new Masters of Public Administration (MPA) Program. The graduation was the culmination of a four-year joint initiative by EWMI, ISU, and Columbia University to establish a high-quality graduate program to train Georgia’s next generation of … Continue reading First Students Graduate from Ilia State University MPA Program

Serbian Courts Introduce Electronic Filing of Documents

The large number of old pending cases is a major challenge facing Serbia’s courts. Faster court proceedings and improved efficiency of the judicial system depend on several factors, most importantly good case management and communication. To help make this process easier, EWMI’s USAID-funded Separation of Powers Program (SPP) has introduced an innovative technique — electronic … Continue reading Serbian Courts Introduce Electronic Filing of Documents

Contract Law Textbook Released

On April 16, 2014, EWMI and the National Center for Commercial Law (NCCL) at Free University held an event to publicly present a newly published, Georgian language, Contract Law Textbook. Georgia’s leading experts in contract law wrote the book over the course of the last year – under the editing direction and with the financial support of … Continue reading Contract Law Textbook Released

EWMI Raises Funds to Send Liberian Children Back to School

As part of EWMI’s Partner Legacy Support Program, EWMI provided a grant and organized a fundraising campaign for Prison Fellowship Liberia’s Break the Cycle program, which provides the needed funding for prisoners’ children to attend school each year. The program ensures that students do not interrupt their education when their parents’ are incarcerated and that … Continue reading EWMI Raises Funds to Send Liberian Children Back to School

EWMI’S Work in Romania Cited as an Example for Future Reforms

Every six months, the European Commission reports under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism on Bulgaria and Romania’s progress with judicial reform and the fight against corruption. In the Commission’s most recent report, released on January 22, 2014, EWMI’s work in Romania under the Court Optimization Project from 2011-2013 was highlighted as a successful model to test … Continue reading EWMI’S Work in Romania Cited as an Example for Future Reforms

Building the Next Generation of Professional Civil Society Leaders in Kyrgyzstan

Today the global civil society sector is widely recognized as a major economic force. In a national study carried out by the Kyrgyz national Statistical Committee, in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University and the United Nations Volunteers Program in the Kyrgyz Republic, 2.3% of GDP and 3% of the workforce in Kyrgyzstan is comprised of … Continue reading Building the Next Generation of Professional Civil Society Leaders in Kyrgyzstan