Institute for Rural Initiatives (iRi) organized a unique event designed to facilitate the exchange of experience between rural communities in the Republic of Moldova. The event (within the program “Minority Empowerment in Moldova – MEM PLUS”) aimed at empowering a number of partner communities by creating opportunities for dialogue and…
Institute for Rural Initiatives in Moldova (iRi) in partnership with Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, with financial support of U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, implements the “Minority Empowerment in Moldova – MEM PLUS”. This project will run 2 years and will be implemented in…
The “IntegrACT-PLUS” project represents an organic continuation of the „IntegrACT – diverse youth for a cohesive society” project implemented by iRi in 9 minority communities (100 young people) in March through November, 2017. “IntegrACT-PLUS” comes to capitalize on the results achieved within the frame of the previous project, and outline…
The Institute for Rural Initiatives has successfully completed the 3rd regional Peer-to-Peer event. After we held discussions with civil society representatives in the northern region of the country, in the town of Balti, and with people actively involved in life of their communities from the south region, in the town…
Participants attending the regional Peer-to-Peer event in the south of Moldova had a chance to hear first hand from mayors and leaders of the 12 initiative groups how it is possible to promote civic activism and participation in rural Moldovan communities, apparently passive. “Initially we did not have confidence and…