A Family Health Center Opens in Chernobyl Contaminated Areas Attracts Public Attention
A consultative and information center Dialogue was opened in Stolin, Brest Region of Belarus, in the framework of "Family Health" project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with USAID/Belarus. The center will inform the local community of the potential dangers associated with living in radiation-contaminated areas to their reproductive health, and possible safe behavior patterns. Dialogue will provide individual consultations to pregnant women, nursing mothers, other women of reproductive age, as well as future and actual fathers. It will focus on promoting basics of radioecological safety essential for reproductive health. “It is very important to bring relevant knowledge to women in rural areas,” pointed out Ms. Viktoriya Drobyshevskaya, Project Manager. More ...

Benefits of Economic Empowerment Programs for At-risk Groups Examined at the International Seminar
The international seminar “Countering Trafficking in Human Beings: Economic Empowerment for at-risk Groups” was held in Minsk Oblast by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the framework of the USAID-supported Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Project. Representatives of governmental, non-governmental and international organizations from Belarus and the neighboring countries attended the seminar. More ...

Community Connections Holds 2006 Alumni Reunion
On June 16, nearly 40 alumni of the Community Connections program who visited the United States in 2006 gathered at a reception hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart. More ...

USAID and UNDP Start Family Health Project
The Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) of UNDP/Cooperation for Rehabilitation (CORE) held a formal review of projects recently submitted to CORE, which included the USAID "Family Health Project." More ...

THE NEXT CAP/CIPA EXAM SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE IN BELARUS ON NOVEMBER 13-14
The Belarus Economic Education Project (BEEP) funded by USAID conducted examinations under the first-ever Russian language internationally-recognized certification program available for Belarusian accountants and auditors. More ...

NEW PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONTAMINATED AREAS OF BELARUS
USAID has launched a joint two-year program with UNDP called the "Family Health Project." More ...

BELARUS HOLDS NATIONAL ROUND OF JESSUP MOOT COURT COMPETITION
With funding from USAID, ABA CEELI administered this year’s Belarus National Round of the Jessup International Moot Court Competition held in Minsk on February 11 and 12, 2006, at the Institute on Education for Judges, Prosecutors and Legal Professionals. More ...

USAID’s BIZPRO project conducted an international conference for Belarus practicing accountants, academia, and government officials. More ...

NEW PROGRAM FOR HUMAN AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
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NEW PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SERVICES TO VULNERABLE GROUPS OF POPULATION
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