Conference

Aid & Eastern Europe Conference

Comber and sponsors hosted a one day Conference exploring challenges and opportunities facing NGOs and voluntary groups working in Eastern Europe on 14th December 2009 in Dublin. The day was a great success with 120 delegates from 40+ organisations attending from Ireland and abroad. Many thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to the event.

Pictured right: Debbie Deegan, To Russia With Love and Fiona Dowling, Comber. (Photo Moya Nolan)

View Slideshow of Photos from charities represented at the event here.

After the Conference, delegates were invited to Celebrate 20 Years of Humanitarian Assistance from Ireland to Eastern Europe at Iveagh House, St. Stephen's Green.

For photos of the reception, please click here

 

If you are interested in finding out more about the Conference, please contact Frances Haworth at 087-9022216 or frances@comber.ie

Pictured left: Dr. Delia Pop, Hope and Homes UK and Mairead McGuinness, MEP. (Photo Moya Nolan)

Presentations & Downloads

• Download PDF Conference Programme
• Download PDF Conference Proceedings - Overview and Abstracts
• Download PDF Panel Notes
• Download PDF Conference Feedback Report

• John Gilroy - Irish Aid "Ireland's role in the region"
• Jane Corboy - First Step Georgia "Challenges and Opportunities working in Georgia"
• Tanya Buynovskaya - HealthProm UK "Challenges and Opportunities in Building Local Partnerships"
• Cristian Ispas - Motivation Romania "Working with International Partners"
• Alena Halauniova - Ministry of Education, Belarus "Formation of national work strategy on maintenance of successful socialization of boarding schools pupils in Belarus"                     PowerPoint (ENG)   Presentation (ENG)       PowerPoint (RU)   Presentation (RU)  
• Dr. Delia Pop - Hope and Homes UK - "Deinstitutionalisation in CEE"

• Brenda Dinsdale - Conference Proceedings October 2009 - Minsk - "Charities working together in partnership"

Many thanks to our sponsors

Irish Aid, International Orphanage Development Programme, To Russia With Love, Focus on Romania, Dochas & Scapegoat Design