Organizations

Albania

• Albanian Civil Society Foundation
• Albanian Committee Against Violence, Racism and Intolerance
• Social-Cultural Youth Association "Crystal"
• Research Center for Rural Development

Bosnia

• The New Bosnia Fund
• Mladi Most Alternative Workshop and Seminar Space for Youth Reconciliation

Bulgaria

• American University in Bulgaria
• Center for the Study of Democracy
• Civil Society Development Foundation
• "Help for Our Children" Foundation
• Institute for Modernity
• International Black Sea Club
• Journalists for Tolerance
• National Association of UN Youth Clubs
• more...

Croatia

• B.a.B.e. (Be active, Be emancipated)
• CESI-Center for Education and Counseling of Women
• Center for Direct Protection of Human Rights

Czech Republic

• Central and East European International Studies Association
• Ecumenical Network For Youth Action
• Greenpeace

Estonia

• The Estonian Institute, founded in 1989, is supported by the national government's ministry of culture. 
• U.S.-Baltic Foundation - ESTONIA

Hungary

• Civil Society Development Foundation
• European House
• European Roma Rights Center
• Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU)
• Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance
• Hungarian Helsinki Committee
• Hungarian NGO Portal
• INDOK--Human Rights Information and Documentation Center
• International Visegrad Fund
• more...

Kosovo

• Relief Links A listing of humanitarian organizations active in the region.
• Women's Aid A listing of women's organizations aiding women in Kosovo.

Latvia

• The Movement of Youth

Lithuania

• Centre for Critical Projects
• Non-governmental Organization Information and Support Center
• Women's Issues Information Centre of Lithuania

Macedonia

• Association for Democratic Initiatives
• Macedonian Center for International Co-operation (MCIC)

Poland

• Center for the Advancement of Women
• Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
• Institute for Local Partnership and Communication
• KARAT Coalition
• Microfinance Centre for CEE and the NIS
• ngo.pl  A portal to the NGO world of Poland and Central Eastern Europe. Mostly in Polish, but there are English pages. 
• more...

Romania

• The Centre of Rroma Youth
• Childheart Foundation
• Civil Society Development Foundation or Fundatia pentru Dezvoltarea Societatii Civile.  The site has an English language section. 
• Estuar Foundation was established in 1993 by the Romanian League for Mental Health and the Scottish association Penumbra.
• Euroregional Center for Democracy
• Foundation for Democratic Change (FDC)
• more...

Slovakia

• Greenpeace

Slovenia

• Legal and Information Centre for NGOs

Yugoslavia

• Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies A nonparty, non-governmental and non-profit research institution.

Information Sources

• RFE/RL has various online newsletters and other very good resources offered at no charge to subscribers. Of special importance to the CEE region are the biweekly East European Perspectives: News and Views on Central and Southeastern Europe, the weekly Baltic States Report: A Survey of Developments in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and a Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report.
• EIN News is a business information and online news service founded in 1995. Its coverage is worldwide.
• Hellenic Resources Network is managed by Hellenic Resources Institute, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The website has especially good links to sources of information about the Balkan region.
• Human Rights Watch
• NGO Resource Centers in East Central Europe and the Baltic States.  This document dates from 1995. 

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