US-Russia Civil Society Partnership

ProgramEducation & Youth Group

CSPP Groups

Milestones

November 2009- C2C Summit, Moscow, RussiaJune 2010– C2C Summit, Washington DC, USANovember 2011- CSPP Summit, Moscow, RussiaMarch 2, 2012- Contact Project LaunchMarch 30, 2012- Linkage Project ProposalApril 30, 2012– Linkage Awards AnnouncedApril 2014– Project Completion

Priority Areasfor Grant Program

Raise awareness and increase understanding between Russian/US

youth to dispel stereotypes

Promote a collaborative process for Russian/US education and youth

NGOs for sharing best practices

Create opportunities for youth involvement in decision making and

development processes

1. Raise awareness and increase understanding between Russian/US youth to dispell stereotypes

Change anti-American perceptions by Russian youth

Change lack of global awareness by American youth

Prepare Russian/US youth to work collaboratively to solve or prevent global problems (e.g. education, economic, health, envirornment,

safety)

2. Identify a collaborative process for Russian/US education and youth NGOs to share best practices

Articulate the synergies between education and youth NGOs to create

supportive partnerships and networks Identify appropriate technology tools

and their accessibility, usage protocols for collaboration

3.Create opportunities for youth involvement in decision making and

development processes

We want to give youth the skills they will need to be our future leaders

We want youth often to have a voiceWe want youth to be invested and

empowered

Linkage GoalsIntroduce strategies to deepen

partnershipsImplement new linkage activitiesShare best practices for replicationCapture successes and lessons learned

CSPP Education Youth Chairpersons

Yvonne Marie Andres, USAGlobal SchoolNet

Denis Rogatkin, RussiaYouth Union Doroga