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About Soros Foundation-Moldova
About Soros Foundation-Moldova
The Soros Foundation - Moldova (SFM) is a non-governmental, non-for-profit and non-political organization which was established in 1992 by the financier and the philanthropist George Soros to promote the development of an open society in Moldova by developing and implementing a range of programs and activities that address specific areas of needs including media, cultural policy, legal reform, public administration and good governance, media, civil society, public health, and European integration.
The mission of the Soros Foundation - Moldova is to promote open society values through support for its infrastructure and institutions. The Foundation works in its priority areas through grant and operational programs. Programs are launched at the decision of the Soros Foundation Board and represent the recognition of a field where the Foundation can contribute through technical assistance, consulting, training, or financing for specific projects. Programs are run over several years or a period necessary for improvement of the problematic situation. Each program proposes for one year a range of concrete activities, asking the National Board for a budget. The programs are administered by program directors. All the programs run by the Soros Foundation - Moldova are publicly advertised.
The decision-making process has several levels: projects coming within a program are reviewed in certain cases by experts; projects recommended by them are presented for review and financing to the program boards. They work for several programs. In 2010 there are 4 specialized program boards for all the Foundation's programs: Media, Civil Society, Public Health, Public Administration, Good Governance and European Initiatives. Projects with a budget exceeding $10,000.00 are reviewed at first by the specialized program boards and then by the Soros Foundation National Board, which is also responsible for defining the Foundation's strategy and priorities.
Soros Foundation - Moldova does not offer charity help and support for technical or scientific projects. Grants are given only for specific projects and not for the general support of the organization.
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