[Kgalumni-l] Issue 271

Здравствуйте, дорогие получатели рассылки!

Предлагаем Вам 271-й выпуск электронной рассылки для кыргызстанских выпускников программ Госдепартамента США. Вы получаете данное сообщение потому, что Вы либо являетесь выпускником программы обмена, спонсируемой правительством США, либо Вы запросили данную информацию. В настоящее время в списке получателей рассылки зарегистрировано около 1000 электронных адресов.

Электронная рассылка для кыргызстанских выпускников программ Госдепартамента США предназначена для информирования о мероприятиях, проводимых для выпускников, а также для распространения новостей и объявлений от АЙРЕКС, АКСЕЛС, Посольства США в Кыргызстане и других организаций о вакансиях, грантовых программах, стипендиях для учебы и стажировок и других возможностях для личного, академического и профессионального роста. Информация рассылается один раз в неделю. Вы вправе распространять ее среди всех заинтересованных лиц.

У этого сообщения нет приложений, поэтому из соображений безопасности не открывайте возможных прикрепленных файлов. Для Вашего удобства, теперь выпуски электронной рассылки размещаются в формате word по адресуhttp://www.irex.kg/en/alumni/newsletter.html. Также материалы рассылки доступны на блоге по адресу http://kgalumnilistserv.blogspot.com. Если Вы желаете распространить какую-либо информацию по данной рассылке, пожалуйста, отправьте соответствующее сообщение на адрес alumnilistserv@irex.kg не позднее 13:00 каждую среду.Сообщения, отправленные напрямую на электронный адрес рассылки, блокируются.

Сегодня 27 мая 2009 г. В этом выпуске:

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1) Announcements / Объявления:

1. ЕЖЕГОДНЫЙ ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫЙ СБОРНИК О КЫРГЫЗСТАНСКИХ ВЫПУСКНИКАХ ОБМЕННЫХ ПРОГРАММ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА США

2. ECA ALUMNI GRANTS PROGRAM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION, U.S. EMBASSY BISHKEK, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

3. 2009 PROJECT SMILE

4. THE 2010-2011 FULBRIGHT FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM IN CENTRAL ASIA

2) VACANCIES / ВАКАНСИИ:

1. IREX VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM DIRECTOR, YOUTH CONFLICT PREVENTION PROGRAM, BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN

2. АКТЕД ОБЪЯВЛЯЕТ КОНКУРС НА ЗАМЕЩЕНИЕ ВАКАНТНОЙ ДОЛЖНОСТИ КООРДИНАТОРА БАТКЕНСКОГО РЕГИОНАЛЬНОГО ОФИСА

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ANNOUNCEMENTS/ОБЪЯВЛЕНИЯ

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1. ЕЖЕГОДНЫЙ ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫЙ СБОРНИК О КЫРГЫЗСТАНСКИХ ВЫПУСКНИКАХ ОБМЕННЫХ ПРОГРАММ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА США

Deadline: August 31, 2009

Отдел по связям с общественностью Посольства США в Кыргызстане выпускает ежегодный информационный сборник о кыргызстанских выпускниках обменных программ Правительства США. Пожалуйста, заполните до 31 августа 2009 года форму по следующей ссылке.

По вопросам относительно информационного сборника обращаться к Джуманалиевой Наталье, координатору обменных программ, Посольства США в Кыргызской республике по djumanalievand@state.gov

2. ECA ALUMNI GRANTS PROGRAM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION, U.S. Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

The 2009 ECA Alumni Small Grants Program (ASGP) is designed to support the professional development of U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) alumni and promote community development in alumni"s countries. Alumni may apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to conduct a community development or professional development project. (Small-scale projects should not exceed - $1,000. Large-scale projects can be up to $5,000) The project time period is 12 months.

1. Grant recipient must indicate:

a) Names the initiative group/NGO
b) Contact address, phone/fax number and e-mail address
c) Name and home address of Project Manager:
d) Bank Account Information ($/soms)

2. Background on the initiative group/NGO:

No more than 3 paragraphs
a) Primary goals
b) Previous grants received
c) How the NGO is funded
d) An example of a recent successful project.

3. Program Description
No more than 1 page

a) Statement of Objectives:

• Describe project goal(s);
• How it (they) will be achieved;
• Provide detailed description of program activities/events;
• Work Plan should be attached.

b) Project Justification:

• Why did you decide to apply to the U.S. Gov. to support your project?
• How will this project benefit for the Kyrgyz Republic?
• Describe the target audience: age groups, occupation, number of program participants?
• How will you measure the success or future of your project?

c) Program Duration

4. Budget

No more than 2 pages

a) Amount requested (in USD);
b) Itemized cost breakdown;

APPLICATION FORM GUIDELINES

PROPOSAL FORMAT:

• First draft proposal can be submitted in Russian, but the final version should be written in English.
• Proposal should not exceed 5 typed pages in font 12.
• Applicants should attach copies of resumes for the key personnel.
• Proposals should list any previous grants received in a form of attachment (date, amount, purpose) as well as any other funding sources.
• A copy of the registration papers of the organization should be attached.
• If you are not an NGO, please attach a letter from an organization supporting your efforts.

NARRATIVE PART:

Key questions to address in your proposal are:

• WHO (name of NGO, list of the names of the initiative group and its partners if appropriate),
• WHAT (planned activities),
• WHEN (program dates),
• WHY (the issue, target group and region(s)),
• HOW (what resources are available and which are requested),
• FOR WHOM (target audience),
• AT WHAT COST (budget and name of organization to which you submitted this grant (co-sponsoring is strongly encouraged)),
• WHAT ARE THE RESULTS (planned successful results and sustainability).

This includes:

• Justification should explain why you decided to apply to the U.S. Government for funding of this particular project; why a proposed project is important, who will be affected by this project, what difference it makes for the Kyrgyz Republic. Also, please explain what criteria you will use to measure the success or future of your project. (May also attach letters of endorsement attesting to the seriousness of the proposal.)
• Sustainability - if the project is intended to continue after the funding ends, the proposal must explain how the organization will fund the activity in the future.
• Proposals for publication of materials should describe the intended audience, content, and how materials will be distributed, and will normally be considered only if the language of the material is Russian, Kyrgyz or English. If U.S. Government funds are used to fund publication, the grant must include language granting copyright to the U.S. Government, or recognizing that the U.S. Government will have unlimited rights to reprint or distribute the material if it chooses.

PROJECT TIME-FRAME:

Project dates cannot exceed one year.

DEADLINE:

Sunday, May 31, 2009

PROJECT SCALE:

Small-scale projects should not exceed - $1,000. Large-scale projects can be up to $5,000. If the scale of the project exceeds the limits, please consult with grant administrators.
For additional questions and submitting of the filled out application contact – Natalia Djumanalieva, Alumni and ELP Coordinator, Phone - 551241 (4415); E-mail:djumanalievand@state.gov

Application forms with instuction and budget can be downloaded from address: http://www.irex.kg/en/alumni/grant.html

3. 2009 PROJECT SMILE

Deadline: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Program Overview

Project Smile, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by IREX, provides grants to alumni of selected ECA-sponsored programs to implement community service activities that will benefit an underprivileged group in their local community such as children at an orphanage, the disabled or the elderly.

Program Timeline

Application Deadline: June 17, 2009
Grant Award Recipients Announced: June 29, 2009
Grant Period: Ten weeks (June 29, 2009 – September 4, 2009)
Final Report Due: September 30, 2009

Technical Eligibility Requirements

Candidates will be considered without respect to race, color, religion, national origin, or gender. Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Project Smile is a merit-based competition open to:

Alumni of the:

• Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie); or
• Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) (formerly known as the FREEDOM Support Act Undergraduate Program);
• Alumni in good standing;
• Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Ukraine who are currently residing in one of these countries at the time of application;
• Individuals who have successfully fulfilled all requirements of previously awarded alumni grants; and
• Individuals who submit a complete application

Individuals in the following circumstances are NOT eligible for Project Smile:

• Individuals currently residing or working outside of one of the Eurasian countries listed above;
• Local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State are ineligible for grants during the period of their employment and for one year following the termination of employment;
• Immediate families (i.e. spouses and dependent children) of U.S. Department of State employees for a period of one year following the termination of such employment. This provision does not disqualify self-supporting members of families who live apart from their parents;
• Persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a crime (excluding minor traffic violations);
• Current IREX employees and consultants and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings); or
• IREX reserves the right to verify all of the information included in the application. In the event that there is a discrepancy, or information is found to be false, the application will immediately be declared invalid and the applicant ineligible. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Financial Provisions of the Grant

Maximum Grant Award: $250
Minimum Grant Award: $100

Disbursement of Funds

Some Project Smile grantees will receive their grant funds as a wire to their personal bank accounts. Consequently, these grantees will be asked to supply bank information in their Terms & Conditions document. For any non-U.S. based account, grantees must provide corresponding bank information (the bank holding your account can provide you with this information.)

Allowable Costs

• Project Smile funds may be used to purchase materials for the activity or to implement the activity, including:
• Trash bags for a park clean-up
• Transportation to a hospital, orphanage, or historical location
• Ads to recruit volunteers
• Materials to create costumes for a performance
• Art supplies
• Food or snacks for participants and volunteers, etc.

Unallowable Costs

Project Smile funds may not be used for the following:

• To purchase computer hardware or office equipment (i.e. printers, photocopiers, fax machines, webcams, software, etc.)
• To purchase construction and/or building materials (i.e. lumber, hardware, flooring, siding, lighting, plumbing fixtures, etc.)
• To purchase furniture
• To create organizational or personal web sites
• To purchase alcohol
• To give gifts or donations
• To provide honorarium or salaries to ECA alumni, including the grant recipient

General Application Instructions

• Applications can be downloaded from http://www.irex.kg/en/alumni/grant.html
• Please answer all questions in English;
• Please provide English translations for all documents in local language (reference letters, cost-share letters, etc);
• Please complete your project budget in U.S. dollars and your local currency;
• Include your full, legal name as it is spelled in your international passport. Do not translate name spellings (for example, write Mariya and not Mary);
• Provide complete contact information, including postal index codes for all address and country and city codes for telephone and fax numbers. Do not translate street or city names into English (for example, write Prospekt Mira not Peace Avenue);
• Do not leave any space blank. If a question does not apply to you, write N/A (not applicable); and
• All forms and supporting materials should be typewritten (if possible) and submitted with the complete application

Submission Guidelines

• Applications must be received no later than 17:00 on the date the applications are due;
• Applications may be emailed to smile@irex.org. When emailing applications, please send all attachments in one email message and include your last name in the subject line of the email.
• Submit one hard copy of the application to the IREX representative office in your home country. Please be sure to keep a copy of your completed application.
• Only one application per deadline for any individual alumnus/alumna will be considered.

State Alumni

All ECA alumni are encouraged to register and use the State Alumni Web site, at https://alumni.state.gov. State Alumni is a Web-based interactive directory for alumni of Department of State exchange programs. It extends the exchange experience for alumni after they return home from the U.S. This site also allows alumni to stay in contact with one another-and with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs-through networking and the sharing of useful information about professional opportunities. State Alumni may help Project Smile applicants when formulating a project idea or disseminating information about your project to other alumni. ECA alumni are strongly encouraged to register.

4. THE 2010-2011 FULBRIGHT FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM IN CENTRAL ASIA

The State Department of the United States of America and the U.S. Embassy are pleased to announce the new Fulbright Foreign Student Program in Central Asia for two-year master’s degrees beginning in academic year 2010 -2011.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to study in the United States for one year or longer. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program encourages applications in the humanities, hard sciences such as engineering, and social sciences. The following 6 fields are not eligible for interested students to apply for a Fulbright award: Medicine, business administration, economics, law, public administration, and public policy.

Participants will be recruited through a merit-based, open competition and chosen based upon their leadership potential, academic excellence, maturity, ability to adjust successfully to life in the U.S., strong interest in engaging Americans, and potential to promote mutual understanding between the United States and Central Asia.

Program Requirements:

• Applicants must be citizens or nationals of Kyrgyzstan or permanent residents qualified to hold a valid passport issued by the nominating country.
• Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education and hold a degree equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's degree by the start of the grant period.
• Applicants holding a Master degree from U.S. university are not eligible to apply for this program.
• Applicants should have a sufficient level of English to enable them to successfully complete full-time graduate study in the U.S. with a recent paper-based TOEFL score of 550 or higher or equivalent test (i.e. internet-based TOEFL (IBT) or computer-based TOEFL (CBT)).
• Strong preference will be given to applicants who have not had extensive recent experience in the U.S.
• An applicant who is currently in the U.S. is ineligible for a grant.
• An applicant’s financial need or status should not be a factor in the selection process.

Important: All grantees are expected to return to their home countries for at least two years at the conclusion of their grant in compliance with the J-visa requirements and to promote mutual understanding.

Program Provisions: All grantees receive tuition, a monthly stipend for up to 24 months, supplemental health and accident benefits, a book and equipment allowance, travel support, and the opportunity to attend Fulbright enrichment activities.

Application Procedures and Deadline:

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program application should be completed online at the Embark website:https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/international/20/

You must read the application instructions that are provided on this website very carefully.

In addition to the online application, you must mail the following supplemental materials in hard copy to the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy:

• Signature form
• Three letters of reference (or complete online)
• Report on Proficiency in English
• Official academic transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
• Copies of diplomas from all post-secondary institutions
• Original English translations of all documents

Submitting your application:
Four hard copies of all supplemental materials should be delivered to:
U.S. Embassy Bishkek
171 Prospect Mira,
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
(996-312) 551241 ext 4468

AND you must submit your electronic application at the Embark website. The application deadline is 5:00 pm on July 17, 2009.

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VACANCIES / ВАКАНСИИ:

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1. IREX VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM DIRECTOR, YOUTH CONFLICT PREVENTION PROGRAM, BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN

Deadline: 14 June 2009

TITLE: Program Director, Youth Conflict Prevention Program

ABOUT IREX

IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.

Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 100 countries.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

IREX seeks a Program Director to launch and direct a possible conflict prevention program among youth in Kyrgyzstan. The Project Director will have overall responsibility for meeting program objectives, managing staff, coordinating with partner organizations, and financial oversight. This position will be based full-time in Kyrgyzstan. The position is contingent on funding.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Provide vision and strategic direction for the program
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with local civil society organizations
• Serve as primary liaison with donor(s)
• Oversee recruitment of young participants and adult trainers, organize youth events
• Manage and mentor project staff
• Coordinate with home office
• Oversee project budgeting and ensure budget discipline
• Oversee monitoring, evaluation and reporting on program activities

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five or more years of experience working on conflict mitigation and/or youth programming required
• Excellent understanding of conflict triggers in Southern Kyrgyzstan required
• Experience implementing arts-based programs preferred
• Experience managing USAID-funded programs strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop staff, manage budgets and plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives
• Strong representational and organizational skills required
• Ability to function professionally and effectively in verbal and written English required

TO APPLY

Please apply online at our JOB BOARD at www.irex.org. If you have difficulties with the online system please send an email tojobboardhelp@irex.org with ATTN: DEV/KG/PD/NM in the subject line.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

EOE

2. АКТЕД ОБЪЯВЛЯЕТ КОНКУРС НА ЗАМЕЩЕНИЕ ВАКАНТНОЙ ДОЛЖНОСТИ КООРДИНАТОРА БАТКЕНСКОГО РЕГИОНАЛЬНОГО ОФИСА

АКТЕД объявляет конкурс среди квалифицированных специалистов на замещение вакантной должности Координатора Баткенского Регионального Офиса (ссылка No. RW_0905AEJ/03)

Место работы: г. Баткен

Обязанности:

• Осуществлять Координацию деятельности АКТЕД в Баткенской области;
• Осуществлять эффективное управление штатом, обеспечить надлежащее развитие потенциала команды и поддерживать передачу полномочий сотрудникам;
• Предоставлять периодические отчеты Национальному Директору и Заместителю Национального Директора в Оше;
• Вносить вклад в развитии новых проектов в координации с Национальным Директором;
• Представлять АКТЕД в Баткенской области и держать связь с потенциальными партнерскими организациями

Необходимые требования:

• Отличные навыки и знания в области международного развития;
• Отличные навыки межличностного общения и управленческие способности, включая командное управление;
• Опыт работы в международных организациях обязателен;
• Высшее образование в области экономики или социально-экономического развития (местное самоуправление, миграция, предотвращение конфликтов и т.д.) предпочтительно;
• Знание английского языка является обязательным;
• Отличное знание программ MS Word, MS power Point and MS Excel;
• Умение работать эффективно и в сжатые сроки

АКТЕД является аполитичной и нерелигиозной международной гуманитарной организацией действующей в Центральной и Южной Азии, Среднем Востоке, Балканах, Центральной Америке/Карибских островах и Центральной Африке. Со дня своего создания в 1993 году, миссией АКТЕД является спасать жизни, помогать уязвимому населению и внушать надежду на лучшее будущее для тех, кто в этом нуждается. АКТЕД ведет свою деятельность в Кыргызстане с 2005 года, осуществляя проекты по сокращению бедности, улучшению доступа к профессиональному и начальному образованию, развитию социальных инфраструктур, снижению уровню риска стихийных бедствий и решению приграничных конфликтов со специальным акцентом на местное самоуправление.

Прием документов:

Документы (на английском языке) включающие резюме, сопроводительное письмо и два рекомендательных письма с указанием ссылки принимаются не позже 18:00 29 мая 2009 года по адресам:

Центральный Офис АКТЕД в г. Ош или

г.Ош, ул. Курманжан Датка 74
Тел.: +996 3222 5 68 37

Региональный Офис АКТЕД в г.Баткен
г.Баткен, ул. Пролетарская 24
Тел.: +996 3622 5 04 87

или отправлять по эл. адресу: jobs.acted@gmail.com
Только наиболее подходящие кандидаты будут приглашены на собеседование.

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