2. BRIDGING CONTINENTS THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS
David Brown, Vesna Baur, Ann Marie Ellis
Moderated by Jay Colingham
Monday, 06 June, 2022
3. A PAGE FOR BIG BOLDBULLET ITEMS
● Introductions
● Understanding Hearts of Europe Program
● USAID Discussion
● Serbia Project Discussion
● Serbia Rotary Club
● US Rotary Club
● Questions
(Special thanks to TGIG)
Agenda
4. A PAGE FOR BIG BOLDBULLET ITEMS
Participants
● Participants:
● Jay Colingham, Cadre Member, Rotary Club of Boulder Flatirons, Colorado
● David Brown, U.S. Agency for International Development
● Vesna Baur, Rotary Club Cacak
● Ann Marie Ellis, Rotary Club Austin
5. The Hearts of Europe program, is joint funded partnership between the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary
International that aims to foster collaboration, networking, and
friendship among Rotary clubs in select Central and Eastern European
countries and the United States.
7. Key Goals
of Hearts of Europe Program
Cross Country Relationship Building
• The international sponsor of the
grant project must be a club or
district in the U.S.
• At least one U.S. Rotarian must travel
to the project and meet with host
Rotary members
Youth Mentorship
• The Host sponsors must involve
Rotaractors in project process
8. Global Grants +:
• More project review
• Increased Monitoring and
Evaluation
• Purchasing restrictions
Extra Work and Benefits
Benefits of USAID:
• Matching Funds
• Rotarian Travel Funds
• USAID expertise during
project creation
11. BRIDGING CONTINENTS
THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS
David Brown
Director, Technical Services Office
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID)
June 6, 2022
13. USAID works in over 100 countries to:
Promote Global Health
Catalyze Innovation and Partnership
Empower Women and Girls
Provide Humanitarian
Assistance
Support Global Stability
14. USAID IN
EUROPE & EURASIA
• Advancing sustainable development &
self-determination
• Training young political, economic, &
civic leaders
• Combating corruption
• Collaborating with “graduate” countries as
they transition to fellow donors
• Addressing the first and second order
impacts of the pandemic
• Countering malign external influence
undermining democratic progress
15. USAID PRIORITIES
• Promoting equity in the workforce
• Working with local partners
• Partnering with the private sector
• Advancing inclusive development
and gender equality
• Addressing climate change and
environmental justice
• Combating corruption
16. HEARTS OF EUROPE
2019-2024
$2 million program (USAID and Rotary each contributing $1 million)
Funds from USAID allow for expanded financial support of these grant
projects
Pairs European clubs with United States clubs
Western Balkans and Eurasia
21. THANK YOU!
If you have questions about:
Hearts of Europe Program
Email - Sam.Kendall@rotary.org
Sam Kendall, USAID Project Officer
Global Grants
Email - grants@rotary.org
