Fellows
Fellowships are designed for leading members of civil society and researchers from Eastern Europe and Central Asia to conduct intensive research, writing and networking. We bring fellows from the region to Prague to focus on their projects in a safe space, away from the daily routine of their organisations and pressures in their home countries, including the hardships and dangers of war in the case of Ukrainians.
The range of fellows and types of projects we support are diverse, including journalists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, activists and former political prisoners working on everything from articles and books to films and comic strips.
The range of fellows and types of projects we support are diverse, including journalists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, activists and former political prisoners working on everything from articles and books to films and comic strips.
Current Fellows
Jamilya Maricheva
Kazakhstan
Jamilya is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years of experience, specialising in open data and investigations related to budget expenditures. She founded Protenge.kz, a public spending project that quickly gained popularity on social media in Kazakhstan. As a media trainer and mentor, she was involved in projects promoting open contracting and investigative journalism in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Jamilya has received multiple domestic and international journalistic awards.
Anna Huskova
Ukraine
Anna is an urbanist, architect, and JavaScript developer committed to advancing spatial equity and accessibility as key indicators of urban democracy. As a fellow of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility, Anna founded the Green Spaces Strategy Development project in Dnipro. Prior to this, she spent three years developing green area strategies with the Dnipro City Council. Currently, Anna leads the Civil Society Resilience: Civil Society and Open Data project and is the founder of NGO NeboPole.Labs, a Ukrainian urbanism laboratory.
Bogdana Oparina
Uzbekistan
Bogdana is a journalist and a project manager for the independent Uzbek outlet Anhor.uz, run by cross-border journalist networks n-ost and BIRN, and Jam News. In the past, she cooperated with the AFP news agency and Internews. At present Bogdana studies at the University of Wrocław, researching the rights of people with disabilities and associated advocacy campaigns.
Tatiana Zelenskaya
Kyrgyzstan
Tatiana is a freelance artist and art activist addressing social and political issues, covering topics ranging from feminism and protection from violence to human rights. She also creates illustrations and posters for both non-profit and commercial organisations. Tatiana co-founded RoomsToons animation studio and WeInCrypto DAO, a community supporting and educating women and girls on Web 3.0 tools, such as blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies.
Former Fellows
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