Eurasia Partnership Foundation

Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s (EPF) mission is to empower people to effect change for social justice and economic prosperity through hands-on programs, helping them to improve their communities and their own lives. With locally registered office in Azerbaijan, EPF is the legacy institution of Eurasia Foundation (EF), a privately managed non-profit organization established in 1992 to deliver seed capital to emerging civil society organizations in the former Soviet countries. Supported by the United States Agency for International Development and other public and private donors, EF has invested nearly $18 million in Azerbaijan through grants and technical assistance since 1993.

EPF is both a grant-maker and a program-implementer and is guided by the following program mandates and approaches: Civic Participation and Monitoring, Research and Policy Capacity Building, Youth Engagement and Empowerment, Cross Border Cooperation and Open Door Grant Making. Each EPF office sets its program priorities annually based on consultations with local and international stakeholders and the Board. EPF is a member of the EF Network: five local foundations supporting civil society are based in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Washington, DC.

Address:

44, J. Jabbarly Street,

Caspian Plaza, 6th floor
Baku, Azerbaijan
AZ1065

Phone: (+994 12) 537 29 40
Fax: (994 12) 537 29 44
Email: info@epfound.az
Website: www.epfound.az

 

Naila Hashimova

Mrs. Naila Hashimova joined Open Government Platform in September 2016. She has nearly 20 years of professional experience in international development assistance in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with particular expertise in non-profit management, strategic planning, public policy development and capacity building. She has supervised programs aimed at strengthening civil society’s ability to advocate effectively for public oversight of and engagement with the government around issues of civic participation, good governance, human rights, and democratization. She has also been extensively involved in building capacity of CSOs, both in Azerbaijan and a wider Caucasus region, as well as the countries of Central Asia, designed training modules and delivered numerous trainings for civil society organizations to address capacity gaps, including the areas of effective advocacy and public campaigning around the issues of social policy, monitoring and evaluation of development assistance programs, CSO governance, program and financial management. N. Hashimova has experience working with international institutions such as the World Bank, the European Commission and USAID, as well as a wide range of corporate donors. She earned her MD from the State Medical University in Azerbaijan and also lived and studied in Norway, Russia and Wales.

Email: nhashimova@epfound.az