The program goal is to improve the observance of fundamental rights and freedoms in Ukraine. Drawing on its network of 23 member organizations throughout the country, the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union will work to protect victims of rights abuse through a network of legal advice centers and a program of strategic litigation. It will regularly monitor and report on the state of rights protection in Ukraine. The grantee will work to raise public awareness of human rights through a range of educational activities targeting young people and grassroots activists and will continue hosting an annual human rights documentary film festival. In 2008-2010, the grantee provided over 13,000 consultations through its legal advice centers and provided training to 350 educators and activists on key rights issues in Ukraine. Established in 2004, the union works to promote practical observance of the range of international human rights instruments to which Ukraine is a party.

The program goal is to involve more Russian citizens in supporting nonprofit organizations by improving their capacity to collect private donations and develop supportive constituencies. The NGO School will work to strengthen the professional skills of the fundraising community through a series of fundraising and resource mobilization workshops and through ongoing experience sharing within a Fundraisers' Club. It will also seek to use and catalogue successful fundraising strategies employed by a pilot project called the "Live! Foundation," aimed at demonstrating the potential impact of innovative fundraising strategies in Russia. In 2008-2009, the NGO School involved over 200 fundraisers in its training activities and saw the Live! Foundation raise over $40,000 from individuals at its inaugural fundraising event in Moscow. Having evolved out of Charities Aid Foundation Russia, the NGO School was legally registered in 2002 and provides a range of services supporting the professional growth of the nonprofit sector in Russia.