George Soros

Media Program Coordinators

Date:

March 20, 2011

Soros foundations are autonomous institutions established in particular countries or regions to initiate and support open society activities. The priorities and specific activities of each Soros foundation are determined by a local board of directors and staff in consultation with George Soros and OSI boards and advisors. In addition to support from the Open Society Institute, many of the foundations receive funding from other sources.
Soros foundations consist of national foundations in 29 countries, foundations in Kosovo and Montenegro, and two regional foundations, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). OSISA and OSIWA, which are governed by their own boards of directors and staffs from the region, make grants in a total of 27 African countries.
Open Society Foundations work in Russia—including that of the local Soros foundation—is currently being reorganized.
Below are links to the Media Program in the Soros foundations, arranged alphabetically by country:
Afghanistan: Foundation Open Society Institute–Afghanistan A Mujeeb Khalvatgar, Media Program Coordinator
mujeebkhalvatgar@gmail.com
Armenia: Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Armenia David Amiryan, Deputy Director for Programs
adavid@osi.am
www.osi.am/massmedia.asp
Azerbaijan: Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Azerbaijan Rovshan Bagirov, Public Relations/Mass Media Director
rbagirov@osi-az.org
www.osi-az.org/media.shtml
Estonia: Open Estonia Foundation Maari Ross, Media Coordinator
maari@oef.org.ee
www.oef.org.ee
Georgia: Open Society Georgia Foundation Irakli Tsertsvadze, Social Science Support Mass Media Programs
irakli@osgf.ge
http://osgf.ge/?lang=en&show=programs&action=view&id=27
Guatemala: Fundacion Soros–Guatemala www.soros.org/about/foundations/guatemala
Kazakhstan: Soros Foundation–Kazakhstan Aijamal Duishebaeva, Coordinator of the Mass Media Support Program
kzhantikin@soros.kz
www.soros.kz/?content_id=188
Kyrgyzstan: Soros Foundation–KyrgyzstanElina Karakulova, Director of the Media Support Program
ekarakulova@soros.kg
http://eng.soros.kg/foundation/
Macedonia: Foundation Open Society Institute–Macedonia Violeta Gligorovska, Media Program Coordinator
vgligoro@soros.org.mk
http://soros.org.mk/default.asp?lang=eng&menuid=94
Moldova: Soros Foundation–Moldova Victoria Miron, Program Director Arts & Culture, Publishing
vmiron@soros.md
www.soros.md/programs/mass_media/en.html
Mongolia: Open Society Forum Munkhsoyol Baatarjav, Open Society Forum Media Manager
soyoloo@soros.org.mn
www.soros.org.mn/programs/csp/media.html
Romania: Open Society Foundation–Romania Radu Motoc, Program Coordinator Media
Director of Programs
rmotoc@soros.ro
Mirela Rus, Communications Manager
mrus@soros.ro
www.soros.ro/en/index.php
Serbia: Fund for an Open Society–Serbia Suzana Jovanic, Media Coordinator
sjovanic@fosserbia.org
www.fosserbia.org/programi/medijski.asp
Slovakia: Open Society Foundation–Bratislava Lubica Turcanova, Deputy, Strategy, Policy and Media
lub@osf.sk
www.osf.sk/English/program_detail.php?program=38
South Africa: Open Society Foundation for South Africa Noloyiso Mchunu, Senior Project Officer, Media Program
Noloyiso@ct.osf.org.za
www.osf.org.za/Media/
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa SOUTH AFRICA www.osisa.org
Tajikistan: Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Tajikistan Rushona Olimova, Media Coordinator
olimova@osi.tajik.net
www.soros.org/about/foundations/tajikistan
Ukraine: International Renaissance Foundation Vitaly Zamnius, Mass Media Program Manager
zamnius@irf.kiev.ua
www.irf.kiev.ua/en/programs/media
West Africa: Open Society Initiative for West Africa www.osiwa.org/en/programs/media

Soros Network Partner Foundation in Indonesia

Indonesia: TIFA Foundation R. Kristiawan, Media Program Officer
kristiawan@tifafoundation.org
www.tifafoundation.org/program.php?id=3