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Georgia Cultivates Green Classrooms to Nurture Soil Health and Sustainability
In schoolyards across Georgia, from Tbilisi to Kvemo Chala, students are getting their hands dirty for a greener future. An innovative education initiative is shifting the focus to a resource we often overlook: the soil beneath our feet. By transforming school grounds into vibrant, hands-on learning hubs, the project is

Moldova’s Digital Leap for Inclusive 112 Services
When every second counts, communication saves lives. In Moldova, a new project is modernizing how emergency services connect with people in need, making help faster, smarter, and accessible to all. The “Next-Generation Emergency Communication: Inclusive and Smart 112” initiative, implemented by Medical Information Technologies in partnership with the National Single
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Zero-Bio-Waste at Schools: Moldova’s First Benchmark for Biowaste Audits
Across schools in Transnistria, a quiet transformation is underway. In classrooms and cafeterias, food scraps once destined for landfill are becoming lessons in sustainability. The Zero-Bio-Waste at Schools project, piloted in Tiraspol by Czech NGO Kokoza and Moldovan NGO AO Vitality, is helping schools measure, manage, and reduce organic waste

The Czech Challenge Fund 2025 is open for applications!
Are you ready to bring your innovative ideas to life and make a sustainable impact in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Georgia, Moldova, or Zambia? Applicants can receive up to USD 40,000 to develop and implement sustainable, innovative, and development-oriented projects. Open to the private sector, universities, research centers, and

Women Scientists and Farmers Growing Resilience in Zambia’s Drylands
Under the Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals, Czech scientific expertise is helping women farmers in Zambia adapt to drought and build more resilient livelihoods. The project “Women Scientist to Women Farmers: Hydrogel Innovation for Green Future” shows how innovation, science, and community leadership can work together to restore nature

World Mental Health Day 2025: How Peer Support is Transforming Mental Health in Georgia
World Mental Health Day, observed annually on October 10th, is a global call to expand mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), especially in times of crisis. The 2025 theme, “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies” underscores the critical need to reach people affected by conflict, disaster, and

Turning Waste into Wealth: Czech-UNDP Partnership Supports Climate-Smart Farming in Cambodia
Through the Czech-UNDP Partnership for SDGs, Czech expertise is helping Cambodian farmers turn agricultural waste into sustainable opportunities. The project V-BIOCHAR– Vermicompost and Biochar Integration for Climate-Smart Farming is a prime example of how innovation, science, and community cooperation can build more resilient livelihoods in rural Cambodia. The project is

Czech-UNDP Partnership Advances Cybersecurity Curriculum Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech-UNDP Partnership supports two different modalities. Apart from Challenge Fund, Partnership supports a second modality – Expertise on Demand (EoD). The main objective of expertise is the transfer of Czech experience and specific know-how in the target countries of the Czech-UNDP Partnership and create opportunities for sharing Czech expertise and