I was a Russian linguist in the U.S. Army for 20 years. Now I teach English as a Second Language, but still have a love for things Russian. My wife is half Russian/half Dutch, and we both have MA's in Russian. It would be good if this were a way to stay connected to Russia.

CCSI responds:
The purpose of our site is to make it easier to get information you seek, whether the purpose is academic research or casual interest. If you have a permanent e-mail address, listservs are on great way (Listservs are available by topic under Electronic Resources.) There are also countless website to keep you information on the latest news from Russia and the NIS. Browse this site, follow the links, and you will undoubtedly find a number of sources worth bookmarking. (To best utilize the site, take the Web Site Tour provided. It will give you an important introduction on how the sections are set up, and will aid you in your search.)

I am a veterinarian and am interested in working with NGOs and other organizations in Uzbekistan. I recently visited Uzbekistan, and I would like to help with privatization of Veterinary Services.

I am a Undergrad at the University of nevada Reno, and I have found that the CCSI Homepage has been a great tool for my recent trip to Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and other Baltic areas of research. I am currently working on a Paper regarding Civil Society in the Baltics and thank the lord for the CCSI Project being there for references and conversations with others doing research in this area.

Resume of Interest. Highly skilled health professional, with diverse experience. Pease see resume at http://www,unm.edu/~highland/resume.html/ Your response is very appreciated. Thank you for your consideration and help. Sincerely, Mark McCluney

Hello - I am an independent video producer currently making a tape about the connections between community and civic participation and democracy. My microcosm is Evanston Il, USA and my own personal experience is using community for progressive social change.

ICNL (at 1511 K St., NW, #723, Wash. DC 20005 USA, is an international not-for-profit org. which assists in the development of a sound legal and fiscal framework in emerging democracies worldwide, to assure the strengthening of civil society. We have offices in Washington and Warsaw, and expect soon to open an office in Southern Africa. Our projects are underway on all continents, in more than 50 countries, working with local governments, NGOS, lawyers, and volunteers from various parts of the world.

CCSI responds:
On March 13, we added an Organization Guestbook specifically for organizations that wish make CCSI aware of their work. This Organization Guestbook allows the user to add all the pertinent information on the organization and describe their recent projects and programs. You can add information on the Organization Entry page and view the organizations that have entered information on the Organization Guestbook page.

i am interested in assisting NGO's and individuals in Russia and CIS with matters involving economic development, paticualrly enabling the population to achieve its full creative potential to produce GDP and become self-sustaining economically, socially and civically. through trade.

Congratulations with your organisation. We (VSDC) is a non-profit organisation in Belgium that is recognized by the Flemish government and authorities. We give consults in law, accountancy, taxes, social laws only fot not-for-profit organisations and we where very pleasured if our organisation could work together with yours.

Good morning everybody. I'm glad to visit this page.And I would like to receive new messages from you. Thank you for your messages.

Greetings to all those interested in things Slavic!! I am a dual major in Slavic languages and Eastern European History at McGill University in Montreal,and will soon (too soon, I fear) be cast into the job market. If you kind browsers could suggest to me any internet or (God forbid) real-live contacts in the area of economic or social cooperation towards expanding markets for an energetic, multilingual person, please write me.

CCSI responds:
Those in the job market looking for positions in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe or searching for positions in organizations that work in that region should visit the Job Search Resources section of the CCSI Web site. It has links to other Web sites, listservs and publications which would be important to your job search. The other important job search resource on our site is the Announcement page. It contains announcements of time sensitive information like conferences, grant opportunities and job and internship announcements.

My husband is an engineer and I am a surgeon. We are looking for an opportunity to serve overseas, either in NIS or elsewhere. If you know of an organization which could use our skills, please let us know. Thank you.

CCSI responds:
There are a few programs to accomadate people with certain expertise who wish to share it in the former Soviet states. International Executive Service Corps places volunteer American executives in over 90 countries around the world. There are also numerous medical organizations where medical personnel can volunteer their services around the world. Operation Smile has programs in Russia. Project Hope provides health education, health policy research and humanitarian assistance. You can receive more information from their on-line Volunteer Request Form.