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Chapter 2 The Wall’s effect: Focus on central and eastern Europe 27 Two decades ago the Berlin Wall, and all that it represented, fell and sparked the beginning of what would be a new era for Europe. The Wall’s collapse symbolised momentous change across central and eastern Europe (CEE) which would forever alter the continent’s landscape. But it was not enough just to replace communist regimes with democratic ones; civil society had to be bolstered and expanded as democracy’s cornerstone. Citizens’ movements played a key role in ending communism. But once the region’s transformation began, It was not enough just to replace thousands of new civil society organisations communist regimes with democratic emerged which had to be funded and linked up. ones; civil society had to be bolstered and It was here that foundations, both European and expanded as democracy’s cornerstone. American, came into the picture. As an EFC founding father, Carlos Monjardino of Fundação Oriente noted at the first AGA in 1990 that the EFC had to ‘play an unforeseen role’ in helping CEE
28 Laying the foundations 20 years of the EFC Launch of New Europe programme countries given the historic events. The EFC, with its still small but growing membership, was immediately active in the region. While some claim that US foundations led Europeans by the hand in CEE, it remains true that some of the EFC’s most palpable successes were in that region. The new Europe In its early years, the EFC often referred to Europe after the wall’s collapse as the ‘new Europe’. To underscore its commitment to the region, the EFC’s first programme was its New Europe programme, an initiative which engaged foundations, associations and corporates in cooperation with the European Commission. Its main aim was to help build civil society in CEE by bringing together regional civil society representatives with their western European and American counterparts. The programme targeted major civil society organisations across Europe, and culminated in a Through the New Europe programme, conference at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters in the EFC pursued its goal of developing July 1992. The event was an important catalyst foundation and civil society infrastructure for initiatives in CEE and beyond, and spurred and networking in CEE, and fostering the creation of several national associations of new foundations in the region. foundations, as well as laying the foundations for CIVICUS (an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world). Through the New Europe programme, the EFC pursued its goal of developing foundation and civil society infrastructure and networking in CEE, and fostering new foundations in the region. While the EFC was launching the New Europe programme, it also sought greater coherence for CEE grant‐making, by encouraging donors in the region to share experiences, develop partnerships and reduce duplication.
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