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Open Society Fund Prague is a Czech foundation with a 30-year history. Our mission is to nurture democracy in the Czech Republic. We support and educate civil society and encourage the state to develop into a place where everyone has equal chances and participates in various activities in their surroundings. We open up sensitive and neglected topics and together with donors we seek trailblazers who will carry them forward. Over the last 30 years, we have supported more than 10,000 projects done by Czech non-profit organizations and individuals with more than 2 billion Czech crowns.
Roma Inclusion: What We Can Learn from Croatia
Call me a starry-eyed idealist, but I believe schools are the primary institution in society where we should learn to live together. As a parent, I’ve never seen the point of teaching kids how to divide numbers or how not…
First steps of inclusive education in the regions of the Czech Republic
For more than a year, Open Society Fund Prague has been collaborating with the regional governorates of the Czech Republic in developing an inclusive education strategy. Karlovy Vary governorate was the first one to start the work and it is…
Roma Education in 2013: Time for Europe to Remedy its Democratic Deficit
The European Union’s National Roma Integration Strategies hold little prospect for change when it comes to quality inclusive education for hundreds of thousands of Roma children across Europe. When it comes to education, children don’t have years to wait until…
A Dark Anniversary in the Czech Republic
You might think it impossible to rap about inclusive education, but you would be wrong. Last week, at Prague’s Lucerna Palace, an art nouveau entertainment complex built by Vaclav Havel’s grandfather, Gypsy Crew took the stage. Its four members, all…
What We Learned From Leicester: Bringing Inclusive Education for Roma Children to the Czech Republic
Every journey begins with a small step, every race has a starting line. Keep on reaching for your goal, don’t give up, just give it time... These are the words that children sing at a primary school in Leicester, one…
Standing Up for the EU in the Czech Republic
In recent weeks, Czech politicians have distanced themselves from the European Union. Concern about the financial crisis has led a number of politicians to encourage the idea that the Czech Republic does not need the EU and that the country…
Interview with Ondrej Liska, Czech Politician, on Roma Integration
Ondrej Liska is a politician in the Czech Republic, former Minister of Education and Chairman of the Green Party. In this interview, Bernard Rorke discusses the impact of European Union (EU) funding, EU integration strategies and European litigation on the…
Hydro power plants endanger the Balkan lynx in Macedonia
A fact-finding mission to Macedonia has confirmed our concerns that two planned hydro power plants are set to destroy important natural habitats in the Mavrovo National Park Last week I visited the Mavrovo National Park in Macedonia where both the…