There are a number of NGO's working on environmental issues in the counties of the former Soviet Union - finding them is a challenge. If you look at ISAR you can get a sense of how various international NGO's are getting involved in local issues.
We need to decide what story to tell about engineering change:
1) Are we wanting to highlight the unsung heroes who find creative ways to address local environmental issues?
2) Do we want to interview the groups that are already connected to global initiatives - like ISAR - and find out what is helpful and what is not?
3) Do we just want to happen upon groups that people in the area think are doing a good job and let their stories unfold - and figure oiut the themes when enough stories have surfaced?
One way or another, we need to find the groups. So here are some other groups to check in with, in addition to the Ashoka approach.
Eurasianet
Environmental groups in the Czech Republic (but I can't tell how old this site is)
WINGS has a very cool list of groups that track philanthropy, social problems and the like.
More research ahead!
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