Branch offices of the Altai regional crisis center for men will open soon in Slavgorod, Biysk and Rubtsovsk.

Activities of the Murmansk regional program for women's support "Way to Success" for the first four months have been reviewed at the staff meeting of the organization on 21 September.

Altai regional social organization "Mother and Child" started realization of the new project "Center of emergent aid". Project was supported by the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation).

Center started its activities on 24 February 2001. During this time more that 500 requests have been registered.

Altai regional social organization "Mother and Child" started realization of the program "Center of emergency help". Program is aimed at solving problems of women having children with different pathologies to prevent the social orphanage.

The mission of the organization is assistance in fight against drugs, reduction of aggression in the society, psychological support for old people, disabled people, psychological education of the population.

2001 volunteers of the Karelia Center of Gender Issues joined the project of UNO International Foundation of Women's Development (UNIFEM), which is conducting in 9 countries the regional informational campaign for the women's right to live without violence. For more information visit our website www.nasilie.net

Mission of the organization: creation of conditions for social, cultural and educational activities for young people oriented at vital problems of the modern society with the object of their competent participation in the social life.

While directing efforts in the united course, we can achieve significant results. This undisputable argument should result in establishing the Association of crisis centers "Imkon", which is step by step obtaining visible contours.

Seminars of the Khoresm regional women's center "Megrihie" are based on the knowledge, which can help people to overcome difficulties in their life. Center was registered by the Regional Department of Justice on May 31, 2002. Center's main mission is to improve status of the social unprotected sections of the population, first of all women and youth and to support them through different educational activities.

We have the honour to inform you that on 13-14 February 2003 Tallinn will host the Third Baltic Sea Women's Conference on WoMen and Democracy with the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia as the main organiser.

Appendix to the resolution of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated 10 July 1997.