Omamas: Women improve society via education

Apr 8, 2021 | Culture, People

By David Auer, Stepic CEE Charity | Education is important. We all know that. And the earlier you start, the better it is. Moreover, even a temporary interruption in children’s education has a negative impact on their lives in the long term. Girls suffer the...

Kulich: A delicious Easter cake from Russia

Apr 1, 2021 | Culture

By Svetlana Grigoryan, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen Russia| In many countries around the world, the Easter cake, that we usually eat for Easter, is actually a Christmas dish. You have most likely heard of, or even tried, panettone, pandoro or Stollen. In Russia, we...

Everyday objects you didn’t know were invented in Central and Eastern Europe

Jan 28, 2021 | Culture

By Benedikta Schlange, RBI | From Russia to Serbia, these are some of the most exciting inventions from our everyday use and they all have one thing in common: they come from Central and Eastern Europe! Osip Krichevsky, Russia: Milk powder The Russian doctor Osip...

Christmas Traditions in CEE

Dec 15, 2020 | Culture

By Benedikta Schlange, RBI | Christmas is approaching and the preparations for the festivities are already underway. We looked at what interesting Christmas traditions there are in CEE. Let us put you in the mood for a merry Christmas right now. Albania Christmas Eve...

Lived sustainability in CEE

Nov 9, 2020 | Culture, People, Sustainability

By Benedikta Schlange, RBI| Do you want to experience CEE’s sustainable lifestyle? We have researched a few examples for you here. Feel free to add additional ideas in the comments! Fashion from Romania: (c) https://gnanastudio.com/ (c) https://gnanastudio.com/ Gnana...

Holidays at home

Sep 3, 2020 | Culture

By Patricia Lang-Schönberger, RBI | During times where the Corona situation is ever so present – and new corona cases are steadily increasing again – you might not want to travel abroad but rather stay at home and enjoy the beauty of your own home country. Together...