Turkey, Kenya and Philippines have lower GDP per capita than Romania but all of these countries have community builders(correct me if I’m wrong) that receive financial or infrastructural support from EA organizations/funds, so I’m not sure how much this has to do with the fact that Romania is poorer compared to Western Europe(or cultural biases that result from this wealth discrepancy between Romania and Western Europe).
Although there may be some other reason that explains why EAIF may prefer not to fund any EA projects in Romania(or some other country x), but even if such a country-specific reason exists, not being transparent about those reasons and lack of proper feedback seems problematic(and frustrating for applicants).
It might also be a matter of who is funding the community builders in these countries—maybe some grantmakers are better at this than others. This seems like it would be useful to know, if it is the case.
Turkey, Kenya and Philippines have lower GDP per capita than Romania but all of these countries have community builders(correct me if I’m wrong) that receive financial or infrastructural support from EA organizations/funds, so I’m not sure how much this has to do with the fact that Romania is poorer compared to Western Europe(or cultural biases that result from this wealth discrepancy between Romania and Western Europe).
Although there may be some other reason that explains why EAIF may prefer not to fund any EA projects in Romania(or some other country x), but even if such a country-specific reason exists, not being transparent about those reasons and lack of proper feedback seems problematic(and frustrating for applicants).
It might also be a matter of who is funding the community builders in these countries—maybe some grantmakers are better at this than others. This seems like it would be useful to know, if it is the case.