On 11 July, on behalf of the EaP CSF, Steering Committee member Iurii Vdovenko addressed security challenges following the Warsaw NATO summit, the Brexit vote, and the release of the EU Global Security Strategy, as well as development of SMEs and trade at the 7th Informal Ministerial Eastern Partnership Dialogue in Kyiv. In light of the new EU’s Global Strategy on
In May-November 2015 the EU-funded Project ‘Civil Society.Dialogue for Progress’ (the Project) implemented the Training of Trainers (ToT) programme for civil society representatives willing to become trainers for CSOs in the Eastern Partnership countries. Overall, 22 participants from six countries received certificates of completion and became the graduates of the ToT programme. To implement the received skills and knowledge in practice, the ToT
Following an official invitation to observe the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Belarus, scheduled for 11 September 2016, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE/ODIHR is preparing to deploy an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for these elections. The OSCE/ODIHR is currently looking for external consultants to fill the following positions: Head of Mission
On 30 June 2016, the Institute of New Social Studies held a presentation of the mapping research “CASE STUDIES. CSO ENGAGEMENT IN POLICY-MAKING: ARMENIA”. This mapping research aimed to find out find out the strategies and tools that CSOs in Armenia use to influence the policy-making processes through description of specific cases (advocacy campaigns), to
The new EU Global Strategy “Shared Vision, Common Action: Stronger Europe” outlines EU’s key interests and principles guiding EU’s external action. According to the Strategy, EU’s Foreign and Security Policy will pursue five priorities, three of which are directly pertinent to the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region: Security of the Union State and Societal Resilience to
On June 21-23, 2016, a training seminar for representatives of CSOs from the regions of Armenia took place in Yerevan. This time, the training seminar topic was “Visibility, communication and PR skills”, and it was chosen for a reason. According to the mapping study conducted by the “Civil Society. Dialogue for Progress” project to analyse civil society landscape in Armenia, PR
On 23-24 June 2016, a workshop on subgranting/regranting took place in Kyiv. 26 seminar participants presented 23 out of 28 projects funded by the EU that contained the sub-granting components. The total amount of money that is transferred to third parties through these projects exceeds EUR 4.5 million. The discussion was very lively as the seminar participants shared their experience, challenges, and successes. What is important
“As I reflect on the ToT Programme, I realize how much I have learned not only from the trainers but also from the fellow participants, as we worked a lot together during 4 intensive weeks,” – Ketevan Sulava Ketevan Sulava is a Programme Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia from the organisation Aflatoun International
On June 01-02, 2016, representatives of CSOs from the regions of Armenia participated in a 2-day training in Yerevan where they improved their skills on project management. Why the topic of project management was chosen for this training? In order to be effectively involved in policy dialogue and reform agenda, CSOs need to develop their organisational capacities to become stronger
