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YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS: In the framework of the EU-funded project “SolveNet” a training session for the 10 recruited NGO's from Armenia, who will coordinate at local level the citizen engagement in the process of prioritization, design and implementation of local development policies, will take place on April 3-4 in Yerevan.
Armenpress reports that during the training the non-governmental organizations from the targeted regions of the project in Armenia – Tavush, Gegharkunik and Syunik – will be trained on how to use SMART Method of Public Policy in order to facilitate the participation of citizens from local communities in the process of formulation of public policies.
Earlier this year partnerships were built with 10 NGOs from the regions of Tavush, Gegharkunik and Syunik who are willing to coordinate at local level the citizen engagement in the process of prioritization, design and implementation of local development policies. The reason for recruiting these organizations lays in the fact that they are closer to local communities and they understand their needs and problems better.
NGO “European Integration” is implementing EU-funded project “Citizen engagement in the prioritization, design and implementation of local development policies (SolveNet)” in Armenia in cooperation with SMART Development Center, Romania (Main Applicant); Association for Cross Border Cooperation “Lower Danube Euroregion”, Romania; Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube” Euroregion, Ukraine and “The Institute of Public Policy”, Republic of Moldova. The overall objective of the project is Capacity building for organizations of civil society in order to strengthen their role in the prioritization, design and implementation of local and regional development public policies.
In Armenia the target groups of the project are:
Non-governmental organizations from the regions of Tavush, Gegharkunik and Syunik,
Local public administrations that are decision makers,
The Business community from the regions of Tavush, Gegharkunik and Syunik.