2012-2013
The project is led by the International Center for Human Development (Armenia) and is implemented together with project partners from V4 countries: Institute for Public Affairs (Slovakia), Policy Association for an Open Society (Czech Republic), European Center for Non-for-Profit Law (Hungary), Association Integration and Development (Poland) and two EaP countries: Laboratory for Legislative Initiatives (Ukraine) and Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Georgia).
GOAL: The goal of the project is to facilitate the European integration processes in Eastern partnership counters
DONOR: The project is supported by International Visegrad Fund http://visegradfund.org/ Flagship Project within theV4EaP program.
OBJECTIVES: the project goal set for by the project partners will be achieved through:
CONCEPT: In EaP countries common citizens are mostly unaware of the course European integration has taken for the last decade. People do not seem particularly interested in the issues of EU integration. In the result, the process seems to have ‘stagnated’ within the milieu of those who have stuck to the identity of ‘a promoter of European values’. Moreover, for many NGOs involved in the integration processes society does not appear to be a real stakeholder, and one of the major issues is the lack of adequate communication channels and tools. Therefore, identifying and implementing effective communication and engagement mechanisms in order to make the general public a real stakeholder in the EU integration process and develop a sense of ownership in EaP countries has become an imperative. Civil society organizations (CSO) in these countries are the primary players to address this need.
Thus, this project is envisaged to share case studies and lessons learned from all V4 countries which have been successful in engaging their societies in the EU integration processes. Thus a joint conference with built-in breakout sessions for EaP and V4 CSO representatives will be organized from 22-23 November, 2012 in Yerevan, Armenia, to facilitate discussions on specific tools and capacities needed for more effective CSO engagement in EaP countries. Based on the outcomes of these sessions scope of local trainings will be provided in each of the EaP partner countries (Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia) to enhance the engagement of local NGOs in the European integration processes.
ACTIVITIES: the project objectives will be achieved through the following activities:
Expected outputs:
Local Trainings
The second phase of the project foresees organizing local capacity building interactive trainings for CSOs in EaP countries involved in the project: Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine.
The trainings are scheduled for February, April and May 2013
On January 30, 2024 ICHD organized the first Town Hall Meeting within ACE in Vayk consolidated community, comprising 17 rural and urban settlements, in close collaboration with the local government, "Solution Hub" NGO and their beneficiaries, active young people from the community. The results are summarized in the THM report available in Armenian only.
more >>The Publication is available only in Armenian.
more >>On January 30, 2024 ICHD organized the first Town Hall Meeting within ACE in Vayk consolidated community, comprising 17 rural and urban settlements, in close collaboration with the local government, "Solution Hub" NGO and their beneficiaries, active young people from the community. The results are summarized in the THM report available in Armenian only.