On 20 September 2018 trainings on a number of topics were held for the Kapan incubator CSO participants in the scope of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project funded by the European Union.
Karen Zadoyan, the Project Manager, the President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, presented CSO’s successful experience in evidence-based public policy implementation, as well as the peculiarities of the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition development process. He brought the example of the “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO, sharing how the association conducted a dialogue with the government and submitted a number of draft laws. Karen Zadoyan also spoke about the right way of strategy development in order to choose the right targets and reach results.
Vache Baghdasaryan, the Kapan CSO Incubator Coordinator, presented two topics: “Human Rights: Respect for Human Rights and Freedoms, Upholding and Protecting Them in the Light of the Reformed Constitution,” “Presentation of the Czech Experience of Evidence-Based Public Policy Development.”
Vigen Shirvanyan, an expert from the “CIVITAS-Armenian Centre for Democratic Education” NGO, presented potential reforms in the sector of education. He mentioned that an initiative had been suggested for teachers. Its goal is to create the first “filter” for choosing teachers at the first level. Teachers’ professional knowledge will be accepted as a filter and those who pass it will receive a 50 % salary increase, they will start working full-time and will be paid more.
It should be added that CSO incubators are aimed at CSO capacity development and raising the efficiency of their activities.
