Commitment to Constructive Dialogue

Study of Efficiency in Communities of Ani, Akhuryan and Marmarashen of Shirak marz, Aparan and Tsakhkashen of Aragatsotn marz,  Yeghvard, Akunq, Jrvezh of Kotayk marz, Shoghakat of Gegharkunik marz, Areni, Gladzor of Vayots Dzor marz, Sisian of Syunik marz, Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Metsavan, Tashir, Odzun of Lori marz that were enlarged by the third phase of the administrative-territorial reforms

Project Name: Study of Efficiency in Communities of Ani, Akhuryan and Marmarashen of Shirak marz, Aparan and Tsakhkashen of Aragatsotn marz,  Yeghvard, Akunq, Jrvezh of Kotayk marz, Shoghakat of Gegharkunik marz, Areni, Gladzor of Vayots Dzor marz, Sisian of Syunik marz, Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Metsavan, Tashir, Odzun of Lori marz that were enlarged by the third phase of the administrative-territorial reforms

Implementing Organisation: “Territorial Centre for Human Capital Development” NGO

 

Project Duration: 6 months

 

Project total budget – AMD 5 500 000; funding requested from the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project – AMD 4.950.000, applicant’s financial contribution  AMD 550.000

 

 

Project Objective: 

Monitoring of Territorial-administrative reforms policy in the Local self Government sector – the target of the project (development, review, and advocacy) and ensuring public participation and the increase of public influence in these processes.

Specific objective of the project:

 

Identification of tow problems in the project target sector of Local Self Government: 1. Current results of enlargement and management efficiency in selected communities and 2. Comparison of the effectiveness of the three consolidation models applied in the third phase of the consolidation of community. Identification and improvement of the monitoring of public policies related to them (development, review, and advocacy) in cooperation with the Local Self Government, state authorities and other actors, ensuring CSOs participation in these processes.

The study will focus on areas such as local self-governance reform, community ownership, development programs and finances, community management, community services, and local democracy.

A comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of reform in the enlarged communities will be conducted by the indexing, index calculation method.

As a result of performing a measurable assessment of the ratio, it will be possible to have the numerical assessment of the activities of large communities, conduct evidence-based analyzes and develop recommendations.