On 17 April, 29 civil society representatives in Gyumri were informed about the opportunity to submit grant applications for the development and monitoring of public policies for CSO coalitions (networks) within the framework of the EU funded “Commitment Constructive Dialogue” project.
Mr. Marat Atovmyan, Coordinator of the Mentor’s Group of the Project, Mentor in the Justice Sector, and Mr. Carl Ulbrikht International expert of the project, presented the conditions
Grants will be provided in selected 9 target areas of the project,
- justice,
- human rights,
- public finance management,
- business,
- education,
- social sphere: social inclusion of children with disabilities,
- agriculture,
- economy,
- energy
Grants will be provided to form coalitions, which will conduct activities in one of the target areas or to support existing CSO coalitions and to increase their impact on public participation in the development of public policies in these areas.
According to project representatives, organisations can form coalitions starting with four organisation, one of which should have previously participated in the 5-day CSO capacity building training program at the American University of Armenia.
Notably the Project organise visits to different cities of Armenia to inform CSO about these grants.
The “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by a Consortium of civil society organisations, which are the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (lead organisation), Agora Central Europe (NGO based in the Czech Republic), the Armenian Centre for Democratic Education-CIVITAS, the International Centre for Human Development, the SME Cooperation Association and the Union of Communities of Armenia. The project aims to enhance the influence of civil society organisations (CSOs) and CSO coalitions/networks on public policies in Armenia.
