On July 24th, at 10AM, Anush Beghloyan, an expert from the Union of Communities of Armenia, will give a lecture at the Kapan CSO incubator. The topic is “Economy: Poor Level of CSOs’ Participation Mechanisms in Local Growth Strategies and “Smart Community” Initiatives, the Need for Improving, Monitoring, and Advocating for Those Strategies and Initiatives, as well as Ensuring CSOs’ Greater Engagement.”
The lecture will be followed by provision of personal advice to the Kapan incubator CSOs working in the sectors of local government/economy, energy, justice, human rights, public finance management, and other sectors not targeted by the project.
Civil society organisations (CSO) incubators are aimed at promoting CSO capacity building and enhancing productivity.
CSO incubators’ mission is to provide professional and technical assistance to Armenian CSOs to develop their capacities in 9 target sectors and 4 thematic areas listed below:
- Monitoring of Public Budgets and Policies;
- Development of proven policies;
- Creation and / or Development of Coalition,
- Constructive participation / dialogue with the government and local self-governance bodies in the process of public policy development.
The target areas of the project are:
- Public Finance Management
- Human Rights:
- Justice
- Business
- Education
- Agriculture
- Economy
- Energy
- Social sphere. social inclusion of children with disabilities
CSO incubators will be run in two stages in the following five cities: Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Gavar and Kapan. In each phase, 36 CSOs will be selected, who will be selected from the series of CSOs who completed their training organised by the American University of Armenia. Upon completion of CSO incubators, a total of 33 grants will be provided on a competitive basis, envisaging 16-17 grants for each stage.
CSOs of Tavush Marz will have the opportunity to benefit from the Vanadzor incubator, Aragatsotn CSOs can become a part of the Yerevan, Gyumri, and Vanadzor incubators, according to CSO locations, Vayots Dzor CSOs might benefit from the Yerevan Incubator.
