Commitment to Constructive Dialogue

Online Meeting with the International Expert on Participatory Budgeting

An online discussion with Mr. Vojtěch Černý, representative of “Agora Central Europe” NGO (Czech Republic), a member organization of the “Budgets for Citizens” project consortium, and expert Ms Jana Stehnová, with the representatives of Armenian CSOs and Mass Media took place.

The expert opened the meeting with a welcoming speech, and then made a presentation on the activities of the “Agora Central Europe” NGO.

Further, the representatives of CSOs and Mass Media participating in the budget training program asked a number of questions of their concern, to which expert Jana Stehnova in responded in details.

The expert presented the successful experience of the Czech Republic in the field of participatory budgeting, the results achieved, the process and tools to achieve these results.

At the end of the meeting, the participants thanked the expert for her work and addressing to all questions in detail.

The “Budgets 4 Citizens” (B4C) action (8 December, 2022 – 7 December, 2026) is being implemented with the financial support of the European Union by the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, in cooperation with partners “Economic Development and Research Center” (EDRC) NGO and “Agora Central Europe” NGO (Czech Republic).