www.ngoc.am Inside this issue: NGO Center’s 1st Newsletter Dear reader, “NGO Center” CSD NGO is happy to present the 1st newsletter. In this issue you can have a look at some historical glimpses and the current projects that are being implemented by NGOC. In the coming issues we will present news and issues connected with civil society and other spheres. Our team very much hopes to get comments and suggestions from you. With best regards, “NGO Center” CSD NGO In this issue 1. Civil Society and Local Government Support Program (CSLGSP) 2. Equal Opportunities for National Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups in Realizing Cultural Rights: Richness through Diversity 3. Vanadzor Infotun 4. Women’s Role and their integration in decision making process 5. Community development projects management and monitoring 6. Films as a means of identifying social issues
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www.ngoc.am
Inside this issue:
NGO Center’s 1st Newsletter
Dear reader,
“NGO Center” CSD NGO is happy to present the 1st newsletter.
In this issue you can have a look at some historical glimpses and the current
projects that are being implemented by NGOC.
In the coming issues we will present news and issues connected with civil society
and other spheres.
Our team very much hopes to get comments and suggestions from you.
With best regards,
“NGO Center” CSD NGO
In this issue
1. Civil Society and Local Government Support Program (CSLGSP)
2. Equal Opportunities for National Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups in Realizing Cultural Rights: Richness through Diversity
3. Vanadzor Infotun
4. Women’s Role and their integration in decision making process
5. Community development projects management and monitoring
6. Films as a means of identifying social issues
www.ngoc.am
A bit of history...
E stablished in 1994.
The goal of the NGO Center is to promote democracy through
civil society development.
The objectives are:
1. encourage citizen participation;
2. promote social justice through ensuring availability of
resources;
3. support scientific research to track civil society dynamics;
4. promote civil society participation in anti-corruption
processes.
The target beneficiaries of the organization are NGOs,
community based organizations (CBOs), civic action groups
(CAGs) and other civil society elements/entities. The number of
officially registered Armenian NGOs who used NGOC services
exceeded 1000.
The NGOs benefit from training, technical assistance/
consultancy service, grants, information, Resource Center and
other programs and services.
In order to fulfill the goal, the NGOC works on strengthening the
organizational and institutional capacities of civil society entities
on one hand, and promotes the increased profile of the latter on
the other. Therefore, the identified stakeholders are legislative
and executive branches of the Republic of Armenia authorities,
local self-governing bodies, private sector, mass media,
academia, and specific beneficiary groups, public at large. The
organization is working towards reaching civil society elements
on a national level as well as regional (Caucasus) level.
Since 1997, the NGOC has been involved in providing training
and technical assistance on advocacy and public policy advocacy
as well as awarding relevant grants to NGOs whose activities
have been and are directed towards influencing decision making
systems. Starting from 2001, the NGOC was actively promoting
the concept of social partnership. The achievements in this field
include: extensive training and technical assistance to NGOs,
representatives of national and local governments,
establishment of two social partnership mechanisms on both
levels: national and local. The most prominent activity was
implemented throughout the period of 2003-2005 – social
partnership grants programs. Grants from $7K – 22K were
awarded to implement social projects. 20% of the total project
costs were provided by diverse state and business structures.
This was a successful enactment of the previously mentioned
social partnership mechanisms created to consolidate NGOs,
donors' and government’s resources to solve problems of
vulnerable persons.
In 2001NGOCenter introduced the idea of Social Partnership in
Armenia. In this field our achievements include deep thematic
trainings and consultations provided to NGOs, as well as
establishment of two social partnership mechanisms at local and
national level. It’s worth to mention the social partnership
projects implemented during 2003-2005. The grant amount of
social partnership projects varied between 7000 USD – 22000
USD. 20% of the total grant amount was contributed by
different state and private structures. The experiment of
appliance of social partnership mechanism can be considered to
be successful looking at it as a step forward towards
consolidation of resources of non-commercial, non-
governmental organizations and state structures for the benefit
of satisfaction of needs of social vulnerable groups.
Within the framework of its operations NGOC conducted
research and surveys either directly or through financially
supporting relevant research initiatives by NGOs. These include:
analysis of media coverage on NGOs, measuring social capital in
selected communities of Vanadzor and Gyumri, etc.
During the last 12 years, the NGO Center has successfully
developed and enacted a number of systems and mechanisms
to ensure smooth operations to accomplish its stated goals and
objectives.
In 2005 “NGO Center” CSD NGO underwent the “Organization
Certification Process”, conducted by Counterpart International
and as a result received “Institutional Development
Certification”. The certificate certifies that NGO Center meets
the accepted requirements in the following 6 fields:
1. Governance and Strategic Management,
2. Financial Sustainability,
3. External Relations/Communication,
4. Service Development, Management and Quality Control,
5. Human and Material Resources,
6. Management.
Good will, participation, responsibility towards individual and collective well-being
NGO Center suggests the following services to Civil Society organizations:
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1. Trainings/ Consultation
2. Assessments
3 . G r a n t m a n a g e m e n t a n d administration