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PROGRAMME
ACTIVITIES:
The
Democracy and Human Rights Programme: ¨Promotion of pluralism by
strengthening NGOs and the civil society in Serbia¨,
co-financed by the European Commission, within the European
Initiative for Human Rights is continuing with the implementation of
its activities through the network of 12 local partner NGOs from the
territory of Central, West, East, South and South-East Serbia.
Apart
from the regular follow-up of news and activities from the region
regarding the 12 partner organisations, published in the newsletter,
in September 2002 we started realising the second part of the
training for 30 NGO experts - local partners of European Perspective
within the mentioned project. The total of 60 hours of training was
held in the period of three weeks at Athens. The training took place
every work day, from Monday to Friday, from 10.00 until 13.00h and
from 14.00 until 17.00h (there were no lectures on Friday
afternoons). The time from 13.00 to 14.00h was used for lunch
breaks. The lecturers were people rich in experience who were trying
to transfer as much practical knowledge as possible to the
participants. Excursions were organised at weekends, so that the
training participants would visit cultural and historic monuments of
ancient Greece. The agenda of the second part of the training in
Athens is as follows:
Sunday-8
Sep. 2002
– A group of NGO experts, local
partners of European Perspective from the territory of Central,
West, East, South and South-East Serbia, left for Athens.
Tuesday-10
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– The subject of the morning lecture was NGOs in Italy, and the
lecturer was Mr Luca Aiolfi from CESVI. Mr Aiolfi described how the
NGO sector in Italy worked, cooperation with the government and
other sectors, who the donors were and other issues relevant to
NGOs. In the afternoon lecture from 14.00 to 17.00h Mr
Aiolfi addressed the subject of CESVI experience and spoke about
CESVI as an organisation: when it had been founded, how many
projects it had realised, how many projects it was presently
realising and within what budget, how many emplyees there were in
the organisation, how many direct project beneficiaries and the
like. Besides that, the structure of the NGO CESVI was discussed,
cooperation with other institutions and NGOs, donors, activities and
its funds.
Wednesday-11
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h/14.00-17.00h
– On the second day of the training Mr Luca Aiolfi continued
addressing the topics from the previous day, at the same time
leaving enough time for responding to all the questions coming from
the participants. Thus, the lecture entirely assumed the
characteristics of an interactive workshop.
Thursday-12
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– In the morning lecture the participants had the opportunity to
meet Dr Costas Dikeos, Professor at Athens University, and the topic
of his lecture was «Aspects of NGO project management». Mr Dikeos
talked about project management, that is, about project planning and
developing an operating plan, all resources necessary for the
project's realisation as well as about expected results. Then he
continued with the reporting, referring to producing reports on the
project's activities, resources and results. On the occasion he
presented a table outline of reporting that proved to be very
detailed and rather precise and straightforward. We should mention
that above all he clearly defined the terms such as project, time
frame and management. Then he spoke about the division of duties and
liabilities and about how to govern in accordance with the division
of duties and how in accordance with the goals. At the end he
emphasized how important good coordination was in the team
responsible for the realisation of a certain project.
Thursday-12
Sep. 2002-14.00-17.00h
– In the afternoon, the lecturer was Miss Jenny Clarke, former
Deputy Manager at the European Foundation for Human Rights and the
topic she addressed was the European Union and NGOs. Miss Clarke
began her story from the founding of the EU after World War II. She
talked about the principal goals of the EU (acquiring European
citizenship, providing freedom, safety and justice, promoting
economic and social development and affirming the role of Europe in
the world), principal institutions of the EU (European Parliament,
Union Council, European Commission, Court of Justice and Court of
Auditors), other institutions also belonging to the EU (European
Economic and Social Committee, Committee of Regions, European
Ombudsman, European Investment Bank and European Central Bank) and
the politics of the European Union towards South-Eastern Europe and
the relations between the European Union and FR Yugoslavia. Emphasis
was given to cooperation between the EU and NGOs and specific
examples were stated (the European Commission is financing the
programme of European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights
"Promotion of pluralism by strengthening NGOs and the civil
society in Serbia"). She also spoke about the presence of the
European Institutions in the territory of FR Yugoslavia, that is,
the mission of the EU Delegation, European Agency for Reconstruction
and European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO).
Friday-13
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
- Miss Clarke continued her morning lecture with the topic «Writing
project proposals and their evaluation». First, the European Union
programmes were mentioned: Tempus Programmes, Programmes for the
Young and Programmes of European Initiative for Democracy and Human
Rights, and then writing of projects and fundraising for the same.
It was decided that it was necessary to, first of all, define the
problem, formulate ideas and identify goals and start searching for
funding. The document of the European Comission «Invitation to
writing project proposals» - European Initiative for Democracy and
Human Rights, for the programme
of support to democratization, good governing and rule of law
was also analysed. By using a concete example the participants could
perceive all the conditions that needed to be fulfilled in order to
apply for the project: who has the right to apply, how the
application form should look, necessary additional documentation,
where they should apply, application deadline and how projects are
evaluated.
Saturday-14
Sep. 2002
– An excursion was organised for all the participants to visit the
Acropolis, Plaka, Tision and the National Archeological Museum in
Athens.
Sunday-15
Sep. 2002
– A one-day excursion was organised to the Peninsula of
Peloponessus and he participants had the opportunity to visit
Corinthus – the remains of the old civilisation, the ancient
theatre in Epidaurus and the harbour Naflion.
Monday-16
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h/14.00-17.00h
- Professor Dikeos continued his lecture with the topic
«Aspects of NGO project management». Dr Dikeos talked about the
differences between the project management and the organisational
management relying on concrete experience in the matter.
Tuesday-17
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– Miss Jenny Clarke gave a lecture on «Advocacy and
lobbying» this time.
It was concluded that the advocating campaign should be organised in
five steps: analysis of situation, identification of partners,
setting clear goals, defining a strategy (target group, mesage,
action plan) and evaluation. She talked about the history of
advocating and its advantages, its partnerships and principles.
Tuesday-17
Sep. 2002-14.00-17.00h
– Mr George
Filippaiou, Director of Hellenic Aid – Department of International
Development and Cooperation, talked about the role of Hellenic Aid
and, first of all, presented the participants with the institution
Hellenic Aid, ways of applying for its funding, what kinds of
projects were financed, for how long a period and in what target
countries.
Wednesday-18
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– During the morning lecture the participants had the opportunity
to meet Mrs
Irini Hila, Institute for International Relations, and the subject
of her lecture was «Humanitarian Intervention – the Case of
Kosovo». Mrs Hila discussed European Regions in crisis and steps
leading directly to the resolution of the existing problems.
Wednesday-18
Sep. 2002-14.00-17.00h
– The subject of the afternoon lecture was «Conflict resolution»
and the lecturer was Miss Jenny Clarke once again.
She talked about why the donors (Belgium, Canada, EU,
Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA) were
interested in conflict resolution and in what manner this could be
achieved through implementing projects.
Thursday-19
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– The subject of budget and finance was addressed by Mr George
Laskaris, representative of European Perspective–Athens Office,
responsible for the budget and finance. He talked about financial
procedures and transactions, financial administration and financial
liabilities referring primarily to the joint project
¨Promotion of pluralism by strengthening
NGOs
and the civil society in Serbia¨.
Thursday-19
Sep. 2002-14.00-17.00h
– The subject of «Narrative reporting» was addressed by Miss
Olga Dri, representative of European Perspective-Athens Office, and
Project Manager. The participants were presented with the form of
narrative reporting on the course of the project, which they would
be using when reporting on the project ¨Promotion
of pluralism by strengthening NGOs
and the civil society in Serbia¨.
Friday-20
Sep. 2002-10.00-13.00h
– The subject of «Financial reporting» was addressed by Mr
George Laskaris and the participants were presented with the form of
financial project reporting, which they would be using when
reporting on the ¨Promotion
of pluralism by strengthening NGOs
and the civil society in Serbia¨.
The participants were free to ask questions and clarify all vague
matters concernong the project’s budget and finance.
Saturday-21
Sep. 2002
– There was an organised excursion for all the participants
interested in visiting the Historic Centre of Athens.
Sunday-22
Sep. 2002
– A one-day boat cruise was organised for all the participants
from the harbour Piraeus to the islands Poros, Egina and Idra.
Monday-23
Sep. 2002-14.00-17.00h
- On the last day of training in Athens, the lecturer was Mrs
Maria Marinakou, Director of Social Welfare Institute, and the
subject was relevant to her position and line of work: «Social
Welfare Institute». Mrs Marinakou also spoke about the ongoing
programme in Greece - EQUAL programme.
Tuesday-24
Sep. 2002
– Since the educational part of the training was over, the group
of 30 NGO experts left Athens for a two-day visit to Delphi and
Galaxidi – before heading back to FRY.
This
trip to Athens greatly strengthened the partnership network and
relationships among the people who are to implement the activities
of the two-year programme.
Of
course, we can once again proudly say that the second part of the
training in Athens was completely successful, just like the training
in Serbia. With active participation of the group, professional
lecturers with outstanding knowledge and experience, as well as
their skills in transferring it all to others, any different result
could not have been expected anyhow.
Having
returned from Greece, we have started realising specific project
activities. During October, the 12 partner organisations from 11
towns of Serbia realised the following activities:
NGO
Millennium - Kragujevac
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Radio
broadcast titled: International NGOs in Kragujevac
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TV
broadcast titled: Tribunal vs Serbia
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Awareness
meeting titled: Privatization and economic reforms in Kragujevac
NGO
Centre for the Development of Democratic Society - Kragujevac
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Radio
broadcast titled: Presenting NGO partners and the project
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TV
broadcast titled: Presenting NGO partners and the project
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Awareness
meeting titled: Objectives and role of NGOs in post-Milosevic
Serbia
NGO
European Movement in Smederevska Palanka - Smederevska Palanka
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Radio
broadcast titled: Non-governmental organisations in the
development of civil society – position and role
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TV
broadcast titled: Non-governmental organisations in the
development of civil society – position and role
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Awareness
meeting titled: Non-governmental organisations in the
development of civil society – position and role
NGO
Alternative Parliament
of Citizens - Paracin
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Radio
broadcast titled: NGOs in Paracin – promotion of the
project
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TV
broadcast tilted: NGOs in Paracin – promotion of the
project
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Awareness
meeting titled: NGOs in Paracin – local media
NGO
Kucevo Enthusiasts - Kucevo
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Radio
broadcast titled: NGOs – prejudices and facts
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TV
broadcast titled:NVO - prejudices and facts
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Awareness
meeting titled: NGO – what is it?
NGO
Forum - Kraljevo
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Radio
broadcast titled: Activities and role of NGO Forum-Kraljevo in
solving local community problems
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TV
broadcast titled: Activities and role of NGO Forum-Kraljevo in
solving local community problems
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Awareness
meeting titled: Activities and role of NGO Forum-Kraljevo in
solving local community problems
NGO
Libergraf - Uzice
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Radio
broadcast titled: Third sector in Uzice Region
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TV
broadcast titled: Third sector in Uzice Region
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Awareness
meeting titled: Development of NGO sector
NGO
Forum of civil action - FORCA - Pozega
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Radio
broadcast titled: Promotion of the project
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TV
broadcast titled: Promotion of the project
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Awareness
meeting titled: Review of situation in NGOs in the municipality,
technical equipment, project activities
NGO
The Timok Club - Knjazevac
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Radio
broadcast titled: Presentation of non-governmental organisations
from Knjazevac
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TV
broadcast titled: Presentation of non-governmental organisations
from Knjazevac
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Awareness
meeting titled: NGO management
NGO
Forum for Civil Rights - Nis
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Radio
broadcast titled: Presentation of the project "Promotion of
pluralism by strengthening NGOs and the civil society in
Serbia"
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TV
broadcast titled: Presentation of the project "Promotion of
pluralism by strengthening NGOs and the civil society in
Serbia"
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Awareness
meeting titled: The role and importance of NGOs for the local
community development
NGO
Educational Centre -
Leskovac
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Radio
broadcast titled: The
role of NGOs in the development of society in transition
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TV
broadcast titled: The role of NGOs in the development of society
in transition
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Awareness
meeting titled: Relationship between public and NGO sectors-NGOs
in the role of representing the public
NGO
Pirgos - Pirot
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Radio
broadcast titled: Civil sector in Pirot Region
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TV
broadcast titled: Cooperation between the civil sector and local
authorities
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Awareness
meeting titled: Development of civil sector
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