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Citizen Participation Program: Moldova

As a partner with IREX under a USAID grant, Partners for Democratic Change is undertaking the training aspect of the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP). CPP is a training, mentoring and grant giving program which is empowering and assisting average citizens and citizen groups to use democratic processes to create tangible and positive change in their own local communities.

Building the capacity of local communities, CPP is developing and training a regional network of NGO hubs which conduct outreach and provide training and facilitation to local communities. Partners is mentoring twenty-four local trainers/facilitators throughout Moldova, and these local experts in turn are guiding communities through the mobilization process—from planning to implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

In 2005, Partners-Romania conducted five Trainings-of-Trainers (TOT) for the local trainers/facilitators and IREX staff in Moldova. The TOTs focused on:

  • Communication
  • Facilitation
  • Cooperative Planning/Community Forums
  • Working with Diverse Stakeholders
  • Conflict Management/Group Processes
  • Project Design and Planning
  • Cooperative Advocacy

    These trainings proved instrumental in enabling these individuals to effectively work and collaborate in supporting and facilitating participatory processes in CPP communities.

    In 2006, Partners' role in the Citizen Participation Program focuses on conducting Training of Trainers (TOT) and hosting study tours for the IREX-Moldova trainers, six regional hub coordinators, IREX Chisinau staff and CPP grant recipients. In February, Partners Bulgaria Foundation hosted a study tour for Moldovan participants. To see a case study, click here. Later that month, Partners-Slovakia conducted a TOT on advanced training methodologies and design for 30 trainers involved in the CPP, to further strengthen their skills in promoting citizen participation in their communities.

    Ten Moldovan NGO leaders learned about Polish Civil society groups' successes in poverty reduction strategies, during a six day study tour earlier this year. The tour was organized by Partners for Democratic Change & IREX and was facilitated by Partners-Poland. Click here to read an informative case study. Participants learned of the work of 14 Polish organizations and opportunities for new cross border initiatives were created.


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