cee citizens network - wtd - learning about development cooperation strasbourg june, 2014
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CEE CITIZENS NETWORK -WTD - LEARNING ABOUT
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
StrasbourgJune, 2014
Central and Eastern European Citizens Network CEE CN
The Central and Eastern European Citizens Network (CEECN) was created to provide opportunities to promote citizen participation in the CEE region and provide grassroots initiatives with the chance to learn and exchange experiences and ideas.
The main objectives of the Citizens Network are: To increase the general public’s awareness of the
potential that citizen initiatives can have and their positive impacts throughout the CEE region.
To increase skills and capacities of citizens to more effectively participate in local and national development.
To promote citizen participation throughout the CEE region.
The Network has more than 30 member organisations in 18 post-communist
countries
Albania Armenia Bosnia and
Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Hungary Poland
Republic of Belarus Republic of Moldova Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine
Beginning of Working Together for Development
Right Project Wrong Reason
Development Cooperation
Opened new model of work
Development Cooperation
Tools to help us achieve our goals
Exchanges and joint projects between members
Provide resources to help build capacity a civil society for non- EU members
4 mini-grant projects
Romania
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Romania
Project: Action Plan For Moldavian Youth Address issues connected to large
number of Moldavian Youth in Craiova
Poland Czech Republic
Project: Be a Part! NGO Support Center
in Bialystok initiate debate between local authorities, NGOs and city regarding public services and cultural and educational programs
Particular focus on Checnian immigrants
Project: Local Authorities and NGOs as partners in Community Led Local Development
CCO Central Moravia FYROM - Macedonia
Slovakia
Project: Week for Tanzania
Promote relationship between community foundations in Banská Bystrica and Arusha
Raise additional resources to support work in Tanzania
Week for Tanzania
Results of WTD
Cooperation with partners helped to shape a new perspective on this new approach.
Project design allowed for practical experience for four member organizations.
Expanded knowledge and skills of members in area of Development Aid
Concrete projects were prepared and carried out.
Conclusions
Finding new tools to achieve goals of Citizens Network
Help to bridge gap between EU members and non EU members
Increased cooperation between civil society and local authorities
Helped break down barriers between civil society and local authorities
New way of thinking and seeing role of civil society
