Social Partnership and the Civic SocietyA training package for Russian NGOs

A SUCCESS HISTORY IF

LESSON LEARNED?

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Presentation:

1. Background2. Objective, implementation 3. Conclusions or lesson to be learned

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Why the project was initiated?

There was a lack of cooperation between the governmental sector and the NGO-community with regards to:

• Legislation• Regulations• practise

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The consequences?• NGOs inability to fulfil the function of being

a mediator between various population strata and the political decision making (social partner and service provider)

• Remaining poor in financial and organisational performance

• Heavily dependent on foreign grants and aid

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objectiveTo create a model for NGO-licensing based on a training package which could function as quality mark for recognition of NGOs by governmental sector

content-Management-Financial transparency-Marketing-Quality assessment models-Legislation and legal issues

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Result:Staff from 32 organisation (NGO and municipal bodies) participated in the courses

There is discussion in the local parliament in St Petersburg about participation of NGOs in social tenders

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LESSON TO BE LEARNED?

Perception and approach of the donor organization

The perception of the third sector in Russia in comparison to the third sector donor countries

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1.How, and to what degree, does foreign assistance affect domestic civic development?

2.What does aid “purchase”? Is aid able to ensure organizational survival, encourage a set of goals and activities, or inculcate patterns of cooperation and mutual assistance?

Perception and approach of the donor organizationSwedish Aid Agency (SIDA)

NGO administration

NGO members

citizens

Governmental authorities

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Institution building or NGO-capacity building?

Russia Donor countries

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Ownership

Sustainability

Perception and approach of the donor organization

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Designing Governance: Western Aid and Civic Development in Contemporary RussiaSarah Henderson, Political Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis

Foreign Aid Failures in Russia and the Former Soviet BlocJanine R. Wedel, Policy Analysis, No 338, March 22, 1999

INSTITUTIONS, INCENTIVES, AND AID SUSTAINABILITYA WORKSHOP STUDY FOR SIDA

Research studies: