Local NGOs Umid and Simurg implement the Public Education and Outreach Programme
under the financial support of USAID and a line of World Learning in order to
make more active the participation of civil society in the State Programme on
Poverty Reduction and Economic Development.
This programme will be carried out in 7 regions of the Republic through Town
Hall Meetings.
Guba - 01-02 July
Nakhchivan - 24-25 July
Sheki- 14-15 August
Masalli - 04-05 September
Shamakhi - 18-19 September
Ganja - 02-03 October
Ali Bayramli - 06-07 November
The goals of the Program:
- Raise awareness of civil society, representatives of local governmental
agencies and private sector about principles, implementation mechanism, implementation
status of State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development (SPPRED),
as well as the role of governmental and donor agencies;
- Promote more active participation of citizens, representatives of local
governmental agencies and private sector through identifying their position
in SPPRED implementation process.
Training objectives:
- Provide participants with information on SPPRED and its implementation
mechanism, raise their awareness;
- Clarify civil society's participation status through identifying their position
in SPPRED implementation;
- Develop relations between the people and SPPRED officials;
- Arrange joint discussions of the people with governmental officials;
- Support a development of democratic principles in Azerbaijan through THM;
- Enable the people to make suggestions on poverty reduction;
- Promote the participation of the people in finding out potential solution
ways of poverty and development related problems, encountered by the population
of the region and identification of existing resources;
- Capacity building of the people on information sharing;
- Increase a responsibility of governmental officials for needs identified
by citizens and suggestions on ways of their provision;
- Enable citizens to express their opinion, ideas and attitudes on poverty
reduction independently and clearly;
- Develop mutual understanding and cooperation among population of different
regions on poverty and poverty reduction;
- Develop a cooperation among national and international NGOs, as well as
other parties taking part in SPPRED implementation;
- Provide GoA officials with useful suggestions on SPPRED implementation using
knowledge and information of regional THM participants received through training.
For confirmation of participation and more information please contact Israil
Iskenderov, Executive Director of UMID HSSC.
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