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    EURASIA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

    Armenpress
    Sept 26 2006

    YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS: More than 190 NGOs and informal
    community groups in Armenia's regions will gain access to trainings
    and resources through a program administered by Eurasia Foundation's
    (EF) representative office in Armenia, enabling them to play a more
    effective role in the development of rural communities.

    An official from the Foundation told Armenpress that a total of
    $130,000 was awarded to nine organizations to build their ability to
    serve as hubs and resource centers for local NGOs and citizens. The
    grants will expand the services provided by these nine resources
    centers, allowing them to provide trainings to local NGOs in skills
    such as participatory needs assessments, program development and
    fundraising, community mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation.

    The centers will also provide basic support such as Internet access,
    translation, and copy and fax services.

    "By strengthening the capacities of local NGOs and citizen groups
    to tackle issues of local importance, EF hopes to build local
    ownership of the development process and engage community members
    in the decision-making processes," says Ara Nazinyan, EF's Country
    Director in Armenia.

    In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of each resource
    center, the Foundation will also support capacity development
    activities for each partner organization so that they can later provide
    trainings and other services on a fee-for-service basis to other NGOs,
    donors, businesses and community groups.

    These organizations were identified by EF through an open grants
    competition and selected due in large part to their strong potential
    for organizational sustainability. They will be linked through network
    of Resource Centers for Community Development to promote the exchange
    of information and experiences between centers. The centers are:
    NGO Center for Civil Society Development (Lori), Martuni Women's
    Community Council (Gegharkunik), Kaghni Social Ecological Governmental
    Organization (Tavush), Huysi Kamar Gyullibulagh NGO (Shirak), Civil
    Initiative Center Vahagni XXI NGO (Lori), Goris Youth Union Public
    Organization (Syunik), Nvatshum Youth NGO (Tavush), the A.D.

    Sakharov Armenian Human Rights Protection Center (Shirak), and Sisian
    Development Center Public Organization (Syunik).

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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