The goal of the project was to improve the professional level of at least 60 representatives of CSOs and initiative groups of Dnipropetrovsk oblast, to activate the information exchange of civil society activists with local authorities and the media, to raise awareness of the people about activities of civil society sector in Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
We held a series of 6 trainings on organizational development (120 participants from 49 CSOs), 2 trainings on protection of rights (40 participants from 16 CSOs), over 500 consultations for representatives of the CSOs, local authorities, journalists, 5 presentations of web resource “Public Initiatives in Dnipropetrovsk Region” in cities and district centers of Dnipropetrovsk oblast. In partnership with news agency “Chas”, we held round table “The Media and Non-Governmental Organizations: Common Ground”, an integrated training seminar for representatives of CSOs and the media, and 12 press conferences of civil society organizations.
As a result of the project we prepared and printed a brochure “Public Initiatives in Dnipropetrovsk Region: Catalog of Services of Actively Working CSOs”.