CEE CITIZENS NETWORK - WTD - LEARNING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Strasbourg June, 2014

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

Thanks for your attention

Contact:Dragoș Cuțădragos.cuta@gmail.comwww.ceecn.net