NGO Forum in Zaporizhzhia
On January 27, 2009 the third NGO Forum was held in Zaporizhzhia with support by the RGD Project. The forum was organized in order to inspire more active participation and to strengthen the role of the civil society and local communities in the implementation and monitoring of Zaporizhzhia Regional Development Strategy, focusing on the Environmental priority of the Strategy. It provided an opportunity for the participating regional and local environmental NGOs to exchange information about their activities and to identify projects and initiatives in the areas related to regional strategic priorities, where they could participate in or contribute to.
The project on “Establishing a Network of Interregional Ecological Education Centers,” which is being developed and implemented through the RGD Project’s Strategy Implementation and Project Management Training Program, was presented as an example. This project is one of the priority tasks of Zaporizhzhia Regional Development Strategy that was selected for implementation in 2009. It was initiated and is implemented in partnership by the Department of Environmental Protection of Zaporizhzhia Oblast State Administration and Orthus Ecological Centre. The project aims to raise awareness on environmental issues among the local communities. Establishment of unions and associations of environmental organizations from different rayons of the oblast appears to be a strong positive result of the project. The NGO forum participants had an opportunity to express their interest in participating as members of the Network.
The key tasks for the implementation of this project were further discussed during Zaporizhzhia Regional Forum.
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