Civic Policies and Democratic Political Process
Strategic Planning and Advocacy: Instruments for a More Effective NGO Participation in Decision-making and Dialogue with Local A
Location: Bulgaria (Sofia, Pleven, Burgas and Stara Zagora)
Duration: 15 months, starting from October 2015
Summary: Civil protests in 2013 highlighted the presence of an acute shortfall, related to the practical exclusion of the interests of citizens from the process of decision-making. The current project aims to contribute to more efficient citizen participation in this process and more broadly - to develop sustainable forms of dialogue between citizens and public officials. The objective will be achieved by increasing the skills of NGOs (as most effective vehicles for engaging civil interests in the democratic process) in strategic planning and advocacy in three cities with active citizenship - Pleven, Burgas and Stara Zagora. Project results include the increased experience of NGOs through the implementation of three pilot advocacy campaigns on current local issues, the creation of strategic frameworks addressing specific problems in the three cities, as well as models for sustainable interaction between NGOs and local authorities. Among the the primary target groups of the project are NGOs, youth activists, local authorities and the media.
Проектът „Стратегическо планиране и застъпничество: Инструменти за по - ефективно включване на НПО във вземането на решения и диалога с местната власт” се финансира в рамките на Програмата за подкрепа на НПО в България по Финансовия механизъм на Европейското икономическо пространство 2009-2014 г. За повече информация посетете www.ngogrants.bg.