PARTNERSHIP
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY
ANNUAL PROGRAM REPORT
Reporting period: July 2015 – September 2016
Submitted to:
USAID/Central Asian Republics
Grantee: Public Association "Bereke"
Cooperative Agreement Number: AID-176-A-15-00004
Contacts: Roza Abdullayeva – Chief of Party
berekengo@gmail.com
Table of content
LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................... 4
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 5
II. ACTIVITY AND RESULTS .......................................................................................................... 7
Objective 1. Enable local CSOs to achieve their goals and increase their ability to be proactive
in mobilizing the community for social projects, in order to establish a new approach for
community problem-solving, as well as to perform advocacy, governance and accountability
work. ............................................................................................................................. 7
1. Competitive Selection of Target Rural CSOs .................................................................................. 7
2. Submission of questionnaires completed by rural CSOs. ............................................................... 7
3. Target Rural CSOs Selection .......................................................................................................... 9
4. Trainings and technical assistance provided to Level-1 CSOs ...................................................... 13
5. Trainings and technical assistance provided to Level-2 CSOs ...................................................... 29
6. Institutional and Organizational Development Assessment of Level 1 & 2 CSOs ........................ 45
Objective 2. Strengthen cooperation between CSOs, local government, the media and private
sectors, in order to carry out joint activities for solving community problems .. 47
1. Meetings with Oblast and National Level Government Authorities .............................................. 47
2. Creation of Project Management Committiees (PMC) for development,
implementation and
maintenance of community projects (CSOs-1, Round 1) .................................................................. 48
3. Implementation of community projects by rural CSOs – Successful examples of collaboration
with Local Government, Businesses and Mass Media ....................................................................... 48
4. Representation of CSOs – the Program participants
in various Councils, Committees ................ 53
5. Participation in the VII International Conference "Insights into Regional Development". ........... 53
Objective 3. Empower rural women and youth by promoting gender equality sensitivity,
education about human rights, civic leadership and volunteerism, as well as involvement in
project activities. ........................................................................................................ 54
1. Gender Equality and Human Rights Training ................................................................................ 54
2. Youth Summer Camps for Volunteers of Level-1 & 2 CSOs ........................................................ 57
Objective 4. Build public awareness through developing information networks to
communicate project results and creating a sustainable resource of accurate information. 59
1. Press conferences in four Program target oblasts .......................................................................... 59
2. Information Channels Developed in the Framework of the Program ............................................ 60
III. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION. BEREKE OD ACTIVITIES. 63
1. Milestone 1 – Preparatory Work of PA "Bereke" with Hiring the Staff of the PDP Program....... 63
2. Milestone 2 – Preparatory Work of Bereke with Submission of the Year 1 Work Plan ............... 64
3. Milestone 3 – Preparatory Work of Bereke with a Set-up of Fully Operational Accounting
System ................................................................................................................................................ 65
4. Program Partners Semiannual Meeting .......................................................................................... 67
5. Requesting a new position for the Program PR Manager .............................................................. 68
6. Program Partners Annual Meeting ................................................................................................. 68
7. Bereke and ECOCENTER Strategic Plans Development .............................................................. 70
