The directory of development organizations found at:http://www.devdir.org/index.html
has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and
knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society
organizations, research institutions, governments and the private
sector.
International Center for Not-for-Profit
Law/NGO Strengthening Program, World Learning Moskovian 24/1
375002 Yerevan,
Armenia
Tel: (374 1) 582-620, 520-851
Fax: (374 1) 543-578
Web: www.icnl.org
Caucasus
Environmental NGO Network
www.cenn.org CENN aims to foster regional cooperation by means of
improved communication among environmental organizations
of Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Georgia (and partly Russia and Turkey) through: capacity
building of environmental NGOs in the region and the facilitation and
promotion of joint activities in the Caucasus. The site includes an
electronic directory of Caucasus environmental NGOs.
Access to Information Monitoring Tool: Report from a
Five-Country Pilot Study. This pilot survey
monitoring freedom of information was conducted in Armenia, Bulgaria,
Macedonia, Peru and South Africa, and involved the submission of 100
information requests to 18 different public institutions. On average
only 35 percent of requests for information were fulfilled and 36
percent of requests submitted resulted in tacit or "mute" refusals.
Interviews with government officials revealed a number of common
obstacles in enforcing FOI laws, including a lack of political will at
senior levels to encourage transparency, inadequate information
management, insufficient training of public officials, and an excess of
bureaucratic obstacles to timely information release.
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice
Caucasus Environmental
NGO Network - CENN. CENN is a non-governmental, non-profit
organization which seeks to foster regional cooperation and to improve
communication among environmental organizations of Armenia, Azerbaijan
and Georgia (also partly Russia and Turkey). CENN is an open,
horizontally integrated structure aimed at supporting communication and
cooperation on environmental protection projects and issues. It builds
capacity among environmental NGOs through regional seminars and through
publication of a quarterly environmental magazine and an electronic
bulletin in English and Russian. With country information, NGOs,
environmental institutions databases and other useful links. In English
and Russian.
CENN, 2006.
Developing and delivering training on the Aarhus Convention for Civil
Society: a manual for trainers.. This training material for civil
society accompanies a national user guide. These have been integrated
into existing training programmes for civil society. Available also in
Armenian. RUSSIAN Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe,
2004.
Developing and delivering training on the Aarhus Convention for
Officials: a manual for trainers.. The training material for
Officials accompanies the national guide; both have been integrated into
existing training programmes for officials. Available in Russian or
Armenian. RUSSIAN Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe,
2004.
Global Internet
Policy Initiative (GIPI). GIPI supports adoption in developing
countries
of the legal and policy framework for an open and democratic
Internet. The project works with local stakeholders in consultative,
coalition-based efforts to promote the principles of a decentralized,
accessible, user-controlled, and market-driven Internet. As of 2003,
GIPI had policy coordinators in 17 countries. The site includes a
library of GIPI 'best practice' papers. ENGLISH Center for Democracy and Technology & Internews, 2003.
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall
foreign
policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
Our Work supports long-term
and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy
objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade; global
health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
