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PARTNERS FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - FPDL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014

Ana Vasilache, FPDL Board President

Anca Harasim, AMCHAM – American Chamber of

Commerce, Director

Kristina Creosteanu, the Association “Together for

the Community Development”, Brasov, consultant

Julia Roig, PDC – Partners for Democratic Change,

USA, President

Ronald Henry MacLean Abaroa, World Bank,

consultant

Tomasz Leopold Sudra, UN – HABITAT, Consultant and Local Government Initiative Steering Committee,

Consultant and Member

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Nicole Rata Former Deputy Director, Consultant and Trainer STAFF 2014 Management Team

Olivia Baciu Carmen Marin Executive Director, Financial

Consultant and Trainer and Office Manager Operational Team Program Managers, Consultants and Trainers

Adina Maria Doru Cristian Bularda Daniela Plugaru Andreea Buzec Calafateanu Administrative Support Team

Maria Dumitru Marcela Nistor

Accountant Administrative Assistant

IT Assistance: Digitronix Company

Webmaster: Claudiu Nistor

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PARTNERS FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - FPDL

2014 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS

PART 1:

FPDL GENERAL PRESENTATION

PART 2: 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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FPDL GENERAL PRESENTATION

WHO ARE WE

MISSION

BELIEVES AND VALUES

FPDL FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

FPDL CLIENTS

FPDL PROGRAMS

TRAINING OF TRAINERS PROGRAMS

TRAINING PROGRAMS

FACILITATION OF PARTICIPATORY PROBLEM-SOLVING (PLANNING) PROCESSES

TRAINING MANUALS

RESEARCH AND STUDIES

NETWORKING AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

MANAGING SMALL GRANTS

4 WHO ARE WE? We are Partners Foundation for Local Development – FPDL, a Romanian Non Governmental Organization operating since 1994. We established our organization under the name “Foundation for Local Development and Public Service”. We wanted to use our energy, knowledge and skills to change the world in which we live and work, into a better place. We believed we could contribute, in the wave of democratic changes, to the public administration reform and to civil society empowerment. In 1998 after 4 years of successful activity, based on common mission, values and fields of activity, we made an alliance with the prestigious international Non – Governmental organization Partners for Democratic Change – PDC from USA and changed our name into Partners Foundation for Local Development – FPDL. We are members of Partners for Democratic Change International Association of non- governmental organizations from CEE/SEE, Caucasus and Latin American countries established by Partners for Democratic Change.

MISSION We have as mission:  To enhance the democratic processes of governance and support local development  To strengthen the civil society  To promote a new culture of change and conflict management in Romania and worldwide, through Capacity Building Activities targeting Public Administration and NGOs representatives in order to be more effective, efficient and accountable, as well as to work better together.

BELIEVES AND VALUES

In the foundation of our Foundation lies our shared belief, so wonderfully expressed by Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, Committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

We think that:  Having an effective, efficient and accountable public administration, having a strong and accountable civil society and building bridges between them are crucial for enhancing the democratic processes of governance  Building the capacity of public administration and civil society representatives is crucial for promoting effectiveness, efficiency and accountability  Training is an effective capacity building tool to improve public administration and civil society representatives knowledge and skills, to change their attitudes and stimulate their initiative at local level

We value:  Professionalism and quality of our work  Openness to share knowledge and skills, to learn from each other  Human relations that are built through working together  Participatory and interactive processes that allow people to express freely themselves, to solve common problems and prevent conflicts escalation

 Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, a champion of broadened sexual morals within a context of traditional western religious life.

5 FPDL FIELDS OF EXPERTISE Our organization was established by a group of experts in public administration, urban management and community development, in order to achieve the mission by using their knowledge, experience and skills, acquired in national and international education and training programs. FPDL trainers and consultants have expertise in one or more of the following fields: o General Management and Leadership o Citizen Participation and Community Development o Conflict Management, including Ethnic Conflicts o Communication, Negotiation, Mediation o Facilitation of Meetings, Problem-solving, Strategic planning processes o Anticorruption strategies at local level o Consulting for Organizational Development o Public Finance Management o Economic Development and Urban Planning o Training Manuals Development o Consulting and Training Skills We are working project based, with more than 20 collaborators, trainers and experts. Over 250 International and National Organizations, provided FPDL with financial support, knowledge and skills, used our services or collaborated with us as partners.  International organizations: Local Government Initiative LGI, United Nations Program for Human Settlements – UN HABITAT, United Nations Development Program – UNDP, United States Agency for International Development, World Bank Institute  USA and European Professional organizations - over 30 with whom FPDL worked as a partner, among them: International Development Institute for Organization and Management IDIOM, Partners for Democratic Change USA, Urban Institute, Development Alternatives Inc – DAI, City County Management Association ICMA, American Bar Association CEE Law Initiative – ABA CEELI, Local Government Initiative Development- LGID, National Democratic Institute, NDI USA, Conflict Management Group USA, Alliance for Conflict Transformation -ACT, IMC Consulting UK, International Institute on Governance, Barcelona - Spain, Contact Center - Republic of Moldova, Kettering Foundation, American Society for Training and Development ASTD, Trialog, EU Enlargement and European NGDOs, Austria, USA Partners Centers from Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kosova, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia

Main Founders and Collaborators Prestigious international organizations and programs support our work financially or through sharing with us their expertise: - Local Government Initiative, LGI, Open Society Institute - United Nations Program for Human Settlements UN HABITAT - European Union Programs - Partners for Democratic Change – USA - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Global Opportunities Fund - United Nations Development Program – UNDP Romania, Moldova - United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs – UNDESA New York - United States Agency for International Development USAID through World Learning, PADCO, RTI, Chemonix, Urban Institute, ICMA - US Department of State and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs - GTZ - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - World Bank - National Soros Foundations in Romania, Moldova, Macedonia - Harvard University, Center for Urban Development Studies, USA - New York University, Robert Wagner Scholl for Public Service, USA - Pearson Peace Keeping Center, Canada - VNG – International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities

6 FPDL CLIENTS 25634 participants, 18881 from Romania and 6753 from other 50 countries from our region and beyond (West and East Africa, South Asia, Middle East, Latin America) attended through our Programs more than 962 learning events. The Target Client at International Level  Trainers, Consultants and Facilitators: 3870 participants in TOTs from 55 countries and four continents: Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America,  Local Governments and NGOs representatives: participants from our region as well as from Sudan, Ethiopia and USA in direct Training Programs and Trainers Working Meetings  Training Organizations and NGOs involved in Capacity Building for Local Governments and local development received technical assistance for organizational development, small grants to translate / adapt the training manuals or to conduct National Training Programs, as a follow-up of the TOTs,  Communities from Romania Republic of Moldova and 15 Serbian municipalities received support for local development through technical assistance in data collection for local development, workshops for strategy development, or through the activities performed by the trainers and facilitators we have work with.  Over 120 Local governments and Mayors from CEE- SEE Countries reached through awareness raising workshops on curing and preventing corruption at local level  Over 20 Local Governments from 9 countries (Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia) elaborated Anticorruption strategies through participatory processes

The Target Clients at National Level  Trainers and Facilitators - working with FPDL or other training and consulting organizations  Public and NGO sector representatives - participants in our training events, elected and appointed officials, managers and technical staff working in Central and Local Government, public sector, professional association and NGOs, students from graduate and post graduate studies  Public Sector Organizations and Professional Associations: City Halls, County Councils, Romanian Federation of Local Authorities, University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Central Government structures such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Information, Office for Roma minority, National Agency for Civil Servants, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, National Council for Fighting Discrimination, Law University from Bucuresti and Iasi Associations Association of Urban Planners, Association of Architects,  Local NGOs: organizations such as Roma NGOs and associative structures, Youth NGOs or other local or national NGOs involved in partnership programs with local authorities  Over 300 Rural and urban Communities received support for local development through technical assistance in data collection for local development, workshops for strategy development, or through the activities performed by the trainers and facilitators we have work with.

FPDL Programs FPDL Programs are implemented for International clients in English and French and for National clients in Romanian. Our Capacity Building Activities developed at International and National levels include: • Training of Trainers • Training • Consulting and Facilitation • Research and Studies • Training Manuals Development • Grants • Networking and Information Dissemination

7 The quality of our Programs We believe we succeed to keep over time the high quality of our programs, due to:  Client - centered, Demand - driven and Creative approaches  Clear, simple and attractive Training Manuals, Reports and Studies  Competent Trainers and Consultants  Thorough organization of activities

Other people evaluation is providing arguments for the quality of our programs: Letter received from one of our trainee:

Over the past couple of years that I have worked with you, I can see and feel the progress in my own work, understanding and self-awareness that happens every time I come back from your training.

They give me strength, they give my tools, they give me

encouragements, and more importantly, nurture trust in myself. I have been doing a lot of more training lately than I used to be, and I’m sure that this is the impact that you have on my professional development.

Thank you very much for your work! The seeds are growing Anastasia Leukhina, Center for Media Reform, Kiev-Mohyla Academy Ukraine, 2006

Letter received from one of the board member:

As the Chief of the UN-HABITAT’s Training and Capacity Building Branch, until my retirement in 2003, responsible for training programs of our agency around the world, I can say with full confidence that I have not met in any region a more professional, innovative, dynamic and effective non-governmental training organization in the fields of local governance and local development Tomasz Sudra, FPDL Board Member Senior Training and Capacity Building Advisor, UN-HABITAT, 2006

Letter receive from one of our partners

I think that you do an impressive work in structuring a program of training around some principles and ideas, that of course I find them very valid and pertinent for preventing corruption, and giving health to the organizations. I was very encouraged to read the mayors’ reaction to the activity, and happy to learn that they were inspired to work for the change of their organizations.

Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Senior Governance & Decentralization Specialist, Urban & City Management, World Bank Institute , 2006

As a confirmation of the successful effort of Partners Foundation for Local Development – FPDL team in building the capacity of the Regional Network of trainers and training institutions, Ana Vasilache, Director was selected by UN Habitat among 34 entries to receive one of the nine “Habitat Scroll of Honor” 2000 for her dedication in improving urban governance in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe.

8 PROGRAMS DESCRIPTION

TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOTs)

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The Training of Trainers activity is one of the most important components of our capacity building effort.

Through this TOT Programs we develop trainers’ and facilitators knowledge and skills in the design and conduct of interactive, participatory training events in different fields of interest for public administration and civil society sectors.

Through this TOT Programs we disseminate high quality training materials to be used in national programs, supporting the multiplying effect of our effort.

Through this TOT Programs we build common understanding on the main concepts the democratic, efficient and effective governance is relying on.

We have conducted 153 TOTs in multicultural environments, in English, French or Romanian, which took place in Romania and in our region (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia & Montenegro - including Kosovo, Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Russia,) as well as in other parts of the world (India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Jordan, Indonesia, Senegal)

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International TOTs for CEE &SEE Countries International TOTs for Africa, Asia, ME National TOTs

Around 3870 participants attended our Training of Trainers Programs They are trainers, facilitators, consultants and experts representing training organizations working for local government and /or civil society capacity building from 50 countries and 4 continents.

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We offered them, in 5 to 10 days, new methodologies for adult learning, knowledge and skills in different fields and high quality training manuals in English language, or Romanian, available for free to be translated and adapted into national languages, as well grants, to support national programs multiplication.

Our TOTs focused on specific contents, such as:  Elected Leadership  Local Government General Management  Local Government Financial Management  Public Service Management  Consulting Skills  Conflict Management, Negotiation and Mediation Skills  Ethnic Diversity and Conflict Management  Participatory Planning, Local Government – NGO Cooperation  NGO Management  Advanced Training of Trainers: o Needs Assessment, o Impact Evaluation o Training Design  Time Management  Local Economic Development  Preventing and curing corruption in organizations through participatory processes

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12 International Training of Trainers activity 1995-2014 Our trainers initiated or conducted 153 international TOTs attended by 3870 trainers and facilitators from more than 50 countries from 4 Continents: Austria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Brasil, Croatia, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Nepal, Poland, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo), Somalia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe.

TOTs in CEE/SEE Countries 114 TOTs organized for participants from CEE and SEE Countries, from which 30 were initiated through the Regional Program “Working Together” and the support of LGI-OSI, and the other at the initiative of our partners from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo), Russia, Slovakia, Turkey or by UN HABITAT SIRP Program in Serbia and by Managing Multiethnic Communities program of LGI.

TOTs for CEE & SEE COuntries

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Regional Program Working Together In-countries programs

The Regional Program “Working Together” is a program initiated by us in 1998 with the financial support of Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative of the Open Society Institute, LGI. The Regional Program goal is to create a sustainable network of training institutions and trainers from Central, East (CEE) and Southeast (SEE) European countries, in order to develop their training capacity, to exchange information and experience. The Regional Support Center, located in Bucuresti, Romania, managed by FPDL, is the organizational structure that coordinates and implements the Regional Program activities. Starting with 1998, FPDL succeeded to attract more funding agencies to support the Regional Program activities, such as Un-HABITAT, USAID, GTZ, ICMA, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through ALDA, US Department of States and Dutch Government through Partners for Democratic Change. TOTs in other parts of the world Due to our experience in conducting TOTs in Central and East Europe, FPDL trainers were invited to design and conduct 15 international TOTs, as UN-HABITAT consultants, for participants from the following African and Asian Countries: Asia and Middle East: India, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Africa: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania Zimbabwe, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Madagascar In these TOTs they trained a total number of 264 trainers in:  Elected Leadership  Environmental Management  Strategic Planning  Conflict Management  Participatory Planning

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FPDL organized and conducted in the period 1995-2013: 39 National TOT / TOF Programs, training a total of 853 trainers / facilitators in:  Leadership  Conflict Management  Participatory Planning / Community participation / Facilitation skills  Mediation  Local Public Finance  Environmental Management  Project Management

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15 Our Training Programs are targeted toward public administration and civil society representatives in order to build their leadership and managerial capacity as well as to facilitate the way they work together in order to solve critical problems and promote local development and change at local level.

Since 1995, our trainers initiated and conducted over 565 training events, involving for 2026 training days with 11964 participants, elected officials, civil servants, community leaders, NGOs representatives from Romania as well as form other countries from our region, such as Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey.

1995-2014 Number of Training 1995-2014 Participants 1868

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National Programs International Programs National Training International Training

We offered them training in fields of interest for enhancing the democratic processes of governance, for improving the quality of local leadership and management, for making organizations accountable and transparent. We offered also training manuals, to support the continuing learning process after the training events.

International Training Programs 1995-2014, 88 Training events for international audience, totalizing 518 training days and attended by 1868 participants, were organized and/or conducted by FPDL in collaboration with other organizations.

National Training Programs FPDL Training activity in Romania is illustrated by 477 training events attended by 10096 participants, during 1508 training days elected and appointed officials, as well as NGOs community representatives, students and ethnic minority representatives.

The field of national training programs focused on the same topics as those conducted at international level. Actually FPDL strategy was to multiply at national level the successful international experience, by translating/adapting and printing into Romanian the training manuals and by training other Romanian trainers in their use, in order to be able to offer high quality training and facilitation services to Romanian target clients.

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17 We have an extensive experience in facilitating participatory planning and problem-solving processes, for trainers and experts from other countries from our region, as well as for Romanian elected officials, technical staff and experts working in public institutions or in NGOs fields.

Through this activity, FPDL intends to promote the facilitator role, to build partnership relations among various stakeholders involved in solving public issues or promoting change at local, national or regional level.

We offer Consultation and Facilitation for Participatory Planning, Problem solving, Consensus building Processes in organizations or communities.

At International Level FPDL organized and facilitated Annual meetings of trainers from our region, (including 14 Annual Trainers Meetings of the Regional Program "Working Together"), International Meeting of experts and trainers working together on a specific task/ projects/ or programs

At National Level FPDL organized, designed and conducted workshops and working meetings for participatory planning and organizational development purposes, involving technical experts and elected officials working in central and local governments, as well as NGOs and citizens representatives.

We have facilitated important National and International events, such as Community of Democracies Bucharest NGO Forum - 2003, Local Government Initiative Network Annual Jamboree - 2002, Local Public Finance Law dissemination – 1998, Soros Foundation Romania, Public Administration Program strategic planning effort – 1997.

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PARTNERS FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - FPDL

 2014 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

 2014 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

 2014 NATIONAL PROGRAMS

 2014 MEETINGS, PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

 2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

20 2014 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Learning events

 Training of Trainers (TOT) / Training of Facilitators (TOF)

 Training programs (TP)

 Consultancy and Technical Assistance (C&TA) programs

 Conferences and Meetings Facilitation (C&M)

FPDL LONG-TERM PROJECTS LIST

21 LEARNING EVENTS IN 2014 FPDL trainers and facilitators have prepared, designed and conducted a total of 84 learning events, which include Training Programs (T), Consultancy and Technical Assistance Programs (C&TA) and Workshops/Facilitated Meetings, for a total of 1466 participants and a total of 260 days. Training programs in 2014

FPDL trainers designed and conducted 33 training programs involving 316 participants (trainers, academics, representatives of NGOs, elected officials and technical staff working in public institutions, school teachers, urban planners, university students and youth, social economy operators) during 131 training days. Consultancy and Technical Assistance (C&TA) programs in 2014

FPDL consultants have prepared, designed and conducted 5 Consultancy and Technical Assistance programs for 81 clients (trainers, representatives of NGOs, elected officials and technical staff working in public institutions, representatives of ministries, school teachers, youth, social economy operators) during 65 consultancy days. These C&TA programs were delivered in English and Romanian, for the audience from CEE countries as well as for participants from Romania.

Conferences and Meetings Facilitation (C&M) in 2014

Our facilitators have prepared, designed and facilitated in total 46 events, in which have been involved 1069 participants (NGOs representatives, local governments representatives, experts in various areas, citizens, teachers, young people, etc.), during 64 days. These programs were delivered in English and Romanian, for the audience from CEE and Western Balkans countries, as well as for participants from Romania.

Other events in 2014

Our experts have attended and contributed with presentations about our programs and projects in a total of 10 events and programs at national and international level, in which have been involved 66 participants (NGOs representatives, local governments representatives, experts in various areas, citizens, teachers, young people, etc.), during 68 days.

22 2014 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

 FPDL INNOVATIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION METHODOLOGY

 Integrating Anti-Corruption Best Practices on Municipality Level in Jordan

 WB-Austria Urban Partnership Program for SEE, Final Conference

 The project “Active citizens against corruption - Best practices to cure and prevent corruption in local communities”

 JuST Program for Albania

 World Forum on Governance, Leveraging Private Capital and Political Action in the Fight against Corruption

 The Course „Anti-Corruption in Local Governance: Developing Local Anti-Corruption Strategies”

 The course „It Is Possible: Practical Tools to Curb Corruption”

 The Conference ”Towards A Gold Standard in Governance, Transparency and Anti-Corruption In Post-Communist Societies”

 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 Program Frame ”Access Nigeria & Access Sierra Leone

Program”

 Training program delivered for MONUSCO, the United Nations Organization stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through Partners for Democratic Change

 The Project “8 GOALS... WE ACT!”

 The project “Moldavian Values – Romanian Values – European Values”

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FPDL INNOVATIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION METHODOLOGY Islands of Integrity and Effectiveness  Integrating Anti-Corruption Best Practices on Municipality Level in Jordan Funder: USAID Date and venue: January 26-30, 2014, Amman, Jordan Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, trainer Participants: 3 Partners Jordan facilitators and 12 Jordanian CSOs representatives Goal/Objectives: Participants deepened their understanding and improved their knowledge about FPDL practical and innovative anticorruption methodology, focused on strengthening Local Governments transparency, accountability and efficiency. Program description/ Main activities: the Training had the following structure: Day 1: Opening, Program objectives and Agenda, Rules of Work; Understanding the practical and innovative anticorruption approach: La Paz Case (Part 1 and 2); Anticorruption methodology development & application in CEE/SEEE: FPDL experience Day 2: Where does Jordan stands; Jordan Public Administration legal framework; Building the case for the Pilot Workshop; Building the case for the Pilot Workshop Day 3, Pilot Workshop (1): Opening, Objectives, Agenda, What is Integrity; What is Corruption, Why is important to fight it and what do we think about; Curing and preventing corruption through a strategic and participatory approach: General Diagnosis of the vulnerability to corruption; Analysis of vulnerable to corruption activities/services Day 4, Pilot Workshop (2): In-Depth Diagnosis: identifying vulnerability to corruption causes; Causes Analysis; Action Plan to address the vulnerability to corruption causes; Monitoring and Evaluation Plan; Action Plan to address the vulnerability to corruption causes; Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Day 5: Lessons learned and future actions

Results: Partners Jordan anti-corruption practitioners, in collaboration with local CSOs representatives who attended the training, organized workshops in three cities in Jordan, involving local governments representatives in order to deepen their understanding for the strategic and participatory anti-corruption methodology, and to support them analyze their

24 organization vulnerability to corruption, identify priority areas and elaborate solutions to address the vulnerability causes. No of days: 10 days (5 days training, 5 days preparation)  WB-Austria Urban Partnership Program for SEE, Final Conference Funder: USAID Date and venue: February 10-13, 2014, Vienna, Austria Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL Participants: Ronald MacLean Abaroa, Anti-corruption Practitioners from SEE, certified in PAP*, cities representatives from the 7 SEE countries and other interested local governments, central agencies and international organizations, a total of 200 participants Goal/Objectives: Share experience and ideas in improving governance at local level Program description/ Main activities: Ana Vasilache had a presentation in the opening plenary about the Urban Partnership component „Cities without Corruption – Cities with Future” and the strategy to disseminate and apply FPDL Anti-corruption methodology in the 7 SEE countries and 10 local governments.

Number of days: 4 days  The project “Active citizens against corruption - Best practices to cure and prevent corruption in local communities” Funder: USAID Date and venue: January 2014 – June 2014, Belgrade and Bucharest Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner Participants: 2 Partners Serbia and 3 MENA Group/Nis anti-corruption practitioners, 50 participants in the final conference Goal/Objective: support Partners Serbia/MENA Group Anti-Corruption Practitioners in the design and facilitation of the participatory intervention processes aimed at treating and preventing corruption in two local governments and one public hospital. Program description/Main activities: Ana Vasilache implemented the following activities:  Consultancy services and support to Partners Serbia/MENA Group Anti-Corruption Practitioners in the design and facilitation of the participatory intervention processes aimed at applying FPDL Anti-Corruption Methodology in two Serbian Local Governments and one public hospital.  Prepared and delivered the presentation “Prevention of corruption through participation of public servants – Successful stories of implementation of an innovative anti-corruption methodology in SEE” at the Final project conference in Belgrade (June 17-18, 2014)  Facilitate the work of the working group “The role of public servants in prevention and fight against corruption” at the Final project conference in Belgrade (June 17-18, 2014).

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Results: two local governments and one hospital staff, managers and leaders developed anti- corruption strategic plans aimed at improving their organizations integrity, transparency, accountability and efficiency. No of days: 7 days (2 days conference, 5 days consulting)  JuST Program for Albania JuST is a five year project (October 2010 – October 2015) working in three inter-related areas to help Albania achieve relevant international standards of governance: (1) Court Transparency, Fairness and Efficiency; (2) Civic Engagement (3) Education of the Legal Profession. The project is part of the ongoing U.S. support to the rule of law and good governance in Albania. Specifically, the Project Component 2 supports CSOs to stem governmental and justice-sector corruption in Albania. The Project decided to organize a Training Program and launch for CSOs a new Request for Applications (RFA), focused on promoting anti-corruption methodologies that engage in collective actions, citizens, CSOs, government agencies or businesses, in order to curb corruption and increase public institutions integrity, efficiency, transparency and accountability. Funder: USAID Date and venue: August 15-September 25, 2014, Tirana, Albania Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner Participants: 18 participants representing Albanian CSOs Goal/Objectives: (1) To assist Component 2 Team Leader design the Scope of Work of the new RFA for anti- corruption projects from CSOs (2) To improve the representatives of selected Albanian CSOs capacity to develop strategic and collaborative anti-corruption projects, which will result in positive changes in the justice sector or other public institutions/public services. Program description/Main activities: to achieve the objectives, Ana Vasilache performed the following tasks: (1) Supported RFA Scope of Work design, describing the need for collective anti-corruption actions that use strategic and collaborative anti-corruption approaches (2) Designed and conducted the Training Program “Collective Actions to Curb Corruption”, with the objective to improve CSOs representatives’ capacity to engage in collective anti- corruption actions, which will result in positive changes in justice sector or other public institutions/public services. In the frame of this task the Consultant: (2a) prepared training materials and agenda (2b) conducted the training in the period September 18-19, 2014 in Tirana and (2c) evaluated the training through evaluation forms completed by participants at the training end.

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Results: Taking into account the complexity of the topic, the training ambitious objective and the short time available for the training (2 days), the results demonstrated by participants’ evaluations are very satisfying. They appreciated: (a) The training process, as well as the practical, strategic anti- corruption methodologies promoted in this training (b) The inspiring best practices of CSOs from Albania and other countries from around the world (c) The trainer knowledge and skills No of days: 8 days (2 days training, 2 days preparation, 4 days the rest of activities)  World Forum on Governance, Leveraging Private Capital and Political Action in the Fight against Corruption Funder: Brookings Institute/USA and Zaostreno/Czech Republic Date and venue: April 9-11, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner Participants: 81 representatives of public, private and civil society organizations from CEE/SEE countries Goal/Objective: to exchange views from the various perspectives and jurisdictions represented at the conference; to explore whether a common or dominant consensus may be found on practical steps to strengthen the effort against corruption Program description/Main activities: Ana Vasilache served as a panelist in the on-the-record plenary session, titled “Government Reform and the Fight against Corruption.” The session was scheduled to take place Friday, April 11th from 8:30-10:00 AM. Elaine Kamarck moderated the discussion, and the other panelists were Ronald MacLean-Abaroa (former Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia), Sergey Leschenko (Ukraisnska Pravda), Thuli Madonsela (Public Protector of South Africa).

27 Results: Ana Vasilache presented the anti-corruption methodology developed in collaboration with Ronald MacLean Abaroa, and applied in more than 10 CEE/SEE countries and 25 local governments No of days: 3 days  The Course „Anti-Corruption in Local Governance: Developing Local Anti-Corruption Strategies” Funder: International Anti-Corruption Academy in Vienna Date and venue: July 14-18, 2014, Vienna Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner in collaboration with Ronald MacLean Abaroa and Robert Klitgaard Participants: 12 representatives of anticorruption agencies, other local and central authorities from different African, South- Asian countries Goal/Objective: Participants received practical tools to diagnose the vulnerability to corruption in their local governments, and develop strategies to address corruption risks and improve transparency, accountability, efficiency and public service delivery. Program description/Main activities: the programme started with an academic overview of theories, concepts and research findings on local governance and anti-corruption world-wide, conducted by professor Robert Klitgaard (July 14). Subsequently, a number of case studies were presented and discussed. The sessions were conducted by Ronald MacLean Abaroa (July 15). Followed a set of operational sessions, conducted by Ana Vasilache, in which participants were guided in developing their own local anti-corruption strategy, by applying the instruments of the replicable anti-corruption methodology (July 16-17). Towards the end of the training, participants zoomed in into organizational integrity and specific ethical dilemmas (July 18). No of days: 4 days (2 days training, 2 days preparation)  The course „It Is Possible: Practical Tools to Curb Corruption” Funder: The Hague Academy for Local Governance Date and venue: October 30-31, 2014, The Hague (2 days in the course starting October 27 and ending November 7) Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner in collaboration with Ronald MacLean Abaroa Participants: 16 representatives of anticorruption agencies, other local and central authorities from different African, South-Asian, Middle-East countries Goal/Objective: By attending this workshop participants learned about an innovative and practical Anti-Corruption Methodology that enhances the efficiency transparency and accountability of local governments and other public institutions activities/services. Participants met Ronald MacLean Abaroa, former Mayor of La Paz/Bolivia and understood how corruption was treated and prevented successfully by a Mayor who acted as an institutional reformer rather than a prosecutor or a judge. Participants received practical tools to diagnose and combat corruption, part of the Anti-Corruption Methodology developed by Ana Vasilache/FPDL (Partners Foundation for Local Development – Romania) in collaboration with Mayor Ronald MacLean Abaroa, based on Professor Robert Klitgaard theoretical frame. The A-C Methodology, successfully applied in CEE/SEE countries and appreciated by many mayors, A-C professionals and academics, has received in 2011 the prestigious UN Public Service Award and is widely published in manuals and

28 workbooks in many languages. Participants were involved in a process that could be a model for their own events: case-based, highly participatory, with the goal of creative problem solving rather than (simply) the transfer of knowledge. Program description/Main activities: Sessions 1.1 and 1.2: participants deepened their knowledge and understanding on Mayor Ronald MacLean Abaroa successful experience in treating and preventing corruption in La Paz/Bolivia, using an innovative and practical approach. Sessions 1.3 and 1.4: participants  Learned about the replicable A-C Methodology, inspired by La Paz successful experience and applied by FPDL/Ana Vasilache in collaboration with Ronald MacLean Abaroa, in more than 10 CEE/SEE Countries and 12 local governments  Increased understanding about FPDL 3 main strategies aimed to disseminate and apply the A-C Methodology in CEE/SEE local governments: (1) Awareness raising of mayors/public managers (2) Anti-corruption Practitioners (APs) capacity building (3) Supporting Mayors and Aps to work together to apply the A-C Methodology  Increased understanding on the practical tools used in FPDL strategy # 1, in order to raise mayors/public managers awareness about the devastating long term effects of corruption and about the values they should bring to work  Increased knowledge about the need for skilled anti-corruption practitioners and FPDL strategy # 2, during which FPDL/Ronald MacLean Abaroa have built their capacity to work with willing mayors to apply the A-C Methodology  Deepened understanding on the participatory and strategic A-C Methodology steps and on the practical tools used to overcome people resistance, defensiveness and cynical attitude about fighting corruption  Identified the most important pre-conditions for having successful participatory and collaborative processes Sessions 2.1 and 2.2: participants  Learned about Robert Klitgaard main theoretical concepts on which the A-C Methodology relies  Deepened understanding of the A-C Methodology general diagnosis and in-depth diagnosis tools used to identify and analyze the organization vulnerability to corruption causes, relying in the organization systems  Increased knowledge about Edgar Schein theory on the organizational culture and identify vulnerability to corruption causes relying in local governments culture  Elaborated possible solutions to address the vulnerability to corruption causes  Learned from La Paz and other CEE/SEE local governments experience Session 2.3: participants learned about the experience and lessons learned by Mayor Ronald MacLean Abaroa in addressing corruption in the Municipal Police of La Paz Session 2.4: participants  Increased knowledge about the role played in Bolivia by the decentralization and participatory democracy in preventing corruption at national level  Identified the lessons learned in the last two days, to be brought and used when returning home No of days: 4 days (2 days training, 2 days preparation)  The Conference ”Towards A Gold Standard in Governance, Transparency and Anti-Corruption In Post-Communist Societies” Funder: FPDL in kind contribution and organizer Aspen Institute Romania Date and venue: September 9, 2014, The Hague (2 days in the course starting October 27 and ending November 7) Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Anti-corruption Practitioner

29 Participants: The conference benefitted from the presence of representatives from 10 countries in the region, with over 25 speakers who contributed to the conference, and more than 130 participants who attended the discussions. They were officials from central and local governments, Ministries of Justice, public prosecutors and judges, politicians, experts, representatives of the public, civil society and private sector from CEE, EU Commission, US State Department, World Bank, OECD, GMF, Brookings Institution. Goal/Objective: The conference was organized on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of totalitarian regimes in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. It built on the experience and work of the Global Governance Forum convened in Prague since 2011 and it was centered on a community of individuals and institutions that believe the next stage of EU integration of CEE countries is centered on building a Good Society.

Program description/Main activities: Ana Vasilache had a presentation, which title was How to catch flies with honey - an innovative A-C methodology describing FPDL 10 years effort in addressing corruption in CEE/SEE countries

Number of days: 2 days INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

 Program Frame ”Access Nigeria & Access Sierra Leone Program” Program description: Partners for Democratic Change Washington led and implemented AccessNG&SL - a program to improve the governance, transparency, and accountability of oversight, justice, and security institutions in Nigeria and Sierra Leone – in partnership with CGG from Sierra Leon and CLEEN Foundation from Nigeria. Both Nigeria and Sierra Leone have fairly robust anti-corruption systems in place. They have active prosecutions against public officials, private citizens, and corporations, as well as a range of agencies developing cases. Unfortunately, citizens and CSOs have little faith in the prosecutions and are unconvinced that the agencies and cases serve as a real deterrent to violators. One way to improve perceptions as well as performance is for agencies to increase the availability and relevance of information about their cases to the public. While some agencies publicly release information, NGOs have little to go on the information released is rarely timely, relevant, or useful. Funder: Department of State, USA Consultant: Olivia Baciu Training: Accessing Information, a Collaborative Process Training Objectives: . Broader the views on the access to information world-wide practices; . Deepen understanding of the legal and institutional context of the targeted federal agencies; . Deepen understanding on effective civil society-government collaborations based on global knowledge and field experiences; . Develop strategies for approaching and creatively accessing information from targeted federal agencies.

30 Training Results: Four specific drafted strategies to approach and creatively access information from the targeted federal agencies (ICPC, NAPTIP, NDLEA and EFCC): a road map on how to best approach the agencies, how to identify the key influencers and stakeholders, the data we need and how to get it, and how to know we have been successful. Participants: 15 participants from CLEEN Foundation (Center for Law Enforcement Education) staff and their partners, CSO representatives, engaged in the fight against corruption Date and venue: March 15-22, Abuja, Nigeria Number of days: 10  Training program delivered for MONUSCO, the United Nations Organization stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through Partners for Democratic Change Funder: MONUSCO Consultant: Olivia Baciu Participants: MONUSCO Civil Affairs Staff and Officers Context of the Training: The protection of civilians remains a priority issue, especially in eastern DRC, where conflict and instability still reigns. The Mission mandate (UNSCR 2147) clearly reflects the urgent need to mitigate conflict, extending the mandate for the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) to carry out targeted offensive operations, unilaterally or with the FARDC, to neutralize, disarm and prevent the expansion of all armed groups and make space for stabilization activities. MONUSCO/Civil Affairs (CA) has been working with protection partners to empower and enable the DRC to better assume its responsibilities in the protection of its own civilians. Activities are necessarily focused on prevention as opposed to response by strengthening civil and military coordination at all levels of MONUSCO’s operations to carry out its protection mandate. Training: Civil Affairs Outreach & Cooperative Planning Training Training Overall Aim: to develop capacities that support the collaboration between local authorities and populations in the areas of protection of civilians, stabilization activities and related projects. Training Objective: To increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of facilitation of planning processes and development of activities of POC and stabilization, having a multi-stakeholders collaborative approach. Results:  Increased understanding of cooperative planning processes  Better understanding of different engagement techniques for community dialogues, how to identify and engage with a range of stakeholders, power mapping and basic conflict analysis and how they are perceived by communities and the impacts of their engagement  Improved sense of team work among participants and a renewed commitment to proactively work together to ensure the success of their mission Date and venue: June 19-27, 2014, Entebbe, Uganda Number of days: 14  The Project “8 GOALS... WE ACT!” Project frame: EuropeAID – Education for Development Program Funder: European Commission Period: May 2013- September 2014 Project Coordinator: Andreea Buzec Project Assistant: Adina Calafateanu

31 Project Description: The project was implemented by FPDL, as main applicant, in partnership with Partners Czech (Czech Republic), YMCA Gabrovo (Bulgaria) and FOCODE (Burundi). In the period January – September 2014, the following project activities have been implemented:

 Activity 6: Preparation of and delivery of the “MDG weeks” “MDG weeks” represented the opportunity for young people to assume an active role in addressing development issues at local level in connection with the Millennium Development Goals. Each partner organization from Romania, Czech Republic and Bulgaria selected each 4 public schools from different towns that will host each one “MDG week”, 4/ country. The “MDG weeks”, 4/country, were grouped by 2 that took place at the same time, but in different countries. During the 5-day implementation period, the “MDG weeks” were divided into the following components: - knowledge building on global citizenship, development cooperation, Millennium Development Goals and global citizenship with the help of young facilitators; - capacity building for the elaboration of a concrete strategy for addressing at least 3 local development issues at local level; - presenting the strategy to their colleagues from school and outside stakeholders: local media, public authorities, private sector and NGO representatives, at least 50 people; - action planning for “Project weeks”. The capacity building component followed the model of a participatory planning process for strategy elaboration: 1. problem / issues identification 2. vision elaboration 3. objectives elaboration 4. activities elaboration.

They did so through a scenario of local elections where they had the task to elaborate the electoral manifesto which was in the form of a strategy. Thus, pupils will have identified at least 3 local development issues related to the Millennium Development Goals, elaborated a vision describing the desired future when issues have been solved, identified objectives to reach vision and activities to reach objectives. Overall, the “MDG weeks” resulted in: - Improved understanding of pupils and teachers of the MDGs and development cooperation context and strengthened capacity to get engaged in promoting MDGs in their local surroundings - Increased sense of solidarity of pupils and teachers in relation other youngsters from partner countries and to people in need at local and global level and strengthened motivation to engage in promoting the achievement of MDGs at local and global level;

32 - Increased understanding of pupils and teachers of the local political and decision- making context; - Improved awareness of local authorities, media, private and civil sector of global development interdependencies and of the necessity to engage in strategic thinking and importance of local actions towards sustainable global development, starting at local level- the pupils will present to them the electoral manifestos.

 Activity 7: 3 National study visits to at least 3 NGOs members of national platforms working in development cooperation, 1 visit/ country- Romania, Czech Republic and Bulgaria 3 Study visits to the NGOs were organized prior to the “Project weeks”- prior to the actions taken by the pupils, 1 visit/ country. The purpose of these visits was to make facilitators, pupils and teachers aware about possible ways of development cooperation and aid so that they are inspired and well informed before taking their own actions. They became more aware what the professional organization doing to achieve the MDGs and to improve the living conditions in developing countries. Young facilitators had the opportunity to talk about best practices, good examples of projects as well as about potential barriers, risks or mistakes of/in on development cooperation. At least 20 participants/ country- young facilitators, pupils and teachers attended the study visit.

Each partner organization from Romania, Czech Republic and Bulgaria contacted and arranged for at least 3 NGOs members of national platforms of NGOs working in development cooperation/ country to receive 20 pupils and teachers and 8 young facilitators/ country and share with them their experience and lessons learned through implementing development projects. The NGOs will be selected so as to cover thematic areas connected to the selected 3 issues identified at local level by pupils during the “MDG weeks”. The study visit has covered 2 days and the agenda was developed by each project coordinator/ country based on the availability of the selected NGOs.

 Activity 8: Preparation and delivery of “Project weeks” The winning party received the opportunity to put into practice one activity or one set of activities from the winning electoral manifestos during the “Project weeks” in partnership with at least 3 local stakeholders (NGOs, local authorities, private sector and media) and with the participation of their colleagues from other parties and groups, at least 10 pupils as action team for “Project weeks”. Each country, Romania, Czech Republic and Bulgaria hosted 4 “Project weeks”, in total 12 events with the involvement of 12 local teams (pupils, teachers and local stakeholders), at least 10 persons / locations, 4 locations / country, in total 120 persons involved in the implementation of 12 “Project weeks”. The “Project weeks” represented 5 days of action in the local community designed to:  Raise public awareness about global citizenship, MDGs and situation in developing countries (Burundi)  Contribute to the improvement of living conditions in their region or in selected developing countries  Motivate pupils, teachers and community members to take personal responsibility of the quality of life in their community/region/country or globally

33  Provide good practice model to the others (not only to their peers, parents and members of their community), but also to the local politicians and other stakeholders- minimum 100 local stakeholders and community members/ “Project week”.

Overall, the “Project weeks” reached the following impact:  Provision of good practice through action itself (making effort to change community attitudes towards development issues, and further more to demonstrate that through small actions we could reach some development and then achievements further motivate for active involvement in the achievements of MDG’s)  Wide promotion of project methodology and achievements and further development/ strengthening the multi- actor partnerships  Validation and recognition of active participation of pupils , teachers, young facilitators In overall process of initiation and implementation of all activities during “MDG weeks” and “Project weeks”.

 Activity 9: Preparation and delivery of 1 final 2-day international meeting

The final 2-day international meeting reunited project teams from Romania, Czech Republic and Bulgaria, young facilitators and teachers involved in the “MDG weeks” and in the national study visits, national and international stakeholders in development cooperation from the 3 partner countries: Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria - press, NGOs and administration representatives:

Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, Foreign Affairs. The project coordinator from Burundi and 1 NGO representative were able to be present at this final conference.

The objectives for this meeting were:

34 – Reflection, evaluation and sharing of lessons learned – Experience sharing – Identifying opportunities to initiate follow-up activities and projects

– Drafted 5 international project proposals to build on project results together with the action plans to finalize them together with a list of recommendations/ suggestions for funding.  The project “Moldavian Values – Romanian Values – European Values” Project Frame: Civil Society Forum Romania – Republic of Moldova, managed by the Federation of Nongovernmental Organizations for Development (FOND Romania) Funder: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania Role in the project: Partner Projects description: The project was implemented in partnership with the Association Dacia Resource Center for Youth (CRT Dacia), as main applicant The project goal was to strengthen the capacity of CRT Dacia to develop programs related to the European integration, to the promotion of European values and concepts, to the accessing and management of the projects from pre-accession funds, in the context of the current preparation process of the Republic of Moldova for the accession in the European Union. The main activities implemented were - Training program on “Accessing and managing pre-accessing European funds”  as a result there had been initiated and elaborated 2 drafts of project proposals to be submitted to the Neighborhood Civil Society Facility (European Neighborhood Instrument – ENI) Program and European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) program (Country-based Support Scheme), Soroca, R. Moldova

- Study visit in Romania, at 5 Romanian NGOs – the Association Horezu Depression (ADH), Horezu, Valcea County, the Association for the Promotion of the Authentic Patrimony of Horezu (APPAH), Horezu, Valcea County, the Association “Dorna Tismana”, Tg. Jiu, Gorj

35 County, and the Foundation “SOS Chlidren of Gorj”, Tg. Jiu, Gorj County, the Partners Foundation for Local Development (FPDL).

Participants - members and collaborators of CRT Dacia – 10 persons participating in the training program in Soroca, Republic of Moldova - CRT Dacia members – 4 persons participating in the Study visit in Romania Facilitators: Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda Period of implementation and location: May – June 2014, Horezu Town, Valcea County, Tg. Jiu, Gorj County, and Bucharest

36 2014 NATIONAL PROGRAMS

 YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM

 The Project ”Youth Voice Here and Now!”

 The project ”Youth Voice Romania – PEU Path to the European Union”

 GRAPHIC FACILITATION PROGRAM

 The project ”Strategic Planning for NGOs Coalition for EU Structural Funds”

 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

 The project “Involvement of Community – Actions with Responsibility (ICAR)”

 The project “Communities Resources Centers (CERC)”

 The project ”Participatory Strategic Planning for Local Development Of Horezu Town”

 The project “PRACTISE (Success Practices regarding the inter- municipal cooperation for services delivery)”

 The project “Local Public Policies through Social Consensus – Local Public Administration Policy for Efficient Use of Local Resources”

 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

 The project “Strategic Development for the Protection of Child Rights”

 The project “Young Ideas for Europe” (second edition)

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YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM  The Project ”Youth Voice Here and Now!” Project frame: NGO Development Fund Funder: EEA Grants Date and venue: June 2014 - end of 2015, Bucharest, 4 high schools Team: Andreea Buzec – Project Leader, Adina Calafateanu – Project coordinator, FPDL Volunteers: Mihaela Iancu, Paula Sagaidac, Diana Grecu, Andrei Serban, Andreea Popescu, Anca Irimia. Participants: 50 pupils, 8 NGO members, 4 facilitators (volunteers) Goal/Objectives: Boosting up youth participation in high schools and in the community aiming at reducing the hate speech phenomenon in Romanian schools, using community organizing as the main working methodology. Project description/ Main activities: „Youth Voice, Here and Now!” tackles young people’s need to be invested both with the capacity and motivation to get themselves organized and involved in generating positive change on issues related to human rights, specifically no hate speech, youth being considered a vulnerable group that could belong to any discriminated category. Consequently the project aims at developing youth’s capacity and motivation to get organized in order to influence the schools’ policies and to have them as spaces that are not tolerating the hate speech or human rights’ violations. The aim is being invested with specific activities that offer youth the opportunity to research, to identify and to mobilize human, financial and logistical resources in order to develop their own campaigns on awareness rising on no hate speech policies as well as on the changes that are aiming to generate. For this purpose, youth is mobilizing teachers, their communities’ members and nonprofit groups – indirect target groups of the project – groups that will also acquire the capacity to get involved with the activities that are being developed by youngsters and aim at promoting human rights in schools. The 50 young people who are part of the 5 initiative groups organized in 5 Bucharest high schools “I.l. Caragiale”, “Gh. Lazar”, “M. Basarab”, “T. Vianu” and “Viilor” had been trained on human rights education and combating hate speech, community organizing, partnership building and working with nonprofit organizations, social media, being part of modules of 3 days training delivered by experienced trainers. The knowledge acquired in the trainings had been used in developing campaigns on combating hate speech in the 5 partner high schools. In order to organize these campaigns, the youth groups met weekly with the community organizers, volunteers in the process and benefiting as well of training on communication, youth work and facilitating group processes. The campaigns (9 campaigns) had been based on issues identified using participatory action research as methodological approach, the youth groups being as well the researchers in the process - designing research instruments, organizing focus groups. The outcomes of the research process are available in a research study that identified 44 categories discriminated in high schools. FPDL team involved with the project: Adina Calafateanu, project manager, Andreea Buzec, project assistant, Carmen Marin, financial responsible Volunteers: Diana Grecu, Paula Sagaidac, Mihaela Iancu, Alexandra Costache, Anca Irimia, Andreea Popescu.

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Results: - Training 50 youngsters on methods, tools and instruments to combat the usage of hate speech - Setting up the partnership with 5 high schools - Training 4 facilitators for the activities that are being delivered in the high schools - Organizing the 4 youth initiative groups.  The project ”Youth Voice Romania – PEU Path to the European Union” Project frame: Erasmus + Program, Mobility of Individuals – Youth exchanges Funder: European Commission Date and venue: November 17 to 24 – Otopeni, Romania, the project is implemented starting with October 10 2014 to February 10 2015. Team: Adina Calafateanu, project coordinator and Youth Voice Caragiale – Youth Community Organizing group part of Youth Voice Romania Participants: 24 young people coming from Turkey, Lithuania, Turkey and Romania. Goal/Objectives: The project aims at promoting European citizenship to the youth group (16 to 23 years old), using non-formal education methodologies and workshops. Program description/ Main activities: Starting with October 10th 2014 to February 10 2015, FPDL partnering with Turkey Genclik Birligi Dernegi Turcia, IYAC International Youth Activity Center Bulgaria and Politikos tyrimų ir analizės institutas Lithuania implemented the project "Path to the European Union", project granted by the European Commission – Erasmus + Program – Key Action 1. The main activity of the project is the youth exchange that takes place starting with November 17 to November 24 in Otopeni, Romania, involving 24 youngsters from the 4 countries. The project aims at promoting European citizenship to the youth group (16 to 23 years old), using non-formal education methodologies and workshops. The youngsters involved with the exchanges are eager to explore the European Citizenship conceptually and to find out tools and mechanisms to promote the concept to their peers in a youth friendly way. In a global context fully affected by social, economic and normative problems, youth is the main actor for change, within PEU, being explored the importance of youth participation in the development of the European construct. But in order to be involved youth should be guaranteed the access to information regarding their rights as European citizens as well as to approach European citizenship in a very practical way.

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Results: Promoting European citizenship to 24 young people and to their sending communities Developing the partnership structure for future applications on Erasmus + and other European Commission programs. GRAPHIC FACILITATION PROGRAM  The project ”Strategic Planning for NGOs Coalition for EU Structural Funds” Project frame: NGO development Program Funder: Norwegian Fund (EEA Grants), managed by CeRe Date and venue: September 25-27, 2014, Sinaia, Cota 1400 Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Graphic Facilitator Participants: 17 participants, representing CSOs Coalition members Goal/Objective: Participants, representing organizations, members of the coalition, developed the strategic plan for 2015-2017, including (1) goal, objectives and actions for achieving them (2) improving coalition structure, internal organization and procedures Program description/Main activities: Day 1 - half: Arrival in Sinaia, Cota 1400; get acquainted, agenda, objectives, rules of work; Memorable moments in the coalition life – successful projects Day 2: Vision for 2017, objectives; coalition structure and internal rules; action plan to achieve objectives Day 3 - half: Action plan to achieve objectives; the next steps

Results: The coalition members arrived to consensus regarding their common objectives and rules of effective collaboration. Due to the graphic facilitation techniques, the strategic plan is visualized in a synthetic and attractive way, to be understood at a glance.

40 Number of days: 4 days (2 planning and 2 preparation)

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM  The project “Involvement of Community – Actions with Responsibility (ICAR)” Project frame: NGO Fund in Romania, the component “Engagement” Funder: Economic European Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants) – 90 %, co-funding FPDL through own resources – 10 % Role in the project: Main applicant Project description: The project „Involvement of Community – Actions with Responsibility (ICAR)” is proposed by a partnership formed by the Foundation Partners for Local Development (FPDL), as main Applicant, and the Association Euro-House Bustuchin, Bustuchin commune, Gorj County, as Partner 1, Bustuchin Commune Mayoralty, Gorj County, as Partner 2, Association Aurora Hurezani, Hurezani commune, Gorj County, as Partner 3, Hurezani Commune Mayoralty, Gorj County, as Partner 4. The problem approached by the project is the reduced involvement of citizens of the Bustuchin and Hurezani communes in their communities lives, caused by the insufficient awareness related to the roles they may have in their communities but also personal development, in the social, economic, cultural, administrative areas of their communes. The project goal is to develop the capacity of Bustuchin şi Hurezani communities, Gorj county, to be able to mobilize their citizens, organizations and institutions in order to build a coherent action framework for the rational allocation of the local resources, based on the community participation for the local development. The main activities of the project: - Working meetings with the Working Groups for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Local Development Strategy (GLIMS) Bustuchin and Hurezani for informing and involving citizens in the community activities

- Training programs on the following topics: Building Bridges between Local Authorities and Citizens through Participatory Planning and through Managing Conflicts and Differences, Initiation and Elaboration of Public Policies, Project Management, Participatory Strategic Planning for Local Development

41 - Public meetings for citizens consultation on the public policies proposals and local development projects proposals, including data and information collection from citizens and the school artistic work contest „My community, Hurezani, when I will grow up”.

Main results:  The Working Groups for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Local Development Strategy (GLIMS) Bustuchin and Hurezani will go through a complex process of citizens’ participation by using citizens’ consultation mechanisms and representing their interest in front of local authorities and by being involved in the participatory strategic planning process for local development.  The optimization of the actions in communities of the NGOs from the two communes, mainly Association Euro-House Bustuchin and APLOMB, Bustuchin, and Association Aurora Hurezani, Hurezani, through the local facilitators formed, who actually represent key human resources for the community, and their relationship with the GLIMS working groups. In this way, at the level of the two communities will be clearly strengthen formal and informal structures who are able to influence the decision making process in the local development areas.  GLIMS Bustuchin and GLIMS Hurezani have the capacity to initiate and propose public policy of local interest, as well as to initiate, plan and implement local development projects so that their communities can develop coherently and planned, and the local development strategies will be implemented through the projects elaborated.  the creation of a functional mechanism of working meetings, dialogue and debates between GLIMS Bustuchin / Hurezani and Bustuchin / Hurezani local authorities, in which the citizens problems and solutions get in a structured way in the decision making process of the local authorities.  Dissemination of experience acquired in the project at county and national level (through the Romanian Commune Association) by the distribution of the “ICAR” brochure, so that the possibility of replication of such process to be maximized. Project Management Daniela Plugaru, project manager, Doru Cristian Bularda, project assistant, Carmen Marin, financial responsible Trainers: Daniela Plugaru, Doru Bularda, Andreea Buzec, Adina Marina Calafateanu Period of implementation and location July 2014 – June 2015, Bustuchin and Hurezani communes, Gorj County  The project “Communities Resources Centers (CERC)” Project Frame: Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) Program Funder: OMV Petrom Romania, co-funding FPDL through voluntary work Role in the project: Main applicant Projects description: Under the CIF Program have been implemented 2 mirror projects

42 - Project 1 - Community Resources Center (CERC) – Talpa - Project 2 - Community Resources Center (CERC) – Poeni-Silistea The projects are implemented in Teleorman County, in 3 communities – Poeni commune, an administrative unit with 3154 inhabitants, in Silistea commune, an administrative unit with 4506 inhabitants (1 project), and in Talpa commune, an administrative unit with 1921 inhabitants (1 project). The problem approached in the project is related to the lack of a viable and solid entity (structure) for representing the interests of Poeni and Silistea, in one project, and of Talpa, in the other project, communes citizens and for mobilizing their involvement, who can operate with functional mechanisms of working meetings and who can be able to use public participation instruments, so that the citizens problems and needs to become solutions through Poeni, Silistea and Talpa communities members active involvement. At the same time, the local authorities from these communes are confronted with the inertia, lack of interest or the reluctance of communities’ members when they are invited to be involved, or with the lack of a coherent action plan for the citizens based on their specific needs. Through its activities, the projects treated the reduced involvement in the Poeni, Silistea and Talpa communities life of the active persons, caused by their insufficient awareness about the role they might have both in community development and in own development, in the social, economic, cultural areas of these communes, as well as the lack of a viable and solid entity (structure) for representing the interests of these communes citizens and for mobilizing their involvement. Projects Goal – To develop the civic initiatives in order to increase the ownership and the active participation of the citizens contributing to the community development Methodology: The projects mirror activities Component 1 Activity 1 – Projects launching conferences Activity 2 – The establishment of the 2 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs – associations) as Community Resources Center (CERC) Poeni – Silistea and Community Resources Center (CERC) Talpa Activity 3 – Training Programs of Poeni-Siliştea local initiative group and of Talpa local initiative group Activity 4 – Poeni-Siliştea and in Talpa communities needs assessment (identification, prioritizing of core problems)

Component 2 Activity 5 – Implementation of 1 priority community project for the Poeni and Siliştea communities development (a greenhouse) by CERC Poeni-Silistea Association and 1 priority community project for the Talpa community development (a carpentry workshop) by CERC Talpa Association.

43 Activity 6 – CERC Organizational development activities (these may include the arrangement of the CERC location, Training and Consultancy in CERC Organizational Management, CERC Development Strategy elaboration, etc.). Activity 9 – Project closure in Poeni-Siliştea and in Talpa

Project Management of the CERC Poeni – Silistea project Daniela Plugaru, project coordinator, Doru Cristian Bularda, project assistant, Carmen Marin, financial responsible Project Management of the CERC Talpa project Doru Cristian Bularda, project coordinator, Daniela Plugaru, project assistant, Carmen Marin, financial responsible Trainers and Consultants: Daniela Plugaru, Doru Cristian Bularda and Carmen Marin Period of implementation and location: April – December 2014, Poeni, Silistea and Talpa communes, Teleorman County  The project ”Participatory Strategic Planning for Local Development Of Horezu Town” Funder: Horezu Town Mayoralty, Valcea County Projects description: The participatory strategic planning process for the elaboration of the Socioeconomic Development Strategy of Horezu Town 2014 – 2020, facilitated by the FPDL consultants, went through the following stages: 1. Forming the local planning team represented by key local stakeholders (local authorities, public institutions, citizens, NGOs, farmers, youth, ceramists, local entrepreneurs, touristic pensions owners etc.), September – October 2013 2. Evaluation of the Socioeconomic Development Strategy of Horezu Town 2007 – 2013, in participatory process (84 local key stakeholders involved in 6 workshops on the 6 development directions of the Strategy) in which were used a series of instruments and methods (documents analysis, questionnaires application and processing, focus group, Delphi method), in order to obtain a overall image about the results of the implementation of the Strategy during 2007 – 2013. The FPDL experts have elaborated an Evaluation Report, October – November 2013

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3. Public consultation for assessing the existing situation of Horezu Town social and economic local development, being involved: 568 persons, both from private sector (80 economic agents) and civil society (488 citizens), for filling in specific qustionnaires, and 50 persons representing local key stakeholders in 5 workshops for discussing and debating the SWOT Analysis, November – December 2013. During this stage also were involved the school pupils for the Painting Competition „My town Horezu in 2020” and the High School „Constantin Brancoveanu” students for the Entrepreneurship Competition „Small Entrepreneurs for Horezu, Town of a Big Future”. 4. Strategic Planning Conference for the elaboration of the first draft of the Socioeconomic Development Strategy of Horezu Town 2014 – 2020, being involved 55 local key stakeholders, January 2014.

5. Elaboration of the final version of the Socioeconomic Development Strategy of Horezu Town 2014 – 2020, posted on the Horezu Mayoralty web site to public consultation, then submitted for approval in Horezu Local Council, February – March 2014. Participants 190 persons, Horezu Town key stakeholders, representing local authorities and public institutions (mayoralty and local council, schools, hospital, church, police, etc.), local entrepreneurs, farmers, ceramists, NGOs, citizens. Consultants and facilitators: Daniela Plugaru, Doru Cristian Bularda, Andreea Buzec and Adina Calafeteanu Period of implementation and location: September 2013 – March 2014, Horezu Town, Valcea County  The project “PRACTISE (Success Practices regarding the inter- municipal cooperation for services delivery)” Project Frame: Civil Society Forum Romania – Republic of Moldova, managed by the Federation of Nongovernmental Organizations for Development (FOND Romania) Funder: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania Role in the project: Main applicant

45 Projects description: The project was implemented in partnership with 1. The Association Congress of Local Authorities from Republic of Moldova (CALM), Kishinev, Republic of Moldova 2. The Association Horezu Depression (ADH), Horezu, Valcea County, Romania There have been organized study and working visits and exchange of experience to the following entities: - The Association Horezu Depression (ADH), Horezu, Valcea County, Romania - The Association Horezu Microregion Local Action Group (GAL), Valcea County, Romania - The Association Parang Local Action Group (GAL), Gorj County, Romania - Partners Foundation for Local Development (FPDL)

The main results obtained were: - The CALM members have acknowledged and studied relevant models regarding the inter- community cooperation for services delivery, based on the ADH and GAL models. - Initiation of the collaboration relationships and exchange of experience among communities / inter-community associations from Moldova and Romania - Action planning for study and working visit dissemination in R. of Moldova, as well as for applying the lessons learnt. Participants Representatives (members) of CALM Association – 12 persons, mayors and CALM executive staff Facilitators: Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda Period of implementation and location: May – June 2014, Horezu Town, Valcea County, Polovragi Commune, Gorj County, and Bucharest  The project “Start the Engine of Change in your Community” Project frame: The project is implemented by Art Fusion Association in partnership with FPDL aiming at building the capacity of high school pupils to fight hate speech using community organizing and participatory art methods. Funder: SEE Grants through the NGO Fund Program in Romania Role in the project: Partner Projects description: The project is implemented in the period April 2014 – November 2015 and FPDL’s involvement resides in delivering capacity building programs for initiative groups in schools on the topic of facilitation and community organizing. Training Program topic: Introduction in facilitating meetings using community organizing methodology Date and venue: 7 – 10 November 2014, Sinaia, Romania Trainers: Andreea Buzec and Adina Calafateanu

46 Participants: 25 pupils and teachers from 5 high schools in Bucharest At the end of the training, participants managed to: - Build necessary competences in order to use community organizing methods to solve issues in their high schools; - Understand the specific characteristics of community organizing in relation to other methodologies: community development, advocacy; - Elaborate an action plan to start recruiting and problem identification in their high schools.

The participants appreciated the interactive working methods and the concrete steps and examples offered by the trainers in order to be able to do actual organizing for identifying, analyzing and choosing problems in their communities- high schools. No of days: 4 days  The project “Local Public Policies through Social Consensus – Local Public Administration Policy for Efficient Use of Local Resources” Projects Frame: Romanian Official Development Assistance Program Funder: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania, co-funder FPDL Role in the project: Main applicant Projects description: The project will be implemented in partnership with UNDP Moldova and tThe Association Congress of Local Authorities from Republic of Moldova (CALM), Kishinev, Republic of Moldova The project approaches a structural problem composed by three deficient aspects identified: 1) the reduced capacity of local public administration from Republic of Moldova to elaborate local public policies, 2) the low efficiency in using and prioritizing the local resources (limited enough) and 3) the reduced involvement of the citizens in the decision making process regarding the own communities lives. The project general objective is to support 4 local communities and administrative territorial units to elaborate public policies of local interest, based on social consensus, in order to determine the efficient use and prioritization of the local communities’ resources. The activities of the project were planned to be complementary with UNDP Moldova Joint Integrated Local Development Program (financed by Swedish Government and UNDP), a component in which UNDP Moldova is working with The Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM) in order to develop the capacity of 30 local authorities to understand the new local finance system and to support them in elaborating local budgets. In 4 out of the 30 communities, the project activities are planned to obtain the following results: – a team of facilitators (16 persons), as CALM resource persons, having the capacity to mobilize citizens, to design and conduct participatory processes in communities for elaboration public policies of local interest – 8 proposals of public policies of local interest for efficient use and prioritizing of local resources, based on social consensus building, with the involvement of local working groups formed in the 4 communities – the Guide on good governance and best practice related to the elaboration of public policies of local interest

47 – consolidated capacity of CALM to provide assistance to local authorities and communities of Republic of Moldova for elaboration public policies of local interest. In order to achieve these results, are planned the following group of activities: – Training of Facilitators (TOF) and Pilot Workshop (PW) programs, in which the 16 CALM resource persons will be trained as facilitators, having the chance to apply the knowledge and skills in the Pilot Workshop by facilitating the process of elaborating of public policies of local interest by the participants representing the local working group form the 4 communities. – Public meetings in the 4 communities for informing and consulting the citizens regarding the public policies proposals elaborated during the TOF and PW program, in order to obtain the social consensus, facilitated by the 16 facilitators – Revision and elaboration of final versions of the public policies proposals and submission for the approval and validation to the local councils. – Elaboration of the Guide on good governance and best practice / case studies related to the elaboration of public policies of local interest, based on the project experiences and results – Formulation of a proposal of Strategic Action Plan with CALM in order to multiply the programs for providing assistance to local communities in elaborating public policies of local interest with social consensus building. – Project visibility, promotion and dissemination of results Participants  Representatives of local authorities and public institutions form the 4 local communities (6 persons / community), who will for the local working groups (LWG)  Local facilitators, CALM resource persons, having experience in the local development area, in coordinating group processes, having basic knowledge as trainers or facilitators  Representatives of civil society (local NGOs, citizens, etc.) from the 4 communities, who will be mobilized to participate in the public consultation process regarding the public policies proposals of local interest (approx. 25 persons / community) Period of implementation and location: 7 month (December 2014 – July 2015), Republic of Moldova, Kishinev and 4 local communities ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM  The project “Strategic Development for the Protection of Child Rights” Project Frame: NGO Fund in Romania, the component “Support for coalitions and networks at regional and national levels and for think-tanks” Funder: Economic European Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants), co-funding FPDL through own resources Role in the project: Partner of the main applicant The Federation of NGOs for Children (FONPC) Project description: The project is prompted by a real need to strengthen the organizational capacity of FONPC in order to provide support and assistance to its members. The purpose will be to develop an organizational self-assessment tool and to review to strategy and the action plan. Poor involvement of members in internal actions led to the need to increase organizational performance of member NGOs. FPDL was involved in the following project activities:  performing FONPC organizational assessment using the FPDL organizational assessment methodology and instrument, adapted to coalition and networks structures

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 training 12 FONPC resource persons in organizational assessment, using the FPDL organizational assessment methodology and instrument, that these persons are applying in 30 NGOs members of FONPC

 technical assistance to support the FONPC resource persons in the process of organizational assessment. Project Management and Training and consultancy delivery Olivia Baciu, FPDL activities coordination, Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda, trainers and consultants, Carmen Marin, financial officer

49 Period of implementation and location: April 2014 – August 2014, Sinaia and Bucharest  The project “Young Ideas for Europe” (second edition) Project Frame: This project is an initiative of the Robert Bosch Foundation Germany, coordinated by IFOK GmbH Berlin, Germany at the level of all European Union Member States. Funder: Robert Bosch Foundation Germany – 80 %, co-funding FPDL, through sponsorship of a publishing company – 20 % Project description: Project goal is to involve high school students in a structured process of getting aware, debating and agreeing about the energetic future of Europe 2030 Preparation phase – identifying the school, attending preparative meetings with the school representatives making translation of materials and adapting them to the Romanian context. The Project Week has been developed as planned for all the 5 days, based on the agenda and the design received. The facilitators have been prepared supporting educational materials in orders to make the activities with the students as interactive as possible (colored papers in different shapes, sticks, colored cards, flip chart papers, markers, etc.). During this phase, the students also have been supported to get use with the project website that included an interactive platform Online Campus were they had access to different activities, connection with the other schools, sharing photos, etc. Implementation phase – The project week was held simultaneously, during 05 – 09 May, 2014, in one Romanian high school – Constantin Brancoveanu High School Horezu, and in 2 other high schools from Germany. During this week the high School students have been participated in an interactive and structured learning and working program, facilitated by FPDL experts Daniela Plugaru and Doru Bularda, about Europe Union and the perspective of a sustainable Europe from energy point of view. The theoretical presentations of different concepts have been alternated with practical tasks that the students had to accomplish: reading materials, preparing and making presentations, giving and receiving feedback about  the Europe larger context Megatrends (globalization, climate change, sustainability, and resource conflicts)  facts and trends surrounding the topic “Energy” (Security of energy supply, Investment in renewable energies, Nuclear energy, Energy Consumption)  Creativity Workshop: Phase 1 – Critique “What we don’t like in Europe concerning Energy?” and Phase 2 – Utopia “What can be done for the future of energy in Europe?”, Vision of Europe 2020 – New Energy for Europe, elaborated by the students based on the Creativity Workshop ideas  Real-Life Simulation – preparation, presentation and debating by the groups of students of the election manifestos as well as of the strategies of the press, the NGO and election campaign advisors for the simulated euro-parliamentarian election.

Reporting and follow up activities Due to the fact that Robert Bosch Foundation will cease the founding for this project, IFOK organized a meeting in Budapest, during 10-11 July 2014, with all the project partner

50 organization from all 28 EU countries, in order to discuss and plan for possible continuation of the project. This planning is still developing by periodically Skype meetings and e-mail group discussions. FPDL responsible person is Daniela Plugaru. Participants 20 students from 9th to 12th grades and 2 coordinator teachers Project Management and Training and consultancy delivery Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda, trainers and consultants, Carmen Marin, financial officer Period of implementation and location: January – December 2014, Horezu Town, Valcea County  Advocacy Training Program for Volum Members Contract frame: VOLUM is the Romanian Federation of NGOs supporting volunteering and it contracted FPDL for delivering a training program on advocacy for its member organizations to support the change of policy at local level in order to raise awareness on the newly adopted law on volunteering and facilitate its implementation at local level. Date and venue: 26 – 27 July 2014, Sinaia, Romania Trainers: Andreea Buzec and Adina Calafateanu Participants: 24 representatives of 24 NGOs members of VOLUM Program description. At the end of the training, participants were able to:  Have a better understanding of the concepts of public policy and advocacy  improve their knowledge and ability to understand and use their power resources  Improve their knowledge and understanding of the process of influencing the elaboration, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies  Elaborate an action plan to apply acquired knowledge and skills. The participants were satisfied with the training results and the methodology used. They required further mentoring and support from VOLUM staff in finalizing the action plans and implementing them at local level. Several connections for regional campaigns were made between participants preoccupied by the same issues.

No of days: 2 days  Training on Advocacy and Lobby for World Wide Fund Office in Romania Date and venue: 16–17th of December 2015, 19–20th of December 2015, Bucharest Consultant: Andreea Buzec Participants: 4 project managers from WWF Romania Office Program description: The consultant assigned to the contract has developed a training program which aimed to achieve the following objectives related to advocacy and lobby:

51  clarify the conceptual framework of NGO interventions in this area, particularly WWF’s in terms of current projects’ implementation and not only;  enrich knowledge in the field, both at theoretical and at the practical level, including through the transfer of successful experiences in Romania;  boost the capacity of action and application of acquired skills. The training program was designed based on the principles of learning through experience, using interactive and participatory methods, providing opportunities for exchange of experience and ideas. The theoretical moments alternated with practical ones, devoted to work in a team and individually. The first module "Advocacy and influencing of public policies” (16-17 December) focused on:  Clarification of the concepts of public policy and advocacy;  Acquiring the knowledge and power to develop the skills of NGOs to understand and use their power resources;  Acquiring knowledge and understanding of the levels of complexity of advocacy and public policy-influencing the processes of elaboration, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and the identification of strategies through which NGOs can influence them;  Acquiring the knowledge and skills required in public policy analysis. These objectives were achieved within the 8 work session using the following methods:  the application of questionnaires in order to facilitate reflection and understanding organizational capacity in the field of advocacy and influence public policy;  Reflection and practical tasks in order to facilitate understanding of the concepts: advocacy (collaboratively and confrontational), lobbying, public policy, and the processes behind these concepts, but also the similarities and differences between the process of advocacy and other participatory processes (community organizing, community development, lobbying, participatory problem-solving problems, information campaigns and education);  Team work to practice collaborative advocacy to solve a challenge of internal financial management of WWF. Module 2, "Advocacy, strategy and tactics" (19-20 December) started with the presentation of the issues identified in the framework of the project, which is in progress and "Participatory Governance for sustainable development through ecological reconstruction of Danube Floodplain" implemented by the WWF. This module aimed to draw up the action plan for working with stakeholders in order to bring about the desired change. Consequently, participants have acquired knowledge and skills relating to the following topics of interest:  Approaches and strategies different from conflict management and of the differences and different options for networking with power;  Defining the objectives of the campaign;  Defining the objectives of the campaign  Identifying and analyzing stakeholders, mapping and identifying targets, defining strategy. In order to achieve these objectives, the following methods were used:  Presentations of theoretical concepts of specific tactics and strategies of advocacy;  Team work to define the objectives of the campaign, to identify and analyze stakeholders, mapping of political actors, the identification of targets, the choice of suitable strategies for dealing with stakeholders, choosing the right strategies for communicating with stakeholders and reaching the targets, all of this resulting in an action plan for the entire duration of the project. No. of days: 4 days

52 2014 MEETINGS, PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS  PDCI Summit in Brussels Funder: FPDL in kind contribution Date and venue: November 3, 2014, Brussels Consultant: Ana Vasilache/FPDL, Graphic Facilitator Participants: 16 PDCI members, participating in the Summit Goal/Objective: Participants increased their understanding and knowledge about (1) What is a graphic facilitator and what are the advantages of using an effective visual language (2) What are the steps for improving facilitators visual language skills (3) FPDL experience in graphic facilitation (4) Available learning resources Program description/Main activities: The 90 minutes workshop included: What is a graphic facilitator and why to use visual language; what are the steps for improving visual language skills: learning a visual alphabet and developing a visual vocabulary (shapes, icons, text); Organizing and integrating the visual vocabulary: FPDL experience in using graphic facilitation; Learning resources and workshop evaluation.

Results: In the evaluation forms participants rated the session as very satisfactory and the topic very important for improving their training and facilitation skills. Number of days: 1 day  EUViz – 1st European Conference of Visual Practitioners Funder: FPDL contribution for professional development, EUViz scholarships Date and venue: July 23-25, 2014, Berlin Participants: Ana Vasilache and Andreea Buzec/FPDL together with more than 200 participants from all over the world Program description/Main activities: Ana and Andreea supported the organizers as helping hands, and at the same time participating in the interactive sessions conducted by famous graphic facilitators and recorders from USA, Europe, and China.

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Results: networking with like-minded people; learning new graphic techniques and facilitation ideas; finding out new learning resources Number of days: 3 days  The Project “8 GOALS... WE ACT!” Project frame: EuropeAID – Education for Development Program Funder: European Commission Period: 11 – 14 May 2014, Prague, Partners Czech Office, Czech Republic Participants: Michal Svec and Dagmar Holanova, Partners Czech program managers / experts and organizers, Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda, FPDL program managers /experts, Antoaneta Yankabakova, Executive director, YMCA-Gabrovo. Program description / Main activities: Project Handbook / Booklet Preparation and Designing Working Meeting. The objective of the working meeting was to have a common understanding and approach of the project partners experts regarding the elaboration, translation and publishing of the project booklet ”Local Actions for Global Development – How to Run a Global Development Education Project at Schools”. The purpose of the booklet is to guide the reader through a participatory methodology of creating active global citizens, inviting to get inspired, adopt and / or adapt the methodology to own activities in the field of development education. After the elaboration of the content by the partners organization experts, the booklet was translated in Bulgarian, Czech and Romania languages and it was launched during the project final conference. Number of days: 3 days

54  The 3rd Civil Voices Festival organized by the Civil Society Development Center Association (STGM) Funder: The Civil Society Development Center and TACSO Regional Center Turkey Date and venue: 15 – 16 May, Ankara, Turkey Participants: Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda, FPDL program managers /experts Program description/Main activities: The Civil Society Development Center (STGM) is a civic body that provides capacity building support to grassroots CSOs that works on seven thematic areas, namely gender, human rights, disabled rights, child, youth, environment, and cultural rights. The 2014 Civil Voices Festival theme was “Changing Boundaries of Freedom”, gathering about 200 representatives from about 100 CSOs. The event included panels and seminars on several issues: Freedom of Association, Local Level Governance and Participatory Decision Making, Internet and Freedom of Expression. The FPDL experts have prepared and delivered a presentation about the FPDL experience and work on citizens’ participation and involvement in decision making processes in Romanian communities, in the panel with the topic on “Freedom and the City, Democracy and Participation”.

Number of days: 2 days  The Black Sea NGO Forum (7th edition) Funder: European Commission, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme - Regional Centre for Europe and Central Asia, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness - CPDE and local support of the Ukrainian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. Organizer: The Romanian NGDO Platform (FOND) Date and venue: December 8-10, Kiev, Ukraine Participants: Olivia Baciu, FPDL executive director and president of the Board of the Romanian NGDO Platform, and Andreea Buzec, FPDL program manager /experts. Program description/Main activities: The 7th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum had as main theme the “Enabling Environment for CSOs: Towards a Strategy of Civil Society in the Black Sea Region”.

The event was officially opened by Olivia Baciu, who emphasized the Forum as a space which gathers intelligence from the region and good practices. It was for the first time when the Forum was organized outside of Romania, which reflects an important step in strengthening the regional ownership of this event and in redesigning the strategic approach of how the BSF should look like in the future.

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2014 STUDIES, RESEARCHES, ETC.  November – December 2014, Elaboration of the Study regarding the training, information and consulting needs of the potential beneficiaries of the Local Action Group (LAG) Horezu Microregion (Valcea County), for the purpose of the implementation of the LAG Strategy and Local Development Plan, by Daniela Plugaru and Doru Cristian Bularda, FPDL experts and consultants.

2014 FPDL LONG-TERM PROJECTS LIST

FPDL Financing Financing Period of Coordinating Project title Role Program Body implementation team Andreea Buzec, project manager EuropeAID – Adina “8 GOALS... WE Main Education for European 15.03.2013 – Calafateanu, 1. ACT!” applicant Development Commission 15.09.2014 project Program assistant Carmen Marin, financial officer Olivia Baciu, “Strategic coordinator Development for the NGO Fund in 15.03.2014 – 2. Partner EEA Grants Carmen Protection of Child Romania 15.03.2015 Marin, Rights” financial officer Doru Cristian Bularda, project coordinator Civic Daniela “Communities Main Innovation OMV Petrom 15.04 – Plugaru, 3. Resources Centers applicant Fund (CIF) Romania 15.12.2014 project (CERC)” – Talpa Program assistant Carmen Marin, financial officer “Communities Main Civic OMV Petrom 15.04 – Daniela 4. Resources Centers applicant Innovation Romania 15.12.2014 Plugaru,

56 (CERC)” – Poeni- Fund (CIF) project Silistea Program coordinator Doru Cristian Bularda, project assistant Carmen Marin, financial officer Adina Calafateanu, project manager Andreea ”Youth Voice Here Main NGO Fund in 01.06.2014 – Buzec, 5. EEA Grants and Now!” applicant Romania 31.12.2015 project assistant Carmen Marin, financial officer Daniela Plugaru, project coordinator “Involvement of Doru Cristian Community – Main NGO Fund in 01.07.2014 – Bularda, 6. Actions with EEA Grants applicant Romania 30.06.2015 project Responsibility assistant (ICAR)” Carmen Marin, financial officer Doru Cristian Bularda, project “Local Public Policies coordinator through Social Official Daniela Consensus – Local Ministry of Main Development 15.12.2014 – Plugaru, 7. Public Administration Foreign Affairs, applicant Assistance 15.07.2015 project Policy for Efficient Romania Program assistant Use of Local Resources” Carmen Marin, financial officer

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2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

58 SOURCES OF REVENUES 2014

SOURCES / FINANCING PROGRAMS USD* PDCI 19,533.51 WORLD BANK 18,395.00 ODA / UNDP MOLDOVA 48,000.00 BANK INTERESTS, OTHER SMALL SOURCES (**) 88,265.91 ANPC 7,366.85 Norwegian Fund / EEA Grants 74,613.47 SIPU International 68,816.14 POSDRU 2,401.74 EuropeAid - CE 124,338.74 TOTAL 451,731.36 Note *) 1 EUR / $ = 1.22 / 2014 **) Other sources includes: Partners Jordan, IFOK, Proffs, Mena, Partners Albania, Primaria Horezu/ SH-2020, GAL-Horezu, FDSC/OMV Petrom, FOND/MAE, FONPC, Partners Serbia, Hague Academy, Association WWT, differencies of currency exchange)

LIST OF EXPENDITURES 2014

CATEGORIES USD

1. Personnel 115,799.00 2. Contracts, Consulting, Other Personnel. Services 71,858.00 3. Administration (communication, office supplies, maintenance etc.) 23,636.00 4, Grants, Fellowships etc 0.00 5. Equipment & capital 15,315.00 6. Travel, Accommodation, Meals, Meetings, Conferences 47,574.00 7. Educational Supplies 0.00 8. Publication Editing 0.00 9. Other (miscellaneous, bank commissions) 116,500.00 TOTAL 390,682.00

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