Contract number: 2012/284-007 Project Title: Support to Confidence Building Measures Starting date: 15 March 2012 Report end date: 14 March 2015 Implementing agency: UNDP Moldova Country: Republic of Moldova Support to Confidence Building Measures – Final Report 2012-2015 – submitted by UNDP Moldova 1 Table of Contents I. SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 3 II. CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................ 5 III. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH (ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD) 8 3.1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ........................................................................................................ 9 3.2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT (INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS)11 3.3 SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY COMPONENT..................................................................................................... 14 IV. KEY RESULTS ....................................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT........................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY ....................................................................................................................... 21 V. RISK LOG .............................................................................................................................................. 23 VI. CHANGES AND CHALLENGES .......................................................................................................... 24 VII. LESSONS LEARNT ............................................................................................................................... 26 VIII. MEDIA COVERAGE /VISIBILITY ...................................................................................................... 27 IX. ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................... 31 ANNEX 1. FINAL FINANCIAL REPORT (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) .................................................................. 31 ANNEX 2. SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ................... 31 ANNEX 3. SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT .............. 31 ANNEX 4. SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY COMPONENT ................ 31 ANNEX 5. COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY REPORT (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) ......................................... 31 ANNEX 6. MAP OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ........................................................................ 31 ANNEX 7. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES PROGRAMME MOLDOVA, SEPTEMBER 2014 (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) ........................................................................................................................ 31 ANNEX 8. CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMY/TRADE AND SOCIAL ISSUES/HUMANITARIAN AID: ANALYTICAL PAPER, BY TOMAS BARANOVAS, APRIL 2014 (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) 31 ANNEX 9. CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES IN THE AREA OF ECONOMY AND TRADE: A BLUEPRINT FOR PROJECT IDEAS ON BOTH BANKS OF THE NISTRU RIVER, BY TOMAS BARANOVAS, ELENA BOBKOVA, AND GALINA SELARI, APRIL 2014 (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) ..................................................................................... 31 ANNEX 10. CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL ISSUES/HUMANITARIAN AID: A BLUEPRINT FOR PROJECT IDEAS ON BOTH BANKS OF THE NISTRU RIVER, BY TOMAS BARANOVAS, IULIANA ABRAMOVA, AND SERGHEI NEICOVCEN, APRIL 2014 (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) ............... 31 ANNEX 11. NISTRU STORIES: CHANGES THAT CHANGE US. TOGETHER WE BUILD BRIDGES OF TRUST OVER THE NISTRU, JULY 2015, PROGAMME PUBLICATION .................................................................................................................. 31 ANNEX 12. OPINION SURVEY OF TARGET COMMUNITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NISTRU/DNIESTER RIVER, BY CBS-AXA, MARCH 2015; (ELECTRONIC COPY ON CD) ........................................................................................................... 31 ANNEX 13. MARKET SURVEY OF THE MICROFINANCE SECTOR IN THE TRANSNISTRIAN REGION OF MOLDOVA, BY THE NGO “ALTERNATIVE INTERNATIONALE DE DEZVOLTARE”IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE CENTRE FOR ANALYTICAL RESEARCH “NEW AGE” AND MR. HANS RAMM, INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL EXPERT IN FINANCIAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, SWITZERLAND, SEPTEMBER 2013. ............................................................................................... 31 ANNEX 14. NAUTICAL GUIDE ON THE DNIESTER ............................................................................................. 31 ANNEXES 32 ANNEX 1: ENCLOSED IN EXCEL ............................................................................................................................. 32 ANNEX 2: SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT.......................... 32 ANNEX 3: SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT ..................... 40 ANNEX 4: SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY COMPONENT ....................... 70 ANNEX 5: COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY REPORT .......................................................................................... 97 Support to Confidence Building Measures – Final Report 2012-2015 – submitted by UNDP Moldova 2 I. SUMMARY1 Title of the Programme: Support to Confidence Building Measures Location: Republic of Moldova and its Transnistrian region Programme budget: €9,5 mil. provided by the European Union €1,1 mil. provided by UNDP Total duration of the 36 months action The overall objective of the programme was to facilitate the settlement of the Objectives of the action Transnistrian issue through ensuring economic and social development of local communities and increasing confidence between both banks of the Nistru River by involving local authorities, civil society organisations, business community and other stakeholders. Project specific objectives: - To enhance economic development in the Transnistria region and the security zone and contribute to economic rapprochement between the two banks of the Nistru River by promoting cross-river exchanges and expanding the range of catalytic business support services; - To empower local communities and actors from both sides to participate in collaborative projects addressing pressing development needs and ensure the delivery of essential public services; - To address common environmental development concerns by creating opportunities and platforms for joint collaboration from both banks; - To foster civil society development by enhancing the capacity of NGOs to generate activities which promote cross-river collaboration and addressing key development needs. Partner(s) The Government of Moldova, the Bureau for Reintegration, relevant line ministries, regional and municipal authorities, community-based organisations, international, national and local NGOs active in the Transnistrian region and the security zone. The above was tackled through the following project components: Main activities 1. Business Development – Implementation of projects which promote the common interests of business actors from both banks in the context of EU integration. Support to SME sector through continued business education activities; establishment of various facilities and formats to provide support services to entrepreneurs; and defining a road map for micro-financing. 2. Community Development – Implementation of projects which enable and empower citizens on both banks to jointly participate in tackling community 1 Contract N 2012/284-007, Annex I, Description of the Action, Support to Confidence Building Measures Support to Confidence Building Measures – Final Report 2012-2015 – submitted by UNDP Moldova 3 development needs, particularly the rehabilitation of social institutions and basic infrastructure as well as improve access to and quality of mother and child health care, including perinatal care and immunization in the region. Provision of small grants to community-based organizations to encourage community mobilization. Joint environmental projects implementation, as part of this component, providing the opportunity for the development of joint solutions in addressing common environmental concerns, building on successful cooperation between authorities, civil society organizations, specialists and communities. 3. Support to Civil Society – Provision of grants to NGOs to enhance NGO capacity for generating activities which reduce mistrust and increase confidence; harnessing NGO expertise for producing practical improvements in areas relevant to the population; and encouraging cross-river NGO partnerships. Target group(s) Economic actors, including SMEs, Chambers of Commerce, business associations etc. from both banks of Nistru River; Communities and community-based organisations in the Transnistrian