Description
The Association is the only NGO active in the Izvalta parish protecting public interests and striving to raise the quality of life and to stop the local inhabitants form leaving. The project seeks to strengthen civil society in Kraslava region through its active and regular work. During the project there will be forums about rural development strategy organized, surveys carried out on life conditions in the community, info papers developed and disseminated, trainings and seminars on civic aprticipation and cooperation networks with other NGOs established, volunteers involved. Target group: NGO members, youth
Summary of project results
Throughout the project "GROW and DO bigger things" successfully was implemented NGO's "EVALUTION" operational programme aims: to strengthen civil society of Krāslava region through active and regular association work that is based on the strengthening of democracy, equal opportunities principle and sustainable development. Place of project implementation: Krāslavas region (Izvaltas and Krāslavas parish). The target group of Project was 25 NGO members (both members and volunteers), people (120 children, 150 young people, 300 adults, 230 seniors) The project results: 1) Forums on rural development strategy and project final event (2 forums, final event, 114 participants) 2) Carried out questionnaire on quality of life. 3) Organized various 6 workshops and trainings for different age and interest groups: - Seminars on civic participation, 26 people trained; - Training on accounting issues - 15 people trained; - Training on legal issues - 13 people trained; - Training on the values for the sustainable development of the society - 20 people trained; - Workshop sessions on self-development, personal skill growth and key to success - 15 participants - Volunteers training - 15 people trained 4) Established cooperation with others NGO's - Latvian Rural Forum and NGO “ESI AR MUMS”. 5) Through the period of this project 8 other projects have been uptaken 6) Ensured regular publicity. 7) Ensured sustainability of NGO through good governance and accountability - attracted new members, provided publicity for the activities of the Association, developed and publicly available study "Quality of life assessment in Izvaltas parish" and "Operational Programme for 2016 to 2020".
Summary of bilateral results