Events and Capacity Building

APRODEV implemented a comprehensive capacity building programme from 2003 to 2005 in order to enhance the capacity of its partners in the Western Balkans, in the acceding countries, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to be involved in the EU policies and programmes.

The capacity building comprised regional workshops and exposure visits involving the representatives of European institutions, EC Delegations and national governments.

The programme has been recently evaluated by FAKT, a German consultancy and the evaluation results showed that the original expectations were largely met.

One of the main results of the programme was the creation of two civil society regional platforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The membership of the Eastern Europe platform count civil society organisations from Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Azerbajian. The platform in Central Asia is mainly composed by civil society organisations from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

The APRODEV programme contributed to the strengthening of the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) , which comprises, among others, some of the APRODEV partners based in the Western Balkans and in the acceding countries and aims at strengthening civil society through developing indigenous civil society concepts, practices and empowering civil society actors.

To know more about the Capacity Building Programme, the BCSDN, the Eastern Europe and the Central Asia platform please contact: admin@aprodev.net