Transcript Latvian NGDO Platform

Latvian NGDO Platform
Bratislava
March 14- 15, 2005
Aim:
To create an environment favourable
for Latvian NGOs and to provide
opportunities for development cooperation at the national and
international levels
Brief history
• Spring 2004- idea of founding LNGDO
• August 2004 - foundation of the Platform,
start of active participation in CONCORD
WGs, design of own and co-operation
projects
• September, October - visits of Arjun Karki
Rukmini Rao
• December 2004- design of DC information
campaign with UNDP, MFA and the Soros
Foundation- Latvia, official contract with the
MFA
• January 2005 - charity action to support
victims of tsunami organised in
collaboration with Latvian Red Cross
• March 9, 2005 - Training “The
European Union and the Millennium
Development Goals”
• End of March- Platform`s joint project
design trip to Georgia, work on projects in
the field of Development Education
Latvian NGDO Platform
in figures
• 21 member organization
• 12 different fields represented
• 8 members of the Board
• 3 employees: director, director`s
assistant, project coordinator, book
keeper
Our partners in Latvia
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official co- operation
contract, weekly/ daily contact)
• Soros Foundation - Latvia ( main 2004/2005
financial supporter)
• UNDP (co- operation partner of LNGDO Platform
and MFA
• Civic Alliance - Latvia (lobbying, networking,
information flow
Our Partners in Europe
1. TRIALOG
2. EUROSTEP
3. CONCORD
4. Other partners
Our Strengths
• Active participation in different WGs on European
level and Lobbying
•High profile, standing and variety of the organisations
represented in LNGDO
•Excellent co-operation with Latvian partners in the MFA
and others
• Valuable experience of transformation country;
experience in international projects
•Strong focus on PR, international and national
networking; focus on development education for own
members and Latvian society
The main challenges 2005
1. Public awareness rising campaign
2. Contacts in Saeima . Active lobbying
(budget 2006).
3. Creating effective information flow and
basic information repertoire
4. Development Assistance enters schools
and raises quality in Universities.
5 . Interaction with press and mass media
Goals 2005
• At least one international large scale
project (most probably in Georgia,
Moldova or Ukraine) with Western
European partner
• facilitation of accession of new
member organizations
• Successful PR/ public awareness rising
campaign
•Accession CONCORD as a fully
fledged member
•Creation of an effective feedback
and information flow/ co-ordination
system on both national and
international levels
We are looking
forward to fruitful
co-operation!
Your QUESTIONS are
welcome!
Latvian NGDO Platform :
Alberta iela 13,
Riga, LV 1010
[email protected]
phone: 00 371 83 51 699
fax: 00 371 70 39 242