BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN …

BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN AZERBAIJAN

FINAL REPORT

March 28, 2016

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Chemonics International Inc.

BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN AZERBAIJAN

FINAL REPORT

Contract No. AID-112-C-12-00001 Cover photo: The representatives of partner CSOs and local consultants successfully completed the Increasing CSO Effectiveness training program and awarded certificates. Baku, February, 2014. (Credit: Vugar Nagiyev/USAID Azerbaijan)

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BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN AZERBAIJAN

CONTENTS

Acronyms ........................................................................................................................... ii Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 4

Project Background......................................................................................................... 4 Challenges and Solutions................................................................................................ 5 Achievements and Progress Toward Expected Results .................................................. 8 Summary of Project Implementation............................................................................ 11 Component 1: Strengthen the organizational and technical capacities of key CSOs engaged in national, regional, and community public interest agenda ......................... 11 Component 2: Develop highly professional CSO Resource Center(s), accessible to smaller and less capable CSOs working on public interest agendas ............................ 21 Component 3: Improve legal and regulatory frameworks to safeguard CSO enabling environments, sustainability and independent public interest agenda roles ................. 28 Findings and Recommendations.................................................................................... 36 Annex A. Indicators ........................................................................................................ 37 Annex B. Status of Project Beneficiaries ...................................................................... 40 Annex C. Stakeholders ................................................................................................... 50 Annex D. Financial Report............................................................................................. 53 Annex E. Success Stories.........................................................................54

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