OSCE trains directors from women resource centres in Tajikistan on effective project management
Seventeen directors from the OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs), of which twelve are women, learned how to successfully manage projects and raise funds to ensure sustainability in their WRCs at a training course in Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the course, which took place from 13 to 17 December 2021.
Participants learned about organizational development, development of concepts and project proposals in accordance with the requirements and criteria of the donor, project application and project concept, fundamentals of project cycle management, fundraising and donor co-ordination skills as well as effective presentations and reporting skills.
Manzura Salomova, Director of the State Institution “Markazi khudshinosii bonuvon” (Women's Self-Awareness Center in Dushanbe of the Executive Body of the State Authority of Dushanbe) said: “The training was prepared and organized at the highest level. The proposed topics were recognized as very important for the work of the leaders of public organizations and myself.” She added that she was confident that such training courses would improve the knowledge and skills of leaders of civil society organizations and other local officials. She also suggested to conduct similar training courses in the future on various topical issues to make public organizations more active.
Gholib Urunov, Director of WRC “Markazi dastgirii jamoati Vorukh”, (Vorukh Community Support Centre) , said: “During the workshop we received information on the activities of other WRCs by sharing experiences as well as we discussed and developed the mechanisms for implementation of the activities planned in the new follow up project.”
The Programme Office provides a comprehensive support to victims of domestic violence in the regions through a network of 14 OSCE-established WRCs in close partnership with local authorities. The current activity is being implemented within the project Supporting and Strengthening the Women’s Resource Centres in Tajikistan of the OSCE Programme Office funded by Norway, the United States of America, Finland, the European Union, Andorra and Germany.