News

February 2005

From February 2005 "Eco-TIRAS" realizes the next stage of the project on strengthening of capacities of the Transnistrian NGOs, supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (USA) www.ned.org . This is the second stage of project directed to development of civil society in the Eastern part of Moldova in towns and villages, situated along the Dniester River. On the earlier stage, five resource centers for NGOs were established in Ribnita, Dubasari, Tiraspol, Bender and the Village of Ciobruciu to support local communities with information on environmental and social issues. The current stage has the aim to help Transnistrian NGO community to involve in the life of regional and pan-European NGO communities and to strengthen their sustainability. Among other activities, it includes participation of a group of Transdniestrian NGO leaders in the activities of European ECO-Forum related to the Second Meeting of Parties of the Aarhus Convention in Almaty and the MPO itself, as well as local actions for the benefit of local communities. NGO community itself should be trained and developed.