About CPP
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The Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) started in 2004. The project aims to expand citizen awareness, promote civic engagement, and encourage self-reliance, while improving living and social conditions throughout Moldova. IREX provides training, mentoring, and funding for citizen-initiated projects. The Program is funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Project Results (as of August 17, 2010)
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Over 16,700 citizens participated in Civic Education Trainings
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1,168 training activities were conducted
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1,364 Community Interaction Meetings were conducted
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2208 citizens were elected to CIGs
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83 Civil Society Projects
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Program Goal
The goal of CPP is to strengthen the social sector in Moldova by fostering citizen initiative and leadership. CPP works closely with:
1. Individual community activists and leaders
2. Community Initiative Groups (CIGs)
3. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
CPP facilitators help establishing CIGs in interested communities.
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Program Activities
- Civic Leadership and Community Activism Development: CPP staff provides trainings in advocacy, communication, and other important topics to develop and strengthen citizens’ skills for effective community engagement and civil affairs.
- Democratic Interactions and Opportunities: CPP facilitates community meetings that allow citizens to identify local problems, develop appropriate solutions and prioritize their actions. Communities select community initiative group (CIG) members through open and transparent elections. The CIGs oversee the design, application, implementation, and sustainability of projects identified through CPP.
- Community Improvement Grants: CPP provides participating communities with the financial resources to realize their proposed solutions. Communities must contribute at least twenty percent of the project’s final costs and are encouraged to secure long-term assistance from their community or local government.
- Civil Society Initiatives: CPP uses transparent grant selection processes to identify NGOs for the implementation of civil society development projects. Collaborative partnerships are developed with other NGOs or agencies with proven expertise in democracy-themed topics. Past and current initiative themes include: voter education, anti-trafficking, youth leadership, engaging Local Public Authorities in participatory community development and access to information for youth.
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