Building capacity of Disabled Persons Organisations in Armenia
Due to the lack of skills for the development of project proposals, Armenian DPOs are often unable to provide regular and sustainable services to children with disabilities, relying on non-regular financial contributions.
Training covered project development and implementation such as composing a project budget and narrative, state and donor requirements to financial reporting and the main components of a project proposal. The rights-based approach to child protection activities was also introduced to the participants.
DPOs work to protect the rights of people with disabilities in their integration into community life. Many who are very experienced in the child protection sphere, face problems in raising funding for their services, including educational, rehabilitation and surgeries, etc.
I want to help our organisation in raising funds, but I lack the necessary skills for that. “I want to help our organisation in raising funds, but I lack the necessary skills for that. This training will help me start to write projects. I wish I could participate in more of this kind of training”, said Syuzanna Grigoryan from Liarzhek Kyanq (meaning “full life”) NGO from Stepanavan town in the north of Armenia.
Besides the main principles of project writing in NGOs, participants were interested in the nuances of Armenian accounting standards and common mistakes in project proposals based on which donor organisations reject their proposals.
“I had written a project proposal of about US$50,000 for the renovation of facilities for children with disabilities. It was a project based on real urgent needs in our region but was not approved by the donor organisation due to budget planning mistakes and nonconformities with the project requirements”, said Kamo Arakelyan, Executive Director of Child Support Foundation from Hrazdan town in the Kotayk region.
... participants were interested in common mistakes in project proposals based on which donor organisations reject their proposals. “For me the most important part of the training is budget planning. I was convinced that we really have knowledge gaps. I am going to review my project, improve it and apply for funding once again”, continued Kamo Arakelyan.
The participants not only had a chance to develop their project writing skills, but also received important information about funding organisations and their projects, which DPOs can apply to.
There are currently 10 000 children living in special schools of Armenia. The number of children with disabilities is reaching 8 000 that comprise the 0, 7 percent of overall child population of the country.
Training covered project development and implementation such as composing a project budget and narrative, state and donor requirements to financial reporting and the main components of a project proposal. The rights-based approach to child protection activities was also introduced to the participants.
DPOs work to protect the rights of people with disabilities in their integration into community life. Many who are very experienced in the child protection sphere, face problems in raising funding for their services, including educational, rehabilitation and surgeries, etc.
I want to help our organisation in raising funds, but I lack the necessary skills for that. “I want to help our organisation in raising funds, but I lack the necessary skills for that. This training will help me start to write projects. I wish I could participate in more of this kind of training”, said Syuzanna Grigoryan from Liarzhek Kyanq (meaning “full life”) NGO from Stepanavan town in the north of Armenia.
Besides the main principles of project writing in NGOs, participants were interested in the nuances of Armenian accounting standards and common mistakes in project proposals based on which donor organisations reject their proposals.
“I had written a project proposal of about US$50,000 for the renovation of facilities for children with disabilities. It was a project based on real urgent needs in our region but was not approved by the donor organisation due to budget planning mistakes and nonconformities with the project requirements”, said Kamo Arakelyan, Executive Director of Child Support Foundation from Hrazdan town in the Kotayk region.
... participants were interested in common mistakes in project proposals based on which donor organisations reject their proposals. “For me the most important part of the training is budget planning. I was convinced that we really have knowledge gaps. I am going to review my project, improve it and apply for funding once again”, continued Kamo Arakelyan.
The participants not only had a chance to develop their project writing skills, but also received important information about funding organisations and their projects, which DPOs can apply to.
There are currently 10 000 children living in special schools of Armenia. The number of children with disabilities is reaching 8 000 that comprise the 0, 7 percent of overall child population of the country.
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