NGO Sustainability and Community Development Mechanisms in Armenia.

NGO Sustainability and Community Development Mechanisms in Armenia R ESEARCH H IGHLIGHTS BASED ON EVALUATION OF EPF DOC AND RCCD PROGRAMS

The Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) Armenia Programs Evaluated: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DOC and RCCD programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Research Methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Major Findings and Conclusions NGO S USTAINABILITY A SPECTS

1.1. Governance and Strategic Management ,[object Object]

1.1. Governance and Strategic Management ,[object Object],“ It is difficult to have membership now, committed and willing to devote their efforts to NGO development. Probably, it comes from economic conditions, if a person is not secured with minimal necessities; it is all the same for him/her what this NGO does… Thus, many things depend on motivational aspects” (NGO Expert)

1.1. Governance and Strategic Management ,[object Object],“ When setting the fee, we look at the income level of the member. But people feel good when they contribute: when we tell that this or that thing is due to your membership fee, the are exited and want to contribute more” (Sisian NGO representative).

1.2. Financial Sustainability ,[object Object]

1.2. Financial Sustainability ,[object Object],“ Whoever helps you can afterwards claim that they “own” the organization. You can find some ways, but still lose your independence. LLC helps to solve this issue.” (Sisian NGO representative)

1.2. Financial Sustainability ,[object Object],“ Nobody would like to work in two fields and thus to have problems in two fields.” (Gyumri NGO representative)

1.3. Leadership and Human Resource Management ,[object Object],“ If you want an NGO to have a good reputation, you have to have good specialists” (Martuni NGO representative)

1.3. Leadership and Human Resource Management ,[object Object],“ In general, leader has been always important in our society, we are a country of leaders rather than law… If there is a leader which imagine mission, goals, resources, targets of the organization, and appropriate management style, then it is more probable that the sustainability of the organization will be more long-lasting” (NGO Expert)

1.3. Leadership and Human Resource Management ,[object Object],“ In each groups people have different functions. In ideal version, leader is changeable: whoever implements most urgent function for the moment, becomes the leader” (NGO Expert)

1.3. Leadership and Human Resource Management ,[object Object],“ There is no volunteer in Armenia. Volunteerism is an issue of a rich society, where there is no daily bread problem so that anyone works for his/her ideas, pleasure. This cannot work in Armenia” (NGO Expert)

1.4. Service Provision and Administrative System ,[object Object]

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object],“ Which of us ever went to a business with our brochures, materials, just put these materials in the front of them and ask to get introduced?!” (Goris NGO representative).

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object],“ There is a jealousy and contest among our NGOs. When any of them win a grant they are trying to keep that from others. Together with Asparez and Sakharov center we are trying to break this practice: we are spreading all the information we have through the NGO network. Now a lot has changed in this field.” (Gyumri NGO representative)

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object]

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object],“ When 8-10 years ago we used to enter the municipality, they didn't even understand what is NGO and how useful it can be. They even referred to us with sarcasm. But now they invite us when having international guests expecting that some of us will do some reasonable suggestion.” (Martuni NGO representative)

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object],“ The collaboration with LSGB was based on individual relations. It was successful due to the personal and friendship ties of the head of our NGO.” (Vanadzor, NGO representative)

1.5. External Relations and Partnership ,[object Object],“ There is a lack of information about donors. While we get the information on donor's requirements, priorities and began to adapt to them, next year it's changed and we start everything from the beginning.” (Gyumri NGO representative)

1.6. Capacity-Building Assistance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Findings and Conclusions C OMMUNITY D EVELOPMENT A SPECTS

2.1. Planning and Need Assessment ,[object Object],” X organization has done a reconstruction in the school. First they have changed the floor, then they came next year and changed the glasses and passed the water lines. As a result, for passing the water lines they had to remove the floor. There is no a systemized approach for one to understand what should be done first.” ( Martuni NGO representative )

2.1. Planning and Need Assessment ,[object Object],“ You must support the involvement of people in the process from the beginning. If you come and say let do this project now, it doesn’t work.” (CDP Implementer)

2.2. Mobilization Mechanisms ,[object Object]

2.2. Mobilization Mechanisms ,[object Object],“ One has a background in architecture, but lives in the village, so can be of help during reconstruction activities. The other suggests helping in uploading the sand with his tractor. Another says that has good connections in Yerevan”. ( CDP Implementer )

2.3. LSGB and Private Sector Participation ,[object Object],“ If anyone enters any community and starts up a project and does not involve the community leaders, then there might be an immediate result, but later on there will be serious issues connected with further development of the project and its continuation. May be the first thing that NGOs should do is to start collaborating with LSGBs. ” (CD Expert)

2.3. LSGB and Private Sector Participation ,[object Object],“ Governing bodies should have enough will, be powerful to understand that the participation of those structures does not mean the limitation of their authorities. They come to supplement the process with their functions. In fact, there are problems connected with lack of knowledge and skills in the rural communities.” (CD Expert)

2.3. LSGB and Private Sector Participation ,[object Object]

2.4. Impact Assessment and Project Sustainability ,[object Object],“ NGOs don’t even have money for petrol for conducting impact assessment.” (CD Expert)

2.4. Impact Assessment and Project Sustainability ,[object Object],“ State should coordinate lots of things. They should say who should come and who should go. But they are not very strong in coordination activities, plus are not interested in that. Everyone does whatever wants, just money should flow in, they are not interested in the rest.” (CDP Implementer)

2.4. Impact Assessment and Project Sustainability ,[object Object],“ A lot must be done for changing their mentality, because they always expect the state to do everything. Villager is used to the idea that someone else will come and make things up and then give it to them to use; and what is more important villager does not want to have contribution in it.“ (CDP Implementer)

Major Recommendations R ECOMMENDATIONS TO NGO S

Recommendations to NGOs (a) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to NGOs (b) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to NGOs (c) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to NGOs (d) ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Recommendations to NGOs (g) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Major Recommendations R ECOMMENDATIONS TO D EVELOPMENT A GENCIES AND D ONORS

Recommendations to Development Agencies and Donors (a) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to Development Agencies and Donors (b) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to Development Agencies and Donors (c) ,[object Object]

Major Recommendations R ECOMMENDATIONS TO C OMMUNITY D EVELOPMENT P ROJECT I MPLEMENTERS

Recommendations to Community Development Project Implementers (a) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to Community Development Project Implementers (b) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recommendations to Community Development Project Implementers (c) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

For more information contact: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],35 Jrashat str. Yerevan 0009, Armenia +374 10 519027, 519026 [email_address] www.cdpf.am

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