This document outlines a three-day training program held in Podgorica, Montenegro from April 12-14, 2016 on building the capacity of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality. The training covered topics such as food safety and quality, organization management, funding opportunities, social media campaigns, and conducting trainings. It included presentations, group sessions to develop action plans, and discussions led by experts from Lithuania on strengthening Montenegrin NGOs and empowering them to actively participate in decision making around food safety and quality issues. The objective was to contribute to developing a high level of consumer protection in Montenegro.

1. Project “Capacity building of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality”, activity 1.1 Specialized Peer to
Peer Staff Training. 12th – 14th April, 2016. Podgorica, Montenegro
Specialized Peer to Peer Staff Training
CAPACITY BUILDING OF NGO’S IN FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY
12th
- 14th
April, 2016
Venue: Hotel Podgorica (velika sala), Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog, Podgorica
PROGRAM
Day 1, Capacity building on food safety and quality
10.00 -10.15 Introduction of CEZAP and project activities
Olga Nikčević, Director CEZAP,projectcoordinator
10.15- 10.30 Introduction of Lithuanian Consumer Institute
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
10.30 -12.00 Consumer's right to safety. Introduction to food safety and quality
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
12.00 -12.15 Coffeebreak
12.15 -13.30 How to read food labels
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
13.30 -14.30 Lunch
14.30 -15.30 Food fraud
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
15.30 -16.00 Exchange of information on unsafe food products. Food products
withdrawal and recall.
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
16.00 -16.15 Coffeebreak
16.15- 17.15 Elaboration of Action Plan on food safety and quality. Group
session 1
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert

2. Project “Capacity building of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality”, activity 1.1 Specialized Peer to
Peer Staff Training. 12th – 14th April, 2016. Podgorica, Montenegro
Day 2, Capacity building on organization management
10.00 -10.10 Reflection of day I
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert
10.10 -11.30 Funding opportunities for NGO's: national and international
projects
Olga Nikčević, Director CEZAP,projectcoordinator
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
11.30 -12.00 Funding opportunities for NGO's: business entities
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert
12.00 -12.15 Coffeebreak
12.15 -13.15 Seeking for trust: making NGO's visible for consumers and
government bodies in Montenegro
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert
13.15 -14.00 Social media as platform to win over campaigns
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
14.00 -15.00 Lunch
15.00 -16.15 Applying traditional and non - traditional communication for
campaigns in Montenegro
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
16.15 -16.30 Coffeebreak
16.30 -17.15 Elaboration of Action Plan on food safety and quality. Group
session 2
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert

3. Project “Capacity building of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality”, activity 1.1 Specialized Peer to
Peer Staff Training. 12th – 14th April, 2016. Podgorica, Montenegro
Day 3, Capacity building on conducting trainings
10.00 -10.10 Reflection on day 2
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
10.10 -11.10 Influence of civil society: regulations, business practices and
attitudes of society
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert
11.10 -12.00 Applying peer to peer method for maximizing reach of target
group
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
12.00 -12.30 Coffeebreak
12.30 -13.30 Elaboration of Action Plan on food safety and quality. Group
session 3
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI,projectmanager
Rugilė Butkevičiūtė,food safety and quality expert
Edita Sinkevičė,capacity building expert
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATIONON THE TRAINING:
OlgaNikčević
ProjectCoordinator
Contacts:020/ 244-170; +382 69 327 110
Projectwebsite:http://goo.gl/qmrP6Y
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS:
for registration online pleasepresshere: https://goo.gl/tVCFcb

4. Project “Capacity building of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality”, activity 1.1 Specialized Peer to
Peer Staff Training. 12th – 14th April, 2016. Podgorica, Montenegro
OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING
to contribute fordevelopmentof highlevel of consumerprotectioninthe fieldof foodsafetyandquality
in Montenegro by empowering consumer organizations to actively take part in decision making and by
stimulating and enabling legal and financial environment for them.
LECTURERS:
dr. Zita Čeponytė,PresidentLCI, projectmanager
“I wasa coordinatorof negotiationsto EU in consumerprotection field and leaderof institutionalreforms
on food safety control in Lithuania, author of numerous articles and co-author of books on food safety,
quality, labeling. I have experience on food safety trainings, preparation of various strategies on food
safety for governments and NGO’s in Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Jordan.”
RugilėButkevičiūtė, food safetyand quality expert
“I havea Master degreein Businesslaw. I havebeen working in NGO sector in Lithuania for 7 years now
and I truly believe thatNGO’sare a strong voice of civil society acrossthe world.In my every day job as a
project manager I combine my legal skills with a knowledge of organizational and international projects
managementin orderto representvoicesof civilsociety membersin Lithuania.Ihave6yearsof experience
in conducting trainings on capacitybuilding fordifferentNGO’son nationaland internationallevel.I have
a passion for communication and administrate3 social media platformsfordifferentNGO’sin Lithuania.
During 3 daysof thetraining I will sharemy knowledgethatwillincrease capacity of yourorganization in:
organizational and project management (both on national and international level), administration of
social media platforms on food safety and quality,provision of trainings for your peers on the subject of
food safety and quality.”
Edita Sinkevičė,capacitybuilding expert
“My 8+ years of experiences in NGO lie in various fields from legal advising, project management to
implementation of marketpullactivities,trainings,creating socialmarketing strategies.Asan NGOexpert
I contributed to consumer NGOs capacity building, partnership forming and strengthening strategies’
creation in Lithuania. From working in capacity building projects in Lithuania, I have built an extensive
understanding of NGOs, public authorities, business cooperation principles and magnitude. My
experiences of working in NGO sector enable me to mentor and facilitate stakeholders, social partners
helping them with building successful cooperation with civil society organizations. As consultant I have
been developing an important national consumer expertise in the fields of energy efficiency, sustainable

5. Project “Capacity building of Montenegrin consumer NGOs in the field of food safety and quality”, activity 1.1 Specialized Peer to
Peer Staff Training. 12th – 14th April, 2016. Podgorica, Montenegro
consumption,food safety,consumereducation,digitalconsumerrights,privacy aspectsetc.My academic
competences: Master in law, internship in Aarhus University Denmark”.