1st Meeting of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellows

On October 31, in Kiev, Lika Merabishvili, Project Coordinator of the foundation “Partnership for Road Safety” attended the 1^st orientation meeting for 2017 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellows. The Fellows were welcomed by Mr. Lawrence MEREDITH, Director for Neighbourhood East, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission.

Twenty EaP Civil Society Fellows from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine will be working on their chosen topics covering a range of priority areas in the civil society realm – e.g. addressing the needs of local communities through engagement in participatory decision-making, monitoring and analysis of policy implementation and the work of government institutions (at local, municipal, national levels), capacity-building and networking among CSOs.

The Fellowship is dedicated to develop their leadership skills, and enhance their contribution to civil society development in their respective countries.