NGO workshop in Prague 15 November 13:00-17:00

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Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government

Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Report | Date: 15/11/2005

15. november arrangeres et møte mellom tsjekkiske og norske NGOer (ca. 15 tsjekkiske og fem norske) på ambassaden i Praha. Et særskilt fond for støtte til NGOer skal opprettes under finansieringsordningene i Tsjekkia. Formålet med møtet er å se på noen av hovedutfordringene for den tsjekkiske NGO-sektoren, skape nettverk mellom tsjekkiske og norske NGOer, og identifisere muligheter for prosjektsamarbeid mellom tsjekkiske og norske NGOer. Dette møtet vil være en forløper for et større lanseringsseminar som vil bli avholdt når NGO-fondet i Tsjekkia blir lansert i løpet av første halvdel av 2006. Møtet arrangeres i samarbeid mellom NROS (den tsjekkiske NGO fondsforvalter), Den norske Helsingforskomité og ambassaden i Praha. (15.11.05)

Program:

NGO workshop in Prague 15 November 13:00-17:00

– Potential for Czech-Norwegian NGO Co-operation

The workshop is intended to serve as a preparation for the launching of the Czech NGO Fund. It will look at challenges for the NGO sector in the Czech Republic, exchange experiences and look for possibilities of co-operation between Czech and Norwegian NGOs. Finally, the workshop should contribute to the preparation for the launching of the NGO Fund, which will take place early 2006.

The Norwegian Royal Embassy in Prague, NROS and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee arranges the workshop in co-operation.

Venue: The Royal Norwegiam Embassy in Prague, Hellichova 1, CZ-11800 Praha 1 Malá Strana. Tel: +420 2 57323737, 57321768/69.

Moderator: David Stulik, NROS.

13:00	Opening, The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague
13:05	Introduction by NROS:
	Main challenges in the Czech NGO sector Presented by David Stulík, Petra Francová

13:20	Introduction by The Norwegian Helsinki Committee: – The role of NGOs in Norway and potential for co-operation with Czech NGOs. Presented by Bjørn Engesland, Gunnar M. Karlsen

13:30	Challenges for NGOs in the environmental sector and potential for Czech-Norwegian NGO cooperation Presented by Jiří Dlouhý, Society for Sustainable Development

13:45	Coffee break
14:00	Challenges for NGOs in the human rights and multicultural sector and potential for Czech-Norwegian NGO cooperation Presented by Gwendolyn Albert, League of Human Rights

14:15	Challenges for NGOs related to the rights of the child and potential for Czech-Norwegian NGO cooperation Presented by Pavel Trantina, Czech Council of Children and Youth

14:30	Clarification questions to the previous introductions
14:45	Coffee break
15:00	Discussions
	Suggested topics to guide discussions:
	Benefits of co-operation? (Exchange of experiences: ways of working with authorities, ways of working with companies, ways of working with the public, the media etc; exchange related to methodology; etc.)
	The EEA and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism as a window of opportunity to enhance Co-operation among Czech NGOs Co-operation between Czech and Norwegian NGOs Co-operation between NGOs and authorities Creativity in the NGO sector

16:00	Coffee break
16:15	Preparations for the launching of the block grant for NGOs in the Czech Republic: Outlining a sketch of the program of the launching seminar

1700	End of workshop