[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjdmaWxsLXNjcmVlbiUyNyUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ2ltZyUyMHNyYyUzRCUyN2h0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZlcmdvbmV0d29yay5sb2NhbCUyRndwLWNvbnRlbnQlMkZ1cGxvYWRzJTJGMjAxOCUyRjA3JTJGd2Vic2l0ZS1mcm9udC1zbGlkZS1jcm9wLTIuanBnJTI3JTNFJTBBJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column][mpc_icon_column layout=”style_3″ border_divider=”true” padding_divider=”true” margin_divider=”true” title_font_preset=”mpc_preset_17″ title_font_size=”20″ title_font_align=”center” title=”Strengthening Roma NGOs as transparent and independent watchdog organisations ” title_margin_divider=”true” content_font_preset=”mpc_preset_16″ content_font_color=”#555555″ content_font_size=”16″ content_font_transform=”none” content_font_align=”justify” content_margin_divider=”true” hover_border_divider=”true” mpc_icon__border_divider=”true” mpc_icon__padding_divider=”true” mpc_icon__margin_divider=”true” mpc_icon__hover_border_divider=”true” mpc_divider__content_border_divider=”true” mpc_divider__content_padding_divider=”true” mpc_divider__padding_divider=”true” mpc_divider__margin_divider=”true”]Thanks to a grant of the Visegrad Fund, ERGO Network is implementing the project “Strengthening Roma NGOs as transparent and independent watchdog organisations” in the years 2017/2018, focusing mainly on two important tools to support Roma civil society organisations: the transparency criteria and the online local policy scorecard.
The project is part of the Joint Initiative to Empower Civil Society in the Western Balkans and Turkey, financed by the IPA Civil Society Programme of DG NEAR.
[/mpc_icon_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Project objectives” color=”violet”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column][mpc_icon_column preset=”mpc_preset_23″ layout=”style_3″ alignment=”left” border_css=”border-radius:5px;” padding_css=”padding:30px;” title_font_color=”#333333″ title_font_size=”2″ title_font_line_height=”1.4″ title_font_transform=”uppercase” title_font_align=”left” title_margin_divider=”true” title_margin_css=”margin-bottom:8px;” content_font_preset=”mpc_preset_1″ content_font_color=”#333333″ content_font_size=”16″ content_font_line_height=”1.5″ content_font_align=”left” hover_border_css=”border-radius:20px;” mpc_icon__transition=”slide-right” mpc_icon__icon_color=”#b39a68″ mpc_icon__icon_size=”20″ mpc_icon__border_css=”border-width:0px;border-color:#f3f3f3;border-style:solid;border-radius:5px;” mpc_icon__margin_divider=”true” mpc_icon__margin_css=”margin-top:-2px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;” mpc_icon__hover_icon_color=”#ffffff” mpc_icon__hover_border_css=”border-color:#f3f3f3;” mpc_divider__disable=”true” mpc_divider__width=”10″ mpc_divider__align=”left” mpc_divider__content_padding_divider=”true” mpc_divider__content_padding_css=”padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;” mpc_divider__lines_color=”#dddddd” mpc_divider__padding_divider=”true” mpc_divider__padding_css=”padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:3px;”]1) To develop transparency criteria for grassroots organisations in order to strengthen their accountability and reliability as independent civil society and equipping (pro) Roma NGOs in applying them.
2) To support (pro) Roma NGOs in monitoring the effectiveness of local municipalities’ Roma inclusion policies in Central and Eastern Europe by providing them with and training them in using online local policy scorecards.
3) To raise awareness of local, national and European authorities for the importance of an independent civil society as watchdog organisations.
[/mpc_icon_column][vc_empty_space][vc_text_separator title=”Project elements” color=”violet”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column width=”1/2″][mpc_icon_column title=”Transparency criteria” content_font_preset=”mpc_preset_44″ content_font_color=”#333333″ content_font_size=”16″]The transparency and accountability criteria give recommendations on how grassroots civil society organisations should be governed and managed in order to be reliable and accountable. Fulfilling the criteria will bring attention to an organisation’s quality work. The set of criteria focuses on governance, financial management and performance.
Download here ERGO’s Transparency and accountability criteria.
In order to support civil society organisations to implement the criteria, ERGO in cooperation with its members has developed a board game encouraging activists to develop ideas on how to improve transparency and accountability in their organisations and an online tool to check how well your organisation fulfils the criteria. Check out the tools here.
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[/mpc_icon_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_text_separator title=”Partners” color=”violet”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column width=”1/2″][mpc_icon_column content_font_preset=”mpc_preset_44″ content_font_color=”#333333″ content_font_size=”16″]Slovo21, Czech Republic
Roma Advocacy and Research Centre, Slovakia
Autonomia Foundation, Hungary
OTAHARIN, Bosnia
RROMA, Macedonia
Mladi Romi, Montenegro
Zero Discrimination, Turkey[/mpc_icon_column][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space][mpc_icon_column mpc_icon__icon_type=”image” mpc_icon__icon_image_size=”medium”]The project is kindly funded by the Visegrad Fund, the IPA Civil Society Programme of the European Commission and the EaSi Programme of the European Commission.
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