East West Management Institute Inc

Programs: Azerbaijan seda-program 3018in azerbaijan, ewmi implements the socio-economic development activity (seda), a project funded by the united states agency for international development (usaid) and co-financed by the government of azerbaijan (goaj). Seda contributes to the advancement of socio-economic development at the regional level in azerbaijan by providing support for community-driven socio-economic projects (cseps) and strengthening stakeholder participation in setting priorities for socio-economic strategies and programs in three regions of azerbaijan. In april 2016, ewmi was awarded a no costs extension for seda to implement activities under its core component: supporting community socio-economic projects. During 2016:- seda conducted and assisted 628 mobilization interventions in 110 communities in azerbaijan. 4,783 community members participated in community development councils elections and re-elections (3,062 men and 1,721 women, of which 533 were youth, 70 were idps, and 686 represented local authorities) and these elections in 14 new communities brought to 1,084 the number of community members that voluntarily serve as members of 110 seda-supported cdcs. - with strong support from target communities, municipalities, and executive committee authorities, seda completed 30 cseps. - seda held the second annual national community development conference on 13 may 2016 in ganja. This conference brought together 157 participants, including representatives of cdcs from 85 communities, as well as representatives of moe regional offices, excoms, usaid, organizations specialized in community development projects, and donors. - in component two, under the grant to social progress public union (sppu), seda along with cssn organized training sessions on the application of legal changes in reporting by non-governmental organizations (ngo) and increasing capacities in using e-services in guba, shirvan and ganja. 75 people (52 men, 23 women, and 28 youth) representing 34 ngos benefited from the training. Seda also supported 4 learning circle activities in all seda targeted regions for 78 participants (51 men, 27 women) representing 43 csos. - seda, through sppu and in close cooperation with cssn, conducted 14 training sessions for potential members of the pubic council election commissions on the process of establishing the public councils in 14 sedatargeted rayons. 438 people (355 men, 83 women, of which 57 youth) participated in these workshops. Seda also provided technical assistance to excoms member and potential candidates for public councils in 12 rayons. - in september 2016, seda organized an exchange visit to spain cssn and azerbaijani csos leaders to learn about best practices in government cso relations and the role of csos in ensuring the widest public participation at various levels of government decision-making. - in component three, seda's implementing partner, the international center for non-profit law (icnl), conducted a comprehensive survey "the legal regulation of activities of non-governmental organizations in azerbaijan" of 102 csos in azerbaijan and submitted the final report to cssn. The survey's recommendations will help csos to carry out their activity in compliance with the legislation and to pass relevant inspections without any obstacles.

kyrgyzstan cgp-program 3021the collaborative governance program (cgp), funded by the united states agency for international development (usaid), is a five-year project that works to foster effective collaboration between civil society, the private sector, and the government of the kyrgyz republic (gokr), resulting in a more responsible and accountable government, improved delivery of social services to citizens, and a more credible and sustainable civil society. Cgp supports the gokr's efforts to increase civil society participation in service delivery through social procurement mechanisms and works to strengthen civil society's ability to shape public policy, enhance government transparency and outreach to citizens, as well as expand civic engagement and advocacy efforts. To improve the capacity of local civil society organizations (csos), cgp has developed a process that includes an initial voluntary profiling of csos, followed by a diagnostic review of interested csos that reveals their individual strengths and weaknesses. Csos that complete this process receive organizational health reports and capacity strengthening plans. By the end of 2016, 583 organizations had completed the profiling process and 279 had undergone the diagnostic process. Cgp offered a series of organization development seminars to csos that completed the diagnostic process. Cgp has also introduced non-profit management (npm) education to 11 kyrgyz universities, in an effort to develop and build the skills of the next generation of civil society leaders. By the end of 2016, cgp had introduced four new npm courses that were delivered to over 1,300 students at the participating universities. Ewmi had also established nonprofit management resource centers at four kyrgyz universities by the end of 2016.

promoting rule of law in georgia (prolog) - 2016 - funded by usaid, is organized around the following four sets of objectives: 1) strengthening legal framework; 2) improving management of justice system institutions; 3) enhancing skills and knowledge of legal professionals; and 4) improving access to justice for marginalized groups. During first three quarters of fy2017, prolog provided trainings for 1,130 students, lawyers, judges, and court personnel. Prolog also supported seven ngos through grants to help them deliver strategic legal aid to the country's most marginalized citizens. During first three quarters of fy2017, 14,238 individuals received legal advice or representation from these ngos through prolog funding, and up to 1600 cases were litigated through the georgian justice system and the european court of human rights. Prolog helped enhance the knowledge and skills of georgian legal professionals in the area of human rights and rights of marginalized groups, training total of 200 lawyers, judges and court personnel during first three quarters of fy2017. Prolog is also supporting improved teaching and knowledge of human rights at georgian law schools, and is funding one "gender and the law chair," two "human rights chairs, and one "legal ethics chair" at four georgian law schools. The chairs will develop master's and bachelor's-level model courses in human rights and legal ethics, and conduct workshops to share their experience with other georgian professors and improve the quality of human rights and legal ethics teaching and writing at law schools in georgia. Prolog supported implementation of three grants and campaigns by local ngos and the coalition for independent and transparent judiciary to promote greater independence of the judiciary, and greater fairness and transparency of the courts. The coalition embarked on a diverse set of activities to advocate in support of reforms related to the key problematic areas of the court system, such as judicial selection and appointment, case assignment, and the judicial disciplinary process.

access - georgia (usaid) expense $1,409,017, including grants of $985,129. Court performance albania expense $ 742,526, including grants of $11,432. Cambodia civil society strengthening project expense $334,421, including grants of $5,385. Sri lanka anti corruption drl expense $245,948, including grants of $14,395. Macedonia ace expense $196,978. Odi - mrlg grant (year 2015) expense $127,169. Pakistan bioethics state dept expense $109,737. Ptp - funded by ford (year 2015) expense $91,121, including grants of $30,000. Odi - macarthur (year 2015) expense $84,784, including grants of $1,036. Partner legacy support program (plsp) expense $79,984, including grants of $79,984. Supporting forests in cambodia expense $75,642, including grants of $52,150. Odc - funded by osf (year 2016) expense $56,217, including grants of $56,217. Prorights in vietnam (dos - drl) expense $53,535. Odc - funded by spider (year 2016) expense $48,481, including grants of $48,481. Ptp - funded by mott (year 2015) expense $31,358, including grants of $5,000. Mekong partnership for environment expense $31,338. Burma partners asia fund expense $29,332. Civil society organizations strengthening project expense $24,352, including grants of $(3,741). Making all voices count-liberia expense $21,983, including grants of $12,000. Odi - funded by land portal (year 2015) expense $14,496. Odc - funded by ajws (year 2016) expense $14,097, including grants of $14,097. Cso strengthening in kyrgyztan ii (state) expense $13,044. Odc - funded by ajws (year 2015) expense $5,437, including grants of $5,437. Odc - funded by osf (year 2015) expense $4,781, including grants of $4,781. Odi - funded by wri (year 2015) expense $2,577. Ecuador justice project expense $109.