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NGO Leaders Learn How to Influence Social Policies for the Benefit of Children and Families

ActivitateFriday, 6 February 201510760 views
NGO Leaders Learn How to Influence Social Policies for the Benefit of Children and Families

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Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” held a training workshop on “Public Policy and Advocacy” in Chișinău on 5-6 February 2015 for members of the Alliance of NGOs active in child and family protection (APSCF). It was supported by UNICEF Moldova and the Government of Sweden.

The workshop covered the public policy cycle, cost assessment, impact measurement and the use of data to influence social policies. It brought together 20 non-governmental organisations, mostly NGO leaders and opinion-formers from Chișinău and other districts, and was moderated by Constanța Popescu, programme director at Expert-Grup.

UNICEF Representative Nune Mangasaryan said Moldova's reforms do not have an equitable impact and that civil society's voice must be strong. Henrik Huitfeldt of the Swedish Embassy called civil society a key actor in promoting public policy. APSCF President Stela Vasluian said the alliance wants zero children in residential institutions by 2020. APSCF unites 89 NGOs. The event was part of the UNICEF-Parliament-Expert-Grup partnership under the Swedish-funded “Parliament & Democracy” Programme.

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