Capacity Building for NGO-Business Partnerships

Project objective: To build the capacity of environmental NGOs from Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia to establish working partnerships with business organizations and public authorities for participation in the implementation of environmental policy; transfer know-how and best practices from EU 25 for cooperation between environmental NGOs, business and public authorities, develop practical skills of 3 environmental organizations for participation in the implementation of environmental policy, through increasing business-NGO-public authorities collaboration. During the training periods representatives of the three ecological and business organizations establish joint initiatives for further cooperation.

Location: Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Belgium

Results: Increased skills of the team members for building NGO – business partnerships for the implementation of the environmental policy. Thirty organizations members with increased capacity for building NGO – business partnerships and ability for implementing environmental legislation.

Project partner(s):

• TIME Foundation, Bulgaria (lead partner)
• Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Bulgaria)
• Group One (Belgium)
• Mare Nostrum (Romania)
• Association of SMEs - Constanza PIMM (Romania)
• Proaktiva (Macedonia)

Project Donor(s): EuropeAid