delays were attributed to problems with the power supply authorities and the difficulty the 

communities faced in purchasing some of the materials based on the initial budget.  

As part of Counterpart Tajikistan's strategy of applying lessons learned to the program, in the future 

program staff will factor in some of the budgetary problems that several of the communities have 

faced when reviewing future CAGs proposals. 

Network Development 

In April, Counterpart Tajikistan extended the Partnership Agreement with all the CSSCs until the end 

of March 2003. Counterpart, in consultation with the CSSCs, developed a new budget for each CSSC 

and approved it. Two CSSC Network meetings were held during this quarter.  

In June, Counterpart Tajikistan conducted a special session on Fundraising with the representatives of 

all the CSSCs. Sanavbar Imomnazarova, a contract trainer who participated in the Advanced 

Fundraising TOT in Almaty, facilitated the workshop. A practical session was held to identify further 

steps for fundraising activity. As a result of the discussions all the participants agreed to take further 

steps on to develop fundraising plans and to develop a fundraising work plan for the Network for the 

remaining period of the Phase III Program.  

At the same meeting members of the CSSC Network discussed the Charter of the future Network. 

Staff members from the Hub Center and the CSSCs finalized the mission of the Network, which is: 

Promoting the sustainability of the CSSCs by combining efforts and exchanging experiences and 

information in order to develop civil society in Tajikistan. During the meeting the participants also 

decided to create a Coordination Counsel, which includes the CSSC Directors, Deputy Directors and 

Program Staff members from the Hub Center. The Coordination Counsel will coordinate the activities 

of the Network until the By laws, the Network structure, and a governing body have been established.   

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URKMENISTAN

Activity Overview 

During this quarter, the Hub Center solicited proposals for a CSSC institutional grant in Balkan 

velayat. The team, consisting of the Program Manager, Organizational Development and Community 

Outreach Coordinator, conducted organizational assessments of four NGOs, who submitted a letter of 

interest in reply to our solicitation. The assessments revealed that none of the organizations were 

strong enough to be partners so Counterpart will be establishing a Center. As such, we have 

postponed the opening of a branch office in Turkmenbashy city to allow for time to hire and train new 

staff and undergo the rigorous and time consuming process of getting permission from the local 

government to set up a branch office. In the interim, Counterpart will continue to provide services, 

such as basic organizational development trainings and roundtables in topics such as Social 

Partnership,  Volunteer Recruitment and Management, and NGO Networking, in Balkan velayat 

through existing NGO groups.  

Visits by the Regional and Counterpart International Support Personnel 

Senior Vise President of Counterpart International Arlene Lear and Regional Program Manager 

Ara Nazinyan visited Turkmenistan. During their visit they met with USAID Turkmenistan 

Country Representative Bradford Camp, US Ambassador in Turkmenistan L. Kennedy and the 

Advisor to the EU's TACIS Program Michael Wilson to discuss Counterpart's current program 

and opportunities for cooperation beyond March 2003. 

The Regional Training and Community Outreach Coordinators Ulzhan Kanzhygalina and 

Raushan Amanzhanova visited Turkmenistan to monitor the training and community outreach 

programs.  

Regional Finance Director Bob Abma, Deputy Finance Director Yana Dobranravova visited 

Turkmenistan to monitor the grant program implementation in Turkmenistan. 

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