F. COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 

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AZAKHSTAN

A meeting with Gloria Steel, an Administrative Assistant for USAID/WDC. 

Participation in the conference organized by Kazakhstan Medical Pedagogical Association and 

funded by IPPF. 

A meeting with representatives from Volunteers' House   resulted in an agreement to provide 

trainings on volunteerism on a cost sharing base.  

A meeting with Steve Klingelhoffer, ICNL President, to discuss Counterpart ICNL interaction.  

A meeting with Taisto Vanhapelto, Regional Program Coordinator of the International Federation 

of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies to discuss workshops and trainings for the 

National Red Crescents societies.  

Organization of governance training for 25 members of the Central Asian Red Cross and Red 

Crescent Societies   the seminar covered the establishment and development of governing bodies 

in the above mentioned organizations, the determination of government and management 

concepts, and the analysis of external and internal relations. 

Participation in the Conference  League of Trainers  organized by ICMA to discuss training in 

Kazakhstan. 

Participation in the workshop with Counterpart's Washington DC office to develop training for 

the World Bank Caspian Environment Program. 

Meetings with Counterpart's Senior Vice President, Arlene Lear, business officials from 

Chevron/Texaco and Exxon/Mobil corporations, donor associates and partner international 

organizations to discuss perspectives of cooperation with business structures.  

An expertise exchange on participatory community and rural appraisals with Jason Emmert, an 

Intern from the University of British Columbia.  

Participation in an M&E one day workshop initiated by INTRAC (May 10

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, Medeu Hotel). 

A meeting with Javed S. Ahmad, a representative of UNFPA, to discuss participation of target 

health and women's NGOs in a UNFPA project on protecting women's reproductive rights. 

A discussion of the possibilities for cooperation with E riders development project with Juliya 

Leonova, the Educational Programs Coordinator of the Soros Kazakhstan Foundation. 

Participation in a roundtable on emergency measures initiated by the Red Cross and Red Crescent 

Society in the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Participation in a PR workshop initiated by Dr. David Mould, a Professor of the School of 

Telecommunications at Ohio University. 

Facilitation of the Central Asian Conference  The Development of Civil Society in Central Asia: 

Regional and International Prospects  initiated by INTRAC and IDC. 

A meeting with Glenn T. Sarka, Gender Issues Legal Specialist in the American Bar Association 

for Central and East European Law Initiative   the CSSCs received data on the training 

 Domestic Violence  for further dissemination to regional NGOs. 

A meeting with Julian Hansen, UNV Program Officer    Strengthening and Promoting the 

Sustainability of Kazakhstan's Network of Volunteer Organizations. 

K

YRGYZSTAN

Director Helmut Schafft of Counterpart Germany visited on May 7 18 to present a website to 

promote networking between CBOs in Kyrgyzstan   an EU funded project #99/0439 to strengthen 

the ability of local communities to advocate on behalf of their citizenry.  

Project staff participated in the study tour in Germany held from May 25 July 9   using the lesson 

learned from the study tour, the project staff drafted a concept of Community Foundations to be 

applied in Kyrgyzstan.  

Project staff Discussed the UNHCR funded project 02/AB/KGZ/LS/470 aimed at providing 

support to refugee organizations to update procedures and plans for this year   the refugee NGOs 

collected information and submit lists to the CSSCs and the Bishkek office for the database; by 

June 30 the database contained records for 3,766 adult refugees (6,924 including children). To 

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