Contracts with winners of the World Bank Small Grants program were signed on November 1, 2006 at the World Bank Public Information Center at State Economic University. Local media representatives were invited to the event. Mr. Gregory T. Jedrzejczak, Country Manager of World Bank/Azerbaijan had congratulated the winners and wished them success in their valuable work. This year Small Grants Program was administered by the Azerbaijan Community Development Research, Training and Resource Center Total of 71 organizations have applied for grant and submitted proposals. The Selection Committee, on a step-by-step basis, has selected 7 local NGOs as finalists of the competition. List of winner NGOs: # | Name of organization | Project title | Requested grant amount | 1 | Educational Center for Youth | Establishment of Educational Portal of Azerbaijan | $4945 | 2 | Humanitarian Center "YUVA" | Anticorruption activity in education | $4100 | 3 | Society of Women of Azerbaijan for Peace and Democracy in Transcaucasus | Civic education on women rights through mass media | $4000 | 4 | "Praxis" Support to Social Development Union | Labor Rights and Employment of IDP's | $4157 | 5 | “Tomris” Mothers Society | Preparation of 4 programs as part of the “Improving of Civil Society Awareness” initiative and broadcasting them on Kapaz TV is envisioned | $4800 | 6 | Towards Sustainable Development | Strengthening capacity of civil society in order to institutionalize feedback mechanism throughout implementation of the SPPRSD | $3998 | 7 | United Aid for Azerbaijan | Developing Accountability - Deinstitutionalization and the Development of Alternative Social Services | $5,000 | | | TOTAL | $31 000 |
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