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News. April, 2009

Fund for Sustainable Development, in partnership with the National Research Center for State and Municipal Governance, organized a conference and training seminar “Community Development in Conditions of an Economic Crisis”

On April 22-24, 2009, the Fund for Sustainable Development, in partnership with the National Research Center for State and Municipal Governance, organized a conference and training seminar “Community Development in Conditions of an Economic Crisis”.

This event consisted of two parts: the first was a conference at which presentations were made by representatives of the RF Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, RF Ministry of Finance, RF Ministry of Regional Development, federal government agencies, local self-government and NGOs; and the second included a two-day seminar devoted to practical training directly linked with local self-government issues.

The participants paid special attention to such questions as the legal framework of community development; managing local finances and municipal property; optimizing the organizational structures of local administrations; assessing the performance of local self-government; community development planning; and multi-sector participation in community development.

The conference and seminar were attended by officials concerned with strengthening local self-government in regions, where the Community Development Support Program is being carried out under the guidance of the Fund for Sustainable Development, and also by stakeholders and staff from 15 other municipalities.