Moldovan NGO Developments

The information below was excerpted from the December issue of Heritage--News from Moldova, an electronic newsletter published by the Altair International Ecological Agency in Chisinau, Moldova, with financial support from ISAR, in association with the COUNTERPART Foundation for International Partnerships (USA). The newsletter is distributed free. For information on how to subscribe, contact Altair.

Law on Public Associations

On November 22, 1995 the Parliament of Moldova adopted a Law on Public Associations in its first reading. The project was prepared by an NGO, Ecological Society "Biotica," with USAID support through the Eurasia Foundation, Kyiv Regional Office.

Taking into account its great significance for the development of the third sector in Moldova, the law was was first discussed during three seminars for NGOs, organized by Biotica, COUNTERPART Foundation for International Partnerships, International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Moldova-Florida Center.

The American Bar Association also participated in the Law Project. The adoption of the law is apparently not final. The authors hope to make some alterations in the course of a second reading, which will improve the Law and make it more useful for NGOs functioning in Moldova.

Ilya Trombitsky,
Ecological Society
"BIOTICA"
Fax: (3732) 561540
E-mail: [email protected]

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International Volunteer Organizations in Moldova

About 30 NGOs of Moldova act together with national and international volunteer organizations as reported in the press- communique of the Chisinau UNDP Mission on the eve of the International Day of Volunteers.

According to the document, the Volunteer Organizations of Moldova, including the Red Cross, Peace Corps, Save the Children and Salvation Army, help the poor, organize undertakings on children's health improvement, help disabled people, and work for peace, democracy and environmental protection.

Different specialists give professional consultations in the Republic of Moldova, teach English on several programs worked out by UNO (Volunteers of the United Nations, in particular).

The other volunteer organizations, acting in the Republic of Moldova are: Peace Corps, through which Americans come to Moldova to teach English to children from villages; VOCA, promoting the development of private farms by offering technical aid; American Bar Association; and so on.

Valentin Kalancha, the Coordinator of the Program Volunteers of the UNO, told the BASA-PRESS corespondent that 10 volunteers from Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Turkey are working according to the program in Moldova. They give consultations in different fields. In the near future 15 volunteers from Moldova are supposed to be sent to a number of developing countries. In connection with the project Peter OBrian, the UNO program consultant, vizited Chisi Different specialists give professional consultations in the Republic of Moldova, teach English on several programs, worked out by UNO, "The Volunteers of the United Nations", in particular, the International UNO Consultative Short-Term Service (UNISTAR), TOKTEN program.

The other volunteer organizations, acting in the Republic of Moldova are: Peace Corps, owing to which the young Americans come to Moldova to teach English children from villages; VOCA, promoting the development of private farms by offering technical aid; American Bar Association and so on.

Valentin Kalancha, the Coordinator of the Program "The Volunteers of the UNO", told the BASA-PRESS corespondent that 10 volunteers from Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Turkey are working according to the program in Moldova. They give consultations in different fields.

In the near future 15 volunteers from Moldova are supposed to be sent to a number of developing countries.

Last updated:    January 1997

A print version of much of the information contained in this NIS Third Sector Organizations section can be found in the The Post-Soviet Handbook (Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1999).

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