UNDP holds a workshop on strategic planning

The goal of the seminar is to enable public associations with strategic planning skills for the purpose of financial sustainability and engagement into cooperation with the government.

“The work of public associations and civil sector in general is very important because it plays a very important role in supporting the work of the government in the sphere of work. We are very pleased that UNDP’s project has created a platform that encourages and supports the dialogue between the Government of Turkmenistan and public associations,” said Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Germany in Turkmenistan.

The workshop led by the international expert Erkina Ubysheva took place with participation of representatives of 18 public associations of Turkmenistan providing social services and representing thematic unions of Turkmenistan.

During the seminar, public associations received technical knowledge on how to develop a strategy, shape the mission and hold monitoring and assessment. During the seminar, theoretical knowledge was put into practice and participants drafted strategic plans of development for their organizations.

“One of the reasons why the government does not always see and cannot assess the scale of positive work of the public associations is because organizations do not demonstrate the impact of their work. Many forget about the mission, and therefore, cannot effectively plan their activities. It is therefore necessary to focus on organizational development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of the impact of organization’s activities,” explained the international expert.

The seminar took place with financial support of the Embassy of Germany in Turkmenistan.