Forum of Transnistrian NGOs inconvenient for Transnistrian authorities

Representatives of the civil society of Transnistria came together for the Forum of the Transnistrian Nongovernmental Organizations in Vadul lui Voda town on Saturday, December 12. They are exploring possibilities of developing a partnership for dealing with the encountered problems, Info-Prim Neo reports. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Matters Victor Osipov said the event was very important as it offers new possibilities and imposes greater responsibilities. According to him, the civil society in Transnistria must prove that it can use instruments to implement projects aimed at solving the problems faced by the population of the region. ”The experience of other countries shows that the financial resources alone cannot solve the problems,” Oipov said, adding that startgeies should be worked out and instruments for implemnting them identified. On Sunday, December 13, the participants in the Forum will meet with a number of donors. The president of Promo-Lex Association Ion Manole said the proposals that will be made to the donors are very important as they will help them understand the situation in the region. “Only you can make them understand what you need to work normally, for the society’s benefit,” he said. Manole also said that there are forces that erect barriers to the NGOs, but this shows that the civil society does right things that are not liked by those who want the solving of the problems to be delayed. Natalia Gligor, coordinator of the Resource and Development Center for Transnistria Project implemented by “Promo-Lex” Association, said the Transnistrian authorities are afraid of the consequences of this Forum, adding that some of the participants came to the event even if their bosses banned them from going. “The activists have a permanent job that they risk losing because they did not obey orders and came to the Forum,” she said. The event is organized by Promo-Lex Association in partnership with the organization “Rodoliubets”, with financial support from the Czech organization “People in Need”, the Czech Foreign Ministry’s program “Transition” and the OSCE Mission in Moldova.