Training for local councils and NGOs on development and migration

Maltese development NGO KOPIN will be holding a second training programme for NGOs and local councils on issues related to global poverty and migration, in collaboration with Valletta council and SKOP, the national platform of Maltese development NGOs.

The training will focus on project cycle management and other issues related to global poverty and migration. It will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, St Julian’s, between Tuesday and Thursday.

It is part of a cycle of training and other activities organised within the framework of the international project ‘Mediterranean Development Network’, which is being implemented by NGOs and local authorities in Malta, Cyprus and Greece.

The project is co-financed by Europe Aid and through the co-financing fund for local councils, administered by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Public Dialogue and Information. The project’s coordinator, Dominik Kalweit of KOPIN, said over 50 participants actively took part in the first training session, held over five days last July.

It was officially opened by Parliamentary Secretary Chris Said and the project’s patron, Valletta mayor Alexiei Dingli. It focused on themes, such as the link between development and migration, international and local networking, advocacy, funding opportunities and project development.

Representatives of KOPIN, JRS Malta, Meusac, the Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Betsson Ltd and Eurostep, a Brussels-based NGO network provided lectures and facilitated workshops.

The second training session will be open to 20 participants per day and is free of charge. Eligibility is open for representatives of both NGOs and local councils. Booking in advance is necessary.

For more information, call Dominik Kalweit on 2131 5562 or e-mail dominik.kalweit@maltaforum.org.