YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 190 NGOs and informal community groups in Armenia's regions will gain access to trainings and resources through a program administered by Eurasia Foundation's (EF) representative office in Armenia, enabling them to play a more effective role in the development of rural communities. According to the report submitted to Noyan Tapan from the Foundation, a total of $130,000 was awarded to nine organizations to build their ability to serve as hubs and resource centers for local NGOs and citizens. The grants will expand the services provided by these nine resources centers, allowing them to provide trainings to local NGOs in skills such as participatory needs assessments, program development and fundraising, community mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation. The centers will also provide basic support such as Internet access, translation, and copy and fax services. It was also mentioned that these organizations were identified by EF through an open grants competition.

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