On August 16–17, the “Strategic Development Agency” NGO organized a training on “Fundraising: how to develop competitive project proposals and to attract financial resources” for teachers of the partner colleges of the “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) Project.
The purpose of the training was to build the capacity of the VET institutions’ representatives on fundraising and the attraction of financial resources.
Representatives of VET institutions from Yerevan and the regions of Lori, Syunik, Tavush, and Armavir participated in the training.
During the training, the participants got acquainted with grant funding and development project opportunities, and through theoretical discussions and practical exercises, they improved their skills to apply for various funds in the future.
The MAVETA project is funded by a broad coalition of international and local organizations led by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), including the Austrian Development Agency, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Government of Armenia, the Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER) NGO, Izmirlian Foundation, the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO and Vanand Agro CJSC.
The project’s implementing partners are the GIZ and HEKS/EPER with the involvement of SDA and the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL).
