On 11-14 February 2016, village Karpaty, Zakarpattya region, hosted a training of trainers on the course “Community-driven sustainable development”. Training has been organized in the framework of cooperation of the joint UNDP/EU project “Community-based approach to local development” (CBA) with Ukrainian universities. The event was opened by Svitlana Slabinska, Monitoring and Communication Specialist. Moderators of the training of trainers were Anna Alajalyan and Tetiana Kuznyetzova.

During this four day event the participants who represent the National network of partner universities under the CBA leant how to build an efficient training and to be a successful trainer, mastered the methodology of developing case studies for a training. The training consisted of 6 modules on facilitating cooperation with communities, including team work and proactive personality; social mobilization in communities; identification of community needs and project management; conflict sources and mediation; recommendation regarding fundraising for addressing the community challenges and implementation of joint initiatives. During this training, the participants also made up an action plan for 2016.

All participants became certified trainers. In the course of 2016 they are expected to organize same type training in their Universities.