On December 13, 2024, IDIS “Viitorul” organized the dissemination and closing conference of the project “Strengthening the capacities and skills of women in the political process in Moldova”.
During the conference, Liubomir Chiriac, project manager, executive director of IDIS “Viitorul”, Barbora Žáčková, cooperation and development counselor, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Moldova, and Kristyna Fantova, project manager, Agora Central Europe, Czech Republic, delivered a welcoming speech.
The event was attended by about 60 women, representatives of local public administration, experts, and NGO leaders. The event began with a detailed analysis of the events carried out within the project, presented by Nicoleta Gherman, project assistant of IDIS “Viitorul”.
Later, Ms. Svetlana Racul, Boșcana City Hall, Criuleni District, spoke about her own experience in combating gender-based violence at home and in public spaces. In this regard, she mentioned that: “Significant results in combating gender-based violence can be achieved at the community level, first of all, by establishing a culture of intolerance about this phenomenon. This idea was promoted during the seminars organized by IDIS “Viitorul”. We are trying to do this in Boșcana”.
Ms. Olga Luchian, President of the Ştefan Vodă District, spoke about her experience in promoting and implementing her ideas in the development of communities in the district. Ms. President emphasized that: “Beautiful and sustainable things can be built for our citizens only by uniting all responsible forces in our society. In this vein, I am trying to promote ideas related to the socio-economic development of the Ştefan-Vodă District.
Ms. Lilia Pilipețchi, Mayor of Soroca Municipality, spoke about the successes in implementing communication and negotiation strategies in the local public administration. "The important achievements in Soroca Municipality are due to the good communication that Soroca City Hall has with the citizens in the community. Open and honest communication with the citizens has allowed us to overcome difficult moments and implement beautiful projects."
Ms. Lenka Krizkova, Director of the “Cesky Les” Tourism Agency, Czech Republic, spoke about her experience in managing regional destinations and developing areas with tourism potential using public funding. The ideas promoted by the Czech expert aroused keen interest among representatives of public administration.
Ms. Natalia Țaruc, councilor, Antonești City Hall, Cantemir district, spoke about the study visit to the Czech Republic: “Taking over and implementing the experience and good practices from the Czech Republic in local government in Moldova is our direct duty. In this regard, I believe that each of the women members of the Moldovan delegation, who visited the Czech Republic, enriched their own experience with many interesting ideas that can be successfully implemented in their communities.”
An important moment of the conference was the launch of the women experts platform (https://experte.viitorul.org/), which is intended to be a platform for communication and interaction through experts with experience in local public administration, economy, finance, politics, education, and other related fields. Nicoleta Gherman claims that: “The platform represents reliable support for women who intend to solve various socio-economic problems they face and, from this perspective, need support in the activities they are going to carry out”.
At the end of the conference, several topics were discussed, such as: attracting and involving young people in public administration; training a new generation of civil servants in public administration; migration of citizens abroad, etc.
Kristyna Fantova, project manager, of Agora Central Europe, pointed out that: “The Czech Republic has the necessary experience in bringing talented young people back home from abroad. Having gone to study, they return when the state creates attractive conditions for activity and professional growth”.
At the end of the discussion, Liubomir Chiriac, project manager, and executive director of IDIS “Viitorul”, pointed out the following: “Most young people in the Republic of Moldova are involved in the IT sector, which is attractive to them from several perspectives. Unfortunately, young people in the country are not attracted to the fields of education, science, public administration, agriculture, industry, etc. Attempts to solve these problems are being made. But, unfortunately, these problems remain unresolved at the moment. All the topics discussed will be taken into account and we will try to propose some solutions through future projects”.
The project “Strengthening the capacities and skills of women in the political process in Moldova”, is implemented by IDIS “Viitorul” and Agora Central Europe, with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
