For a small NGO in the breakaway region of Transdnistria in Moldova, access to free ICT  training and internet is not a resource taken for granted. Without the skills NGO members acquired at the Tiraspol IATP Center – the only place to get free training and internet in the region – the NGO Reproductive Health Center would probably not have had the opportunity to win a grant from UNICEF.  But that’s exactly what happened on September 2, 2009.

This Moldovan NGO specializes in offering family planning services to its community members and in raising awareness about maternal and child health care. Earlier this year, employees of the NGO came to IATP to study computer and internet basics. They wanted ICT skills to search for grants on the internet and apply for them online. They finished their training, applied their new skills, and in September, they received the good news from UNICEF.

“The skills we received at the IATP center, as well as the opportunity to work on the internet free of charge, are invaluable to our organization. It is particularly important in our fundraising efforts and establishing contact with international organizations. We also use the internet to communicate and cooperate with other NGOs that work in the same sphere as us,” remarked NGO Director Irina Goreacikovskaia.

Within the framework of their new project "Logic is the Best Protection against Unwanted Pregnancy” the NGO will conduct a series of seminars and interactive lessons about contraception, reproductive health, and family planning for students at Tiraspol State University. Seminars are scheduled to begin at the end of October. The NGO’s new iniative is a particularly ambitious endeavor at this time since the year 2009 was declared the “Year of the Family” in Transdnistria. Due to political strife, economic decline, and other factors, the demographic situation in the breakaway region is worsening and the child mortality rate is on the rise.

Since opening a year ago, 30 representatives from eight NGOs have benefited from free training at the IATP center in Tiraspol.

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