Western Kazakhstan Community Dialogue Program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking application(s) to implement a two year project entitled Western Kazakhstan Community Dialogue. The overall objective of this program is to strengthen dialogue among communities, local authorities and key private-sector stakeholders in oil-producing parts of Western Kazakhstan. Specifically, the Program will promote constructive dialogue among communities of Western Kazakhstan with local (city, rayon, and oblast) civil society organizations (CSOs), government officials, and private companies operating in this region. Depending upon the availability of funding, USAID/CAR estimates a life of project budget of $290,000 for the 2 year life of this project. Specifically, USAID CAR will provide assistance towards the following results: Result 1: A platform for increased productive dialogue among communities, local CSOs, government authorities and private companies is established. Result 2: Strengthened and developed capacities of local CSOs to advocate for constituents’ rights, identify and mitigate potential sources of conflict, and reduce vulnerability and social exclusion of disenfranchised (marginalized) groups in the identified communities. Result 3: Local government officials possess the skills to seek and put to use contributions from civic groups, businesses, and citizens in decision-making processes. Result 4: Increased volume and quality of community participation in designing, implementing and monitoring corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in target communities.