From our work so far- we would like to present:

Within the programme "Civil Society Advocacy Initiative - CSAI" funded by the Vermont ISC, TRI Team members and BCIF representatives have agreed - based on the performed evaluation of capacities of 20 organisations - to develop a training plan for these organisations which will further empower them in the field of advocacy in the local community.

Owing to years of experience, knowledge and familiarisation with the sector, TRI team trainers have often been engaged as external evaluators for a large number of international organisations' programmes, both in Serbia and in the region. Hereby we shall specify just some of them, completed in the past two years:

During 2006/2007, TRI Team trainers were engaged as external evaluators for two large two-year programmes of the Belgrade CARE International office. The programmes were aimed at issues of Roma employment and sensitising young people to accept differences and reduce discrimination. Exit strategy facilitation for the Belgrade CARE International office

Revitalising of local communities through democratic action - 19 trainings for 266 representatives of the Citizens' Councils from 11 central Serbian towns within the CRDA USAID programme, organised by ACDI/VOCA in: Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka, Kraljevo, Čačak, Jagodina, Ćuprija, Požarevac, Vrnjačka Banja, Kragujevac, Gornji Milanovac and Aranđelovac;

Facilitation skills for ACDI/VOCA employees;

Trainings on communication, meetings and citizen participation for CHF facilitators on the CRDA programme

Training the Serbian National Assembly staff;

Strategic planning - the Judges' Association of Serbia/ABA CEELI.

Training for REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT in 30 S&M towns to form municipal committees responsible for the enforcement of gender equality and equal opportunity policies participation in a two-year programme/OSCE.

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MODERATOR SKILLS for representatives of 15 eastern Serbia municipalities, involved in the Municipality Support Programme /GTZ, FIDECO & Associates;

Education of the National Councils' representatives in Serbia / OSCE

Seminars for Local Parliament members
The seminars on following topics were realised within the Serbia-wide project for support to Municipal Assemblies, organised by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities with the support from UNDP and OSCE: communication, negotiation and work efficiency improvement skills for the Municipal Assemblies' members. The purpose of the seminars is to explain the role of the assembly members in communication with citizens.

In cooperation with the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, as a part of the Exchange programme, the TRI Team trainers held 8 seminars for 120 representatives from 80 municipalities across Serbia. During the seminars, the participants had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the basic elements of the project form used for all programmes funded by the European Commission and executed by the European Agency for Reconstruction and Development.

We would particularly like to point out our work with the members of Municipal Assemblies, reflected in direct assistance to two municipalities (Smederevo and Priboj) in regard to writing of project proposals for the EXCHANGE programme, for which the municipalities had applied in cooperation with local nongovernmental organisations.

Supported by the Freedom House, the TRI Team organised seven special seminars on the topic of ADVOCACY and the basic goal of improving the position of NGOs in the local community. The seminars dealt with NGO access to municipality budgets and municipalities providing premises for NGOs on favourable terms.

The one-year capacity building programme of Serbian Teachers' Association, supported by the Fund for an Open Society was completed successfully.

Training of Roma representatives within the project "Local Roma coordinators in Serbia and Montenegro" by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) on the following topics: Minority and human Rights, Action Plans, Writing a Project Proposal, Project Management, Advocacy

Capacity building for disabled persons in the territory of AP Vojvodina in cooperation with the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation The following topics were agreed upon: the Issue of Disability, Disability as a Human Rights Issue, Project Management by using the LFA Technique, Fund-raising, Public Relations, Advocacy and Lobbying, Participation and Networking.