The fourth training session for monitors from the Civic Monitoring Mission on the implementation of the Justice Sector Reform in Moldova was held on 7-8 December 2013.

The agenda included topics aimed to deepen and complement the knowledge gained during the previous training sessions and the gained experience.

The training session began with an assessment of the monitors’ network activity in recent months, a performance review and assessment of the difficulties faced by the monitors and proposing solutions for improving the functioning of the Monitoring Mission.

During the two days, the monitors discussed the most effective methods of interviewing respondents in the monitoring process, and improving the quality and quantity of reporting. Other topics referred to reporting and internal communication within the network.

A session was dedicated to information and discussions about the online platform Monitor.md as part of the monitoring project.

The Monitor.md portal is an online platform that reflects monitoring activities carried out by civil society organizations in Moldova. Monitoring activities may refer both to monitoring public institutions and implementation of public policies.

The monitoring areas covered by the Monitor.md portal are: the justice sector reform, human rights, electoral processes, governance, and the work of the Police.

The event was organized as part of the project “Enhancing Government Accountability by Monitoring the Justice Sector Reform”, which is implemented by the Promo-LEX Association and the Association for Efficient and Responsible Governance, and funded by the European Union. The purpose of the training was to build the capacities of civil society to monitor the justice sector reform and increase public interest in the reform.

For more details, contact: Carolina Bondarciuc, Press Officer, Tel: (022) 45-00-24, GSM: 069 637 849, email: [email protected].