On Thursday 19 May 2011, the Cidi project “Capacity building of civil society to take part in policy dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina“, financed by the European Union, held a seminar for government representatives of the Federation of BiH in Hotel Bosnia, Sarajevo. The seminar was officially opened by Mrs. Mirsada Jahić, Assistant Secretary of the Government in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, FBiH Government Secretariat.

Guest speakers at the seminar were Mrs. Mirsada Jahić, Assistant Secretary of the Government in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, FBiH Government Secretariat, Mrs. Ranka Ninković Papić, Director of the Foundation of Social Inclusion in BiH, Mrs. Marina Buza-Vidas, Head of the Department of International Cooperation and European Integration, Croatian Government Office for NGOs and Mr. Goran Čerkez, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation and Coordination of Strategy Development, Ministry of Health. They presented the role played by the development of the system for monitoring and evaluating the impact of civil society projects and programmes financed from public funds, and by public consultation in policy dialogue.

Twelve participants from the Government of Fedaration of BiH attended the seminar. For more information, please contact: Maja Smrzlić, Communciations and Events Manager Tel: +387 33 260 356; Fax: +387 33 260 355; maja@cidi.ba; info@cidi.ba; www.cidi.ba