Best Practices Competition of ILN/CARNet –Capacity 2015 in the Area of Sustainable Development in Central Asia
Entries are accepted from 15 December 2006 till 15 February 2007.
From 10 January through 10 February 2007, the Information Network ILN/CARNet will provide
consultations and technical support in application procedure.
For additional information, consultations in the noted period and application form visit
www.iln.caresd.net, or contact Vladimir Grebnev, Regional Coordinator of the Best Practices Competition.
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 96 B Kievskaya Str. 4th floor, UNDP “Environment for Sustainable Development”
Programme, Tel: (996 312) 623761, e-mail: vladimir.grebnev@gmail.com
Or National Coordinators of CARNet Network:
Kazakhstan: Aliya Tonkobaeva, UNDP, 67 Tole bi
Str., Almaty, , Tel. (7-3272) 582643.
e-mail: aliya.tonkobayeva@undp.org
Turkmenistan: Svetlana Gamolya, UNDP, 40
Galkynysh Str., e-mail: svgam@mail.ru
Tajikistan: Umed Ulugov, “Youth 21”, e-mail:
carnet_tj@mail.ru
Uzbekistan: Alexey Kobzev, 52 Bogi Baland Str.,
NNO «Hayot» , Tel: (998-712) 546170
e-mail: ecopol@tps.uz
Application Form for the Best Practices Competition
1. Background information
Name of the Best Practice (BP):
BP compliance with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG): mark one (or several) MDG, which your
BP activity concerns
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Name of the implementing organization
Place of realization: (underline the appropriate)
Contact Person: Name
Region, country, city, district, village
Full postal address
e-mail
Type of organization: (underline as appropriate)
Government organization, international organization, local authority, association, NGO, private
sector, research or academic institution, mass media, public or private fund, other
2. Partners1:
Name of partner organization:
Type of support:
(underline as appropriate )
Financial, technical, political, administrative, other
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To be filled out separately for each partner
Best Practices Competition of ILN/CARNet –Capacity 2015 in the Area of Sustainable Development in Central Asia
9. Budget
Show the total cost of a project and funding scheme of BP indicating share of each partner. Partnership
participation includes not only financial contribution but other resources also – infrastructure, human and technical
resources, expert support, etc.
Partner
Kind of a resource
Estimated amount in
USD
10. Activity Level
Underline the appropriate:
Global, regional, national, oblast, district, village
1. Information on BP implementation
Describe the BP activity in a narrative form following the chronological order. Recommended total size should be no
more than 3 pages of Times New Roman 12
Description of a problem/need
Describe the situation before realization of BP using2 and qualitative3 assessment criteria. Formulate
problems/needs using only facts –existing threats, negative factors. Rationalize the need for your activity.
Describe beneficiaries of your BP and changes and benefits they will receive as a result.
1) Description of BP
a) Goals:
Formulate the goals of BP
b) Main objectives of the activity
List objectives that should be met to achieve set goals. To do this, please, formulate and write down the sequence
of objectives that have led to the Goal of BP.
c) Potential of the main implementer
Give a brief description of the main implementer of BP including its institutional, human potential, etc.
d) Innovative approaches used in implementation of BP
Describe innovations used in BP implementation process. This can be new methods in management, production
technology, etc. Point out what has caused using of the innovation in your BP and what problems these
innovations helped solve. Information on new approaches can be presented in comparison with traditional
methods and stress the gained benefits.
e) Activities
Describe the BP implementation activities in chronological order. To follow the sequence, please, rely on tasks
which you have set to achieve the goal. Solution of each task depending on its complexity can include
implementation of one or several actions.
f) Outcomes
Describe the achieved results, give them quantitative and/or qualitative assessment comparing with the initial
situation. How implementation of your BP has changed threats and negative factors that were the primary cause
for the BP implementation? Describe changes that took place in management or life process in the given area.
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Quantitative assessment – description of indicators in quantitative measurement (in absolute figures, increase/decrease by times,
percentages in relation to the basic data).
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Qualitative assessment – description of indicators in quantitative measurement in relation to the basic data.
Best Practices Competition of ILN/CARNet –Capacity 2015 in the Area of Sustainable Development in Central Asia
2) Success factors and problems in BP implementation process
a) Describe factors which contributed to success of your activity: partnership, new technologies, existing
situation, competency of implementers, lack of competition, other.
b) Describe main problems which you encountered in the implementation process of your BP. How did you deal
with them? How to avoid such difficulties in replication of your BP?
3) Sustainability
a) Formulate factors providing stability of achieved results and making your BP sustainable: integration of
efforts with local authorities, the public; economic benefit; presence of infrastructure to continue this
activity; accessible budget of BP and others.
4) Replication
Are there any preconditions which should be fulfilled to ensure successful implementation of BP in other
environments/countries (legislation, organizational preparation, financial support, etc.)?
a) What ways of disseminating the results of BP can you suggest?
Note: Description can contain photos, diagrams, tables, etc.