Training for civil society organisations

Fingo, the Finnish platform for civil society organisations (CSO), provides a variety of training courses for CSOs engaged in development cooperation projects every year. Examples of the themes handled in its training courses include the human rights-based approach, planning of development cooperation projects and programmes, monitoring and assessment, effectiveness, and the financial administration of projects and programmes.

Fingo offers also courses on development cooperation, global education, advocacy, communications, and collaboration with private companies. Its upcoming training courses can be viewed here(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window). Many course can be attended via remote connection.

The umbrella organisation for Finnish CSOs engaged in development cooperation activities, Fingo, was established in 2018 when the Finnish NGO platform, Kepa, and the Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU, Kehys, merged in 2018.