The role of local self-government in the context of upcoming Constitutional reforms

Vice Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Daniyar Kadirov, as well as Chairman of the Committee on Civil Society Affairs Madiyar Kozhakhmet took part in the work of the Dialogue Platform on Improving the Legal Climate for Civil Society Organizations, organized by the Representative Office of the American Bar Association in Kazakhstan (ABA ROLI) within the framework of the Kazakhstan Program on the Rule of Law with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). 

This dialogue platform is a permanent platform for the exchange of information related to the improvement of the legal regulation of civil society organizations. 

The event was attended by more than 30 representatives of government agencies, academia and think tanks, civil society organizations from the regions and rural areas. 

On the eve of the republican referendum, the participants of the dialogue platform discussed the role of local self-government in the context of upcoming constitutional reforms, as well as the participation of civil society in the legislative process, women's leadership, effective strategic planning tools; as well as the need to increase the capacity of regional NGOs and civil activists. 

In general, the participants of the dialogue platform supported the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the amendments proposed for consideration at the republican referendum.