1. Names of principal investigator:

Aydar S.Hamzin
Tatiana A. Voltchenko
Oleg V. Krasilnikov
Dmitry V. Vokhmyanin

2. Title of proposal:

“The Kazan Civic Networking”

3. Report period (time period covered by report):

January-March, 2001

4. Names and institutions of collaborators, if any (US and/or Russia). Show the names of every person or organization, who take part in project or intend to participate or finance the project additionally:

1. Committee for Human Rights Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan (Dmitri V. Vokhmianin)
2. Tupolev Kazan State Technical University (Aidar S. Hamzin)
3. Public Youth Organization of the "Future Management " (E. Ditiatkina)
4. Public Organization "Chernobyl" (G. Jiliayev)
5. Women Rights Independent Commission (A.Nassirova)
6. Juridical Clinic of the Tatar Institute for Business Assistance (T. Kurdukova)
7. Psychological Society of the Republic of Tatarstan (R. Gabdreyev)
8. National Republics Non-political Association of the Russian Federation (S. Knyazkin)
9. History Institute of the Sciences Academy of RT (R. Khakimov)
10. Constitutional and International Law Faculty, Kazan State University (R. Valeyev)
11. Endosurgery and Plastic surgery Educational Center (I. Fyodorov)
12. Acquaintances Club "Silver Rain " (V. Mikhaylov)
13. Charitable Fund "Messiah" (D. Maryashova)
14. Public Charitable Fund "Arc" (T. Borissova)
15. Kazan Organization of the Russian Engineer Society (R. Taguirov)
16. Public Center of Assistance to population (V. Yegorov)
17. Initiative Group " News from Kazan " (G. Kazakov)
18. Public Organization "Airat"
19. Tatarstan Representative for Human Rights (R. Vaguizov)
20. Social and Political Prognosis Analytical Center (A. Vorjetzov)
21. Independent Invalid Settlements Organization (N. Bumblis)
22. Children Sunday School (N. Pobedimskaya)
23. Information Technologies Laboratory of the State Medical Advanced Training Institute (E. Oblakov)
24. Psychological Training School (S.Petrushin)
25. Youth Historical Club of Role Games "Vityaz" (I. Repin)
26. Plastic Surgery Center (S. Obidenov)
27. Psychological Rehabilitation Center for dope fiends and alcoholics (S. Diatlov)
28. Kazan department of Russian Young Scouts Organization (N. Pobedimskaya)

5. Purpose and objectives of proposal:

Objectives:

1. Involvement of large range of public organizations and initiative citizens in project “Kazan Civic Networking”
2. Work on new forms of activity within the framework of “Kazan Civic Networking” project
3. Technical project infrastructure development
4. Quality improvement of Internet services
5. Expansion of civil initiatives in the framework of the project
6. Civil initiatives Information space creating
7. Active participation in measures spent within the framework of the all-Russian project " Russian Civic Networking"
8. Assistance in developing civil movement in the Republic of Tatarstan and initiating noncommercial organizations joint social projects, bodies of state authority and business, establishment of social partnership.
9. Work to popularize modern information technologies in public and civil spheres.
10. Work to develop the information maintenance in noncommercial and commercial sectors and to associate organizations for joint cooperation within the framework of the Russian Civic Networking program.
11. Expansion of activity’s scales of noncommercial and commercial sector by means of modern information technologies.
12. Information interaction of non commercial organizations, bodies of state authority, mass media in sphere of noncommercial and commercial sector development and civil society formation to solve jointly social, cultural, educational, information, resource, personnel, methodological and other problems of public movement.

1. Work to popularize the activity of public organizations, positive and negative work experience, public initiatives, actions and measures, interaction within state structures, MASS-MEDIA and all public sectors;
2. Assistance in creating and developing civil society institutes, in particular, in creating, strengthening, interacting and associating efforts of not governmental organizations;
3. Work to develop service functions of centers of public access to Internet, thus creating favourable conditions for wide layers of population to the network; to popularize Internet opportunities, to report the activity of noncommercial initiatives in Internet. At present five centers of public access function;
4. Granting opportunities to develop noncommercial republic sector, using achievements of information technologies through connection of noncommercial organizations, active citizens to the dial-up Internet usage;
5. Monitoring on problems of public movement development with the help of Internet; republic legislation analysis in the field of noncommercial organizations’ development, estimating level of noncommercial organizations interaction with bodies of state authority;
6. Information and technical assistance to " Kazan Civic networking " users services work;
7. Interaction with Mass-Media;
8. Realizing educational courses, seminars to improve the total level of organizations - project’s participants activity;
9. Assistance in creating project’s participants Web-sites
10. Providing to a wide audience:

• news about organizations and private persons activity participating in the project;
• mass media monitoring results on freedom of speech problems and civil sector development in the Tatarstan Republic;
• information, given by noncommercial organizations (NCO): about NCO activity, problems, results and achievements, actions and measures, announcements of actions and measures, NCO appeals and statements, concerning all spheres of activity;
• placing local news, databases (NCO database, legislative database), information on significant culture, science, NCO events, inquiry and news information on the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, geography, population, culture, science, economy, public health services, civil initiatives;
• publishing the methodical literature with recommendations for public organizations work; on realizing their projects and initiatives, NCO develop various methodical manuals and literature;
• reports on noncommercial and commercial organizations activity in the Republic of Tatarstan and other national Republics of the Russian Federation. According to the conditions of cooperation contract, each organization – project’s participant - should place on site not less than one publication per week;
• publication of analytical materials, concerning the civil sector and conditions of regional legislation in the Civil Network;

1. Meetings and communications pertaining to output:

1. The Board of Directors has determined perspectives of Kazan civic networking project development in 2001
2. There was organized a meeting with Mr. Declan Marfy, consultant in the Foundation “Bredly”, lighted out the most interesting work with public organizations, presented the project “Kazan civic networking”, planned the conference “Civic and public initiatives in Russia”.
3. Together with Public Charitable Foundation “Arc”, Foundation “Bredly” there was carried out the conference “Civic and public initiatives in Russia” (the 4-7^th of February), where 15 Russian and foreign organizations have taken part.
4. A meeting, devoted to possibility to collaborate in the framework of Kazan civic network, with Kazan organizations: children architect and designer school “Dashka”, cultural and educational center in honor of victims Vera, Nadejda, Lubov and their Mother Sophia, women’s crisis center “Fatima”, - has been carried out.
5. There was organized a meeting between children from Public Charitable Fund “Arc” and Alexandre V. Malov, Kazan Zoo director advisor. An excursion over the Zoo and a talk about saving animals’ world, using interesting illustrations, has been carried out for children. There were discussed questions, concerning development and introduction of ecology programs.
6. Meeting at State Council (with Mr. Vagizov, Khakimov, Kniazkin participation), devoted to president elections in the Tatarstan Republic the 25^th of March, 2001.

1. Activities in Kazan or other locations pertaining to output:

1.1. Work to organize interactive communication system “Kazan civic networking”:
1.1.1. For the first quarter of 2001 13 new users got an access to interactive informational system,
1.1.2. Kazan civic networking web-site control and informational redaction is realized,
1.1.3. Administrators work to control web-site users activity is carried out,
1.1.4. For the last financial period there were provided 61 hb of server services,
1.1.5. 37 informational articles were published,
1.1.6. 10% site auditory increase witnesses growing interest for the web-site work In March,
1.2. Usual work for round-the-clock assistance to “Kazan civic networking program” participants is realized.
1.3. A client web-site for Kazan Zoo has been installed (http://cnk.kai.ru/friends/zoo/), an active assistance to control clients’ web-sites is rendered.
1.4. Dial-up users of “Kazan civic networking” have been provided by 176 Internet hours, public access centers have used 412 Internet hours.

1. An assistance in searching Mr. A.V. Malov, Kazan specialist on pole bears has been rendered to Mrs. Gail E. Hedberg  Exotic Animal Management, Senior Veterinary Technician San Francisco Zoo.
2. Work to popularize public organizations activity, to support informational interaction between organizations-project’s participants, is carried out.
3. An active part had been taken in pre-election campaign before the Tatarstan Republic President elections of the 25^th of March, in 2001.
4. Part in carrying out an international conference “Civic and public initiatives in Russia” (the 4^th – 7^th of February, in 2001), has been taken.

1. Tatiana G. Borisova (Kazan) Organization: Covcheg Public Charitable Foundation for Spiritual and Moral Development of the Children and Youth in a bosom of Orthodox Church.




2. Professor Igor V. Fedorov (Kazan) The Educational Center of the Association of "Endosurgery in the Tatarstan Republic"
3. Alexander I. Zorin (Moscow) Educative organization “Tree of Kind” and Penal system.
4. M. Yu. Zabruskova, director of children architectural – designer school “Dashka” (Kazan)




5. Andrey Yurevich, Spiritual-educational and compassionate center on base of Krestodvigensky curacy of Lesosibirs town (Krasnoyarski area)
6. O.L. Neve, director of fund for addict exoneration “Fazenda Nadegda” (Moscow)
7. Father Superior Evmeni Perisy (village Reshma of Kostromskya area) Education center “Light of ORTHODOX”
8. E.A. Stepanova, Ph.D., superintendent of Ural- Sibiria area of Russian methodical church “Vozvraschenie” (Ekaterinburg)




9. I.V.Mannannikov (Tomsk) Organization: Library for religion research of city Tomsk
10. M.F. Kukulevich Children club of bard songs “Covcheg”, city Nigniy Novgorod
11. Svyatoslav Mirganiev, (Zelenodolsk) Culture-educational center “Vera, Nadegda, Lubov and their mother Sofi
12. S.Larcev (Moscow) Moscow regional fund for help to children who sick hemophilia




13. L.T. Malinova (Krasnoyarsk) Organization: Center electronic resources of massive information Krasnoyars city
14. L. Lvov (S.Petersbourg) Center of human rights of Garold and Selma Light
15. V.Z. Ibragimova (Kazan) Women crisis center “Fatima”