On 9 November 2026, the non-governmental organisation Madad and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) concluded the first day of their joint training course. Participants examined how NGOs register, organise the work of their governing bodies, meet reporting requirements and work with public authorities.

The course is part of the first phase of the grant project “Strengthening the Legal and Institutional Capacity of Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organisations”. At the opening ceremony, Shakir Kamalovich Saidov, Executive Director of Madad, and Ursula Keller Alazzawi, Deputy Head of Cooperation at SDC, outlined the project’s purpose, priorities and expected results.

Course participants will share what they learn with representatives of local NGOs through training sessions in 14 regions of Uzbekistan.

Specialists from the Ministry of Justice’s Department for Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organisations led the first day’s sessions. They explained the constitutional and legislative framework for NGOs, the legal forms these organisations can take and the procedure for amending their statutes and founding documents. The sessions also covered the powers of NGO directors and governing bodies, as well as the rights and responsibilities of founders and members.

The next session focused on social partnership and public oversight, official record-keeping, requirements for handling foreign funding and ways to prevent conflicts of interest. The specialists answered questions from participants.

Participants shared their experience of applying the legal requirements discussed in the sessions to the day-to-day work of NGOs.

According to the programme, training will continue on 10 November with sessions on preparing applications for international grants, developing project budgets, assessing risks and raising funds.