Center for Community Organizing (CCO/CpKP)

The Center for Community Organizing (CCO) is a nonprofit non-governmental organization that provides information and advisory services to representatives from public administration, civic organizations and businesses in the following areas – citizen/NGOs participation in local and regional development, local sustainable development, regional policy of European Union and regional  evelopment of the Czech Republic, educating, supporting and strengthening of non-profit nongovernment organizations, strategic environmental assessments. CCO designs and implements public participation programs in planning and decision-making processes. For example programs for citizen participation in planning and designing of public spaces, in housing estate revitalizations, in preparation of community development strategies or in investment planning. CCO provides consultation services for preparation of local social economic development projects with respect of sustainability principles. CCO implements activities promoting principles of partnership and transparent decision-making in regional policy of European Union. CCO supports and educates members of civic and non-profit organizations on all levels. CCO implements strategic environmental assessments of plans, programs and strategies (SEA).