Civil engagement
About Experts
Milan Zbořil
Since September 2012 he has worked in senior position for National Democratic Institute as a director / manager of programs focused on development of civil society organizations and citizens participation in republic of Moldova and Ukraine (September 2012 – April 2015) and program of pre-election activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Belarus (non-partisan/NGOs election monitoring, candidates forums with representatives of different political parties prior presidential (2015) and parliamentary (2016) elections.
Prior to working for NDI he was a Lead Organizer for European Community Organizing Network (ECON), working also as a trainer and consultant for ECON.
Since 1992 he has worked for several different local, national and international non-profit organizations mostly on programs focused on supporting citizens’ participation and engagement, democratization and human rights in Slovakia and Europe. He has worked as a community organizer since 1996. From August 2001 till August 2002 he has been working as a humanitarian worker in Chechnya after Russian-Chechen wars. He was the founding Director of Slovak Refugee Council. In 2007, together with Mrs. Martina Novakova published “Integration guide for refugees in Slovakia”
As a trainer, facilitator, and consultant he worked in over 10 countries outside of Slovakia, organizing seminars on community organizing, public participation, organizational development, and strategy / development planning, among others.
He wrote several articles about citizens’ participation, including chapter “From National Politics to Local Community Participation” in Learning for Local Democracy – A Study of Local Citizen Participation in Europe.