The “regional meeting point of non-governmental organisations Podravje” pursues the following specific objectives:- to strengthen the information, organisational, professional and advocacy capacity of NGOs with the potential to address local needs, thereby contributing to the sustainability of NGOs and their increased role in the delivery of public services;- to contribute to a stronger role for NGOs in the formulation of local/regional policies;- to strengthen cross-sectoral integration and cooperation to address local needs; — strengthen the role of the regional interface with a view to improving the situation and the conditions for the operation of NGOs and- strengthen the capacity of the coordinator of the NGO regional interface for organisational development, thereby contributing to its sustainability, stability and capacity to provide services to NGOs with potential in particular.