Supporting Participative Development of Local Authorities in Regions of Georgia

The project1 aims to support establishment of efficient self-governance institute in the country through support of civic involvement, public awareness and accountability.
Main objectives of the project1 are as follows:

• Study of statutes/regulations of the self-governance units with regards to civic involvement;
• Study of level of observance of civil involvement regulations in self-governance unit statutes/regulations;
• Detection of reasons of insufficient civic involvement in activities of self-governance bodies;
• Study of activities of the donor and non-governmental organizations directed at improvement of the field.
• Elaboration of recommendations.

Support Rural Livelihoods and Employments in Samegrelo and Ajara Regions, Western Georgia

Project aims to support introduction to Samegrelo and Adjara regions technologies of intensive agriculture and increase awareness and develop agricultural skills of impoverished population engaged in agriculture. In pursuit of said goal within the framework of the Project establishment of farmer groups is planned in Samegrelo and Zemo Adjara regions in order to acquaint them with new technologies and provide support with means of production along with agricultural consultancy services and links with product market following the harvest. As a future prospect, Project also provides for establishment of farmer associations and cooperatives

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Civil Society in Legislative Process

The goal of the project1 is support of transparency of the lawmaking processes in Georgia and timely delivery of information to parties concerned. Within the framework of the project1, publication of legislative initiatives submitted to the Parliament of Georgia and Supreme Council of Adjara Autonomous Republic before completion Committee and Parliamentary reading and timely delivery of informational bulletin concerning expected amendments of the legislation to the parties concerned.

Creating Enabling Environment for Welfare Organizations in Georgia

The project "Creating Enabling Environment for Socially oriented Not-for-Profit Organizations in Georgia" was incepted in November 2006 with financial support of Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED. The primary objective of the project is to form favorable, sustainable, flexible legal and overall operating environment for and institutional strengthening of organizations delivering social services in Georgia. Emanating from this principal objective, the Project endeavors to elaborate effective cooperation mechanisms between socially oriented organizations and Government, to elaborate unified model of social services outsourcing and effective mechanism of Government financing of socially oriented not-for-profit organizations to enable welfare organizations to successfully cooperate with Government, gradually replacing Government or efficiently complementing it in social service delivery, to contribute to the process of deinstitutionalization, to raise public awareness in social issues. Emanating from these overarching ends, the project envisions implementation of the below enumerated activities:

• Elaboration of uniform policy of social services' outsourcing and government financing mechanisms of welfare organizations;
• Elaboration of uniform legislative package incorporating, inter alia, mechanisms promoting cooperation between the government and welfare organizations, mechanisms of Government financing of welfare organizations, mechanisms contributing to formation of flexible operating environment for socially oriented organizations;
• Strengthening institutional and organizational capacity of social service provider not-for-profit organizations;
• Contributing to the process of deinstitutionalization in Georgia through involvement of social service provider organizations in the process;
• Building and managing an efficient network of social actors, primarily social service provider organizations;
• Researching the status quo market of welfare organizations operating in Georgia to determine development index of the organizations and create unified database;
• Researching international experience in the field of social services outsourcing, government/not-for-profit cooperation, government financing of welfare organizations;
• Establishing Legal Aid Center to deliver legal consultancy services to welfare organizations free of charge thereby contributing to institutional and organizational development of the organizations.