The ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti working group was actively attended by members of the group representing both local self-government and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders. During the meeting, special attention was paid to the issues of sharing the experience of Ozurgeti Municipality in the field of public administration and highlighting the role of civil society.
The work is carried out within the framework of the project “A common forum for #CSOs from #Guria, #Imereti and #Racha-Lechkhumi for #PAR Roadmap monitoring”.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia
The next meeting of Lanchkhuti working group was dedicated to discussing the role of youth in the public administration process and their needs. Representatives of youth CSOs participated in the meeting together with the members of the working group, in particular, the members of newly established organizations within the framework of the project - "Lanchkhuti Youth Movement" and "Ruduni". The meeting discussed urgent problems in the direction of introducing public administration. high motivation of young people and willingness to contribute to the further development of civil society was highlighted. Representatives of the partner CSOs - Lanchkhuti Information Center and the Georgian Rural Hall took an active part in the meeting.
An online training was held for the representatives of the Forum for Civil Society Organizations, the aim of which was a brief overview of the essence, stages and forms of advocacy. During the training, discussions and group work, participants discussed the factors hindering the proper implementation of public administration reform at the local level, identified and analyzed the target groups and stakeholders. The training developed the working document for the advocacy of the needs at the regional and national level in the municipalities, which will be the basis for a joint advocacy strategy of the representatives of the Forum for Civil Society Organizations and the Fund "Sukhumi" at the regional and national levels.
Three new civil society organizations have been established in Terjola - as envisaged in the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.
This is one of the good results of the project, as there are few organizations in Terjola that work to address the needs of civil society.
During the meeting these organizations talked about the plans. One of the most important in these plans, is a grant competition, in which new organizations will be actively involved, and this will be a good start in their activities.
Plan of active work from the new year - this was the main topic at the online meeting, in which civil society organizations of Vani took part. These organizations are: "Support 2020" and "Citizens' activity for effective governance and justice". During the meeting, a presenter was selected, who will present the results of the organizations' work at the end of the month.
The conversation also touched upon the third monitoring of the grant competition, in which organizations will take an active part.
The online meeting was attended by the civil society organizations “Equality Now” and “Civil Spectrum - Equality” registered in Baghdati. The agenda of the forum, the issue of the presentation of the organizations’ work and the topic of the third monitoring were discussed. They also talked about the grant competition, which will be announced at the end of February. These organizations already have concrete ideas for project proposals.
The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.
A new result was obtained in the Khoni municipality during the implementation of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”. Within the framework of the project, two organizations have been established. Forum member organizations: Khoni IDP Initiative Group and the Center for Education and Development "Edelweiss" were actively involved in their formation
On January 23, the first meeting of the current year was held. The meeting discussed an exchange of information, consultations and plans. The grant competition was also noted, in which new organizations will take part.