Civil society organizations of Vani Municipality “Support 2020” and “Citizens' Activities for Good Governance and Justice”, as well as organizations of Bagdati Municipality: “Equality Now” “Civil Spectrum - Equality” have completed work on in-depth interviews and questionnaires. As a result of this work, the needs of vulnerable groups living in Vani and Bagdati municipalities were identified.

Work is being carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

In terms of needs assessments, these organizations still have much to do.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

Fruitful and important work was carried out by civil society organizations of Khoni and Terjola municipalities in terms of local needs assessment.

The quarantine created many problems, especially in Terjola municipality, but despite this, the process went well and the work was completed timely. Questionnaires and in-depth interviews in Khoni municipality were carried out by: The IDPs initiative group and the Center for Education and Development “Edelweiss”, and in Terjola municipality by: The Union for the Protection of Children's Rights and Civic Education “Children are the Future of Georgia” and the organization “Women for the Future of Georgia”.

Work is being carried out in 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

Consultative meetings with civil society organizations of Imereti were held for several days. The trainer-consultant Ekaterine Gamakharia held online consultations. The organizations from Terjola, Khoni, Vani and Bagdati participated in the meetings.

In the beginning, online consultation was held with the following organizations from Terjola: Union for the Protection of Children's Rights and Civic Education “Children - the Future of Georgia” and the new organization “Women's Initiative Group”.

The following meeting was held with participation of the organizations from Khoni Municipality: IDP Initiative Group and the Center for Education and Development “Edelweiss”.

The consultations held for the civil society organizations of Vani and Bagdati municipalities included the following organizations: "Support 2020", "Citizens' Activity for Effective Governance and Justice", "Equality Now" and the Union of Persons with Disabilities "Faith and Hope".

The members of partner organizations together with the consultant talked about grant and financial issues. The principles for submitting grant applications were reviewed.

The meeting was held 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

An online consultation was held for applicant organizations, working in Tsageri and Ambrolauri municipalities regarding the filling rules of draft project application forms. The Fund of Women Entrepreneurs organized a consultation of a highly qualified specialist Ekaterine Gamakharia, who held a training / webinar on the topic "Development of Projects and Grant Applications" on April 22. In addition to organizations from Racha-Lechkhumi the webinar was attended by civil society organizations of Guria and Imereti.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

The project “Online Vote-O-Meter for 2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections” was well thought out and planned from the very beginning. The state of emergency regarding the Covid-19 virus has made this project even more urgent, but there have also been obstacles.

During the online meetings the project participants are looking for new ways to make the project more successful. During the ordinary meeting, the following issues related to the introduction of the online platform "Voter Advice Application" were discussed: to conduct a training by a Polish trainer - this time online; They online work will be started with political parties - they will be informed about the introduction of application and the needs identified in pandemic situation.

During the meeting, special attention  was paid to preparation of the video - the animation will show the voters the essence of the online platform, its importance for a successful choice and will give proper instructions.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund

Within the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”, Imereti Scientists’ Union "Spectri" held another consultative meeting with the representatives of Guria Civil Society Organizations involved in the project.

Representatives of Lanchkhuti Information Center and the Georgian Rural Hall (Lanchkhuti), the Center for Education and Equality and the Young Teachers' Union (Ozurgeti) took an active part in the meeting.

The meeting discussed such issues as duration of the needs’ research in implementation of a roadmap for Public Administration Reform in Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti municipalities and the process of preparation of project proposals for the grant competition. It should be noted that in both municipalities, the needs/research of various target groups is being successfully implemented. The process is coming to an end and its results will be announced in the near future.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

4 мая состоялась очередная встреча партнеров проекта «Общий форум для организаций гражданского общества Гурии, Имерети и Рача-Лечхуми с целью мониторинга дорожной карты реформы государственного управления PAR».

На встрече были рассмотрены процесс оценки местных потребностей в целевых муниципалитетах, а также запланированные в мае мероприятия и вопросы эффективного осуществления медиа-кампании проекта.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

Our organization is planning to represent a successful European model – online platform “Voter Advice Application” to raise the voters` awareness before the elections. “Voter Advice Application” implies the creation of the online platform. By answering the application questions, the citizens will be enabled to get acquainted with the position of political entities. It will help the voter to identify the political entity close to his/her views and to make an informed and reasonable choice.

Despite the emergency state in the country caused by Covid-19, Fund “Sukhumi” continues implementation of the project "Online Vote-O-Meter for 2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections" supported by Visegrad International Fund.

At the given stage, the questionnaire is being worked out. It will imply different acute issued, including those caused by Covid-19. Through the distance work, the influence made on society by the virus has been studied. In the monitoring framework, more than 300 respondents have been questioned.

In the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”, ordinary online meeting was held between the representatives of Imereti Scientists’ Union "Spectri" and the Center for Education and Equality. The issues of conducting in-depth interviews using internet resources in Ozurgeti Municipality were discussed.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

Internet meeting was held between the representatives of Imereti Scientists’ Union “Spectri”, Lanchkhuti Information Center and the Georgian Rural Hall, within the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring” regarding the issues of the organization of needs research for the implementation of the roadmap of Public Administration Reform in Lanchkhuti municipality.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia