The fourth meeting of the Forum of Civil Society Organizations was held through the online platform Zoom with participation of the representatives of 16 local organizations from 8 target municipalities.

Participants were given information about the results of the grant competition within the framework of the project and about the work, which should be done in direction of advocacy at the local level. The participants also got acquainted with the short preliminary analysis of the needs assessment of the local population project target municipalities, the results of PAR monitoring conducted in 4 municipalities of Imereti and heard the recommendations of the project's PR strategy.

During the discussion, the participants highlighted the interesting issues regarding how the local self-government websites can be maintained to increase citizens’ engagement and quality of interaction.

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

The Fund “Sukhumi” has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Family Medicine Center “Bichvinta” (Kutaisi), with which the organization has long-standing relationships.

On May 19, 500 masks were handed over to the center’s medical staff. Reusable masks, with all standards, were sewn by the Fund “Sukhumi” Day Center. In addition, especially vulnerable patients of the Center (including IDPs, women, socially unprotected, large families, elderly people with disabilities, etc. will receive masks).

Khoni and Terjola civil society organizations completed another stage - they carried out important work in terms of local needs research. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and 4 focus groups were conducted.

Following actors participated in the work:

Organizations of Khoni Municipality: IDP Initiative Group and the Center for Education and Development “Edelweiss”.

Organizations of Terjola Municipality: Union for the Protection of Children's Rights and Civic Education "Children - the Future of Georgia" and "Women for the Future of Georgia".

All organizations invited representatives from target groups. There were productive, interesting meetings - some - online, and some with the direct presence of the participants - despite the difficult situation. Audio material and reports were also prepared.

The 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

Representatives of the following partner organizations working in Tsageri and Ambrolauri:  “Tsageri Women's Rights and Equality Center”,  "Active Citizen-Accountable Government", "Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Savaneti Self-Government Resource Center", “Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Regional Hub-AbkhazIntercont“ completed 2 stages of studying the local needs: questionnaires and preparing interviews in-depth within the framework of the project“Guria, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi General Forum of Civil Society Organizations for Roadmap Monitoring (PAR)”.

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

The grant competition announced for the CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi within the framework of the EU-supported project, was finished.

The grant competition results were summarized at the meeting of the competition commission. 16 local CSOs were given the opportunity to implement various interesting projects and ideas that will raise the civil society role in the implementation of the Public Administration Reform at the local level.

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”.

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

“Online Vote-O-Meter for 2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections” - This project of the Fund “Sukhumi” envisages the creation of the first online voting system in Georgia - to inform voters before the elections. Due to the state of emergency, the organization is actively working online.

The staff of the Fund informed the representatives of the political parties about the project and the possibility of joining it, which aroused their interest. The parties expressed their desire to cooperate. The organization continues to work in this direction.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund

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