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March/April E-Newsletter of The Civil Development Agency (CiDA)
March/April E-Newsletter of The Civil Development Agency (CiDA)
#2 March-April
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Lori regions, the project target areas. The representative of the project funder Austrian Development Cooperation in the East Caucasus Alexander Bohr also attended the conference. He welcomed transition of the project on the new stage and noted that the Agency proceeds supporting Georgia and Armenia, especially from the point of agriculture development. Project Local Actors Join for Inclusive Economic Development and Government in the South Caucasus (JOIN) is a 3-year initiative, funded by Austrian Development Agency. Project is implemented by CARE Austria and CARE International in the Caucasus with partner organizations: Civil Development Agency (CiDA) in Georgia and Agro-Business and Rural Development Centre (CARD) in Armenia.
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future as well.
The Deputy Governor thanked civil sector representatives for implementation of this project and support, provided to the IDPs and said that Local Government will be supporting them in implementation of activities of this kind in the The Conference ended up with a discussion. The representatives of the NGOs, working on IDPs issues, remained content with the Forum.
Lots of Forums have been held, but a Forum on particularly IDPs issue and of this scale was the first one. That will help me establish new relationships, exchange opinions and make further steps. Therefore it was very interesting and it will be very effective said representative of Shida Kartli Democratic Development Institute Malkhaz Mindiashvili. The Forum was held within the project Stabilization and Integration of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIStabilization and Integration of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The 3-year project is implemented by CARE Norway and CARE International in the Caucasus. Local implementing partner is the Civil Development Agency (CiDA).
Regional organizations met the Director of G-PAC project of the East West Management Institute (EWMI) on April 5th. The meeting was held in Tbilisi, at the office of G-PAC. The meeting under the topic - Do we have new ideas for projects? developed in the format of free discussion. The major reporter and facilitator of the discussion was G-PAC Director Fron Nahzi. His main message for the attendees was that there are required new approaches and new ideas for projects. At the beginning of the meeting he introduced to the participants the slides, showing the list of priority issues, exposed in result of the lately conducted society research.
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Representatives of 15 regional NGOs from Eastern Georgia attended the meeting. This is the first meeting out of those, attended by me, where the Head of the Foundation says that he is not satisfied with his own work and that we should shift from the Donors requirements to the requirements of the society said the Executive Director of Educational Informational centre Kartli XXI David Tsikarishvili from Khashuri. This discontent is caused by the fact that during 15 years civil sector is not going forth same projects and the same priorities. The meeting was organized by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA) within the frameworks of the project CSOs East Georgia Network. Project CSOs East Georgia Network is implemented by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA). The project is supported by the East West Management Institute G-PAC program. The project is funded with financial resources of the USA International Development Agency.
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The meeting developed in the Q-A mode. Representatives of Kvemo Kartli CSOs spoke about their needs and asked questions about issues that are of interest and priority to them. It was an important meeting, as far as it enabled us to ask questions to Donor Organization. We tried to clarify our future plans and initiatives. Weve listened to information in terms of Network Funding, which is new and interesting to us said Organization Good - Will Mission Missionaries Chairwoman Shorena Khukhua. The meeting was organized within the project East Georgia CSO Network. Project East Georgia CSO Network is implemented by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA). The project is supported within the East-West Management Institution G-PAC program. The project is funded by the USA International Development Agency.
Presentation of the project, supported by the Management Systems International MSI- took place at the Self-governing city Rustavi City Council Conference Hall on March 7. 10 Self-governing units are participating in this project and Rustavi is one of the pilot cities. At the meeting in Rustavi were introduced three initiatives, which will be implemented by: National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALA),Municipal Service Providers Association (MSPA) and Civil Development Georgia (CiDA). NALA project covers creation of city development plan and also, to some an extent, improvement of relationships with population and skills of the local authorities. Alongside with everything our American partner has planned a big range of interesting activities, which imply working out a general plan of Rustavi and establishment of the space development management base - said the Executive Director of the National Association of Local Authorities Davit Malua. Initiative of MSPA implies improvement of the cleaning system. Our aim is to calculate the cost of an effective tax and to plan in Rustavi the methodology that we have used in other countries. Also we will carry out effective administration of the mentioned tax that will reimburse to the Local Government the losses, caused by fault of the system - shared MSPA Programs Development Manager Sopio Gozalishvili. As for CiDAs participation in this program, the goal of the organization is to inform population and involve them into the activities of the LG. Name of the project is: Your City Government and You. We have several innovative ideas that we are planning to execute in the nearest future. One of them implies creation of electronic system for monitoring of the LG projects. That is, very soon Rustavi citizens will be able to control and see through internet what is being done in their district, yards, blocks of flats or stair halls; what projects are funded by the LG, what are implementation deadlines and allocated funding. The main point about this system is that it enables a citizen to express his point of view, submit a claim if something is delayed or done wrong, or on the contrary, thank executors for the project and all this through internet. I hope Local Government will take those comments into consideration - said Civil Development Agency (CiDA) Director Zviad Devdariani.
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Project Your City Authorities and You is supported by the Management Systems International (MSI) and U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Summing up meeting of the Group for Supporting Development of the Legal Aid Service
Summing up meeting of the Group for Supporting Development of the Legal Aid Service took place on April 2 at Zviad Kordzadze Law Office in Tbilisi. The meeting, organized by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA) was implemented in the frameworks of the project Monitoring of Criminal Justice Reform Implementation Strategy and Analysis in the Free Legal Aid sphere. The Group members considered and discussed the suggestions and recommendations, worked out in the frameworks of the Action Plan of the Legal Aid Service. We have done our best to keep the suggestions of the group members, we just ensured that recommendations do not contradict with one-another and the document meets interests not only of one person, but the whole group. As to me, the recommendation package came out very good and it will increase availability of the Legal Aid Service for the beneficiaries
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and simultaneously improve its quality said CiDA Director Zviad Devdariani. Group members discussed at the meeting each recommendation and expressed their suggestions. This is a document, formed in result of partnership. It was quite productive work. If these recommendations are considered in the Legislation, it will be a big step forward said Lead Specialist, Legal Issues Committee at the Parliament of Georgia, Tinatin Tkesheliadze. Sevdia Ugrekhelidze, member of Tbilisi City Council, has also given positive assessment to this document. There are problems that disturb everyone, but everyone is speaking of them behind the - scenes. And now these problems are all gathered in one document, which is already a very good fact. The Group is consisting of people, who definitely know the subject, and outstand with professionalism and fairness. We have partnership, which Im sure, will give results and if we keep on working so productively, we will get really good results that will directly influent life of the citizens said Sevdia Ugrekhelidze. The final document will be presented to the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance. Except for that, in order to introduce the document to the society, will be held a conference, attended by representatives of State, non-governmental and international organizations. Project Monitoring of Criminal Justice Reform Implementation Strategy and Analysis in the Free Legal Aid sphere is funded by the Eurasian Partnership Foundation and supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), East-West Management Institute (EWMI) and Swiss Agency for Development (Sida). Project implementer - Civil Development Agency (CIDA)
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Introduction of various Tax issues to the training participants appeared to be very interesting. It was a very interesting training, Ive learnt how to register a private entrepreneurship, how to open an account at the Bank, types of taxes. I was ignorant about this issues until now, as far as I never needed them, I havent even been a private entrepreneur. Now that I need it, Ive received all the information and would like to express my gratitude to CiDA declared Koda settlement resident Liana Gelashvili. 84 small businesses are funded within IDP Womens Small Business Development Component of the project SIIMS. Stabilization and Integration of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The 3-year project is implemented by CARE Norway and CARE International in the Caucasus. Local implementing partner is the Civil Development Agency (CiDA).
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meeting was the most interesting said Mariam Begiashvili. Despite the fact that CiDA Director tried the role of a lecturer for the first time, by the end of the meeting was pointed out that Zviad Devdariani with his speech and presentation occupied leading position among the invited lecturers.
Since 2011 Madona Terterashvili is studying International Economy at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Before that, in 2003, she graduated from Gymnasium of Economics in Khabarovsk. After that she enrolled into Tbilisi State University on the faculty of Economics and Business. She has gained Master Degree on the topic Efficiency of investment in Georgia. At the Berlin School of Economics and Business Madona is studying many interesting subject, among them is Global Management, in the frameworks of which she was given an assignment to prepare a contest work on the topic: Role of NGOs in Georgia and their effect on the National level in respect of solving Global problems. Contest work covers information about NGOs, assessment of the role of CSOs, changes and challenges for CSOs and history of development of the Georgian CSOs. The work is prepared after the example of activities of the Civil Development Agency (CiDA). There are reviewed the most important projects and challenges, set before the organization. Madona has gained for her work the highest grade.
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