Tbilisi. On April 5th an international day of stray animals was held in Vake park.A show was performed and prizes distributed.  Source: liberali.ge

Kakheti. By organization of civil clubs of Akhmeta publicschools sowing activities were held. Up to 80 trees were sown.

Adjara. On April 4thin Batumi an activity was held called "Do not doom them, help them”. The event was organized by the Georgian society for the protection of animals.

Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia released Mikheil Kukava's blog post - "Your healthcare rights".  "According to our latest public opinion poll[1], conducted nationwide, one of the major obstacles to the success of the country’s universal healthcare and public insurance programs[2] is a lack of public awareness and trust in these.One of the most important findings from this poll is that around one third of those polled are willing to contribute financially to their healthcare and not be totally dependant upon the government, which is a sound and reassuring attitude", says the blog post. For the full text Source:transparency.ge

Tbilisi. The EU’s 3-minute film competition will take off on April 25. The EU Delegation to Georgia has released information in the social network. A topic of the competition will be announced on April 25 as well. Source: page of "Let's Meet Europe" in the social network.

Tbilisi. The "Young Greens of Georgia” has released a statement in the social network. "April 4 is the World Stray Animal Day. For some reason this problem in Georgia is not a high priority and it is not either duly emphasized or adequately reacted to by the state. We, the Young Greens believe that the state must regulate this problem at legislative and institutional levels, because it will be impossible to manage the population of stray animals until the relevant law is adopted in Georgia. Further, it is necessary to raise public awareness and increase sensitivity towards these issues. The citizens must acknowledge the responsibility of taking care of the animals,” says the statement. For the full text Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Shida Kartli. On April 2 the EU Mobile Information Center has visited schools in the border villages Variani, Akhaldaba and Otarasheni. The meetings primarily aimed at informing the schoolchildren about the activities of the EU. The Center activists have explained simply what the Association Agreement means and why it is beneficial for the country. Team work was organized on the European and the Eastern Partnership map. Entertaining animations were shown and quiz game was organized on the topic. Children were awarded with books. Source: page of "Let's Meet Europe" in the social network.

Kakheti. Within the framework of "Civil Education and Teachers Retraining Programme” schoolchildren from several Kakhetian schools visited the village Sabatlo.

Tbilisi. Georgian Democracy Initiative, Transparency International – Georgia, Media Development Foundation and Tolerance and Diversity Institute released a statement regarding the case of Shalva Tatukhashvili. "we call on the authorities of Georgia to appropriately fulfill the obligations imposed on them and to ensure effective and impartial investigation into the cases related to serious violations of human rights, which, together with other aspects, implies genuine independence of the body conducting an investigation and ensuring an adequate degree of public control on the investigation and its conclusions", says the statement. For the full text Source:gdi.ge

Tbilisi. Non-governmental organization "Young Barristers" released a statement. Organization address The Ministry of Defence of Georgia and "demand to publish facts of soldiers’ intoxication and state whether these facts still remain as "Griffith secret” or any further details of investigation are available". For the full text Source:barristers.ge

Kakheti. "Wandering Books” have appeared in the streets of Telavi at the initiative of youth groups and civic clubs of public schools. The first "wandering book” – "Prince and the Pauper” – took off from the Telavi State University.The initiative aims to achieve a cultural blockade of politicized streets, districts, cities and the entire country.Giorgi Zardiashvili, volunteer: "You take a book, write game rules on it and leave it in the street. Whoever finds it reads and leaves it elsewhere, and writes a date and where and when was it left, as well as any other desired information, while the book travels around indefinitely – let the books accompany you.”Any interested person can make a "book wander around”.

Tbilisi. Tbilisi."Caucasian House” released via a social network a movie called "Khudoni Electro Station – Fate of Georgia”. Source: Web-page of the organization in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli.On April 2nd by the organization of Siqa a meeting with the members of Photographs Association. The meeting was attended by the members of Rustavi schools’ civil clubs. The topic was: how taking a photography became an art, and how to take a good photo. The programme is implemented by PH international with the financial support of USAID. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Adjara. On April 3rd a seminar about the disabled people was held by the organization "Changes For Equal Rights” in the 9th and 10th public schools of Batumi.The project is financed by the department Sport and Youth of Adjara.

Samegrelo. The "Civil Monitoring and Research Center” has presented the 2nd Interim Report as part of the project "Monitoring the Activities of Local Authorities of the Tsalenjikha and Chkhorotsku Municipalities”.The report includes the analysis of the 2014 budget of the Tsalenjikha and Chkhorotsku Municipalities. The document analyses each article of budgets of the both self-government units and establishes its compliance with the priorities document, as well as the extent, to which they meet the population’s basic needs in light of the limited financial resources.The report was developed with support from the British Embassy in Georgia. The report Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Adjara. On April 3rd a presentation of "Movement For Changes” was held in the "Centre For democratic Participation”. The first part of the project was mainly informative, whereas the second about problems existing in Batumi and Georgian university. The project is implemented by the organization "Young Team”.

Tbilisi. On March 14 the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information has obtained from the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia the statistical information on financial crimes identified by the Service in 2004-2014. According to the information published by the Institute, "received documentation demonstrates that from 15 March 2004 until 6 March 2014 the Investigation Service has identified total of 9815 cases of financial crimes. Over the concerned period most of the crimes were identified in 2005 – 1863 cases, while the least in 2008 – 422 cases," states the publication. For the full text. Source: opendatablog.wordpress.com

Imereti. CSOs involved in the campaign – "This Affects You Too, They Are Still Listening" – have staged a peaceful rally on April 3 in front of the Parliament building in Kutaisi.Rally participants have called on the MPs to adopt the initiated draft law on secret surveillance and to amend the current legislation and practice in line with internationally recognized principles.

Imereti. CSO representatives have organized a press-conference in the Kutaisi Civic Engagement Center. 65 CSO and media organizations have released a special statement on April 2 addressing the Parliament of Georgia on the progress of the self-government reform.Representatives of CSOs and media organizations urge the legislative body to create several municipalities on the territories remaining after the separation of self-governing cities. The sector claims they have come up with this demand following the consultations with the single-seat MPs and leading officials of the municipalities.Source: web page of "Time for Self-Government" in the social network.

Tbilisi. The "Georgian Young Constitutionalists' Association" responds to the Public Defender's initiative on his wider powers.The Association believes that "the discussed recommendation on increasing the powers of the Public Defender, and in particular granting him the right to collect photo materials in the closed penitentiary institutions, should be assessed positively. Widening of powers in this respect will ensure transparency within the penitentiary system, and in addition, along with the increasing level of supervision, the facts of violation of the inmates' rights will reduce as well," says the information released by the organization. For the full text. Source: the organization's web page in the social network.

Shida Kartli. On April 2nd in Gori Women Information Centre held a working meeting "According One Window Principle”. The aim of the meeting was to discuss problems of the displaced people and the ways to solve their problems. The meeting was attended by the members of regional representatives and NGOs. For the full text Source: the organization's page in the social network

Tbilisi. Public Defender of Georgia applied to the Constitutional Court of Georgia for repealing of the first paragraph of the Article 1344 of the Law on "Public Service of Georgia”. For the full text Source:ombudsman.ge