Tbilisi. As part of the project for "Promoting additional Forms of Citizen Participation in Self-Government", the Consultations and Training Center (CTC) and the Community Development Center (CDC) launch meetings with local community organization on citizen participation in the self-government activities. Today, on October 31 the first meeting will be held in Mestia. Following Svaneti, meetings will be organized in Marneuli, Telavi and Tbilisi. This project is implemented by the "Open Society – Georgia" Foundation together with partner CSOs. The project aims to revise current participation mechanisms through maximum engagement and consultations with citizens, community and civil society organizations and local authorities, and to elaborate a draft law to be submitted to the Parliament of Georgia for consideration in December. As part of the project, CSOs will organize over 200 consultation meetings and round tables across the country.

Source: web page of "Time for Self-Government".