Adjara. On November 13, the Civil Society Institute and the Batumi Civic Engagement Center have organized a public discussion in the Batumi Civic Engagement Center on the "Challenges of local NGOs and participation in the formation of ongoing policy in the region”. The meeting aimed to identify the problems and challenges facing the CSOs, to share the experience among each other in working with the state agencies, as well as to develop the mechanisms of partnership/participation between the local organizations and the government within the framework of formation of the region’s policy.Local NGOs and media representatives have participated in the discussion.