Samtskhe-Javakheti. On July 6 the Civil Society Institute has organized a meeting of local civil society organizations and journalists in Akhaltsikhe on the following topic: CSOs and the society. The meeting aimed to launch the discussion on relations between the CSOs and media. The participants discussed the need for the right communication strategies of CSOs and the role of media as the civil society actor. Demonstrated at the meeting was the documentary produced by the Civil Society Institute, which relates about the role and importance of CSOs, their historic development in Georgia and their current obstacles, challenges, and ways of solution of problems. Interesting discussion was held after the documentary, which was broadcast by the local television (9th Channel).