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Tbilisi. MAC Georgia is pleased to announce that the third round of our Mestumre program has now officially begun. “An elderly companion volunteer program, Mestumre seeks to connect older individuals living in nursing homes with volunteers. These volunteers commit to visiting their companions (online or in-person) once a week for a period of six months”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary releases a statement considering that public response of several judges to the statement made by the Administrative Committee of the Conference of Judges and their dissociation from it might be an important step in restoring public confidence in the judiciary. “On November 4, the Administrative Committee of the Conference of Judges of Georgia released a special statement. In the statement, instead of addressing questions existing within society, the Administrative Committee accused civil society organizations and international actors of meddling into activities of the judiciary system emphasizing the importance of judicial independence. The problematic nature of the statement was also demonstrated by the fact that in the following days several judges publicly distanced themselves from it”. The Coalition member organizations: call on sitting and former judges to speak openly and publicly about challenges existing in the judiciary system; express their full readiness to protect the interests of judges, both nationally and internationally, in case they are subjected to direct or indirect sanctions for expressing dissenting and critical opinions. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge

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Tbilisi. The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) publishes a research: Political donations - 2021. “It has been revealed as a result of analysis made by the organization that people providing political contributions to the ruling party often bypass donation limits stipulated by law. In particular, several individuals, related to one person/company, make donations that in total far exceeds the maximum amount set by law. Such an action does not violate the formal requirement of law, however, it may contradict goals of law”, - is stated on the website of the organization. Read more... Source: idfi.ge

Samegrelo. Eastern European Center for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD) will open a new office - the "Democracy Hub" in Tsalenjikha. “”Democracy Hub” will be a space for young people, for the representatives of the local self-government bodies, civil society organizations, political parties, and active citizens interested in contemporary issues of democratic politics. Meetings and seminars will be held on matters of democratic governance, democratic politics and political activities”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

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Imereti. Local Democracy Agency Georgia, within the framework of the project "Civil Society Initiative", provided consultations to representatives of civil society and community organizations in Tkibuli municipalitiy. The meetings is being organized by LDA Georgia within the framework of the project "Civil Society Initiative", with the support of the European Union and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Read more… Source: The organizations page on the social network

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Tbilisi. The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) publishes a blog post of Nino Gozalishvili: Effects of online information manipulation: Who should develop and implement necessary mechanisms. “Trends of information manipulation and propaganda spread and change strategy in the online space with a so far unprecedented speed in recent years. While this problem is highly global, its impact on societies passing the process of democratization is particularly strong and multifaceted. Free dissemination of information in countries like Georgia is one of the main achievements and, at the same time, an important challenge of the democratization process. However, discussion on establishment of appropriate mechanisms is not only scarce, but also saturated with ethical and normative dilemmas”. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. Rights Georgia, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, Social Justice Center, Georgian Democracy Initiative and the Human Rights Center, with the support of the Open Society Georgia Foundation, implement a joint project – “Legal aid network for activists”. The goal of the project is to protect civil activists from repressive measures and unlawful persecution carried out by the state, as well as to provide legal support to them. Read more… Source: The website of the organization on a social network

Tbilisi. GCSD has launched a new project - "Talk, Research and Discover NATO". “The project aims to introduce students, and different groups of society, NATO-related actual topics and foster discussion on them”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

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Imereti. Local Democracy Agency Georgia, in the framework of the project "Civil Society Initiative", held meeting with the public servants who are responsible for relations with civil society organizations in Khoni municipality. “The aim of the meetings is to promote the role of civil society in public policy. The similar meetings are planned in all municipalities of Imereti region. The meetings is being organized by LDA Georgia within the framework of the project "Civil Society Initiative," with the support of the European Union and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

To mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID induced crisis, USAID/Zrda supported Samvel Margariani and helped his “Family Corner” purchase various hiking and leisure equipment such as home audio system, projector, tents, hammocks, tennis table, portable fridge, GoPro, etc. „USAID/Zrda assisted travel value chain players to adapt their services and working procedures in line with the new Covid-protocols and initiated a subsidiary program encouraging former partner enterprises and individual entrepreneurs. To this end, Zrda allocated a total financing pool of GEL 300,000, shortlisted and awarded 14 entrepreneurs, up to 30,000 Gel per award, to help them retain jobs, commence new tourism activities and stay competitive on the market“. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

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Ajara. The Civil Society Institute and the Khelvachauri Youth Center, within the framework of the “First time at the self-government elections” campaign, invite young people to meetings that aim at raising their awareness about activities and importance of self-government, strengthening the role of young people in self-government development, and supporting participation in the elections.  October 2, 2021 is a day when the self-government elections take place and it is important to ensure that as many young people as possible, especially those who participate in the elections for the first time, make an informed choice.  The meeting schedule is as follows: September 28 - 14:00 – Machakhela Village, at the Tskhemlara Bridge; 16:00 – Charnali Village, at the garden. September 29 - 14:00 - Online meeting with young people of the Khelvachauri center. Link   The “First time at the self-government elections” campaign is implemented by the Civil Society Institute within the framework of the “Building a Robust Alliance of Local Development Actors in Georgia” (Phase Two) project, with the support of a German organization “Bread for the World” and in collaboration with the Youth Center of Khelvachauri Municipality.  Read more…  Source: The website of the organization

Tbilisi. The initiative group “Hippodrome-Concrete Free Zone” organizes a public discussion for Tbilisi mayoral candidates. The purpose of the discussion is to let expected mayoral candidates introduce their vision regarding further development of the park to the population, to argue about the problem of the hippodrome and optimal ways out of this problem. “It is the 11th month that an unlawful construction takes place on the territory of the former hippodrome. Tbilisi City Hall does not have the documentation necessary for the implementation of the project. Besides, due to its content, the project provoked protests among the local population and users of the hippodrome from the very beginning as the sketch project submitted by Tbilisi City Hall fails to consider the history of the park, its social significance, extraordinary specifics, and natural development, the general context of both the district and the city, and, most importantly, users themselves”, - is noted in the statement released by the initiative group. Read more… Source: osgf.ge

Tbilisi. Social Justice Center releases a statement in response to the termination of the Namakhvani HPP agreement by the company ENKA. Disseminated information regarding the termination of the Namakhvani HPP agreement by ENKA requires an immediate explanation from governmental agencies about the content, conditions, and deadlines of the agreement. In case the agreement for the Namakhvani HPP project is terminated, it will be a success of strong public protest and resistance, while the fact itself will set an extremely important precedent for changing the malpractice of holding similar negotiations behind closed doors in the future”, - is noted in the statement. Read more… Source: The website of the organization

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Tbilisi. USAID, ICNL, and FHI 360 published ‘2020 civil society organization sustainability index’. The document contains such issues as overall CSO sustainability, legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, sectoral infrastructure, public image. Read more…  Source: The page in the social network

Tbilisi. IDFI spreads a Collection of Essays – ‘Topical Issues of Personal Data Protection'.  This collection includes essays written by students on current issues of personal data protection. The essay competition was announced on May 14, 2021, in which dozens of students from various higher education institutions participated. The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information and the State Inspector's Service revealed the authors of 15 winning essays.  Read more…   Source: The webpage of the organization