Samtskhe-Javakheti. The "International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy” has organized a press-conference on November 14 in the Akhaltsikhe Civic Engagement Center. Attending public was informed about the events carried out since January 2012 until present for engaging the public in the work of local self-government, and what were the post-advocacy results.It was noted that several important problems of the city were resolved with assistance of the initiative groups consisting of local active youngsters. Initiative groups, which have researched these problems and addressed the self-governments with recommendations afterwards, were set up as part of the project – "Participation of the Civil Society in the Local Decision-Making Process”. The project is implemented by the organization ISFED, with the financial support of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and the Swedish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (SIDA). The project aims to enhance the transparency and responsibility of local self-government authorities in the process of solution of local problems, and to improve the skills of local community organizations and media in terms of monitoring of the self-government authorities.ISFED was implementing the similar project in six municipalities of Georgia. The organization will hold the final conference at the end of November in Tbilisi.