A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring
Project Description
The European Union supports the democratic development of Georgia and implementation of Public Administration Reform (PAR), as part of Association Agreement. The reform aims at achieving efficient and transparent public administration, where engagement of civic sector becomes most important.
The project supports ensuring transparency of PAR reforms through bringing together civil society organisations (CSOs) from Imereti, Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi to monitor implementation of reform processes. To equip CSOs with necessary skills for monitoring, the project ensures capacity-building of such organisations through trainings and mutual cooperation. Civil Society Forum for Western Georgia, created within the framework of the project, brings civil society organisations of western Georgia to cooperate and monitor the implementation of the PAR in 8 municipalities.
The project supports ensuring transparency of PAR reforms through bringing together civil society organisations (CSOs) from Imereti, Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi to monitor implementation of reform processes. To equip CSOs with necessary skills for monitoring, the project ensures capacity-building of such organisations through trainings and mutual cooperation. Civil Society Forum for Western Georgia, created within the framework of the project, brings civil society organisations of western Georgia to cooperate and monitor the implementation of the PAR in 8 municipalities.
Specific Objective
1. To build a common platform for CSO cooperation in west Georgia with trainings on advocacy, monitoring, policy dialogue, visibility (PR), funding, organizational questions and involvement of local population;
2. To increase capacity of CSOs to monitor and implement PAR progress and elements focusing on efficiency, transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of the public administration in the three regions.
2. To increase capacity of CSOs to monitor and implement PAR progress and elements focusing on efficiency, transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of the public administration in the three regions.
Expected Results
- 12 CSO Forum meetings and training sessions organized for local CSOs alongside with roundtables and conferences; training manuals elaborated;
- Higher understanding of CSOs on advocacy, monitoring, policy dialogue, visibility (PR), funding, organizational questions and involvement of local population and PAR;
- Established consultancy program for local interest groups;
- 16 CSOs and 10 local interest groups funded through sub-granting schemes to expand activities
- 4 alternative PAR progress reports published, based on monitoring mechanism;
- PAR roadmap split into 8 local action plans though cross-linking work of CSOs in order to be implemented by local authorities;
- Advocacy campaign for CSO work implemented;
- Best practice manual elaborated about monitoring mechanism and PAR implementation;
- Higher understanding of CSOs on advocacy, monitoring, policy dialogue, visibility (PR), funding, organizational questions and involvement of local population and PAR;
- Established consultancy program for local interest groups;
- 16 CSOs and 10 local interest groups funded through sub-granting schemes to expand activities
- 4 alternative PAR progress reports published, based on monitoring mechanism;
- PAR roadmap split into 8 local action plans though cross-linking work of CSOs in order to be implemented by local authorities;
- Advocacy campaign for CSO work implemented;
- Best practice manual elaborated about monitoring mechanism and PAR implementation;
Project documents
Beneficiaries
Civil Society Organisation Forum
Tsageri Women's Rights and Equality Centre
Active Citizen - Accountable Government - a civil society actor in Tsageri
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Regional Hub
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Resource Centre
Rural Council of Georgia
Lanchkhuti Information Centre
Young Teachers’ Union
Centre of Education and Equality
Civil Spectrum “Equality”
Equality Now
Support 2020
Active Citizenship for Effective Governance and Justice
Women for the future of Georgia - a civil society actor in Terjola
Union of children’s Rights Protection and Civic Engagement “Children – future of Georgia”.
Education and Development Centre "Edelweiss" - a civil society actor in Khoni
IDP Initiative Group - a civil society actor in Khoni municipality
Project map
Photo gallery
Civil Society Organisation Forum
Intermunicipal Conference
12th CSO Forum meeting and training on PR and visibility/part 3
Training on lobbying
TV appearance about the project and results of the first PAR monitoring in target municipalities
Online press conference with regional journalists about the project and results of the first PAR monitoring in target municipalities
Online training/webinar for the CSO Forum members - How to get funding - grant proposal and project elaboration
The 3rd CSO Forum meeting/Training on needs' assessment
Kick-off Event for CSO Forum in Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi
The 2nd CSO meeting/training on monitoring
PROJECT DETAILS
Georgia
Priority Area:
Partnership that protects, Partnership that empowers Subsector:
Governance & public administration, Public Administration Reform Topic:
Good government Project Status:
Completed Start Date:
10.10.2019 End Date:
10.10.2021 Website:
http://csoforum.ge/
Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/CSO-Forum-of-Guria-Imereti-and-Racha-Lechkhumi-110964857021929/EU Project Number:
409-955