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MONTHLY ELECTRONIC EDITION

#2 March-April

Your Local Partner

Join for Local Economic Development

Join for Local Economic Development was issue of the Conference

held within the framework of the project JOIN at Courtyard Marriot onApril 18. CARE International in the Caucasus with partner organizations

hosted the Conference. Representatives from Georgian and Armenian gov-

ernment, international and local organizations, private sector and repre-

sentatives of civil society were attending the event.

The Conference was conducted in three sessions. Participants dis-

cussed engagement of civil society and private sector into the local develop-

ment, strategy of agriculture development and its effect on the local level,

also attraction of investment to the regions.

The project implies cooperation and engagement of regions that

should help civil society, private sector and Local Government to imple-

ment ideas that foster improvement of economic and social conditions.

Its important that the process is open and transparent as much as pos-

sible for all the stakeholders. We promote locals to develop capacity to

attract investors or bring local governments interest to realization of

their ideas. Project Director Anthony Foreman commented.

Working Groups are establishing in the bordering municipalities

of Georgia and Armenia within the Project. The Groups will work

out investment proposals in agriculture sector and identify commu-

nity priorities.

Our attempt is to create strategic document involving all

the actors, Local Government, Donors and Business in the imple-

mentation process. We should foster development of the com-

munities, which, in their turn, will foster development of the

municipalities, especially in the cross-bordering areas said

CiDA Director Zviad Devdariani.

During the break, Conference participants had

an opportunity to leaf through and taste exhibit-

ed agriculture products from Kvemo Kartli and

Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tavushi, Shiraki and


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Lori regions, the project target areas.

The representative of

the project funder Austrian

Development Cooperation

in the East Caucasus Alex-

ander Bohr also attended

the conference. He wel-

comed transition of the

project on the new stage

and noted that the Agency

proceeds supporting Geor-

gia and Armenia, especially

from the point of agricul-

ture development.

Project Local Actors

Join for Inclusive Economic

Development and Government in the South Caucasus (JOIN) is a 3-year initiative, funded by Austrian DevelopmentAgency. Project is implemented by CARE Austria and CARE International in the Caucasus with partner organizations:

Civil Development Agency (CiDA) in Georgia and Agro-Business and Rural Development Centre (CARD) in Arme-

nia.


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Forum of NGOs working on IDPs issues, held in Gori

Forum of NGOs working on IDPs issues, organized by the Civil Development Agency CiDA and CARE Internaonal in the

Caucasus took place at Gori Municipal Hall on April 27. NGOs, local and internaonal Donors, and Media representaves

took part in the Forum.

The Forum started with an exhibition of publications and hand-made works of the participating organizations, and alsopictures, reecting living conditions of the IDPs. At the rst part of the Forum there were introduced activities of some

NGOs, while the second part was devoted to Conference, opened by the Director of the Civil Development Agency(CiDA) Zviad Devdariani. The Forum participants shared their experience,related to the IDPs sphere and talked about the existing challenges. Deputyof governor Shida Kartli Revaz Kakhniashvili attended the Forum.

Since 2008 years war between Russia and Georgia we got actively in-volved into the process of supporting the aggrieved people not only inShida Kartli, but in other regions of Eastern Georgia as well. Weve alreadybeen working this direction for 3 years and one of the components impliessupport of the NGOs, working in the sphere of IDPs declared CiDA Di-rector Zviad Devdariani.

According to the representative of CARE International in the CaucasusMaia Giorbelidze, in order to support local NGOs, within the project SIIMS there were funded 15 projects, each of

them costing approximately10 000 USD.

The Deputy Governorthanked civil sector repre-sentatives for implementa-tion of this project and sup-port, provided to the IDPs

and said that Local Gov-ernment will be supportingthem in implementation ofactivities of this kind in the

future as well.

The Conference endedup with a discussion.The representatives ofthe NGOs, working onIDPs issues, remainedcontent with the Fo-rum.

Lots of Forums havebeen held, but a Forumon particularly IDPs is-

sue and of this scale was the rst one. That will help me establish new relationships, exchange opinions and make furthersteps. Therefore it was very interesting and it will be very effective said representative of Shida Kartli DemocraticDevelopment Institute Malkhaz Mindiashvili.The Forum was held within the project Stabilization and Integration of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SI-

Stabilizaon and Integraon of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwegian Ministry

of Foreign Aairs. The 3-year project is implemented by CARE Norway and CARE Internaonal in the Caucasus. Local

implemenng partner is the Civil Development Agency (CiDA).


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Regional organizaons met the Director of G-PAC project of the East West Management Instute (EWMI) on

April 5th. The meeng was held in Tbilisi, at the oce of G-PAC.

The meeng under the topic - Do we have new ideas

for projects? developed in the format of free discussion.

The major reporter and facilitator of the discussion was

G-PAC Director Fron Nahzi. His main message for the at-

tendees was that there are required new approaches andnew ideas for projects. At the beginning of the meeng he

introduced to the parcipants the slides, showing the list

of priority issues, exposed in result of the lately conducted

society research.

Representaves of 15 regional NGOs from Eastern Geor-

gia aended the meeng.

This is the rst meeng out of those, aended by

me, where the Head of the Foundaon says that he is

not sased with his own work and that we should shi

from the Donors requirements to the requirements of

the society said the Execuve Director of Educaonal -

Informaonal centre Kartli XXI David Tsikarishvili from

Khashuri. This discontent is caused by the fact that during 15 years civil sector is not going forth same projects

and the same priories.

The meeng was orga-nized by the Civil Development

Agency (CiDA) within the frame-

works of the project CSOs East

Georgia Network.

Project CSOs East Georgia

Network is implemented by

the Civil Development Agency

(CiDA). The project is supported

by the East West ManagementInstute G-PAC program. The

project is funded with nancial

resources of the USA Interna-

onal Development Agency.

G-PAC met regional NGOs


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Open Society Georgia Foundaon met Samtskhe - Javakhe CSOs

Representaves of the Civil Society Support Program of

the Open Society Georgia Foundaon met Samtskhe - Ja-

vakhe civil organizaons on April 19. The meeng took

place at Akhaltsikhe Centre for Democrac Engagement.

Mission of the meeng was to introduce to the local

CSOs civil society development program and in general, pol-

icy of the Foundaon.

Representaves of the above-menoned program dis-

cussed with the CSOs such issues, as regulaons in terms of

project consideraon, vision of the Foundaon in terms of

collaboraon with CSOs and problems that hamper acvies of the local NGOs.

We expected to listen to the re-

quirements of the local CSOs in this

region, learn their problems, their

expectaons and hear directly from

them what acon do they consider

necessary from our side declared

Open Society Georgia Foundaon

Civil Society Supporng Program Co-

ordinator Malkhaz Saldadze,

The meeng was aended main-

ly by Samtskhe Javakhe organiza-

ons, working on issues, related to

Minories and Development of Civil

Society.

I think that todays meeng was really producve. Foundaon representaves have introduced themselves,

listened to our problems, priories and mostly important, provided us with informaon about their programs

and priories and working direcon that they may choose for the following three years said the Chairwoman

of Samtskhe-Javakhe Democrac Women Community Marina Modebadze.

The meeng was organized within the project East Georgia CSO Network. Another meeng of this kind

will be held within the above-menoned project with Kvemo Kartli CSOs next week.

Project East Georgia CSO Network is implemented by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA). The project

is supported within the East-West Management Instuon G-PAC program. The project is funded by the USA

Internaonal Development Agency.


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Open Society Georgia Foundaon met Kvemo Kartli CSOs

This me representaves of the Civil Society Support Program of the Open Society Georgia Foundaon met Kvemo

Kartli civil organizaons. The meeng took place at

Rustavi oce of the Civil Development Agency (CiDA)

on April 24.

Mission of the meeng was to introduce localCSOs Civil Society Development Program and in gen-

eral, Policy of the Foundaon.

Representaves of the above-menoned pro-

gram discussed with the CSOs such issues, as vision of the Foundaon in terms of collaboraon with CSOs and regula-

ons during consideraon of projects.

We have discussed acvies of our program, contests conducted by

the Foundaon and future plans. Weve introduced to the organizaons

our applicaon procedures, major priories of the Foundaon, explained

what type of projects mostly get funding and what are the major weak

points of the projects - said Open Society Georgia Foundaon Civil Soci-

ety Supporng Program Manager Khatuna Ioseliani.

The meeng developed in the Q-A mode. Representaves of Kvemo

Kartli CSOs spoke about their needs and asked quesons about issues that

are of interest and priority to them.

It was an important meeng, as far as it enabled us to ask quesons to Donor Organizaon. We tried to clarify our

future plans and iniaves. Weve listened to informaon in terms of Network Funding, which is new and interesng to

us said Organizaon Good - Will Mission Missionaries Chairwoman Shorena Khukhua.

The meeng was organized within the project East Georgia CSO Network.

Project East Georgia CSO Network is implemented by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA). The project is sup-

ported within the East-West Management Instuon G-PAC program. The project is funded by the USA Internaonal

Development Agency.


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Presentaon of the project, supported by the Man-

agement Systems Internaonal MSI- took place at the

Self-governing city Rustavi City Council Conference Hall on

March 7.

10 Self-governing units are parcipang in this project

and Rustavi is one of the pilot cies.

At the meeng in Rustavi were introduced three inia-

ves, which will be implemented by: Naonal Associaon of

Local Authories of Georgia (NALA),Municipal Service Pro-

viders Associaon (MSPA) and Civil Development Georgia(CiDA).

NALA project covers creaon of city development plan

and also, to some an extent, improvement of relaonships

with populaon and skills of the local authories.

Alongside with everything our American partner has planned a big range of interesng acvies, which imply working

out a general plan of Rustavi and establishment of the space development management base - said the Execuve Director of

the Naonal Associaon of Local Authories Davit Malua.

Iniave of MSPA implies improvement of the cleaning system. Our aim is to calculate the cost of an eecve tax and

to plan in Rustavi the methodology that we have used in other countries. Also we will carry out eecve administraon of

the menoned tax that will reimburse to the Local Government the losses, caused by fault of the system - shared MSPA Pro-

grams Development Manager Sopio Gozalishvili.

As for CiDAs parcipaon in this program, the goal of the organizaon is to inform populaon and involve them into the

acvies of the LG. Name of the project is: Your City Government and You.

We have several innovave ideas that we are planning to execute in the nearest future. One of them implies creaon of

electronic system for monitoring of the LG projects. That is, very soon Rustavi cizens will be able to control and see through

internet what is being done in their district, yards, blocks of ats or stair halls; what projects are funded by the LG, what are

implementaon deadlines and allocated funding. The main point about this system is that it enables a cizen to express his

point of view, submit a claim if something is delayed or done wrong, or on the contrary, thank executors for the project and all

this through internet. I hope Local Government will take those comments into consideraon - said Civil Development Agency

(CiDA) Director Zviad Devdariani.

MSI funds LG development

focused project

Project Your City Authories and You is supported by the Management Systems Internaonal (MSI) and U. S. Agency

for Internaonal Development (USAID).


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Summing up meeng of the Group for Supporng Development of the Legal

Aid Service

Summing up meeng of the Group for Support-

ing Development of the Legal Aid Service took place

on April 2 at Zviad Kordzadze Law Oce in Tbilisi.

The meeng, organized by the Civil Development

Agency (CiDA) was implemented in the frameworksof the project Monitoring of Criminal Jusce Reform

Implementaon Strategy and Analysis in the Free Le-

gal Aid sphere. The Group members considered and

discussed the suggesons and recommendaons,

worked out in the frameworks of the Acon Plan of

the Legal Aid Service.

We have done our best to keep the sugges-

ons of the group members, we just ensured that

recommendaons do not contradict with one-another and the docu-

ment meets interests not only of one person, but the whole group.

As to me, the recommendaon package came out very good and it

will increase availability of the Legal Aid Service for the beneciaries

and simultaneously improve its quality said CiDA Director Zviad

Devdariani.

Group members discussed at the meeng each recommenda-

on and expressed their suggesons.

This is a document, formed in result of partnership. It was quite

producve work. If these recommendaons are considered in the Legislaon, it will be a big step forward said Lead Specialist,

Legal Issues Commiee at the Parliament of Georgia, Tinan Tkesheliadze.

Sevdia Ugrekhelidze, member of Tbilisi City Council, has also given posive assessment to this document.

There are problems that disturb everyone, but everyone is speaking of them behind the - scenes. And now these prob-

lems are all gathered in one document, which is already a very good fact. The Group is consisng of people, who denitely know

the subject, and outstand with professionalism and fairness. We have partnership, which Im sure, will give results and if we keep

on working so producvely, we will get really good results that will directly inuent life of the cizens said Sevdia Ugrekhe-

lidze.

The nal document will be presented to the Ministry of Correcons and Legal Assistance. Except for that, in order to in-

troduce the document to the society, will be held a conference, aended by representaves of State, non-governmental and

internaonal organizaons.

Project Monitoring of Criminal Jusce Reform Implementaon Strategy and Analysis in the Free Legal Aid sphere is funded

by the Eurasian Partnership Foundaon and supported by the US Agency for Internaonal Development (USAID), East-West Man-agement Instute (EWMI) and Swiss Agency for Development (Sida). Project implementer - Civil Development Agency (CIDA)


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Trainings For Iniave Groups Members

Trainings conducted to the members of IDP Iniave Groups in the frameworks of the project SIIMS. Trainings are

allocated for all the selements and schools, covered by the project. Mission of the training is to develop skills for pre-

sentaon of the work, already implemented within the Infrastructure Rehabilitaon Component.

Before launching the trainings we have prepared a

guidebook and posters, showing 10 rules of making a pre-

sentaon. Aer compleon of the trainings we have dis-

tributed these posters among the Iniave Groups. I think

they will prove useful to them and they wont have any dif-

cules with conducng a presentaon said CiDA Mobi-

lizer in Kvemo Kartli Rezo Barbakadze.

Trainings on conducon of presentaon have already

been held in Shaumiani and Koda selements, as well as in

Gori, Kareli and Surami.

I liked the training very much and in case of neces-

sity I will denitely use the knowledge, gained here. Ive

never needed to prepare a presentaon before and conse-

quently, I didnt even know how to make it noted resi-

dent of sanatorium Poladi in the borough Surami Gulnazi

Turashvili.

The Infrastructure Rehabilitaon Component of the

Project SIIMS implies revelaon and eliminaon of infra-

structural problems, common to the inhabitants of IDP selements in Shida and Kvemo Kartli and local populaon.

Stabilizaon and Integraon of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwegian Ministry

of Foreign Aairs. The 3-year project is implemented by CARE Norway and CARE Internaonal in the Caucasus. Local

implemenng partner is the Civil Development Agency (CiDA).


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Trainings for the women, funded within the frameworks of IDP Womens Small Business Development Component

of the project Stabilizaon and Integraon of IDPs into

Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) were held in

Rustavi and Gori on April 4 - 6. A representave of theRevenue Service Tea Melua introduced to the IDP ladies

some issues regarding Tax Code and the innovaons in

this sphere.

As far as the group was selected within the frame-

works of the Small Business Development, we have dis-

cussed who is considered a tax-payer, why should a per-

son pay taxes, what are the types of taxes, how to pay

this or that taxe. We have spoken about special taxaon

regimes, small entrepreneurship, micro entrepreneur-

ship and xed-tax payer. Also about various disputes,

use of cash register, and sancon and penales noted

Tea Melua.

Introducon of various Tax issues to the training

parcipants appeared to be very interesng.

It was a very interesng training, Ive learnt how

to register a private entrepreneurship, how to open an

account at the Bank, types of taxes. I was ignorant about

this issues unl now, as far as I never needed them, I

havent even been a private entrepreneur. Now that I

need it, Ive received all the informaon and would like

to express my gratude to CiDA declared Koda sele-

ment resident Liana Gelashvili.

84 small businesses are funded within IDP Wom-

ens Small Business Development Component of theproject SIIMS.

Stabilizaon and Integraon of IDPs into Main-

stream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwe-

gian Ministry of Foreign Aairs. The 3-year project is

implemented by CARE Norway and CARE Internaonal

in the Caucasus. Local implemenng partner is the Civil

Development Agency (CiDA).

Training on Tax issues was conducted within SIIMS


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CARE Norway monitors SIIMS Project

Representave of CARE Norway visited Kvemo Kartli on March 18. Together

with the Project SIIMS partner organizaons, CARE Internaonal in the Caucasus and

CiDA, CARE Norway representave Shel Stockwick carried out monitoring in Koda and

Shaumiani. Project implementers conduct such monitoring regularly.

Within the frameworks of SIIMS Infrastructure rehabilitaon project, Shel Stock-

wick got familiarized with the rehabilitaon project of the library in Shaumiani School

#2. He visited the library and met the Iniave Group members. Also, he paid a visit to

Shaumiani Mechanizaon Group and spoke to its members. In Koda selement Shel

Stockwick visited several businesses, launched in the frameworks of IDP Womens

Small Business Development Component. In parcular, in Koda Selement -hothouse

for roses and mens salon, and in Shaumiani Computer service Centre and two hot-

houses. Shel Stockwick was sased with the monitoring results.

Ive been here two years ago and I cant even

compare to the past what Ive seen here today. Im re-

ally impressed. Ive beet to the school, where study chil-

dren of dierent naons. Im sased with the mobili-

zaon process, despite that there were obstacles at the

beginning, today everything is ne. Ive seen tractors,

operang in the eld and women, running their busi-

ness. The main is that every project has perspecve and

these businesses will remain the income source for the

people in the future said Shel Stockwick.

CARE Norway representave has also met the

Director of the Civil Development Agency (CiDA) Zviad

Devdariani and spoke to him about progress of the project and future partnership.

Before vising Kvemo Kartli region, CARE Norway representave had visited Shida Kartli region, where he had also

monitored projects, executed within the SIIMS project.

Stabilizaon and Integraon of IDPs into Mainstream Georgian Society (SIIMS) is funded by Norwegian Ministry ofForeign Aairs. The 3-year project is implemented by CARE Norway and CARE Internaonal in the Caucasus. Local imple-

menng partner is the Civil Development Agency (CiDA).


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Since 2011 Madona Terterashvili is studying Internaonal Economy at

the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Before that, in 2003, she graduated

from Gymnasium of Economics in Khabarovsk. Aer that she enrolled into

Tbilisi State University on the faculty of Economics and Business. She has

gained Master Degree on the topic Eciency of investment in Georgia.

At the Berlin School of Economics and Business Madona is studying

many interesng subject, among them is Global Management, in the frame-

works of which she was given an assignment to prepare a contest work on

the topic: Role of NGOs in Georgia and their eect on the Naonal level in

respect of solving Global problems.

Contest work covers informaon about NGOs, assessment of the role of CSOs, changes and challenges for CSOsand history of development of the Georgian CSOs. The work is prepared aer the example of acvies of the Civil

Development Agency (CiDA). There are reviewed the most important projects and challenges, set before the organiza-

on.

Madona has gained for her work the highest grade.

CiDA Director conducted a lecture at the Ilia State University

On April 23 CiDA Director visited the 1st course students of Fac-

ulty for Public Policy Administraon of the Ilia State University. Lectures

- meengs of this kind with NGO Heads take place at the Ilia University

periodically.

First the students made a short presentaon about CiDA and the

rest me of the lecture was enrely devoted to Zviad Devdariani. CiDA

Director spoke mainly about the role of civil sector, its inuence and exist-

ing breaches. Then he introduced to the students his organizaon, CiDAs

services, current projects, acvity area and strategic direcons.

Students meet various NGOs and weve also been invited. It was interesng for us as far as one of the beneciaries

of our acvies are the Youth, students and we are interested in their opinion. Weve introduced to them our acvies and

listened to their point of view that we may be useful for our acvies said CiDA Director Zviad Devdariani.

Aer the speech the students asked the guest several quesons and remained content with the meeng.

Every week we have meengs of this kind with execuve Directors of NGOs and we should point out that todays

meeng was the most interesng said Mariam Begiashvili.

Despite the fact that CiDA Director tried the role of a lecturer for the rst me, by the end of the meeng was pointed

out that Zviad Devdariani with his speech and presentaon occupied leading posion among the invited lecturers.


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Published by Civil Development Agency (CiDA)

Financial Audit for 2011 year in CiDA

Civil Development Agency (CiDA) conducted nancial Audit for 2011 year.

Georgian Audit and Consulng Company (GACC) were representaves conducted

nancial Audit of the Organizaon since February 25 ll March 30. GACC repre-

sentaves studied CiDAs nancial compliance with the Internaonal Financial Re-porng Standards and Georgian Tax Code, also the nancial documentaon of the

Organizaon.

As per the conclusion, our procedures and internal nancial acvies com-

ply both with local Tax Code and Internaonal standards. Noteworthy is the fact

that the conclusions of 2011 and 2010 years were compared and the comparison

showed that almost all the breaches and noces that were earlier are eliminated

and corrected said CiDA Financial Manager Nugzar Arveladze.

In the nearest days CiDA will receive from Georgian Audit and Consulng

Company recommendaons for improvement of internal management gaps.

The donors and the partners of our ongoing projects

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