Two local civil society organizations in Tsageri Municipality are working on interesting projects.

“Active Citizen – Accountable Government” - the project of this organization is “Improving the Competence of Employees of Tsageri Municipality for the Effective Implementation of Public Administration Reform”. The importance of the project is visible in its title. It will contribute to improving the level of effectiveness, transparency and inclusiveness of local self-government.

The project of Tsageri Center for Women's Rights and Equality is called “More Informing, More Inclusion.” It will familiarize the population with the services that exist in Tsageri municipality, how a citizen should use these services, etc. As a result of the project, the efficiency of services will increase.

Project applications were prepared in frames of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

An informational meeting was held with members of the Gender Equality Council in Sakrebulo of Tsageri Municipality. The topics of the meeting were: role, practice and challenges in terms of combating domestic violence. However, the conversation touched gender equality policy in general.

Local government chairpersons welcome the prospect of closer cooperation with the Fund “Sukhumi”. They spoke about a work for the protection of the victims of domestic violence and prevention of violence. Statistics are not high in the region, but the problem is often closed and its management is even more difficult - this was especially evident under the conditions of COVID-19.

Informational meetings with medical staff of the municipalities of Lentekhi, Tsageri and Ambrolauri were held on: “Domestic violence / violence against women - the role of doctors in violence prevention and victims’ assistance”. The participants received information about the training for the medical staff of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti in the framework of the project.

An informational meeting was also held with the Mayor of Lentekhi municipality Badri Liparteliani. The conversation touched the project activities. There was a desire for cooperation from the side of local self-government.

Nino Janelidze is the chairperson of Terjola Sakrebulo. She was elected as the head of the working group. The first meeting of the working group was held in the conference hall of Terjola Municipality, which was attended by representatives of the City Hall and Sakrebulo, members of the civil society organizations, journalists and PR specialists.

The aim of the meeting was to develop an action plan, assess and analyze the problems identified in the public administration reform monitoring process.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project: “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.