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CiDA ORGANIZED TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF

On September 12 -13 CiDA organized training workshops for 5

employees of Community Centers of the Public Services

Development Agency from the villages Jvari, Geguti, Khevi,

Mejvriskhevi, and Sartichala.

The workshops were conducted by representatives of the

Migration Center at the Public Services Development Agency

in partnership with CiDA. Subjects of the training workshop

were legislation of migration and its practical issues; migration

management and coordination mechanisms in Georgia; legal

and illegal migration to Turkey and Greece; risks and dangers

following illegal migration (trafficking, restriction of free

movement, deportation, forced labor, etc.); consultation-

informing techniques for beneficiaries(such as migrants and

potential migrants).

On the first day community centers representatives were

familiarized with legal and illegal migration issues in particular

countries Turkey and Greece. They were also informed about

migration management and coordination issues. On the

second day, CiDA made a presentation about the G-PAM

(Georgia - Personalized Assistance for Migrants) project and

explained to the attending guests about the methodology of

consultation for beneficiaries. Training participants discussed

the concrete problems of migrants in foreign countries and

expressed hope that if potential ones will be informed before

they go abroad, they will feel safer.

We do hope that this training will help community centers

representatives to get basic information about migration

processes as it is known that migration issues are becoming

more pertinent in EU perspective, Natalia Chubinidze, State

Commission for migration representative said.

David Kardava, Jvari Community Center: I received useful

information about migration; we covered several issues which

will be important for our future activities. Received

information will help us give proper and quality information to

our beneficiaries.

Natia Terunashvili, Mejvriskhevi Community Center:

Discussed topics are interesting and large scale, it would be

better to hold similar trainings on relative topics. We have

discussed Georgia's legislation on migration, but it would have

been also interesting to know what kind of regulations they

have in Turkey and Greece.

Training was arranged within the framework of the pilot

initiative in support of Ministry of Justice, which is executed as

part of the G-PAM project. The pilot initiative is supported by

Eurasia Partnership Foundation and its goal is to support

effective implementation of migration strategy as foreseen by

the 2015 Action Plan of the EU-Georgia Association

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CiDA BECOMES A WINNER OF GEORGIA-ARMENIA CALL FOR PROPOSALS

On September 25 the winners of the Call for Proposals under

Armenia Georgia Territorial Cooperation Programme have

been identified. The official announcement of awarded projects

took place during a grant contracts signing ceremony in Dilijan,

Armenia. One of the winners of the programme is CiDA which

will carry out a project Cross-border Economic Development -

with Armenian partners (Support for Noyemberyan (SFN) and

the Northern Branch of Eurasia Partnership Foundation) in

Kvemo Kartli (Georgia) and Tavush (Armenia) regions.

The regional and local state authorities, communities and civil

society organisations from Lori, Shirak and Tavush marzes of

Armenia and Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions of

Georgia established the partnerships for developing joint

solutions to common social and economic development

challenges in their border regions. Totally, 40 project proposals

were submitted in response to the EU Call for Proposals in the

framework of Armenia-Georgia Territorial Cooperation

Programme applying for grants to implement joint cross border

projects. The event was be attended by key representatives of

Armenian and Georgian central state authorities and EU

Delegations, Beneficiaries/Lead Partners of the winning projects

as well as media representatives from both countries.

The Territorial Cooperation Programme Armenia-Georgia has

been the first of four programmes in the Eastern Partnership

that launched the competition and identified the winning

projects.

Background: the Eastern Partnership Territorial Cooperation Support Programme's (EaPTC

Support Programme) goal is to create a favourable environment for territorial cooperation

programmes along the borders of Moldova Ukraine, Armenia Georgia, Azerbaijan Georgia

and Belarus Ukraine with due regard to specifics of each border area. It is as well aimed at

strengthening the capacity of local and regional state and non-state actors to jointly develop

and implement cross-border projects. The overall EU contribution to EaPTC is 12.5 million EUR.

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a European Union initiative directed at six countries of Eastern

Europe and the South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

The initiative aims at closer relations between the EU and the Eastern partners, deepening their

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CSR CLUB MEMBERS GATHERED TO DISCUSS ONGOING ISSUES

On September 29, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Club

members gathered and discussed the CSR issues going on in the

country. Club members also had an opportunity to share their

initiatives about future activities within the club.

At the meeting, a presentation of a new webpage csrclub.ge was

held where all news about Georgian companies/organisations

activities in the CSR direction will be uploaded regularly.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Tbilisi Mayor Irakli

Lekvinadze who has presented a report after the Tbilisi June 13

flood. He also presented detailed information about financial

resources and support program of the victims of the flood and

hailed business companies to support them in financial assistance

of those people.

At the meeting, CiDA presented UN Global Compact and offered

partner organisations to establish local network of the initiative

in Georgia. CiDA joined UN Global Compact in August and took

responsibility to encourage local companies to actively make

their contributions in CSR direction.

Corporate Social Responcibility Club is an informal union established with the initiative of the PR

and Marketing Communications Company Gepra and Non-Governmental Organization CiDA on

May 27, 2015. CSR Club aims to improve social welfare through promoting the practice of

corporate social responsibility; make collaborative effort in development of CSR standards;

mobilize resources to help vulnerable groups and to support different interested organizations;

protect interests and lobbying of organizations with high social responsibility. Currently, there are

71 members in the Club including businesses, NGOs, media and public organisations.

At the end of the meeting 20 businesses and organisations

expressed their will to join the CSR club. They are: Partners

Georgia, Corporation Georgian Wine, Insurance Company Aldagi,

Construction Company Rodos, Elit-Electronics, Company

Rafting.ge, Arena, Chery Tea, Red Bull. Crown Plaza Borjomi,

Clean World, Liberty Bank, Ilia State University, Dirsi, IPM, etc.

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PRESENTATION ON THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

Within the framework of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Club meeting, the Civil Development Agency (CiDA) presented UN

Global Compact initiative to the members of the Club.

The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate

sustainability initiative, which supports the creation of a

sustainable and inclusive global economy that delivers lasting

benefits to people, communities and markets. The initiative is base

on 10 Principles covering 4 main fields human rights, labour

rights, environment and anti-corruption. The UN Global Compact

10 Principles are the baseline standards in the CSR field, therefore

it is important to intorduce those benchmark principles in Georgia

and incorporate them in the business strategies and daily

operations.

CiDA became a member of the UN Global Comapact on August 12,

2015 and simultaneously initiated negotiations with the UN Global

Compact central office in order to establish the UN Global

Compact local network in Tbilisi, Georgia. The CSR Club, which is

the already existing CSR platform in Georgia, can greatly

contribute to the establishement and effective functioning of the

UN Global Compact local network in Georgia.

The main purpose of the presentation was to introduce to the Club

members the UN Global Compact initiative by providing

infromation on the mission of the organization, goals and 10

principles it is based on. Further, CiDA presented the poistive

aspects of the UN Global Compact membership, the procedure on

how to become a member, and defined the obligations members

are supposed to comply with.

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INFORMATION MEETINGS WITH ECO MIGRANTS

CiDA along with partner organizations is implementing a

project in two regions of Georgia, Kvemo Kartli and

Kakheti. The project named Raising the Economical and

Infrastructural Capabilities of Eco-Migrants in Managing

the Migration Process, aims to strengthen economic and

infrastructural opportunities for eco migrants in those

regions.

First meetings with the local population of Kvemo Kartli

region (Tsalka Municipality) where held on October 13,

which was attended by the village trustees. Meeting

participants were familiarized with the project's content,

goals, and planned activities, and expressed their wish to

engage in the process.

Later on, meetings were held in places where community

groups and village priorities were identified. Similar

meeting was held in Kakheti, villages of Erisimedi and

Samtatskaro, where CiDA and partner organizations

representatives presented a project for the local eco

migrants.

Project Raising the Economical and Infrastructural Capabilities of Eco-Migrants in

Managing the Migration Process is financed by the European Union and is being

implemented in seven villages of Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions. The project is

implemented by CiDa and its partner organizations Regions Development Center and

SiQA.

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The representative of CiDA, Salome Zurabishvili is

participating in the Global Compact + 15 Europe Conference,

organized by the UN Global Compact, taking place on

October 13-14 in Berlin.

CiDA, as the member of the UN Global Compact and the

partner organization in establishing the UN Global Compact

Local Network in Georgia, is contributing to the discussions

concerning the future of corporate sustainability and UN

Global Compact in Europe.

Within the framework of the Conference, the participants

exchange information on the best practices in the corporate

social responsibility field, on the management of sustainable

business and incorporation of sustainability component in

the daily business operations.

The executive director of the UN Global Compact,

representatives of the leading European companies, German

public officials, leading international and national

organizations in the corporate social responsibility field, and

the professors of major European universities are attending

the Conference.

CiDAwas also invited to the UN Global Compact Europe

Local Networks Regional Meeting, which took place on

October 15-16 in Berlin.

CiDA is the member of the UN Global Compact since August

12, 2015. Simultaneously, CiDA has initiated negotiations

with the UN Global Compact headquarters on the

establishment of the local network in Georgia.

The activates of CiDA related to the promotion of corporate social responsibility in Georgia

are supported by the East-West Management Institute, within the framework of ACCESS

project.

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CiDA GIVES RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATE COMMISSION ON MIGRATION ISSUES

Interfactional group of the State Commission on Migration

issues of Georgia is working on National Migration Strategy

Development. Since CiDA is a member of the State

Commission on Migration Issues of Georgia, it is actively

involved in the discussion process of the strategy.

CiDA positively assesses the fact that migration strategy of

2016-2020 is one of the priorities of the Georgian government.

As a result of analyzing the strategy, CiDA prepared a number

of recommendations to the commission. The

recommendations call the commission to determine and

strengthen local self -government bodies' role; working on

internal migration which considers determination of eco

migrants status and improving legislation in this direction;

working on delivering information to the population in the

field of labor migration; strengthening of the roles of

professional unions, Public Defender and State Ministry on

Diaspora Issues.

CiDA joined the State Commission on Migration Issues in 2013

and it has the status of a consultant. Beside CiDA, Comission

members include Innovation and Reforms Center, Migration

Center, Georgian Young Lawyers Association, and the UN

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PROJECT PRESENTATION

On October 16, CiDA presented a new project at the Governor's office of Kvemo

Kartli region which was attended by the State Representative -Governor of

Kvemo Kartli Paata Khizanashvili, Mayor of Rustavi Davit Jikia and the

representatives of the local municipalities.

Nino Chitorelidze, Project Manager of CiDA introduced the content and the

goals of 16- months Project named Cross-border Economic Development (CED).

Governor and the meeting participants positively assessed CiDA's activities in

Kvemo Kartli region and expressed their support during the project

development.

CED project is being carried out by CiDA with the Armenia-based Support for

Noyemberyan (SFN) and the Northern Branch of Eurasia Partnership Foundation

within the framework of the EU-funded European Partnership Territorial

Cooperation (EaPTC). The goal of the CED is to improve the living conditions of

bordering communities in the Georgia's Kvemo Kartli and Armenia's Tavush

regions. This goal will be achieved through a) strengthening cross-border

cooperation between the Kvemo Kartli and Tavush regions by attracting

investments; b) strengthening cross-border cooperation between the Kvemo

Kartli and Tavush regions by increasing transactions between business entities

from both regions; and c) informing business entities in the target regions about

cross-border investment and trade opportunities.

The project idea is based on the assumption that Georgian businesses now have

improved access to the EU market, and Armenia has a tax-free access to the

EEU market. In fact, an access to the EU market may be attractive for Armenian

businesses that want to export products and are also interested in investing in

the Georgian economy. Vice versa, the EEU market can also be attractive for

Georgian businesses and trigger Georgian investments in Armenia. At the same

time, engagement with two different global customs unions may also hinder

direct cross-border trade relations between Armenia and Georgia. Having in

mind the assumed impediments, the CED project wants to explore the

opportunities that the current economic setting may bring to the Armenian and

Georgian businesses, particularly those located in the Kvemo-Kartli and Tavush

regions.

The CED project will commence with a Baseline Study to explore the investment

opportunities with each other and with EU and EEU countries, as well as

identify business entities in the region that can benefit from the project. Two

Agro-tours, one in each of Armenia and Georgia, will help the joint group of

about 30 entrepreneurs from Armenia and Georgia to exchange information

about business operations and problem-solving strategies. A Media Bus Tour will

make it possible for the Georgian and Armenian journalists to jointly visit

producers, processors and farmers in the cross-border region and report on

economic cooperation opportunities between the two countries. An agricultural

fair will exhibit products manufactured in the bordering regions of the two

countries. The project partners will also provide business consultations to

interested entrepreneurs; establish a user-friendly online platform for the

project beneficiaries; publish a practical guide on how to develop business

within the frameworks of the EU's Association Agreement and EEU's customs

union; as well as will produce a catalogue featuring a map of agribusinesses

located in the cross-border regions of Armenia and Georgia.

The partners anticipate that the implementation of the project will bring the

following results:

- The knowledge of Georgian and Armenian regional business holders

on new economic opportunities within the frameworks of the Eurasian

Customs Union and the EU Association Agreement has increased.

- Links between Georgian and Armenian business holders have

strengthened, and joint ideas are initiated to support local economic

development.

- Georgian and Armenian business holders have had an increased

access to business-related information on establishment/development of

joint business activities.

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FEEDBACK FROM MUNICIPALITIES

Within the framework of the Local Government Regional

Initiative project, CiDA and its partner organizations from the

Regional Civil Society Network (R-CSN) prepared quarterly

reports for municipalities and mayor's office report forms for

voters. Prepared forms have been sent to the country's

municipalities for further discussion and feedback.

In enclosed letters there was mentioned that authors of the

initiative are ready to cooperate in a dialogue format with local

self -government bodies to improve the forms for the final draft.

Currently, official feedback has been received from 12

municipalities and towns: Tetritskaro, Dmanisi, Bolnisi, Khulo,

Khelvachauri, Keda, Samtredia, Khoni, Kutaisi, Terjola, Ozurgeti,

and the town of Ozurgeti.

Above mentioned form was approved by Ozurgeti municipality.

Heads of other municipalities expressed written agreement to

approve such forms in their municipalities.

Additional remarks for received, e.g. municipalities of Ozurgeti,

Bolnisi and Keda suggest that the feedback should be received

not quarterly, but once in 6 months or once a year, which is not

against the law. Also, they suggest allocating more attention to

agricultural issues in the report forms. CiDA plans to monitor

this process with its partner organizations and then release the

forms for public access.

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CiDA JOINED IPF WORLD WEEK

IPF, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is a condition

that causes scarring of the lungs. It has no known

cause or cure - and the number of people affected is

rising. IPF is a very rare and irreversible disease that

has a higher mortality rate than other malignant

cancers.

CiDA joined the information campaign which takes

place in Georgia under the slogan Take a Breath

with Hope with soap bubbles used to symbolize the

program.

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