Sharing V4 experience with Georgian self-governments: regional development and green innovations

The team of Strategic Analysis supports Bridge of Friendship – Kartlosi NGO in the implementation of the project “Sharing V4 experience with Georgian self-governments: regional development and green innovations”, supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

The project focuses on local administrations in conflict-affected areas of Georgia adjacent to the break-away regions of Tskhinvali and Abkhazia with the aim to improve the living conditions in these communities. The project aims to build on V4 experience with regional development, social entrepreneurship, social agriculture and applied green innovations in the context of local administration. Building on the expertise, the project aims to create feasibility study reports for the international donor and investor community to address the challenges in a  ready-to-implement way, based on terrain knowledge.

These municipalities, through which pass the “administrative borderline” (ABL) face a number of challenges, among many of those of economic nature. To improve the living conditions in these communities, the project aims to build on V4 experience with regional development, social entrepreneurship, social agriculture, local visibility and applied green innovations in the context of local administration. The project builds on MESA10 and Kartlosi`s project supported by SlovakAid, during which the needs and challenges of these communities are mapped and recommendations are formulated. 

The project is ongoing, among these recommendations preliminary known, the socioeconomic and environmental aspect of these communities are representing the biggest issue. Building on the expertise, the project aims to create feasibility studies for the  international donor and investor community to address the challenges in a ready-to-act way. The implementing consortium of the project is designed in a way that combines expertise and practice within the fields of regional development, social agriculture and green innovations in the context of local administration and self-government, thus utilizing the knowledge accumulated in the V4 countries throughout the years. The aim of the project is to share this knowledge with Georgian ABL communities.

The project proposes: 

1) presentation of the recommendations for the ABL communities in Gori and Tbilisi with inputs from V4 representatives; 

2) creation of the feasibility studies in the field of a)regional development b) social agriculture c) social entrepreneurship d) green innovations; 

3) present the studies to the international donor communities, with special attention to the V4 developmental agencies to support the activities.

One of the building pillars of the above-mentioned SlovakAid project is also capacity building in the field of regional development, social agriculture and green innovations for local administration representatives. However, what is lacking is a feasible approach toward the known challenges, that would be prepared in a ready-to-implement manner. In this sense, the proposed project is a unique combination of V4 expertise, terrain knowledge and bringing feasible solutions to the table.

For more information about the project visit the project`s site: https://kartlosi.org.ge/blog/#page-content






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Project Activities:

Advocacy Event  – „The Administrative Boundary Line Communities: increasing the knowledge of their specific challenges„, November 17, 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia

On November 17, 2022, MESA 10 in cooperation with Strategic Analysis & Bridge of Friendship Kartlosi, organized an Advocacy event, which was dedicated to ABL communities and their specific needs.

Challenges hindering the development of communities on the “administrative boundary line” (ABL) often differ from those in other parts of target regions. These municipalities, through which pass the ABL face a number of challenges, among many of those of economic nature.

Yet, there is a long-standing lack of analysis and studies focused specifically on these communities, which hinders both the effective decision-making of local and central governments as well as the effective design and implementation of projects in these regions.

The aim of the Advocacy event in Tbilisi was to present the results of the project to the professional public, representatives of key state institutions, and the donor community in Tbilisi.

The event also aimed at increasing the visibility of the V4 and International Visegrad Fund as relevant donors in Georgia.

Conference – „ABL communities and their challenges: What are their solutions?“ November 15 – November 16, 2022, Gori, Georgia

On November 15 and November 16,  2022, we held a two-day conference in Gori, Georgia, which was organized by MESA 10 in cooperation with Strategic Analysis SK and Bridge of Friendship Kartlosi.
During the two-day Conference on ABL communities, the local administration and regional development self-government and local administration representatives, small businesses owners, NGOs/CSOs representatives, local journalists, representatives of the central government, experts, and representatives of the Georgian decision-making sphere, discussed the findings of the initial field research that was conducted during the first part of the project.
To improve the living conditions in these communities, the project aims to build on V4 experience with regional development, social entrepreneurship, social agriculture, local visibility, and applied green innovations in the context of local administration.
Representatives of the implementing consortium from the V4 countries shared their experience with the selected topics.
The first day of the conference consisted of the following topics:
  • Women and Youth in the ABL communities,
  • The Needs of ABL communities in Agriculture and Infrastructure,
  • Enhancing Local Visibility, Regional Branding, and Agri-Tourism.
Furthermore, our partners from Institute for Development of Freedom of Information were presenting their project results.
The second day of the Conference was dedicated to this topic:
  • Security aspects and Challenges in ABL communities,
  • Environmental Issues and Potential for Green innovations in ABL Communities.
The project is supported by International Visegrad Fund and SlovakAid

Kick-off Coordination Meeting, Online,November 3, 2022

Official kick-off coordination meeting of participating organizations organized via video conference with the aim of fine-tuning and approving the project timeline, selection criteria for participants and team coordinators, discussions about project materials, and creating the layout of project materials used through the implementation of the project.

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