Date: 2005
Title: Civil Society Development in Georgia: Achievements and Challenges
Author: Ghia Nodia
Project and donor: Published with the support of US Agency for International Development within the framework of Citizens Advocate! Program
Languages: English, Georgian
Pages: 60 (English), 71 (Georgian)
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Description:
The document was prepared in the framework of the USAID-supported Citizens Advocate! Program (CAP) which is implemented by Save the Children-Georgia and a coalition of Georgian NGOs including the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, Partners Georgia, the Civil Development Center Alternative, the Civil Society Institute, the United Nations Association ? Georgia and the Georgian Center for Strategic Researches and Development.
The goal of the policy paper is to assess the present state of civil society development, summarize ongoing discussions on relevant issues and offer recommendations for the next steps to foster the development of civil society in Georgia.
Based on the above goals, the audience targeted by this policy paper first and foremost consists of civil society organizations, their staff, activists and volunteers. The summarized self-assessment of the civil society sector will enable civil society organizations (CSOs) to use this more or less comprehensive picture to assess their own place and role with regard to problems facing society and will stimulate further discussion of the main problems of the civil society sector itself.
Apart from that, we hope that the paper will attract the attention of all parties who are concerned about the development of civil society in Georgia. These include the Georgian government, the international community involved in democracy support programes, as well as the media and business and religious organizations functioning in Georgia. Researchers who take an interest in civil society development in Georgia may find the information useful as well.
The paper aims to draw a general picture, without trying to make this picture too detailed or complete. This, however, does not relieve the author of responsibility for any specific mistakes that may occur. The topics of each chapter might be expanded into substantial, individual research. Some readers may think that significant areas have been omitted, or consider some assessments too subjective. But this will only validate one of the main goals of the paper ? to encourage further discussion on the subject, and the author will gratefully accept all comments and remarks.
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