Georgia projects
a. Javakheti
The project has been under implementation since January 2004 in the Ninotsminda and Akhalkalaki rayons of Georgia, predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians. The project supported the establishment of the "Javakheti Citizen's Forum" - a network of civil society actors, representatives of major ethno-religious groups and government officials in Javakheti. The project seeks to improve inter-ethnic relations, broaden the process of decision-making and increase public participation in local governance. The project promotes integration of the region by involving province and state level policy-makers in the network, thereby creating firmer links between regional actors and central authorities. Through capacity building, training and community mobilisation efforts the project will also enhance capacities in less advanced regional communities, for broad participation in the consultative process.
This project has been funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
b. Capacity Building of State Institutions on Minority Issues
This project seeks to build capacity within those government institutions in Georgia that have responsibilities for governance on minorities and regional issues. The project assists the government in building policies and action plans for the delivery of more inclusive measures that enhance minority rights and protect diversity within an overall integrationist strategy.
This project has been funded by the Danish Foreign Ministry.
c. Kvemo Kartli project
This project aims to ease the ethnic tension in the multiethnic Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia, through achieving the following objectives:
- enhancing communication and improving relations between the regional authorities and the province and state power structures; to assist in prevention of ethnically based disputes between the Azeri, Greek and Armenian populations and the Georgian dominated municipal, province and state governance structures;
- helping to address issues of concern to the ethnic communities and other civil society groups and to communicate these concerns to the municipal, province and state levels;
- enhancing informed dialogue between civil society practitioners and government officials at the regional level, but with the inclusion of government representatives from the province and state levels, on issues of public policy and supporting the evolution of open, transparent and accountable governance through higher standards in policing;
- facilitating improvement of inter-ethnic and inter-confessional relations regionally in Kvemo Kartli by enhancing the inter-ethnic dialogue, also ensuring the inclusion of smaller ethnic and religious minorities.
This project is funded by the Foreign Ministries of Denmark and Germany.
d. The Meskhetians project
The Meskhetian population is among the last the national groups of the Soviet Union deported during Stalin's rule in 1943-44, that yet has not been able to return to their native region (in southwest Georgia). This research aims to produce a comprehensive and comparative cross-border study of today's Meskhetian communities, scattered in nine different countries. The multi-disciplinary research in these countries seeks to grasp the complexity of the subject by obtaining a thorough understanding of the deported Meskhetians' identity, migration processes, concepts of 'home' and social organization, which can provide the basis for new approaches to find durable solutions to the problems of the deported Meskhetians.
This project has been funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
For further information on ECMI Georgia projects, please see the following website.
http://www.ecmigeorgia.org
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