“Georgian Development Platform” (GeoDP), within the framework of the project – “Support partner municipalities to effectively manage participatory budgeting by FY2024”, held a meeting with Chokhatauri local self-government representatives.

GeoDP chairman and project manager, Tengiz Shergelashvili, introduced the project to the representatives of the municipality, the purpose of which is to improve and strengthen the practice of participatory budgeting in municipalities. The conversation touched on the events and activities planned by the project.

The representatives of the municipality spoke about the practical experience they have gained during the implementation of participatory budgeting in the past years. The municipality expressed its full readiness to support the project and discussed issues of future cooperation. Marita Mgaloblishvili, who is the deputy head of Chokhatauri Municipality Council Office, a member of the Fundraising Working Group of the Gender Equality Council of Chokhatauri Municipality and the working group working on the mid-term document of Chokhatauri Municipality, was appointed as the project coordinator by the municipality to support the implementation of the project. In addition, he is the coordinator of youth direction in Chokhatauri municipality. The “Georgian Development Platform” (GeoDP) project – “Support partner municipalities to effectively conduct participatory budgeting by FY2024” started in December 2023. The project is implemented within the framework of “USAID Local Governance Program”.