The “Georgian Development Platform” (GeoDP) held a working meeting with civil society and media representatives in Ozurgeti, in the “Network of Centers for Civic Engagement”, within the framework of the project – “Support partner municipalities to effectively conduct participatory budgeting by FY2024”.
The civil sector was informed about the goals and objectives of the project. Also, the interim document of the communication strategy of the project was discussed in the working format. Interesting ideas were expressed about communication channels, topics and the planned face-to-face communication component with the population.
The civil sector welcomes the implementation of similar projects in Ozurgeti municipality and expressed full readiness for cooperation. According to them, there is more work to be done with the local authorities in order to improve the mechanisms of participation in projects and the identification of winning projects. According to them, it is especially important to have a communication strategy and an action plan, because such an approach will contribute to the sustainability of the project.
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”.