“Georgian Development Platform” (GeoDP) held a working meeting with representatives of civil society in Kutaisi, in the “Center for Democratic 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 and the components of planned face-to-face communication with the population. Special emphasis was placed on the need to involve young people.

The civil sector welcomes the implementation of similar projects in Kutaisi. They consider the coordination of the non-governmental sector and the organization of periodic meetings regarding the progress of the project. The present society showed full readiness for cooperation. According to them, there is more work to be done with the local authorities to improve the mechanisms of participation in projects and the identification of winning projects. 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”.