{"id":9666,"date":"2019-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edec.ge\/joint-conference-closer-to-people-stronger-civil-society-was-held-in-tbilisi\/"},"modified":"2020-04-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:00:00","slug":"joint-conference-closer-to-people-stronger-civil-society-was-held-in-tbilisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/edec.ge\/en\/joint-conference-closer-to-people-stronger-civil-society-was-held-in-tbilisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint conference \u201eCloser to People \u2013 Stronger Civil Society\u201d was held in Tbilisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">On the 29th of March, the joint conference \u201eCloser<br \/>\nto People \u2013 Stronger Civil Society\u201d took place in Tbilisi with the<br \/>\nparticipation of government, European Union, and NGO representatives.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">The event aimed to support the process of the<br \/>\nEuropean Integration. It was particularly focused on the activities of civil<br \/>\nsociety organizations (CSOs) working in the regions of Georgia and their input<br \/>\nin the process of European Integration. Thus, more than 150 NGOs from various<br \/>\nregions of Georgia were present.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">The Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze<br \/>\nheld a speech during the conference, Deputy Head of the European Union<br \/>\nDelegation to Georgia Carlo Natale, Chairwoman of the Georgian National The platform of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Natia Kuprashvili and team<br \/>\nleader of the project \u201cGeorgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative\u201c David<br \/>\nAprasidze also welcomed participants of the conference along with the Prime<br \/>\nMinister.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">Several panels were held within the framework<br \/>\nof the conference to discuss issues such as the role of civil society in the<br \/>\nprocess of European Integration, the role of civil society in the process of<br \/>\nregional development, strengthening institutions, and good governance.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">The Education Development and Employment<br \/>\nCenter (EDEC) organized a special panel dedicated to volunteerism. Moderator<br \/>\nwas Lika Kiladze, Chairperson of the Board of the Education Development and<br \/>\nEmployment Center (EDEC).<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"DE\">Writer Giorgi Kekelidze talked about civic<br \/>\nactivism and volunteerism in the historical context. Educational Researcher<br \/>\nSimon Janashia discussed civic activism and volunteerism in Soviet Georgia.<br \/>\nWriter Dato Turashvili reflected on civic activism and volunteerism in the 1990s<br \/>\nand Levan Berdzenishvili, professor at the Ilia State University, talked about<br \/>\ncivic activism and volunteerism culture today.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"DE\" style=\"\">The conference was organized in cooperation with the Eastern Partnership Civil<br \/>\nSociety National Platform and the Liberal Academy Tbilisi within the framework<br \/>\nof the EU-funded and Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung co-funded project \u201cGeorgian Civil<br \/>\nSociety Sustainability Initiative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 29th of March, the joint conference \u201eCloser to People \u2013 Stronger Civil Society\u201d took place in Tbilisi with the participation of government, European Union, and NGO representatives. 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