Donors/ Partners : 

1. United Nations Development Programme “UNDP”
2. NGO “Abkhazintercont”
3. Mtskheta-Mtianeti regional hub

Overall Budget: 60,000 ₾

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC:  60,000 ₾

Objective: Increase the role of citizen participation, especially of young people and women in the municipalities of Baghdati, Ambrolauri, and Dusheti, in the process of decision and local policy-making, by promoting open dialogue between citizens and decision-makers in local self-government and introducing an effective model of engagement

Target group(s): Population of Baghdati, Ambrolauri, and Dusheti municipalities, including young people, women – men – Local civil society organizations – representatives of the business sector, representatives of local self-government bodies, Media

Beneficiaries: The population of target municipalities

Conducted activities:

1. Formation of the project implementation team, and presentation of the project to interested parties
2. Creation of the organizing committee of the general meeting of the settlement/selection and training of facilitators
3. Organization of settlement general meetings with a new methodology and implementation of the model in practice
4. Preparation of budget priority documents, submission for consideration in the budget, advocacy of changes
5. Organization of reporting meetings/involvement of citizens in the budget review process
6. Promoting the generation of knowledge and skills about the use of modern communication technologies for citizen engagement among young people
7. Strengthening youth councils and encouraging members to introduce self-reporting and open governance practices

Achieved results:

1. In the municipalities of Baghdati, Dusheti and Ambrolauri an innovative model of participatory budgeting has been implemented. This model involves population forums where residents can participate and assess the program budget of their municipalities. During the pilot phase of the program
2. 361 local residents of the municipalities evaluated the current year’s programs of the municipalities submitted 140 suggestions 77 of which were reflected in the 2024 budget