The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is launching a call for proposals to co-fund local initiatives developed by local authorities1 in Georgia which have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Congress in December 2021 in the framework of the project “Strengthening participatory democracy and human rights at local level in Georgia”.
The local initiatives will mainstream equality and diversity in local public life as well as enhance inclusion of underrepresented communities with the special focus on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), persons with disabilities (PwD), minorities, and other vulnerable groups. Proposals should aim at strengthening human rights protection and democratic public participation at local level, ensuring that both civil society and citizens have a meaningful impact on decision making processes.
The deadline for application is 24 November 2022.
- Call for Proposals
- Appendix I Application Form
- Appendix II Provisional budget (Template)
- Appendix III Template Grant Agreement
- Appendix IV - Unofficial translation into Georgian of the application documents
An information meeting has been set for 8 November 2022. The list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) will be routinely updated with new questions sent by the applicants.
The call is launched in the framework of the project “Strengthening Participatory Democracy and Human Rights at Local Level in Georgia”, implemented by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the Directorate General of Democracy, Division of Elections and Participatory Democracy, within the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023 with the financial contribution of the Austrian Development Cooperation. The project aims to strengthen institutional frameworks for citizen participation, support local authorities and their national association in their efforts to protect and promote human rights and ensure that civil society organisations have real impact on local decision making.
1Thirteen (13) local authorities from seven (7) target regions of Georgia (Guria, Imereti, Kvemo Kartli, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tbilisi and Kakheti), namely: Bolnisi, Borjomi, Chokhatauri, Dedoplistskaro, Dmanisi, Marneuli, Oni, Ozurgeti, Tbilisi, Tetritskaro, Tsalka, Tskaltubo, Zestaponi.
