Within the framework of the project Future of Georgia presentation of the publication Georgia’s Minorities: Breaking Down Barriers to Integration was organized on July 28 via Zoom.
Representatives of Akhalkalaki NGOs, civil society and Armenian community attended the event.
One of the authors of the publication, Kakha Gabunia, discussed obstacles that hinder the process of integration, these are: Poor policy with regard to minorities, social-economic issues within communities and language barrier.
At the end of the discussion attendees expressed their views that will be included in the final document and presented to the respective public entities.
2-08-2021
On July 15 the publication Georgia's Minorities: Breaking Down Barriers To Integration was presented in Akhaltsikhe. The article is one of five in a series for the project Future of Georgia.
Speaker of the meeting was the publication author, associate professor at Tbilisi State University Kakha Gabunia. The session was chaired by the LMF executive director Archil Gegeshidze.
Among attendees were representatives of ethnic and religious minorities, as well as Akhaltsikhe-based NGOs.
The project Future of Georgia is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden and is implemented in collaboration with Carnegie Europe.
15-07-2021
Within the framework of the project Future of Georgia presentation of the publication Re-examining Radicalizing Narratives of Georgia was organized on July 2nd in Zugdidi.
Representatives of local NGOs, self-government and Administered Boundary Line-villages attended this event. The publication was simultaneously presented to those who due to pandemic and disability-related issues were unable to be physically present at the event.
Experts Natia Chankvetadze and Ketevan Murusidze discussed so-called protracted conflicts, focusing on the hindering role of radical narratives in the process of conflict transformation.
Attendees expressed their views that will be included in the final document and presented to the respective public entities.
5-07-2021
September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2022 147,730 EUR The Swiss Embassy; EUSR; Caucasian House; Institute for the Study of Nationalism and Conflicts (ISNC)
The overall project goal is to facilitate a dialogue with governments agencies and political parties on issues related to conflict transformation; increase practical analytical capacities as well as knowledge about Georgia's conflicts and conflict transformation among mid-level professionals from government and Parliament of Georgia.
On June 18, another publication Georgia's Unfinished Search For Its Place in Europe was presented to the Georgian audience. The article is one of five in a series for the Future of Georgia project.
Speaker of the meeting was publication author, founder and executive director of Melani Publishing Nino Lejava. The session was chaired by the LMF executive director Archil Gegeshidze.
Among attendees were representatives of Tbilisi-based NGOs and higher education institutions.
The project is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden and is implemented in collaboration with Carnegie Europe. The aim of the project is to analyze contentious social issues in Georgian society and to promote a round of discussions among the public.
Please proceed to the following link to read the publication in English
21-06-2021
The Levan Mikeladze Foundation, in cooperation with the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), is implementing the project “National Convention of the European Union in Georgia”. The project is funded by SlovakAid and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The main goal of the project is to promote direct, transparent, and open dialogue between the state and civil society, to provide them with opinions and expert feedback in various fields. To achieve a desirable result, three working groups were created in the following areas: energy security, external communications strategy, and youth policy.
To this end, on June 11, was held the first meeting of the energy security working group on Zoom. Field experts, representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and non-governmental organizations attended the meeting. The event was opened by Mr. Archil Gegeshidze, Executive Director of the Levan Mikeladze Foundation, and Mr. Peter Brezan, Project Manager of the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association.
At the meeting, local and Slovak experts on energy security presented policy papers. Particularly, the papers discussed the essence of the energy security policy in Georgia and the Slovak Republic. Additionally, best the experience and best practice of foreign countries were also discussed.
The meeting was moderated by Ms. Margalita Arabidze, Deputy Head of Energy Reforms and International Relations Department at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, and Mr. Murman Margvelashvili, Director of the analytical center World Experience for Georgia (WEG) and an energy expert.
The next meetings will assess Georgia's energy security using predetermined indicators and also recommendations to the Ministry of Economic and Sustained Development will be developed.
17-06-2021
Levan Mikeladze Foundation presented the publication Struggle and Sacrifice: Narratives of Georgia’s Recent History on 4th of June in Gori municipality. The publication was prepared within the framework of the project Future of Georgia, by the invited researcher Keti Sartania.
Among attendees were representatives of local government and Gori-based NGOs.
The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden and is implemented in collaboration with Carnegie Europe. The aim of the project is to provide holistic analysis of social transformation occurring in Georgian society and to foster round of discussions among public.
Please proceed to the following link to read the publication in English http://mikeladzefoundation.org/.../1619605026_sartania...
7-06-2021
The Levan Mikeladze Foundation in partnership with Carnegie Europe is running a project The Future of Georgia. Within, invited researchers, Natia Chankvetadze and Ketevan Murusidze wrote a paper „ Re-examining the Radicalizing Narratives of Georgia’s Conflicts." The project is generously funded by the Government Offices of Sweden.
To read the paper, click here: http://mikeladzefoundation.org/.../1620901670_05-2021...
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