Civic Week kicks off in Georgia

Georgia is hosting Civic Week to promote public awareness, raise citizens’ participation in civil society and highlight their involvement in volunteer initiatives.

More than 55 members of the Regional Civil Society Network throughout Georgia have come together to strengthen the interaction between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and citizens, the private sector, public institutions, media, and regional and Tbilisi-based CSOs.

To foster civic engagement throughout the country, over 60 public discussions, volunteer drives, presentations, town hall meetings, free service provision initiatives and experience-sharing discussions are take place in different parts of the country from May 18-27.

During Civic Week, regional and Tbilisi-based CSOs will share expertise and innovative approaches to promote effective and creative solutions to civil society challenges and improve advocacy for public interest causes.

Volunteer Initiatives and Volunteer Drives have been organised to encourage young citizens to participate in charity events and other volunteer actions.

On the final day of Civic Week, officials will establish the Corporate Social Responsibility club in Tbilisi, which will promote corporate social responsibility culture and encourage ongoing relevant initiatives.

Civic Week is being organised by the Civil Development Agency (CiDA) and the Regional Civil Society Network (R-CSN) in the framework of the East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) Advancing CSO Capacities and Engaging Society for Sustainability (ACCESS) project, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).