BAKU: OSCE Supports Azerbaijani, Armenian, Greek And Russian Communi

OSCE SUPPORTS AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN, GREEK AND RUSSIAN COMMUNITIES OF GEORGIA
Author: A.Ismaylova

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Nov 7 2006

The results of an OSCE-financed project which aimed to promote civic
participation in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia, where there are
many national minorities, will be presented in Tbilisi on November 8,
Trend reports with reference to the OSCE Information Office.

Set up by the association Women of Multinational Georgia, the project
helped establish NGOs focusing on gender, human rights issues,
and democratic development in the Dmanisi, Tsalka, Bolnisi and
Marneuli districts, which are inhabited by Azeri, Armenian, Greek
and Russian communities. Under the project, training courses and
seminars were organized to develop leadership, financial, personnel and
organizational management skills. A newsletter, published in Georgian,
Azeri and Armenian, was also distributed in the Kvemo Kartli region.