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School Children Engage in Fundraising Campaign in Support of “Knowledge Café”
For the past two years EWMI ACCESS has supported the Knowledge Café in carrying out a diverse fundraising campaign to collect money for construction of the Café’s own building. The
Championing Children’s Rights in the pre-and-post Election Period
Although numerous studies highlight significant problems and challenges in the child wellbeing system in Georgia, these topics rarely get prioritized by politicians. In order to bring these problems to the
Civic Movement “Gaviguidet” Summarizes 2020 Results of the Campaign for Clean Air in Rustavi
On January 12, the civic movement “Gavigudet” (i.e. we are suffocating) summarized the 2020 results of their advocacy campaign aimed at reducing air pollution in Rustavi. The movement, established in
Online Game to Combat Disinformation and Fake News
EWMI ACCESS supports online media On.ge and research organization DFRLab in producing and widely disseminating research reports and articles regarding anti-Western disinformation, actors of Russian-led influence operations in the social media and their main
Small Donations, Big Changes: Crowdfunding Helps Communities Thrive
Want to organize a rock-climbing club for orphaned children? Or build a park where local kids can play? USAID, through the ACCESS Program, is partnering with Orbeliani Meti to help
EWMI ACCESS Supports New Projects Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic-related Challenges
EWMI ACCESS launches nine new projects aiming to address problems and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia. To this purpose, these projects will use a multitude of approaches,
EWMI ACCESS Contributes to a New Model for Crowdfunding in Georgia
Over the past eight months, EWMI ACCESS has supported the development of an innovative crowdfunding platform for social initiatives – orbelianimeti.ge. This platform allows citizens to register their project ideas and launch a
Monitoring the Interaction between the State and the Orthodox Church in Georgia
Starting from October, EWMI ACCESS supports the “Democracy Research Institute” (DRI) in carrying out a project which aims to facilitate free and fair pre-election environment in Georgia. Specifically, the project
LGBTIQ Activists in Georgia Find New Allies: Their Parents
Parents of LGBTIQ people in Georgia often face similar or harsher stigmas as their children. EWMI ACCESS supports Tbilisi Pride, a civic LGBTIQ movement, to bring them together and make
Intersectoral Collaboration for COVID-19 Response and Recovery
The East-West Management Institute (EWMI) Advancing CSO Capacities and Engaging Society for Sustainability (ACCESS) project is pleased to announce the Intersectoral Cooperation Grant Program for Georgian civil society organizations (CSOs)
