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Barriers to Participation in Conflict-Affected Communities in Shida Kartli

This project aims to empower conflict-affected communities in Shida Kartli by addressing barriers to their active participation and citizenship. The project focuses on identifying community problems, relevant actors and stakeholders, and promoting local engagement in problem-solving processes.

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Barriers to Participation in Conflict-Affected Communities in Shida Kartli

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  1. Barriers to Participation and Active Citizenship in Shida Kartli’s Conflict Affected Communities Natia Nadiradze March, 2015

  2. Saferworld Saferworld works to prevent violent conflicts and build safer lives in more than 20 places in the world. FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS SECURITY AND JUSTICE GENDER EXTERNAL CONFLICT DRIVERS CONFLICT SENSITIVITY INCLUSIVE PROCESSES

  3. Three Peace Conditions People play an active role in preventing and transforming conflicts and building peace People have an active role in identifying and addressing problems affecting their communities People with influence exercise power to promote equitable and just society

  4. Goal and Objectives • Empowering the conflict affected communities in ShidaKartli through helping them to: • Identify their community problems; • Identify relevant actors and stakeholders • Actively participate in and lead a process of addressing their problems

  5. Coverage of the Project

  6. Barriers to Participation Local communities are not actively involved in the development processes Soviet Legacy Centralized system and underdeveloped local governments

  7. Effects of the Centralised System • No efforts made for the last ten years to decentralise the country • Poorly developed notion of subsidiarity • Lack of competences and resources of the local governments to affectively address the problems • Lack of effective engagement mechanisms for local communities • Poorly developed (if any) communication channel between the communities and the government on both levels

  8. International NGOs and the Local Communities • Donor-led projects and programmes which give greater importance to organisational priorities rather than local needs • Unequal treatment of the communities based on their location, accessibility etc.

  9. The Case of the Village Support Programme • Engagement rate: 21-35% average • Problems were selected mainly by the representatives of the local authorities (gamgeoba) and a small group of people • Poor practice of planning and consultations • Absence of steering mechanisms over spending • Lack of understanding of their roles and rights in regards to the Village Support Programmes

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