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USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman and TBC Bank Chief Executive Officer Vakhtang Butskhrikidze affirmed their joint commitment to strengthen Georgia’s economic diversification and resilience at a ceremony marking a new memorandum of understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, USAID will partner with TBC Bank to expand access to finance and business support services for inclusive economic growth, promote women’s economic empowerment, and develop the skills businesses need to grow.
JNEWS is a local independent media outlet in Javakheti, a majority ethnic Armenian region in Georgia’s south. Several years ago, a group of active citizens in Javakheti created the outlet to ensure that ethnic Armenians - many of whom lack Georgian language skills - could receive fact-based information about local and national issues. Now, the outlet is playing an important role in promoting civic integration in Georgia.
Lia Dekanadze and Nestan Ananidze are from the ethnic Georgian Muslim community in Khulo, Adjara. After graduating from university in Tbilisi, both Lia and Nestan returned to Khulo to help address challenges facing the community. They stand up for the rights of all Georgian citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity, viewing civic integration as necessary to build resilience, strengthen democracy, and advance prosperity in Georgian society.
By Cherish Broker, Development Associate, USAID/Georgia
“If you do not fight for your rights, the environment you live in will not change. The more active you are, the more free and just will be the society you live in” – says civic activist Samira Bayramova.
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Last updated: September 01, 2022
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