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USAID supports local independent media to provide Georgia’s communities with fact-based information about important issues. For Maia Pipia, a reporter and news anchor at Radio Atinati in Zugdidi, one of 14 local media outlets that receive USAID assistance, her mission includes reaching out to people in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia.
Tbilisi, Georgia – USAID/Georgia Mission Director Peter Wiebler and the directors of Adjara Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) affirming their commitment to jointly advancing sustainable and inclusive economic development. Under the MOU, USAID will partner with Adjara Group to strengthen the competitiveness of key sectors in Georgia’s economy, including hospitality, creative industries, and agriculture.
USAID’s Growing Emphasis on Private Sector Engagement
USAID supports independent media in Georgia’s communities to keep people informed about the issues that matter most. That includes providing local outlets with equipment, training, and technical assistance to help them keep up with the rapid pace of development in the media sector.
A free media plays a key role helping people engage in society as well-informed citizens. Fact-based journalism helps enable democratic development and makes it possible for society to address challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sirusho Antonyan is a journalist at Channel 9, the local TV station in Akhaltsikhe. Her station participates in a USAID media development program which provides equipment, training, and technical assistance to help local independent media outlets provide their communities with information about the issues that matter most.
USAID supports Georgia to build a dynamic, internationally competitive technology sector that creates quality job opportunities for the country’s young professionals. Our work in tech includes efforts to empower women to participate, and thrive, in the tech industry.
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Last updated: July 29, 2021
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