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PROJECT UPDATE Participatory Rural Development in Lagodekhi PROJECT UPDATE CARE International in the Caucasus Participatory Rural Development in Lagodekhi The European Union for Georgia ENPARD Support to Agriculture Program name: European Neighborhood and Rural Development Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development. (ENPARD) A Year of ENPARD Rural Development in Lagodekhi Partners: Fundación ETEA; National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia; World Wildlife Fund Caucasus “…people have gained the feeling that their opinion matters and they can participate in the development of Lagodekhi and they can Donors: European Commission; Austrian do it themselves. This has really been a very important development Development Agency; CARE International. and this has not happened here before.” - CSO representative-board member of the Local Action group LOCAL ACTION GROUP LAGODEKHI The Local Action Group (LAG) in La- godekhi is an independent platform to stimulate the local development of Lagodekhi. It is part of the LEADER model used in the EU to stimulate rural development and is being adapted to Georgia. The Lagodekhi LAG combines representatives from all 15 communi- ties of the municipality and represents people from the private sector, civil society and local authorities including the head of the municipal board. It acts as a platform that contributes to Participatory Rural Development in Lagodekhi pilots the “LEADER” Lagodekhi’s development and provides approach - widely used in EU countries - to stimulate rural devel- participation of the local population. opment in Georgia. The methodology increases citizen participation and promotes a bottom up decision making approach. Based on a The General Assembly is the repre- comprehensive process, a vision and useful strategy was set out for sentative body with supreme decision Lagodekhi’s development that will be used by the authorities. making rights which elects the Board of Directors that manages the LAG and ensures its impact and sustainability. The LAG managing board nominates the All the funded Up to 30 social and All 67 villages projects employ commercial projects participate in the candidacy of the president, vice presi- 50% or more will be supported LAG and strategy dent and executive secretary. All three women development positions are approved by the General Assembly. Recently the Lagodekhi LAG elected its first female president. In the first phase of the project, the Local Action Group (LAG) Lagodekhi was formed. This was preceeded by community mobiliza- tion in all villages of Lagodekhi (67 in total), identification of local needs and priorities, nomination of LAG members by the people, and formation of a general assembly introducing the principles and mechanisms of participation. The LAG is already looking for ways to become sustainable and economically viable for the long term. CARE International in the Caucasus Local Development Strategy Incubating and facilitating Social and Economic Projects LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Based on the priorities set in the local development strategy, commercial and social projects have been LAGODEKHI “The Strategic document was elaborated based on active partic- selected and supported after a rigorous competition and training program. The final projects were selected ipation of the local population and it gives a high legitimacy to by a commission comprising of independent experts and the LAG board. Elaboration of the local development the document. We will adopt the strategy as our official docu- strategy was a comprehensive process ment and develop a budget planning process based on it” In the first round 107 project ideas were received of which 51 were selected to submit full proposals. Those that consisted of several phases. At the - Head of Lagodekhi Municipality Board.- who had their project ideas selected were provided with tailor-made trainings on business planning and second phase several methodologies, proposal writing. including a SWOT analysis were used to An important accomplishment of the LAG in the first year has rank, analyze and group the main issues been the elaboration of the Local Development Strategy that ROSE GREENHOUSE IN LAGODEKHI into meaningful categories. Overall, sets out a strategic vision for the social and economic de- WOMEN FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE four objectives and 12 strategic direc- velopment of Lagodekhi. The strategy is based on rigorous tions were determined and indicators research and large scale consultations with local communities, (Improving reproductive health and tackling early mar- asigned for the implementation of nec- civil society, business sector and local authorities, approved by riage) essary measures. Lagodekhi Local Action Group (LAG). The analysis of social priority issues in Lagodekhi The LAG identified the main needs and shows that women and gender issues are considered priorities of local population. In total, of crucial importance. Cases of early marriages are 52 problems were grouped in 5 catego- still high in many communities in Lagodekhi, and ries: 1. Agriculture, 2. Environment 3. create problems together with reproductive health, Social/youth , Gender 4. Infrastructure. gender imbalance and a lack of women participation 5.Tourism. in public life. One of the projects that CARE supports in Lagodekhi, “The trainings CARE provided taught us a lot. addresses early marriage and reproductive health We learned how to think commercially, be- for young women. “Women for a healthy future” come more successful and grow higher quan- will work in all 67 villages, and aims to reach 650 tities.” women between the age of 16-25. Early marriages are a problem in Lagodekhi, that prevents girls and - Vasil Aptsiauri, Rose farmer in Lagodekhi- “More than 100 people have already received business, women to develop themselves and make full use of capacity and management trainings in the first year. Be- Study visit of Lagodekhi LAG to Spain their potential, Tamar Mumladze, Head of the Geor- Vasil Aptsiauri, a rose farmer in Lagodekhi, shows sides technical trainings they perceive these capacities gian Civil Development Association states. Linked to us a row of young rose sprouts which have been as the most important to start and run commercial and In cooperation with the partner organization: this is the immense problem of reproductive health frozen. “You see, he says with regret, such a large social initiatives.” The ETEA Foundation (Spain), CARE organized for young women who often fail to visit a doctor or amount of roses have gone bad after I opened an a study tour to Spain, Cordoba. The goal was go to a clinic when pregnant causing unnecessary old greenhouse”. - LAG member - to improve the understanding of the LEADER complications for both mother and child. approach by sharing experience of the Spanish The project aims to promote a different attitude to- In the past it wasn’t freezing this much before LAGs, and build the capacity of the Lagodekhi wards early marriage. It provides information, sup- January, and by January the sprouts would be al- LAG. port and encourages discussions about reproductive ready grown and could survive”-he explains. health for young women. It provides information The program included visits to different work- about the consequences of early marriages for the Vasil’s family has a long history of growing roses shops and businesses as well as an introduc- women, men and families targeting not only girls “My parents started with roses as early as 1985- tion to several rural development projects in but also boys and elders. 1986….I started again from 2006”-says Vasil, as Spain. he’s looking over a small yard which has thou- The project activities include informational cam- sands of implants of over 7 types of roses he “The study tour showed us that the LEADER paigns on local radio and TV, educational meetings, manages with his family. approach and the concept of LAGs are actually seminars and discussions with young girls, and cul- successful in Europe. We gained a lot of ideas tural creative activities. Through these efforts it Vasils’s project is one of the eight winners for the on how to work more effective and make our aims to encourage more discussion about reproduc- first round competition for social and commercial LAG long term economically viable.“ tive health, disease prevention, psychological and projects. the negative consequences of early marriage. - LAG board member - CARE International in the Caucasus Vasil and his family will have to worry less in the “I know a seller who I collaborate with for several years. future after being selected as one of the winners for What I did now, is sign a contract with her, so she takes commercial projects. The new greenhouse with in- exclusively roses from me. On my side I will then be novative technology will protect young roses from obliged to distribute high quality roses. As a result we frosty winters and allow him to grow roses the whole will all be more secured and insured”. year round at a higher quantity and quality.Vasil told us about his cooperation with CARE. The roses greenhouse will not just benefit Vasil’s fam- ily but people around him as well. He’s been employ- “It wasn’t difficult to find out about CARE’s work in La- ing his neighbors for spring/autumn work. A Larger godekhi, since many people were talking about the proj- greenhouse will require more work and at least two ect. I got information and attended business and capac- more people will be employed to cut and pack 60.000 ity trainings.” to 80.000 roses. We asked how CARE trainings changed something for Vasil is optimistic and thinks that projects like this Vasil, since he is already an experienced farmer: are extremely important: “I gained a lot. before I started the trainings, I wasn’t This means strengthening our economy, regional devel- even thinking about what I should plan…they helped opment, farmers will have their own work;What I’ll do me to think more about how markets work and how now is that I’ll think practically how to develop, how to to plan.”Before I was just producing,without planning produce more quality roses, how to enlarge my business” thinking-it’s what it is, but as I see now, it’s much better when you have a concrete plan”.
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