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The Local Action Group (LAG) was Officially Established in Keda Municipality



The Local Action Group (LAG) was officially established in Keda Municipality
as a result of active information and mobilization campaigns conducted by
CENN and Institute of Democracy.



On 24 December 2017, LAG Board Members have been elected. In total LAG
unites 266 members, out of this 40% are women. The sectors are distributed
as follows: Public Sector – 36%; Civic - 14%, Private – 50%. As for
geographical coverage, LAG have the representatives from all (9) communities
of Keda Municipality.



The election has been conducted through ballot voting principle. The LAG
Board includes the representatives of AMAGs (The Union of Local Active
Citizens) established in Adjara AR.



The election was preceded by the pre-election campaign aimed at presenting
the programs developed by the LAG Board Member Candidates to the LAG
members, also introducing the election procedures.



In January 2018 the LAG board will elect the chair.



The project Optimising the Potential of Local Assets for Rural Development
of Keda Municipality is financially supported by the European Union and is
being implemented by Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) in
partnership with the Center for Strategic Research and Development of
Georgia (CSRDG), Institute of Democracy (IoD) and  Austrian Institute for
Regional Studies and Spatial Planning (ÖIR).



The EU is supporting agriculture and rural development in Georgia through
its ENPARD Programme. Implemented since 2013 with a total budget of EUR 102
million, the main goal of ENPARD is to reduce rural poverty in Georgia. The
first phase of ENPARD in Georgia focused on developing the potential of
agriculture. The second phase of ENPARD focuses on creating economic
opportunities for rural population that go beyond agricultural activities.
More information on ENPARD is available at: www.enpard.ge



Media Contact:



*         Tamar Khuntsaria, Team Leader, ENPARD Communication Unit, +995 595
989916, tam...@actionprgroup.com <mailto:tam...@actionprgroup.com>

*         Nino Gaprindashvili, CENN Project Manager, +995 593 92 48 44,
nino.gapr...@cenn.org <mailto:nino.gapr...@cenn.org>





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