The Strengthening Monitoring and Advocacy Capacities for Rights in Georgia project is part of the broader EU effort Support to Human Rights, Democracy, and Integrated Territorial Development in Georgia, which aims to consolidate and further the progress made in the last decade in terms of human rights, rule of law, and democratic practices. This is also in line with Georgia's commitments under the Association Agreement (AA) signed with the EU in 2014, which includes strengthening the rule of law, respect for fundamental freedoms, and human rights.
The project's overall goal is to enhance the capacities of Georgian human rights civil society organisations (CSOs) to promote, oversee, and assess the effective implementation of the national human rights strategies, and to increase human rights awareness of rights holders and duty bearers. This will be achieved through a strategy that takes into account the different knowledge needs and institutional capacities of CSOs, and builds on the understanding that effective human rights advocacy requires a combination of specialised knowledge and professional skills.
Through training and capacity-building workshops, the project offers two training concepts:
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Trainings for local CSOs that aim to strengthen the capabilities of CSOs and grassroots movements to investigate, monitor, report, and communicate human rights issues at the local level, as well as improve their understanding of international human rights legislation.
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A Train-the-trainer Programme for larger CSOs that aims to support national operations to build and scale up their in-house capacities in a sustainable manner.
Objectives
The objective of the Strengthening Capacities for Rights in Georgia project is to improve the capacities of human rights civil society organisations (CSOs) in Georgia to promote and assess the effective implementation of national human rights strategies, and increase human rights awareness among rights holders and duty bearers.
The project has five specific objectives: enhancing human rights investigation, monitoring, reporting, communication, and advocacy capacities of local CSOs and grassroot movements through a series of trainings; training trainers from human rights CSOs with national operations to build and scale up in-house capacities; strengthening institutional capacities of grassroot movements and local human rights CSOs through third-party funding schemes; raising awareness among national and local public servants and policymakers on human rights; and informing a nationwide audience, particularly outside of urban centres, of the benefits of a sound human rights environment.
The Strengthening Capacities for Rights in Georgia project is funded by the European Union.
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