Horizonti Foundation Announcements

Horizonti Foundation Organizes a Conference on Partnership for Better Results

Horizonti Foundation announces a Conference on Partnership for Better Results, which will take place on March 12 –13, 2004 at Sheraton Metechi Palace , Tbilisi , Georgia .

Senior Georgian government officials, business and NGO leaders, representatives of the international organizations and donor agencies will discuss the strategies and opportunities for the development of cross-sectoral partnerships in Georgia .

For registering to the Conference interested individuals should fill in the registration form and fax it together with an interest letter to (+995 32) 987-504 or mail to 6 th Floor, No. 2 Dolidze Street, Tbilisi 380015, Georgia.

Selected participants will be contacted after February 16, 2004.

For more information about the Conference, please contact Vano Tavadze at (+995 32) 334-287, 330-893, or E-mail: vtavadze@horizonti.org

Registration form is available at Horizonti Foundation website: www.horizonti.org

Organizational Development Program Consultations

 Organizational Development Program of the Horizonti Foundation offers following consultations and forms of services.

1.Founding, registration of an NGO (registered union, foundation) and legislative issues.

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Initiative Groups
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  History of NGO development, idea and importance of NGO
•  Founding the NGO
•  Organization statute
•  Registration procedure
•  Legislative requirements

2.NGO structure, Institutional Development Level, Board Development

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International (foreign) Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  Discussion of the existing structure of the organization
•  Defining the institutional level of the organization
•  Identification of actual problems, relevancy with the legislation
•  Discussing future ways of structural development and different models
•  Identification of Board functions
•  Criteria for selection of Board members
•  Functions of governing and executive bodies in the organization
•  Their authorities and responsibilities
•  The role of the director in the organization

3.Strategic Planning in NGOs

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues and Forms of Services:
•  Presenting the management of the organization the technology of strategic planning process
•  Facilitation of actual strategic planning process for individual organizations
•  Concept and importance of strategic planning for the organization
•  Strategic planning components

4.Financial Management

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  Creating the project budget
•  Creating the annual budget of the organization
•  Defining the financial policy of the organization
•  Establishing annual budget categories and budget forms

5.Project Writing

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  Discussion of stages of project writing
•  The main components of project-proposal
•  Final package of the project
•  Relations with donors

6.Fund Rising, Arranging Events

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  What means of fund raising currently exist in Georgia ?
•  Donors' status, who can grant funds
•  Charity issues, motivation/legislation
•  Donations, possible ways of addressing
•  Analysis of fund raising methods
•  Arranging events

7.Human Resource Management

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues:
•  General principles of human resource management
•  Selection of staff and criteria
•  Technology of interviewing
•  Staff future career planning, management, transfers
•  Means of staff motivation
•  Methods and means of staff professional development

 8.Advocacy

Consultation Clients:
•  Newly founded NGOs
•  Particular CBOs
•  Initiative Groups
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues and Forms of Services:
•  Concept and importance of advocacy
•  Advocacy process components
•  Planning the particular advocacy process
•  Facilitation of advocacy process planning
•  Evaluation of advocacy process

9.Inter-organizational Management

Consultation Clients:
•  Established NGOs
•  International Organizations

Consultation Issues and Forms of Services:
•  General principles of inter-organizational management
•  Inter-policy of the organization
•  Organization by-law
•  Financial policy
•  Structural model of the organization
•  Policy of relations with partners
•  Monitoring of activities
•  Staff evaluation/self evaluation

10.Program Evaluation

Consultation Clients:
•  Established NGOs
•  International (foreign) Organizations
•  Donor Organizations

Consultation Issues and Forms of Services:
•  Concept and importance of evaluation
•  Evaluation, self evaluation, monitoring
•  Kinds and methods of evaluation
•  Logical model of evaluation
•  Parts of evaluation
•  Working out the aim, object and plan of the evaluation
•  Method of obtaining information
•  Evaluation of projects financed

Consultations are for one hour and they are free of charge.

The price of particular consultations is defined by the terms of the contract and considers the level, frequency and duration of consultations in fixing the actual cost.

Training Sessions for NGOs and Initiative Groups

January

20.01 – 21.01 Legislative Regulations of NGOs
26.01 – 30.01 NGO – Management (Organizational structure, Board Development; Strategic Planning; Financial Management; Project Writing; Fundraising; NGO-Media Relationship) (registration fee – 50 GL)
The training sessions will be conducted at the Horizonti foundation's Tbilisi office.
Follow-up training sessions will be conducted in the regions of Georgia and will be free of charge (December).

January

 Chokhatauri
26.01 – 28.01 Strategic Planning, Proposal Writing

The Greens Movement of Georgia Has Changed its E-mail Addresses

The Greens Movement of Georgia / Friends of the Earth - Georgia has new e-mails:
info@greens.ge for general inquiries
gmo@greens.ge for Genetic Engineering issues
waste@greens.ge for Waste issues

The organization is also launching the web-site at: www.greens.ge

The Greens Movement of Georgia / FoE-Georgia
182, D. Agmashenebeli ave, Tbilisi , Georgia , 0112
Mushtaidi Park , Greens House
Tel.: (995 32) 35 19 14
Fax: (995 32) 35 16 74

Assistance to the Mentally Challenged Children

Tbilisi 1st Auxiliary School for the Mentally Retarded Children, located at 2 Gotsiridze Street , Chugureti district is the only educational institution (non-boarding) for approximately 100 mentally challenged children in Georgia , who are suffering from extremely acute conditions.
In 2001 a group of parents established a union "Parents' Bridge" with the aim to improve the physical, mental, social and moral condition and to assist mentally retarded children to develop their abilities in various fields of activities and to promote their integration as much as possible into normal life. The organization works mostly on a voluntary basis and provides mentally challenged children with successful psychological counseling as well as musical and art therapy, etc.
Currently the Organization and the Auxiliary School face the following acute problems: 1. The School has no heating; 2. There is not a gym in the school;
3. There is a lack of a professional psychologist; 4. There is a need for musical instruments and sound equipment. 5. Computer; 6. Food and medicines.
If your organization can provide any of the listed assistance to the children, please contact either Maka Esaiashvili at OCHA, tel.: (899 589440), e-mail: maka.esaiashvili@unocha.org.ge or Ms. Teona Kacheishvili, Chairperson. Tel.: (877 473440), e-mail: ktea@rambler.ru

Announcement

On December 31, 2003 Georgian Parliament made amendment in the law on “Necessary Social Insurance” according to the law #3187. According to the amendment the law will be put in force from January 1, 2005.
It should be taken into consideration that 184-189 articles of the tax code remain in force. So when giving out salaries the NGO is obliged to tax a physical person with social insurance tax (2%).

Online Magazine

Human Rights Information and Documentation Center started issuing the internet-magazine and web-portal HumanRights.Ge. The “Open Society Institute” ( Budapest , Hungary ) supports this project financially.
The portal contains the database on human rights: documents, reports, national legislation and international documents, bulletins, links and resources on human rights, NGO directory, etc.
The internet-magazine will be renewed daily and will highlight the human rights issues in Georgia . Press releases and much interesting information will also be spread through the internet-magazine.

Ucha Nanuashvili
Executive Director
Human Rights Information and Documentation Center
89/24 Agmashenebeli Ave. , 12th floor
Tbilisi 0102, Georgia
Phone./Fax: (+995 32) 95 10 03
Mobile : (+995 99) 50 80 36
E-mail: hridc@internet.ge
Web Site:http://www.hridc.org

Citizen Advocate! Program presents Final Report

Citizens Advocate! Program (CAP) presented a final report of the Countrywide Assessment of Georgian Civil Society Organizations.

The United Nations Association of Georgia (UNA) and the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) conducted the research. It was one of the first activities undertaken by the Citizens Advocate! Program (CAP) with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The aim of the study is to provide a detailed description of the capacities and relations of the most active segment of Georgia 's NGO sector. The research studied 189 NGOs from fifteen cities in nine regions of Georgia , exploring eight dimensions of capacity: 1) fields of activity, 2) external relations, 3) structural development, 4) operational process, 5) mission and strategy, 6) logistical base, 7) financial resources and 8) human resource management.

English version of the report can be downloaded from the Advocacy.Ge at:

http://www.advocacy.ge/cap/2_8.shtml

You can address your questions and comments to Ramaz Aptsiauri (UNAG): ramaz@una.ge or Eka Datuashvili (CSRDG): edatuashvili@csrdg.ge

The Anatomy of Peace – New Book for Teachers

Rustavi NGO “Woman and Health” implemented a project in Rustavi . The aim of the project was to share and expand the idea and culture of establishing peace and to increase the role of women in peace processes by implementing peace and conflict studies in multi cultural secondary schools. UNIFEM financially supported the project.

Thus far 21 teachers from different schools have been trained under this project. Five teachers worked out the module “Anatomy of Peace” – a book especially suited for teachers. The book is intended for 8 th grade students and aims to establish democratic principles for children and to help them realize their rights and to teach them to respect the rights of others. The book is now being published with the financial support of UNIFEM.

Contact person: Dzidzia Gudushauri, Association Manager.
Address: Rustavi , 7-81 Todria Str., Tel/fax: (824) 17 58 62, mobile: 899 54 32 38.
E-mail:womanandhealth@yahoo.co

The World Bank Small Grants Program 2004

The World Bank Office in Tbilisi announced the Small Grants Program for the year 2004. To reinforce the empowerment dimension of poverty reduction, the Small Grants Program focuses on civic engagement for the empowerment of marginalized and vulnerable groups. The purpose of the Small Grants program is to support the empowerment of citizens to have greater ownership of development processes, thereby making these processes more inclusive and equitable.

Activities should:

• Promote dialogue and dissemination of information; and

• Enhance partnerships with key players in support of the development process. Key players could include government agencies, civil society organizations, multilateral and bilateral agencies, foundation, and private sector.

Activities may include, but are not limited to, workshops and seminars, publications or audio-visual materials, or other innovative networking efforts that small organizations generally find difficult to fund through their regular program budgets. The activity should be completed within one year of the date the grant is awarded.

Guidelines for the civil society organizations interested to apply could be accessed at: www.worldbank.org.ge Applicants are requested to submit grant proposals in the English language and accompanying required information (please see attached Guidelines) in English to the World Bank Office in Tbilisi : 1 st Drive , 5A, Chavchavadze Avenue .

Letters of applications should be addressed to Ms. Inga Paichadze, External Affairs and NGO Liaison Officer. Applications will be accepted until February 10, 2004 at the Office Reception (ground floor).
The World Bank Office in Tbilisi , Tel: 91 30 96/ 91 26 59/91 26 89
E-mail: ipaichadze@worldbank.org
krekhviashvili@worldbank.org

IREX Media Innovations Program Tender for Translation of Journalism Textbooks

USAID funded Media Innovations Program for Georgia is aimed at fostering the development of professional and self-sustaining independent media.

The major goal of the tender is to provide Georgian media practitioners and journalism students with quality trade literature in Georgian language. IREX announces competition for translation of the 3 textbooks.

Under the sub-contract, IREX will cover expenses related to the translation of the following three books: 1. Media Management: A Casebook Approach; Ardyth Broadrick Sohn, et al (approx. 350 pages) 2. Photo Journalism: The Professionals' Approach; Kenneth Kobre (approx. 350 pages) 3. New Times: Making a Professional Newspaper in an Emerging Democracy; Tatiana Repkova (approx. 450 pages). The remuneration will be defined on case-by-case basis. Approximate price range is $5-$8 per 1,700 Georgian characters.

Only a private person can apply. Interested persons should pick up 16 pages of sample translation materials at the IREX Tbilisi office and translate all 16 pages and attach it to the full application package.

• CV of the translator (please indicate name, full contact address including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail);

• List of previously translated material (please provide samples if available)

• Timetable of the translation (deadline: September 1, 2004)

• 16-page sample of translation from the book, clean typed and double-spaced.

Please note the applicants should provide 2 sets of all documents. The submitted application and accompanying documents become property of IREX and will not be returned.
Application deadline is February 20, 2004. Applications should be submitted to IREX office at the following address:
62, Chavchavadze Avenue ,
Tbilisi , 0162 Georgia
Tel/Fax: 29 19 05
For more information, please contact George Khelashvili at gkhelashvili@irexonline.ge

The Mashav Center Training Courses

The Mashav Center / The Center for International Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel / announces training courses in Israel for 2004.
The deadline of submitting the application forms in Tbilisi is approximately 2-2,5 months prior to the course beginning. The application forms are available in MASHAV Center office. Competition for the MASHAV Courses is merit-based and selection will be made on the basis of academic excellence, professional aptitude, and leadership potential in the field of specialization and knowledge of English or Russian. Tuition and accommodation is free of charge.

For further information please contact Israeli Embassy in Georgia , MASHAV Center , 61 Agmashenebeli Ave : Tel; 94 29 20
Contact person: Ms. Iya Berulava.

H. J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Program

The University Center for International Studies at the University of
Pittsburgh announced a request for applications for the
2004-2005 round of the H. J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship
Program.

The Fellowship provides for one year of practical, professional, and
non-degree educational experiences through the University of Pittsburgh
in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA . The competition for a Heinz Fellowship is open to men and women from developing countries whose record of accomplishment early in their career indicates strong potential for leadership and achievement in the non-profit, government, or private sector.

To be considered for the 2004-2005 round of the H. J. Heinz Company
Foundation Fellowship, applications must be received no later than March 15, 2004.
For more information and to obtain application forms, please visit
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/heinzfellowship.html
Inquiries can be made at heinz@ucis.pitt.edu or by fax at 412-624-4672.

The Global Economic Policy Institute Course for Top level Officials

The Global Economic Policy Institute at the University of Westminster announces the launch of the world's first international ‘how to reform a government' course for senior and key officials.
The one-year course – MA Economic and Governmental Reform - is a unique Masters program designed to prepare senior civil servants and rising political figures for leadership roles in government. The course includes a forensic examination of why reforms are successful or unsuccessful, and closely examines the conflicts that often arise between different types of economic and governmental reform, and within different types of government structures.

For further information contact:
Paul E M Reynolds
Director
E-mails: Direct paulreynolds@paulreynolds.plus.com
University paulreynolds@westminster.ac.uk