Georgia's NGO Sector News #57 07.09.1998 Issued by Horizonti Foundation Information Program Horizonti Foundation Information Program can provide contact information on all of the following topics upon request Contact Address: Horizonti, The Foundation for the Third Sector 33 Gogebashvili, 380079, Tbilisi, Georgia Tel/Fax: (995 32) 29 29 55 E-mail: presscenter@horizonti.org Table of Contents NGO NEWS * NGO House of Encounters Takes Care of Elderly * New NGO from Kutaisi Supports IDPs * NGO Human Resource Development Foundation Works with IDP Children HORIZONTI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCEMENTS * Horizonti Foundation Announces Two Small Grants Rounds * The Virtual Foundation Announces Grants Program for Georgia's NGOs * The Horizonti Foundation Organizes the Informational Meeting About Virtual Foundation Grants * The Horizonti Foundation Organizes Meeting for Educational NGOs * The Horizonti Foundation Continues to Accept Applications for a Trainer's Position ANNOUNCEMENTS * NGO Abkhazeti Changes E-mail Address * NGO Human Resource Development Foundation Moves to the New Office * Announcement for NGO Trainee Position in BSEP PIU in Istanbul NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NGOs * Travel Grants for Georgia-U.S. Industrial R&D Collaborations * Georgian, Russian and Ukrainian NGO Representatives Are Invited at NGO Development Workshop in Istanbul * An Online Dialogue on Women and Health Issues Invites Participants * Ruth Strang Research Awards for Women and Girls Issues *** NGO NEWS *NGO the House of Encounters Takes Care of Elderly* The House of Encounters is a daughter organization of the German-Georgian Friendship Circle, Tbilisi - Saarbruken. Its goal is to assist in the solution of problems facing elderly and has organized services to satisfy the physical and social needs of elders. The House is currently renting an apartment with a common living room and private sleeping rooms where members of the NGO will provide constant care to 4-5 elders. The elderly will also be able to participate in cultural programs organized by the House of Encounters and receive medical consultations on Fridays. The organization also offers the following to elderly at home: washing, cleaning, repairing windows and other household items and food. The House of Encounters organizes meetings, excursions, lectures in art and architecture, concerts and other cultural events to address the loneliness typical for people of this age. The elderly can express their artistic imagination through knitting, needlework, making dolls, drawing classes, and singing in the choir. The contact address of the organization is: Nutsubidze Street 187 A, Tbilisi 380086, tel: 53 63 64 *New NGO from Kutaisi Supports IDPs* Registered in Kutaisi in 1998, the NGO Cultural Scientific Information Association aims to facilitate the building and development of democratic and civil society in Georgia through supporting the intellectual and spiritual development of the population, raising the social initiative of youth, protecting human rights in Georgia, developing ecological and family tourism, and assisting vulnerable populations. In May 1998 the Association conducted a program to provide psychological rehabilitation to displaced and vulnerable persons through group and individual psychological consultations and free medical service. The program targeted 380 women and children sheltered in the hotels Sataplia, Kutaisi, Tbilisi, and in the dormitory of the Teachers Training Institute. In addition, the Association bought and distributed 1500 pillboxes of vitamins to pregnant women and feeding mothers. Cultural Scientific Information Association plans to publish educational brochures, create groups that will assist displaced and vulnerable population, and popularize problems of disabled among the population. At present, the Association is trying to identify a potential donor for the project entitled "Breast Feeding for Displaced and Vulnerable Babies in Emergency Situations." Contact address of the NGO CSIA is 85 Javakhishvili Street, Kutaisi. Telephone 7 16 16, 4 24 16. Contact person Ketino Lezhava. (Source of Information: PIPL newsletter Right to Speech # 24) *NGO Human Resource Development Foundation Works with IDP Children* From September 1, with financial support of Norwegian Refugee Council Human Resource Development Foundation resumed its project "Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of IDPs." The project aims to carry out activities with children, teenagers and grownups in Tbilisi, Zugdidi, and Tskinvali. The project has been financed for one year. Contact address of the organization is: 40 Kekelidze Street, Tel: 23-36-53, e-mail: fdhr@ip.osgf HORIZONTI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCEMENTS *The Horizonti Foundation Announces Two Small Grants Rounds* On September 7, 1998 Horizonti, The Foundation for the Third Sector, announces a new small grants round for Georgia's NGOs for projects focused on solving social and environment problems of their communities. Two separate competitions will be held: one for NGOs from Tbilisi and one for NGOs from Georgia's regions. For both competitions, Horizonti Foundation will accept projects with budgets not exceeding 3.000 USD. The deadline for proposals is 18:00 on October 30, 1998. Those interested in application materials and more information should contact Horizonti Foundation's Grants Program. Contact address: 33 Gogebashvili St, Tbilisi, Tel: 29 29 55, fax: 98.75.04; E-mail: grants@horizonti.org *The Virtual Foundation Announces Grants Program for Georgia's NGOs* The Horizonti Foundation is implementing the Virtual Foundation Program aiming to raise funds from local sources for small-scale projects through the Internet. All NGOs working in the field of environmental protection, health care, and community development problems as defined by their charters are eligible to participate in the program. The organizations wanting to participate in this program should submit their projects (in an electronic format in Georgian and in English) to Horizonti Foundation Grants Program. Beginning on September 7, proposals will be accepted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (from 16:00 to 18:00). For further information please contact Horizonti Foundation Grants Program. Contact address: 33 Gogebashvili St, Tbilisi, Tel: 29 29 55, fax: 98.75.04; E-mail:grants@horizonti.org *The Horizonti Foundation Organizes the Informational Meeting About Virtual Foundation Grants* On September 17 at 16:00 in its office Horizonti will organize an informational-consultation meeting for organizations wanting to participate in the Virtual Foundation Grants Competition. The interested organizations are invited to attend the meeting where they will have an opportunity to ask questions and clarify conditions and main directions of the competition in more detail. *The Horizonti Foundation Organizes a Meeting for Educational NGOs* On September 11 in its office at 16:00, The Horizonti Foundation Information Program will host an information exchange meeting for educational NGOs. The aim of the meeting is to brainstorm and reveal educational issues that could be solved with mass media involvement. This meeting will be followed by another meeting, which will give educational NGOs and journalists the chance to discuss these issues. All NGOs that work in the field of education, or that include education of one of their fields of activities, are invited to participate in the meeting. Those interested in participation should contact Manana Dumbadze at the Horizonti Information Program prior the meeting (telephone: 29 29 55). *The Horizonti Foundation Continues to Accept Applications for a Trainer's Position* Please, note that the Horizonti Foundation prolonged the deadline for submitting applications for a position of a Trainer in Training and Consulting Program. Requirements: · Work experience as a trainer on organizational development issues and /or certificate in Organizational Management · Excellent Georgian, Russian, and English language skills (both written and oral) · Experience with computer programs (Word, Excel, E-mail, Internet) The applicants should submit the following documents: 1. Detailed resume; 2. Letter of interest (one page); 3. Letter of reference; 4. Copy of a Certificate (if applicable). The applications will be accepted every working day from 9:00 to 18:00 until September 18 at the Horizonti Foundation Office at 33 Gogebashvili Street, tel: 29 29 55, 98 75 04, 22 19 30. ANNOUNCEMENTS *NGO Human Resource Development Foundation Moves to the New Office* Human Resource Development Foundation has changed its office. The new address of the organization is: 40 Kekelidze Street, Tel: 23-36-53, e-mail: fdhr@ip.osgf *Charity Humanitarian Center "Abkhazeti" Changes E-mail Address* CHCA has a new e-mail address. Please direct further correspondence to the following e-mail address: chca@bscnet.com.ge. Contact address of the organization: 10, Gogebashvili Street, Kutaisi, telephone: (231) 4 57 56, (77) 42 44 72, fax: (231) 4 51 43. *Announcement for NGO Trainee Position in BSEP PIU in Istanbul* TACIS 1996/97 Funds for the Black Sea Environmental Programme announces a vacancy for the position of an NGO trainee at the BSEP PIU. APPLICATION FORM 1. Name: 2. Organization: 3. Position within the organization: 4. Level of command of English language:________Fluent, _________Good,_______Fair, ________Poor 5. For how many years have you been involved in Black Sea related activities? 6. Information about the organization: a) date of registration, b) number of employees, c) number of volunteers, d) number of members, e) organizational structure, f) brief summary of the main projects and activities implemented by the organization and their funding sources for the last 1-2 years. 7.What is your experience in working with mass media? 8.What is your experience in organizing exhibitions, public hearings and/or other community events? 9.What is your experience in environmental education? 10.What is your experience in working with local/ regional/national authorities? 11.Why are you interested in the PIU trainee position? 12.What are your key skills which you think are relevant to this position? Please enclose: 1. Letter of support from the National NGO Forum 2. Letter of support from your organization (Director, Board of Directors, other decision making body) 3. CV In case you are interested in the position please, please fill out the application form and return it to Olga Maiboroda (e-mail: aibga@aol.com) by September 15, 1998. You can also contact Eka Khvedelidze. Telephone: 22-50-41, 877 42 39 27 mobile), e-mail: gic@access.sanet.ge NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NGOs *Travel Grants for Georgia-U.S. Industrial R&D Collaborations* The U.S Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) announces a new, competitive Travel Grants for Georgia-U.S. Industrial R&D Collaborations Program. With a total value of $50,000, this program will provide Georgian scientists and engineers with short-term travel support to the United States to meet with representatives of leading U.S. science-related industries to discuss potential collaboration in R&D areas of mutual interest. The deadline for applications for this program is December 31, 1998. Two types of awards will be made Group Travel Grants and Individual Travel Grants. For full description of the grants contact Horizonti Press-Center. To receive application materials, please visit CRDF's web site: http://www.crdf.inter.net/programs/GeorgiaTGP/GeorgiaTGP.htm to download the application packet, or direct your request by mail to: David H. Lindeman, Senior Program Manager, US Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF), 1800 North Kent Street, Suite 1106, Arlington, Virginia 22209 USA, Telephone 703-526-9720, Fax: 703-526-9721,E-mail: dlindeman@crdf.org *Georgian, Russian and Ukrainian NGO Representatives Invited to NGO Development Workshop in Istanbul* As part of the TACIS (the European Union programme of assistance to the former Soviet states) funded project for the Black Sea, the Field Studies Council (FSC) UK is organizing an NGO Development Workshop for participants from Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine to be held at the Black Sea Environmental Programme office in Istanbul, 19-22 October 1998. The organizers will cover travel and accommodation of the workshop participants. The purpose of the workshop is to develop and practice key project management skills in influential individuals who are working in NGOs and who are committed to enhancing the role of NGOs in the environmental improvement process of the TACIS Black Sea region. The programme of the workshop will be highly interactive and will cover the following subject areas: · Working with people: activities to help build consensus in a group. · Public participation: what is it and how does it happen? · Project management: project definition and use of a logical framework, detailed planning and monitoring of a project budget. · Writing project proposals and getting funds. · Effective communication: how people learn. Requirements for participants: · Want to participate in the workshop · Have an influential position in their NGO (to be able to use the know-how) · Read English and be able to communicate in English · not have participated in the FSC course before · Come from a coastal NGO witha good track record of working in a community · Be an active member of their NGO · Be willing to commit to implementing an action to deliver a small scale public participation or awareness project after the workshop · Undertake to provide feedback on the workshop usefulness some period after the workshop has finished. Those wanting to participate at the workshop should fill out the following application form and return it to Olga Maiboroda (e-mail: aibga@aol.com) by September 15, 1998. The application form is available from the Horizonti Foundation Press Center. *An Online Dialogue on Women and Health Issues Invites Participants* Starting on Monday, August 31, the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women is conducting an online conference/dialogue on women and health issues. Interested individuals can join the discussion from August 31 to September 21 and take part in the global dialogue. The dialogue can be followed up via the conference web site at: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/wohealth.htm The dialogue will focus on the following five topics: 1. ACCESS: Access to and quality of health services - Are all women (for example women of different ages, ethnicities and income groups) getting equal access to quality health care? 2. PROMOTION: Health education and promotion - How do women learn about staying healthy? About appropriate health care? 3. EDUCATION: Medical education and research - Is there a male bias? What changes are needed? 4. NURSING: Is nursing a neglected profession? 5. HEALTH REFORM: Reform of the health sector - Is it happening and how? Who benefits? Who loses? To contribute to the discussions send your messages to womenhealth@sdnp.undp.org. If you have further questions, contact the moderator, Soon-Young Yoon at syy@sdnp.undp.org. *Ruth Strang Research Awards for Women and Girls Issues* Supports research on any topic about the education, personal, and professional development of women and girls. Two awards (value: $750) for graduate students and for persons at any career/professional level will be awarded. Award recipients will be notified by January 1, 1999. Deadline is October 1, 1998 For more information write to the address: National Association for Women In Education 1325 18th St., NW, Suite 210 Washington, DC 20036, or call (202) 659-9330. E-mail: nawe@clark.net URL http://www.nawe.org. Please be certain to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request for information. ********************************************************************* Editorial policy: The Horizonti Foundation both solicits and accepts submissions for announcements to the NGO News Bulletin. All such submissions must in one way or another be related to the development of the NGO sector in Georgia. Although the Horizonti Foundation retains the right to edit all materials both for content and length, the information provided in the Bulletin do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Horizonti Foundation or its partners and funders. ____________________________________________________ Georgia's NGO Sector News # 57 (07.09.1998); Lia Chakhunashvili (Editor), Maya Bitsadze, (Press Center Officer) Horizonti Foundation Information Program