Mayor of Tsalenjikha , Gia Kharchilava, met with the executive director and project managers of the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD). 

At the meeting, we discussed a wide range of bilateral relations and prospects for future cooperation.

EECMD will open a new office in Tsalenjikha – “Democracy Hub” in the near future. During the first stage we will concentrate on the following main areas:

• Political education programs;
• Promoting cooperation between the community and the self-government, improving the efficiency of the self-government;
• Development and implementation of civic action plans against anti-democratic propaganda and tendencies.

“My goal is to make the local self-government independent and strong. People have given me the power, and I want to give it back to them. I will do my best to make Tsalenjikha an example of change, progress and democracy,” said Gia Kharchilava.

EECMD has vast experience in political education, political dialogue, fighting anti-democratic propaganda and combating its tendencies. We hope that our experience and activities in this direction will be fruitful and valuable.

“The “Democracy Hub” will be a space for meetings with experts on democratic governance, democratic politics and political activity issues.” – said the Executive Director of EECMD, Levan Tsutskiridze.

The meeting was attended by: Maia Machavariani – Chief Program Coordinator; Salome Mukhuradze – Senior Officer of the Political Party Support Program; Nino Khitarishvili – Senior Officer of the Democracy Education Program; Irine Kurtanidze – Communications Officer. The program managers talked about their programs and opportunities for future collaboration within them.