Recent news
RDA signs first grant agreements in CDI4
Press Release 1 September, 2012
The fourth phase of the Community Development Initiative West has officially launched on May 11, 2012 upon signing of agreement on implementation of the project between BP and RDA. The project will emphasize its efforts on delivering benefit through mixed funding instruments, including matched grants and subsidized micro loans. Technical assistance and capacity building of the beneficiaries remains at its top for every component of the project.
HERA meets CDI3 women grantees, extends financing to form a value chain
News, 24 July, 2012
RDA facilitated meetings between the organization HERA (Her Equality, Rights and Autonomy) and CDI3 start up women grantees in villages Klde (Wool processing ), Tsnisi (Dental service) and Zikilia (Mini market). HERA is an UK organization which supports strengthening of the women's role in the society in order to prevent them from trafficking and achieves this by helping women entrepreneurs worldwide to sustain their small businesses. The visit was organized upon HERA's request submitted to RDA last month.
RDA Launches CDI4
Press Release, 11 May 2012
The fourth phase of the Community Development Initiative West has officially launched on May 11, 2012 upon signing of agreement on implementation of the project between BP and RDA. The project will emphasize its efforts on delivering benefit through mixed funding instruments, including matched grants and subsidized micro loans. Technical assistance and capacity building of the beneficiaries remains at its top for every component of the project.
RDA and Georgian Fruit and Vegetable Export Company sign MOU
Press Release 22 October, 2012
In September 2012, Regional Development Association (RDA) and Georgian Fruit and Vegetable Export Company signed Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation within the framework of which RDA conducted assessment survey in 3600 villages of 64 municipalities in all 10 Georgian regions and created database of so called “Village ID Cards”.
RDA Rises Awareness on 3R Principle of Waste Management in Samtskhe Javakheti
Press Release 31 October, 2012
RDA has been selected as implementing entity for environmental awareness building project in partnership with Environmental Union "Samkaro". The project envisages series of trainings in Samtskhe Javakheti schools and communities with the purpose to communicate the importance of the 3R principle of waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle). The training are being conducted in town of Akhaltsikhe and 11 villages (among them five CDI West villages - Klde, Arali, Minadze, Tsnisi, Varkhani). Trainings in school aim at general awareness of the issue, while in communities, RDA tries to advance skills of CBOs to mobilize community members with the purpose of securing funding for the environmental projects.
RDA Awards Guinness Book Recordsman Jumber Lejava with Honorable Adviser Status and Health Insurance
Press Release 11 February, 2013
In January 2013 the world traveler - Jumber Lezhava became honorable adviser of Regional Development association. Mr. Lejava will train Samtskhe-Javakheti Community Based Organizations about how to overcome problems in life. RDA has great honor to award a Guiness Book Recordsman with health insurance from BCI. [More about Jumber Lezhava]
RDA Starts Implementation of CDI SCPX Project Funded and Initiated by BP and Its Partners
Press Release 5 May, 2013
From June 2013 Regional Development Association (RDA) launched program – Community Development Initiative (CDI) for South Caucasus Pipeline Extension (SCPX) project initiated and funded by BP and its partners. CDI SCPX aims to improve living conditions of population through social and economic development projects in the villages, which are located in 5 kilometer radius from gas pressure regulation stations.[Download Press Release in MS Word format]
