Non-governmental organisations in Georgia

Non-governmental organizations in Georgia, nongovernmental[1] organizations, or nongovernment organizations in Georgia,[2][3] commonly referred to as NGOs in Georgia,[4] are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations[5] independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments)[6] that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives[7][8][9][10] and operate in Georgia.

The last session of EaP&V4 Countries Countering Disinformation forum hosted by the Europe-Georgia Institute titled Disinformation and the Youth Resilience: Forging a New Generation of Leaders. from left to right: Eto Buziashvili, International Security Expert, (Georgia); Polad Muradli, Baku-based Independent Expert (Azerbaijan); George Melashvili, President of the Europe-Georgia Institute (Georgia).
Georgia's 2017–2018 Parliamentary Openness Action Plan created by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information.
Young Georgians holding the Kmara flags during the Rose Revolution in November 2003

List of NGO in Georgia
Name Formation Description Official Website
Liberty Institute 1996 Liberty Institute is a Georgian research and advocacy organization affiliated with Ilia Chavchavadze State University. Liberty Institute played an important role in the Rose Revolution. After the revolution, most of its founders were elected to the Parliament of Georgia. Giga Bokeria became Deputy chairman of the Committee on Legal Issues, Member of Committee on Defense and Security, one of the leaders of United National Movement. He has authored many laws to strengthen human rights in Georgia. [11]
New Economic School – Georgia 2001 The New Economic School – Georgia (NESG) (in Georgian: ახალი ეკონომიკური სკოლა საქართველო) is a free market think-tank, non-profit organisation, NGO based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its main mission is education of young people in free market ideas. It organizes seminars, workshops and conferences for education and exchanges of ideas. [12]
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information 2009 Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) – is a Georgian non-governmental organization which tends to support the development of an informed and empowered society for democratic governance. IDFI promotes human rights and good governance by raising civic awareness through sound informational reports, research and recommendations; Advocates for initiating & implementing reforms of policies, laws and practices to enhance democratic governance. [13]
Europe-Georgia Institute June 1, 2015 Europe-Georgia Institute (EGI) – is a hybrid non-governmental organization in Georgia. The Europe-Georgia Institute was founded by George Melashvili, Shalva Chkheidze and Revaz Topuria in 2015. The EGI states its goal is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. The EGI is an independent civil society organization and focuses its campaigning on issues such as human rights, peacebuilding, promotion of good governance and support the involvement of youth in democratic process. The EGI emphasizes "independence and impartiality", and explicitly precludes political, economic, or religious factors in its decision making. EGI's principles and operational guidelines are highlighted in its Charter. [14]
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References
  1. US dictionaries record only the unhyphenated spelling, and this is also recorded by some UK dictionaries, e.g. Collins English Dictionary
  2. Claiborne, N (2004). "Presence of social workers in nongovernment organizations". Soc Work. 49 (2): 207–218. doi:10.1093/sw/49.2.207. PMID 15124961.
  3. Ship Monitoring Rescues of Migrants Refuses to Be Rescued, The New York Times
  4. The term NGO is so common and its expansion so rare that all dictionaries have an entry for the abbreviation but many don't have one for the expansion, or they even explain it by using the abbreviation, e.g. Collins English Dictionary
  5. Because many of the most famous NGOs are international organizations, many people believe NGOs are by definition international, but that is not the way the term is used by NGOs, the media, governments, or international governmental organizations. (See the sources at the end of this sentence.)
  6. "NGO", Macmillan Dictionary
  7. "Nongovernmental Organization (NGO)". United States Institute of Peace.
  8. Karns, Margaret P. "Nongovernmental organization". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  9. "NGO - meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org.
  10. "NGO". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press.
  11. [Liberty.ge "Liberty Institute"] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  12. "IDEA". New Economic School – Georgia. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  13. [idfi.ge "Official website of chair of the IDFI"] Check |url= value (help).
  14. "Official website of Europe-Georgia Institute".
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