📋 Tender Overview
Project sponsor: CENN - Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
Land: Georgia Funding amount: € 1,755,000.00 Start: July 1st, 2023 End: June 30, 2027
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
project goal
The project´s impact will be reduced poverty, improved livelihoods and climate-resilience for vulnerable rural communities in Georgia. Local income opportunities are created, and anthropogenic pressure on forests is reduced by rural economy diversification through sustainable multi-functional forest use, fostering decentralization and empowering women, youth and vulnerable groups.
expected results
Output 1: Central and local State institutions have and use effective tools and mechanisms for intersectoral cooperation, participatory decision making and green budgeting to implement rural development activities (focusing on sustainable use of forest resources) by 2027.
Output 2: The National Forest Agency’s institutional and technical capacities are strengthened and enabled for the implementation of the Forest Code and Nationally Determined Contributions.
Output 3: The expansion of sustainable forest product markets is achieved through incentives for the commercial utilization of forest resources and the enhanced capacity of both the private sector and farmers.
Output 4: Women and girls, particularly those from rural areas, are enabled to diversify their income using forest resources.
Output 5: Youth, vulnerable groups and civil society have increased capacity to actively engage in environmental advocacy, social activism, Independent Forest Monitoring and Confidence-Building Measures.
target group
The project will strengthen the capacity of local authorities in the target regions and will engage them in all activities to support the development of the rural economy and sustainable forest use. Rural schools will be important allies in promoting environmental awareness, rural development initiatives and opportunities and Confidence Building Measures.
The five target regions are Guria, Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti, Kakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti.
The total estimated number of direct beneficiaries is 9,445 people, at least 60% women.
Measures
The project aims to support forestry reform by facilitating multi-stakeholder platforms at both central and local levels. This support includes the creation of tools to enable the implementation of the forest code and the Rural Development Strategy.
The project will also focus on the organizational development of Rural Women Councils, empowering them to drive local initiatives that engage women and vulnerable groups in rural development. Additionally, gender-sensitive knowledge materials will be developed, covering various topics such as non-timber value chain development, rural energy, nature-based tourism, climate-resilience, public participation.
Additional activities include:
- Capacity development of the National Forest Agency (via training, on-job coaching, expert advise and equipment) for cost-effective and defo
