Local Democracy Agency Georgia as a Regional Hub of Imereti provided distribution grocery bags in all municipalities of the region in the framework of informational campaign in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

Currently, the campaign covers 647 pre-selected locations (cities, villages, regional centres and settlements) throughout all ten regions of Georgia. As one of the upcoming actions, 22.500 grocery bags with imprinted information on preventive measures against the spread of the virus as well contact details of relevant institutions such as the Emergency Response Centre 112, the Public Safety Management Centre, the Ministry of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control and the Government’s encompassing 1st-level hotline, well distributed. They will be handed out free-of-charge by grocery stores operating in rural communities.

The project "Georgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative", is funded by European Union(EU) with co-funded Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung(KAS). With the engagement of project regional hubs, partnering businesses, the local self-governments, volunteer groups as well as local and international organisations, the campaign aims to inform and update the population about measures to protect their health and stay safe. The target population, amongst other residents, includes cross-border regions and remote villages, IDPs living in densely populated settlements, the elderly and ethnic minorities as the risk of quickly spreading misinformation within these groups and locations is high and likely.

The project “Georgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative”, is implemented by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in cooperation with the Civil Society Institute (CSI), the Consultation and Training Center (CTC), the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) and the Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC). The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and co-funded by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).