The United States supports Georgian women entrepreneurs. Today, Ambassador Degnan visited Tchrebalo Winery which has opened a new restaurant with U.S. support. Ambassador took a tour of the facilities and met with the owners, Salome and Sofia Lekishvili. To improve customer experience and attract new visitors to the winery, USAID’s Economic Security Program helped the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 September, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Business, Culture, Economic Affairs, Embassy, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID Georgia
Cooperation between the U.S. and Georgia offers exciting possibilities that benefit Georgians throughout the country. Everyone agrees educating future generations is one key to a better future–and that’s why our latest example of cooperation is the signing of a memorandum of understanding between USAID and the Ministry of Education and Science. We will be working together ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 August, 2022 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID Georgia
Question about the event Ambassador Degnan: I’m really excited to be here today for the launch of an initiative that is designed to promote tourism here in Georgia, high-value tourism, too. That creates good jobs. This is a partnership between the Ministry of Economy, the Georgian National Tourism Administration, USAID, and a stellar private sector ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID Georgia
Nino Chanishvili’s auto school in Ozurgeti is a notable example of how the United States provides targeted assistance to Georgians in communities across the country. As a beneficiary of @USAIDGeorgia’s entrepreneurship support program which provides financing and training to women across Georgia, Nino has built a successful business and plans to expand by adding more ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 July, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Embassy, Key Officials, News, Success Stories, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID Georgia
USAID continues to support Georgia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing crucial assistance to help the healthcare system prevent further spread of the virus. Recently, 26,000 USAID-funded PCR testing kits were delivered to the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. These testing kits will be distributed to hospitals, clinics, and laboratories across the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19 Aid, USAID Georgia
Ambassador Kelly C. Degnan attends forum on “Impartial Polling for Developing Citizen-Responsive Democratic Governance in Georgia” (July 17) Ambassador Kelly C. Degnan gave opening remarks at the launch of “Impartial Polling for Developing Citizen-Responsive Democratic Governance in Georgia,” a forum for promoting non-partisan public opinion polling as a key component of Georgia’s democratic development. A ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Key Officials, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID Georgia
USAID Supporting Georgia to Combat COVID, Build Resilience, and Prepare for Economic Recovery (May 29) By Peter Wiebler, USAID/Georgia Mission Director Over nearly 30 years, the United States and Georgia have built a partnership based on shared values, common strategic interests, and the mutual benefits of cooperation. The United States Agency for International Development ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, USAID, USAID Georgia
USAID Statement on Development Agreement Amendments (April 24) During these difficult times, we reaffirm our support for the Georgian people. This week, Georgia’s Parliament ratified amendments to our Development Assistance Agreements with the Government of Georgia. This allows USAID/Georgia to move forward with more than $64 million in funding to strengthen Georgia’s self-reliance and Euro-Atlantic ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID, USAID Georgia
USAID Support for Central Election Commission under Elections and Political Processes Program (March 31) Cybersecurity is crucial to protecting democracy. Today, Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) signed an agreement with UGT, a private-sector IT company, to provide critical software and hardware to protect the country’s democratic elections from external malign influence. Electoral cybersecurity is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CEC of Georgia, IFES Georgia, IRI Georgia, NDI Georgia, UGT, USAID Georgia
Thematic Inquiry Working Group Report on Disinformation and Propaganda (February 3) Anyone can be a target of disinformation, so all of us must build our media literacy and critical thinking skills. USAID is partnering with the government, civil society, and media to build Georgia’s resilience against disinformation. Accurate information is necessary for democracy to function. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 February, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, News, U.S. & Georgia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID, USAID Georgia
USAID Energy Program USAID Energy Program (UEP) is a $7.5 million 3-year project aimed at supporting Georgia in energy market development per Georgia’s obligations under the Energy Community Treaty. The ultimate goal of this program is to enhance Georgia’s energy security through improved legal and regulatory framework and increased investments in the energy sector. UEP ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Georgia | Tags: USAID Georgia
World Handwashing Day (October 19) On October 19, USAID Mission Director Douglas H. Ball celebrated World Handwashing Day with young people in rural Adjara whose schools have new toilets and sinks thanks to USAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program. Why WASH? Because public health depends on clean running water. The World Health Organization reports ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 October, 2016 | Topics: News | Tags: USAID Georgia, World Handwashing Day
