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Project Library: Sustainable Livelihoods and Regional Planning (SLAR)

Region

Middle East and Europe 

Country

Georgia 

Project

Sustainable Livelihoods and Regional Planning (SLAR) 

Description

The project goal is sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of rural people and the reduction of poverty and conflict potential in highland areas of Georgia.  The SLAR project encompasses all six districts of Samtskhe-Javakheti.  SLAR will be facilitating rehabilitation of village infrastructure, increasing employment opportunities and supporting small-scale business development. Specifically, the project will develop farming and non-farming businesses through providing technical advice, awarding grants and improving access to credit. Training will also be provided to unemployed people to build their capacity to run business. SLAR will support participative regional planning to consolidate livelihoods improvements and promote socio-economic development in the region.  An important purpose of the project is to disseminate good practices and share successful development approaches for replication throughout the country.

Project #

 

Rural/Urban

 

Donor

DFID

Start Date

11/1/2005 

End Date

12/1/2008 

Other Contacts

 

Sector

Agriculture and Natural Resources; Capacity Building/Institutional Strengthening 

Theme

Livelihoods 

Partner

 

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BohdanDrozdowskijSLAR ManagerME
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Countries

Georgia 
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Created at 9/28/2007 3:37 PM  by Holly Howell 
Last modified at 4/28/2010 1:43 PM  by Noorani, Shamim