International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN)

The presented case study is the part of CARE Georgia community investment program in partnership with ICCN, which was implemented in the frame of "Community Investment Program" (CIP -West) with the financial support of BP company.

The analysis concerns the Tsnisi seedling farm group (Akhaltsikhe district). Group members are women. For this reason, the group will be, later, referred to, as the women’s group. Our intention is to consider the case from the descriptive, and, partly, explanatory perspectives (case study), and, correspondingly, answer the “How” and “Why” questions.

Regional Process in the Caucasus and the Global Conference of NGOs at UN HQ

After the Soesterberg (the Netherlands) meeting 2003 launching the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, the Regional Process in the Caucasus has been launched. The International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN) coordinates the regional process in the South Caucasus, while Non-Violence International – Newly Independent States coordinates the North Caucasus. The strategy and activities of the Regional Process in the Caucasus presented by the Caucasus Regional Initiator was adopted and implemented by the regional actors involved.

In early 1990s the South Caucasus states Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia gained their independence and sovereignty. Since then these states have chosen the path of democratic governance (adoption of Constitution, division of powers, etc.), civil society (development of the NGO sector and independent mass media) and liberal economy (free market). However, currently Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are in an acute period of political, economic, social and cultural readjustment.