 Mercy Corps has over nine years of experience improving the potential of rural communities in Georgia. Currently Mercy Corps is implementing the Alliances program in Adigeni, Aspindza and Akhaltsikhe municipalities of Samtskhe-Javakheti region with financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Project implementation started in October 2008 and runs until December 2011. Alliances is focused on improving the beef and dairy sub-sectors in 5 main areas: |
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During the Georgian-Russian conflict in August 2008, the economies of villages in Shida Kartli Rayon (province) were devastated. Most people could not collect their harvests and some could not even enter their land due the threat of unexploded ordinances. Nearly 5000 IDPs and returnees had to start their lives from the beginning. The non-governmental humanitarian organization MERCY CORPS, funded by USAID/OFDA rendered assistance to the effected population from four sakrebulos (sub-districts) in Shida Kartli: Shavshvebi, Karaleti, Mejvriskhevi and Variani.   
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An EU funded Akhalkalaki Social and Marketing Linkages (Integrated Poverty Reduction Programme - IPRP) is implemented by Mercy Corps in rural communities in the Akhalkalaki District of Samtshkhe-Javakheti region in 2005-2008. Mercy Corps is an international non-governmental organization with operations in over 30 countries worldwide. Mercy Corps will implement IPRP in partnership with the following three local non-governmental organizations: the Association of Business Consulting Organisations of Georgia (ABCO), the International Centre on Conflict and Negotiation (ICNN), and the International Association of Agricultural Development (IAAD).   
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