"Everything is in our hands" - individual messages to state structures

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis demand access to treatment. Within the information campaign "Everything is in our hands", doctors, rheumatologists, patients and their supporters gathered and shared their emotions, problems and how difficult it is to live with the disease. Also, the state structures were once again reminded of the need to finance the treatment of the disease. The event was organized under the auspices of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Union and aimed to raise public and state awareness of the disease and its treatment in order to provide timely diagnosis and access to biological medications that will help patients do more independently in their daily lives.

At the end of the event, patients made statues of their injured hands with plaster. These will be individual messages to the state structures about how difficult it is to live with rheumatoid arthritis when your joints don't obey you. Patients want to convey an important message to the state that "everything is in our hands" and as a result of treatment, their quality of life and work ability will improve significantly, they will be able to remain active members of society.

Photographers Guram Muradov, Davit Koridze and Nata Abashidze-Romanovskaya, brought to life the emotions, sensations and desires of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SCA) and transferred them to tape. The goal of the photo project is public awareness of the disease and the need for access to treatment from the government.

We remind you that until 2016 there was no treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SCA), today there are already 3 medicines registered for the treatment of the disease and one of them is already in Georgia. The first medication for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SCA) that was registered in Georgia is a drug produced by the pharmaceutical company Roche. The innovative, orally acceptable medicine  is a vitally important drug for SCA patients, which is quite expensive and which patients living in Georgia and their families cannot afford without the support of the state. As it turns out, the lives of patients is left behind without treatment, most of whom are children, are at risk. 

SMA patients and their parents have already written to the Health and Social Affairs Committee for help. What their position is and what program the state can offer to patients with spinal muscular atrophy is still unclear.

On the basis of Merab Kostava's manuscripts, which are preserved in the National Archives of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, calligrapher Davit Maisuradze created a manuscript font.

The project, authored by the company "Gepra", is dedicated to the 82nd anniversary of the birth of one of the leaders of the National Liberation Movement and the Independence Day of Georgia - May 26.

Rusudan Beridze handed over the manuscripts of Merab Kostava to the National Archives of Georgia in 2019 within the framework of the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of his birth. With the consent of Merab Kostava's wife, the font was taken from a manuscript of poems by a Georgian dissident, politician and poet.

On April 6-8, the Kazakh-Georgian Economic Union hosted the trade and economic mission of Kazakhstan . The purpose of the mission was to deepen the existing economic and trade relations between Kazakhstan and Georgia and to establish new partnership ties . The delegation included representatives of Kazakhstan Trade Policy Development Center QazTrade and about 30 Kazakh companies. They held B2B meetings with Georgian companies interested in Kazakh products for three days .

The official part of the event was opened by the general director of QazTrade, Azamat Askaruli . Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Georgia Baurzhan Mukhamejanov, Chairman of the Board of the Kazakh-Georgian Economic Union Giorgi Jakhutashvili and Chairman of the "Logistics Association" of Georgia, Goga Doborjginidze, spoke at the meeting.

The Millennium Foundation in partnership with UN Women and Business leaders Federation “Women for Tomorrow” has announced the winners of the 2020 competition “Business for Gender Equality”.

The competition has awarded three companies operating in Georgia that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment within and outside the workplace. The competition is based on the initiative of the UN Women and the UN Global Compact, the fourth goal of SDGs, to promote women's education, training, and professional development.

The aim of the competition is to encourage companies, that successfully promote women's professional development and the corporate culture of supporting career advancement. The partners of the award are: „Women for Tomorrow " and the UN Women.

With the partnership of Gepra and Blue ocean, Jim Collin’s book “Good to Great” will be released.

The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. 

How to cooperate with business? - Kakha Maghradze's advices to non governmental organizations. 

Recommendations of Kakha Magradze, PR & Marketing Communications Specialist for CSOs in Georgia.

"When talking about partnerships between civil and private sectors, as well as about businesses supporting NGO projects, it is crucial for the civil sector to understand its responsibility in having a constructive partnership with the private sector."

This video is made possible by the support of the American people through the USAID in the framework of the EWMI ACCESS project.

As part of the online master class tour in the regions, Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State Teaching University, consulting company Gepra and Blue Ocean hosted Soso Galumashvili's online master class on "How to Create an Innovative Business".