Civil Society Development Centre (CSDC)

Mission & Vision

Civil Society Development Centre (CSDC) was founded in 2010. The organisation’s mission is to support young people in Georgia and provide educational programmes for vulnerable groups such as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), victims of violence, young people, and other marginalized groups.

CSDC’s aim is also to defend women’s rights and to increase public awareness of women's rights and gender equality. The organisation encourages women and girls to increase their civic participation through advocacy campaigns and by spreading information about their rights.

History

CSDC was founded by young professionals and students. The founders of the organisation and its staff have successfully implemented best practices of the non-governmental sector in their project implementation, development, and management. CSDC has been a member of international organisations including Telecentre and the “Eurasian Network” since 2010.

Target Populations

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Socially and economically vulnerable families
Conflict-affected youth
Homeless children
At-risk women and girls

Projects Areas

Empowering vulnerable families
Protection of rights for homeless children
Youth civic engagement
Women’s leadership and civic participation

Activities

CSDC has successfully organised the following projects:

Empowering vulnerable families in Mtskheta-Tianeti region
Securing integration of homeless children into formal schooling
Social media training for young IDP women in four regions of Georgia
Social media training for youth in the conflict regions of Georgia
Leadership, teamwork, and women’s rights training for participants in Young Women’s Club from Abkhazia and Tbilisi
Proposal writing and project management trainings for IDP youth from three regions of Georgia
Social media training IDP youth
Training of trainers for young women in conflict regions of Georgia

Geographic Range