Activity report of OSI IPF Nana Sumbadze

Report period:

August 1, 2002 - November 1, 2003

Project: Preparation of the program for opening the centre for social partnership

During the reported period I was engaged in the collection of materials and preparation of the concept of the centre for social partnership. My activities entailed reviews of publications, collection of materials, consultations, taking interviews, participation in conferences, publications, writing reseacrh paper and the outline of the center for social partnership:

1.Review of publications

I reviewed publications concerning cultural integration as well as the publications concerning values proclaimed by Moslem religeon.

2.Collection of materials

A comprehensive list of publications of Georgian writers published in Turkey and Azerbaijan was made. A list of Georgian films on videotapes translated into Russian was made and videotapes were purchased.

I also collected materials on Samtskhe-Javakheti region.

3. Consultations:

I had consultations in Ministry of Accomodation and Refugees of Georgia, IOM in Tbilisi.

4.Interviews:

I conducted a number of in-depth interviews with repatriated Meskhetians in Tbilisi and Akhaltsikhe and IDPs from Abkhazia and Oseti, with Moslem Meskhetian living in Turkey and experts on Meskhetian issues in METU, Turkey. The population in the border zone in Georgia and Turkey, were interviewed, as well as Moslem Meskhetians living in Saatli and Sabirabad regions of Azerbaijan.

5.Preparation of research paper. I prepared research paper on the situation in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia for defining the needs for social integration of local population, revealing the fears associated with the return of Moslem Meskhetians in the region. The issues were studued for effectively dealing with them by the Centere for Social Partnership.

6.Participation in conferences:

During the reported period I participated in the following conferences.

• “Social Assessment in EIA” presented at the regional seminar “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation and practices in the Caucasus countries in Kobuleti in September, 2002.
• “Understanding health-related behavior of the population: Pre-condition for designing effective health policy” presented at the 11-th NISPAcee conference in Bucharest, in April 2003.

· „The role of non-farming economic activities in Georgia” presented at the conference “The rural non-farm economy and livelihood diversification in

Armenia and Georgia” in Yerevan in April, 2003.

· “Impact of economic changes on family life in Georgia”. Paper presented at 8^th European congress of psychology in Vienna, 6-11 July, 2003

7. Reports

The following reports were prepared:

• Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. & Sumbadze, N. (2003). Development Strategy for Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe Districts. Submitted to open Society-Georgian Foundation.

• Sumbadze, N. & Dolidze, K. (2003). Public health administration, management and policy: country research paper-Georgia. Report submitted to NISPAcee.

· Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2003). Study of IDP Vulnerability and Economic Self-Reliance under the New Approach to IDP Assistance

Initiative. Report submitted to UNDP.

• Sumbadze, N. (2003). Proposed Plan for Public Awareness Campaign for the New Approach to IDP Assistance. Report submitted to UNDP.

8.Publications:

Hentschel, U. & Sumbadze, N. (2002) Individual differences  in mindscapes and

attitudes. Social Behavior and Personality, 30.

CIPDD. (2002).Muslim Population of Southern Georgia: Challenges of Repatriation.

In Ethnic-Confessional Groups and Challenges to Civic Integration in

Georgia. Tbilisi. (In Georgain, Russian and English)

CENN Seminar (2002). Social Assessment in EIA. In Proceedings: Environmental

Impact Assessment. p.45. (In English and Russian).

Sumbadze, N., & Kitiashvili, A. (2002). Pupil’s attitude towards smoking. Georgian

Journal of Psychology, 5. pp.41-52.

Sumbadze, N., Pirtskalava, E., & Hentshhel, U. (2002).The congruence of the

perception of family members and factors determining it. In Caucassian

Messenger, No.6. pp.198-206. (In Georgian).

Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2003). Panel survey of Georgia’s population:

October,2002. IPS: Tbilisi. (In English and in Georgian).

Sumbadze, N. (2003). Civic Participation in Public and political Life. In Building

Democracy in Georgia. Discussion paper 7. International IDEA: Stockholm.

pp.29-35. In English and Georgian.

Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2003). Public opinion in Tbilisi: In the

aftermath of the parliamentary Elections of November 2, 2003. . IPS: Tbilisi.

(In English and in Georgian).

January, 10 2004