Showcase Stands - EQUITABLE EMPOWERMENT IN GEORGIA

Georgian Cheese from three Regions

6 Dairy Enterprises from Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti and Ajara regions - Dairy Products Company Tsezari, Milkeni, Cheeseline, Tsipora, Akhali Meskheti and Mziuri Javakheti - will present different taste, types and unique packaging cheeses. The event participants will have a chance to taste and buy the excellent Georgian cheese including the exported ones to New York and Los Angeles, US.

Culture House, Gardabani

The painting and craft course providers of Non-commercial Legal Entity Culture House of Gardabani Municipality presents unusual style paintings, crafts, jewelry, wool paintings as well as clay products made in a modern and national way. All funds from the selling will be used for launching an art school in Norio village of Gardabani municipality.

Culture and Art House, Dmanisi

Dmanisi Municipality Non-commercial Legal Entity Culture and Art House presents beautiful handicrafts, toys and amazing paintings made of fabric, wool and wood on their stall. All the received money from selling will go for establishment of a new municipal Tourist Information Center in Dmanisi.

Ethno Museum, Kobuleti

Kobuleti Municipality Museum will present on its stall delightful iron and wooden kitchen utensils, which represent Georgian ancient culture and support an idea of opening Ethno-café in this municipality. This stall will also present appetizing sweets, wine and honey that are typical only for this municipality

ROKI and Momavlis Fermeri

22 Distribution crews of company Roki serve more than 300 vet-pharmacies and Farmers’ Service Centers across Georgia; The company distributes and produces 1 000 varieties of different veterinary inputs and represents 20 international brands in Georgia. Roki’s association Momavlis Fermeri serves more than 25 000 female and male farmers with consultation, hotline, training center, agro library and agro broker services.

Georgian Farmers Association – Junior

The young farmers from the regions of Georgia, who are the members of the Georgian Farmers Association, will offer their products to the participants of the event. It will be the opportunity for the new generation interested in agriculture to promote their production and increase motivation for innovation and creativity in the sector.

Youth Center, Keda

Youth center at Keda municipality Culture Center will catch event participants’ attention with its wonderful handicrafts - wooden figures, woolen paintings, sewed and woolen clothes and many other souvenirs with Ajarian traditional ornaments. Through selling of this production the center will financially support opening of a new municipal studio of Georgian national crafts and traditional art in Keda.

Eco Tours & Eco Films

The corner of wildlife conservationists and nature lovers, Eco tours, with motto to develop sustainable tourism in Georgia, will advertise tours across the country, and the Eco Films will invite the visitors to enter the magic of Jara, an upcoming documentary. Jara is a fairy tale of a one-year journey through the mountains of Ajara and of the shifting boundary between human habitat and wild nature.

Artisans, Kelvachauri

Artisans from Kelvachauri municipality and the Municipal Cultural Center will present their beautiful handicrafts. Khelvachauri municipality Women’s Room will also offer event participants to taste Ajarian cuisine through delicious Ajarian Backlava. All funds from the selling will be spent on new handicrafts making.

Culture department, Shuakhevi Municipality

Culture department of Shuakhevi Municipality presents various handmade products and traditionally embroidered fabrics. Handmade jewelry will be also presented on the stall. The funds from selling will be spent on buying new materials.

Art Salon in Khulo

The Art Salon from Khulo municipality presents astonishing paintings reflecting nature and views of Ajara region. The salon is willing to expand its business and all the received amount from selling will be spent on marketing and diversification the salon’s products.

Crafts and Embroidered products, Khulo

Non-commercial Legal Entity Culture Center of Khulo municipality presents wonderful wooden production and various kinds of knitted and embroidered products. All the money from selling will be used for materials for artists’ future work and popularization of craft work.

Georgian Wool Company

The Georgian Wool Company is the first enterprise in Georgia doing export of Georgian sheep wool to Europe and also exports wool to India and Ukraine. the company will present the types/samples of Georgian wool which are in high demand and accepted by the wool processing factories producing carpets and mattresses in deferent countries.

Ajara Psychiatric Hospital

Ajara Psychiatric Hospital presents beautiful handicrafts, paintings and delicious candies on their stall made by the hospital patients. All funds from the selling will be used for launching the social enterprise PIA (People in Action) at the hospital.

Private Entrepreneur Omar Skhulandze

Omar Skhulandze, an artist from Borjomi municipality presents the unique iron handmade souvenirs, which reflect national culture, symbols and nature. The funds from selling will give the artist an opportunity to diversify production and expand his business.

Tetritskaro Art

Four talented artists from Tetritskaro municipality will offer the event participants their amazing handicrafts, toys, paintings, and ceramics and wooden production. The amount received from the selling will be spent on increasing the diversity of their production and the needed working materials.

ABBA (Ajarian Beekeeping Business Association)

ABBA will present beautifully decorated hexagon shape stand with association honey and by products, promotional brochures and banner. ABBA collects and sells the honey of association members and all the generated income goes back to the farmers.

Batumi Botanical Garden

One of the biggest and richest botanical gardens in the world - Batumi Botanical Garden will display unique honey flowers from Ajara region and sell various type of honey made on the garden’s territory.

Fascinating Handicrafts, Bolnisi

Artisans from Bolnisi municipality present fascinating handicrafts: wooden production, wool and batik products, tapestry and paintings. The participants will taste apples, cheese and wine from Bolnisi. All the money from selling of the handicrafts will be used for procurement of the materials for artistsans' future work.

Artisans from Marneuli municipality

Marneuli municipality presents amazing handicrafts of local artisans: various dolls, unique souvenirs made of beads, handmade jewelry and woolen paintings. Money received from selling the paintings will be used for procurement of raw materials and expansion of production.

Eye-catching art, Akhaltsikhe

A nurse from Akhaltsikhe Guliko Khutsishvili is a self-taught artist from Akhaltsikhe Municipality whose eye catching art made of feathers and specially embroidered paintings are presented on the event. Money received from selling the paintings will be used for new artwork.

Regional Newspapers

The Georgian Regional Media Association (GRMA) was formed in 2002 by independent journalists to represent and advocate for print media across Georgia. The association unites 24 local newspapers with rural audience covering the most of the regions of Georgia. Gender equality, rural people’s life, men and women equal economic empowerment, agro businesses, social initiatives, participation in decision making are the main topics of the newspaper articles of the association members.

Regional Broadcasters

The Georgian Association of Regional Broadcasters (GARB) was formed in 2004 by independent journalists to represent and advocate for regional TV media across Georgia. The association unites 20 local TVs with rural audience covering the most of the regions of Georgia. Gender equality, rural people’s life, men and women equal economic empowerment, agro businesses, social initiatives, participation in decision making are the main topics broadcast by the association member TVs.

Perma

Perma, one of the popular programmes of the Public Broadcaster, is the only national agro TV programme in Georgia. Trust in the TV programme has increased as the programme started to portray local rural farmers, rural life and challenges farmers face: animal diseases, lack of livestock nutritional resources and finances, wild animal attacks on cattle, etc.

Business Development Services

3 Companies providing Food Safety and Hygiene, Business and Marketing Consulting and Environmental Assessment Services will present and introduce their services to conference guests. Companies – Star Consulting, First Consulting and DARTS Group will share their business cases and experience working with different types of businesses nationwide and share their contact details.

Integration Center, Akhalkalaki

Integration Center of Akhalkalaki municipality “Reas” will present on its stall various kinds of woolen and paper handicrafts and paintings, made by disabled children from this center. All funds from selling will be used for buying new materials for future work, food and transportation of children from villages to the Integration center.