Core Support to Transparency International Georgia 2018-2021 Kärnstöd till Transparency International Georgia 2018-2021 Transparency International (TI) har ansökt om kärnstöd för perioden 2018-2021 med en total budget på 15 MSEK.

Genom att arbeta med antikorruption och god samhällsstyrning strävar TI efter att öka transparens och ansvarsutkrävande inom regeringen på både nationell och lokal nivå. TI arbetar med påverkansarbete, uppföljning och kapacitetsuppbyggnad i nära samarbete med såväl statliga aktörer som med civilsamhälleorganisationer.

TI anser att de aktiviteter som de genomför som tankesmedja och Watch-dog, genom att arbeta med transparens, ansvarsutkrävande och integritet inom nyckelinstitutionerna i Georgien,  kommer att minska korruption inom viktiga områden som rättsväsendet, parlamentarisk demokrati, lokala myndigheter, valprocesser, politisk finansiering, media och ekonomisk politik.

Insatsens huvudsyfte är att ”bidra till uppbyggande och förstärkande av statliga institutioner, utveckla god samhällsstyrning och rättssäkerhet, upprätthålla transparens och ansvarsutkrävande inom statliga institutioner, stödja rättvisa och demokratiska valprocesser (inklusive valobservation) och "försvara internationellt erkända mänskliga rättigheter ”. Insatsens mål anses vara relevant för genomförande av Resultatstrategin.

Detta kommer att vara fas två av kärnstödet till TI Georgia. Fas 1 pågick under 2015-2017 och bedömdes vara både framgångsrik och anses ha bidragit till Georgiens demokratiska utveckling. Transparency International (TI) Georgia applied to the Embassy for funding in form of core support for the years 2018 - 2021 with a volume of 15 000 000 SEK. 

TI Geogia works in the area of anti-corruption and good governance with the aim to increase transparency and accountability in national and local government in Georgia. TI works through advocacy, monitoring and capacity building in close cooperation with both state actors and civil society.

TI Georgia believes that its activities as a watch dog and think tank in areas of anti-corruption policy, judicial reform, parliamentary democracy, local government, elections, political and campaign finance, media, economic policy will lead to reducing opportunities for corruption through transparency, accountability and integrity in key institutions in Georgia that is ultimate goal of the intervention.

The overall objective of the intervention is defined as "to support building and empowering state institutions, develop good governance and the rule of law, ensure the transparency and direct accountability of the state institutions, support fair and democratic elections (for this aim including election observations) and protect universally recognized human rights". The intervention objective is assessed as relevant to the Swedish strategy and its support to Georgia.

This will be phase two of the core support provided to TI Georgia, the phase one of the support lasted 2015-2017 and it was assessed as successful and having contributed to Georgia´s democratic development. The overall objective of the intervention is defined as "to support building and empowering state institutions, develop good governance and the rule of law, ensure the transparency and direct accountability of the state institutions, support fair and democratic elections (for this aim including election observations) and protect universally recognized human rights". 
For achieving overall objectives the intervention plans to achieve few specific objectives:
Objective 1: Contribute to reduced opportunities for corruption (including high-level corruption) in the executive branch
Objective 2: Contribute to greater transparency and accountability in local government
Objective 3: Promote transparency, accountability, and integrity in Parliament and effectiveness of Parliament as an oversight institution
Objective 4: Promote more pluralistic political system through greater transparency and accountability in political parties and more competitive and fair elections
Objective 5: Promote independence, transparency, accountability, and integrity in the justice system
Objective 6: Promoting independence, professionalism and investigative activities of journalists to empower media as an anti-corruption watchdog
Objective 7: Counter anti-Western propaganda and promote unbiased information about Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration
Outcome targets for those specific objectives are given in the result matrix. They are assessed as achievable, given that external risks associated with slow down of Georgia's overall reform process not will be materialised and the country will continue its reforms and its way on developing democratic, accountable and transparent governance.