Tolerance and Diversity Institute

• Combating Discrimination on Religious, Ethnic and Racial grounds

Since May 2017, TDI has been implementing the eighteen-month project Combatting Religious, Ethnic and Racial Discrimination in Georgia in the framework of East-West Management Institute's (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG) funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 

Objectives: The project aimed at protection of freedom of religion and belief, increasing access to justice of persons who experience religious, ethnic and racial discrimination, eliminating the violation of their rights with discriminative grounds and provision of full legal aid (civil, administrative and criminal) free of charge. The project ensured strategic litigation by using national (Constitutional Court) and International mechanisms (European Court of Human Rights).

Implementation Dates: May 22, 2017 - November 21, 2018

Project Budget: 85,972 USD 

• Promoting Diversity, Enhancing Dialogue and Empowering Minorities and Women 

The project is being implemented in the framework of East-West Management Institute's (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG) funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 

The project aims to raise public awareness about discrimination problems faced by religious and ethnic minorities and foreigners residing in Georgia and to empower representatives of minority groups.

Implementation Dates: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 

Project Budget: 50,751 USD