Advocacy

AYEG has been involved in advocacy process for more than 20 years to support sound economic reforms and improve socio-economic environment. AYEG advocates the challenges of population at large, business sector, and good governance. The AYEG advocacy success is well-demonstrated in the new Law on licensing and permits, State Social Assistance Program”, etc.

Beneficiaries:

• SMEs;
• People living beyond poverty level
• Rural population;
• Women entrepreneurs;
• Community groups;
• Parliament of Georgia;
• Local governments;
• Ministries of Economy, Finances and other;

Methodology

AYEG follows the evidence-based advocacy approach. AYEG participates in all types of state economic policy making, and respectively, is focused on economic, social, political and other factors. In most cases AYEG is involved in and uses the Stage Model of policy making. i.e. agenda setting, policy formulation, implementation and evaluation.