Donation of Lazarus

We are always willing to co-operate with new partners

Lazarus Projects for Donation

Projects for which funding is sought

Humanitarian Projects

Priority	Project Name	Description
1.	Mini projects distributing food in highland regions.	The highland regions were damaged by drought this year. The FAO has highlighted this in its report Drought in Georgia (http://www.fao.org/news/global/GW0016-e.htm) New IDPs from Chechnya have occupied large parts of these regions. We would like to assist the population of these regions to maintain stability and social activity.
2.	SW and MW communications in highland regions	We would like to provide the highland population with SW and MW (short and medium wave) communications and power from small hydroelectric generators. These small generators can be produced in Georgia in former Soviet industrial factories.
3.	Workshop at thechildren's colony	The purpose of this project is to teach children handicrafts. Children will learn to make wooden crosses, icons and other items and these will then be sold in churches. The proceeds will provide them with an income.

Commercial Projects

Fruit processing plant

This project intends to run a fruit processing plant, which will be self-financing. This project will employ people and envisages further self-development.

Self-financing Projects

Self-financing Social Structure

To build a rehabilitation and rest home. In summer it will operate on a commercial basis and the rest of the time as a charitable house.

Second option

To find a partner organization to provide us with cottages with a long term (zero interest) loan which will be over 3 years.

Third option

It is possible that the partner organization may become a joint owner of the project.

Development Projects

To help develop tourism in the highlands.

To set up small tourist centres where local people will be employed. We own land in a ski resort.

Projects for which funding has already been obtained

Project Name	Description	Donor Organization
Food distribution in Southern and Western Georgia	Food Distribution Project for IDPs, large families, invalids, war veterans, orphans, old age pensioners, single parent families and IDP host families were allocated supplementary food. Since 1997 Lazarus has been implementing this program in the major cities of Southern Georgia as well as in Western Georgia.	USDA- IOCC
Radio FM 105.4	FM 105.4 16 (hours) radio station broadcasting spiritual and personal development programs.	Patriarchate of Georgia - LTD "Antenna and transmitter"
Small woodworking shop	This project intends to run a small woodworking shop which will be self-financing. This project will employ people and envisages further self-development.	WCC
Mini-publishing	Small publishing house to support non-governmental and youth organizations to make their work more effective and efficient.	WCC
Housing in cottages around Tbilisi	Purchase of cottages around Tbilisi for socially disadvantaged people (single mothers etc.)	WCC
To set up a network of shops in the city and supply them from the regions	The project is intended to promote an independent business association in the city and in regions (produce will be bought from farmers and in the city from the people who work in a set of shops). These associations enable the non-governmental sector to be developed and to have contacts with partner organizations.	WCC
Renewal of Lazarus' assets and equipment	Lazarus is unable to renew its assets in the near future.	WCC
Small block making workshop	This project intends to run a small workshop making blocks for the building industry, which will be self-financing. This project will employ people and envisages further self-development.	WCC
Psychology project in an Orphanage	To implement a Psychology project in an Orphanage with a professional partner organization (partly funding the project)	WCC
Special training program for new staff of Lazarus	To give new staff of Lazarus an opportunity to receive training in countries with institutions with great experience in carrying out development projects	WCC
Small workshop	The income of this project helps to run a small sewing workshop	WCC
Lazarus visiting card	It is necessary to have a title page, a certificate and visiting cards.	WCC
Small business project for housewives	The purpose of the project in to give a logo to the product which will be cooked by housewives	WCC
Staff Training	English Training Projects (6 months, III group)	WCC
Lazarus office equipment	Purchase office equipment for staff meetings	WCC