Murad Tavartkiladze's project includes the production of a Chiboni – a Georgian folk instrument - its popularization, increasing youth interest and teaching young people how to play the instrument.
Overall project budget: 5,000 GEL
European Union funding: 4,500 GEL
Co-funding: 500 GEL
Manana Dumbadze's project proposes to establish a guest house where guests will be able to taste local garden-to-table agricultural products and traditional dishes, as well as become acquainted with Adjarian folklore.
As a result of implementing the project, 5 people will be employed.
Overall project budget: 40,000 GEL
European Union funding: 28,000 GEL
Co-funding: 12,000 GEL
The initiative group, the partnership "Samziari" project, proposes to establish a Wine Cellar and Guest House as well as to allocate locations for a vineyard and camping sites.
As a result of implementing the project, 3 men and 5 women will be employed.
Overall project budget: 60,000 GEL
European Union funding: 42,000 GEL
Co-funding: 18,000 GEL
Khatuna Bolkvadze's project enlargement of the car wash includes meeting the growing demand for the service in the municipality and offering an additional carpet washing service.
As a result of implementing the project, 4 men and 1 woman will be employed.
Overall project budget: 9,000 GEL
European Union funding: 7,565 GEL
Co-funding: 1,435 GEL
Jumber Bezhanidze’s project establishes a modern strawberry greenhouse, which will have a system of strawberry cultivation on multi-story shelves. The project will enable a longer vegetation period and will increase the amount of production.
As a result of implementing the project, 2 men and 1 woman will be employed.
Overall project budget: 18,000 GEL
European Union funding: 14,400 GEL
Co-funding: 3,600 GEL
Irakli Sirabidze’s guest house project “Wine and Polyphony” establishes a guesthouse as well as building new wooden cottages. The rooms will be designed in old traditional styles and each room will have different names, such as Tsolikauri, Tchiboni, etc. The rooms will be designed with details that are relevant to its given name. Information about the Adjara region will be provided in Georgian, English and Russian languages.
As a result of implementing the project, 4 people will be employed.
Overall project budget: 40,550 GEL
European Union funding: 28,050 GEL
Co-funding: 12,500 GEL
Inga Beridze’s project establishes a vine nursery farm in the village of Kokotauri in Keda municipality. On the farm, vine varieties from Chkhaveri, Tsolikauri, Satsuri and Khapaturi will be planted.
As a result of implementing the project, 3 people will be employed.
Overall project budget: 10,000 GEL
European Union funding: 8,500 GEL
Co-funding: 1,500 GEL
Imeda Makharadze’s project “Vaio’s Marani” is a family wine cellar in which the wine is produced from the family-owned and village-supplied grapes and casted in glass bottles. The cellar will serve local residents and tourists.
As a result of implementing the project, 2 men and 1 woman will be employed.
Overall project budget: 58,693 GEL
European Union funding: 40,993 GEL
Co-funding: 17,700 GEL
Fridon Gvarishvili’s project “Fridon House” establishes guest house cottages and includes ecotourism, hiking tours, ornithology, and ethno and gastronomic tourism components.
As a result of implementing the project, 2 men and 2 women will be employed.
Overall project budget: 59,855 GEL
European Union funding: 41,800 GEL
Co-funding: 18,055 GEL
The number of tourists in highland Adjara is growing every year. In 2017, compared to the previous year, the number of tourists in the area increased by 98% and amounted to 46'592 visitors (as for the Adjara region in 2017, more than 1'683'000 visitors visited). Of these, 20,298 visitors visited Keda Municipality.
Hill Inn is an innovative vacation site in the village of Dandalo, Keda. Davit Ardzenadze with a friend Maia Verdzadze set up this startup within the frameworks of the project.
The aim of the startup is to offer a different and comfortable services to tourists vising Keda. Thus a luxury camping site Hill Inn was set up which offers its visitors:
- Comfortable rooms with panoramic views
- Theatre screen and a small library
- Relaxing area
- Spa, pool Jacuzzi and Sauna
The luxury tents are furnished with a small kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom; A small cinema (projector and screen) is also installed.
Davit Ardzenadze has many years of experience in business management including working as a business consultant, economist and financial manager. In addition, he has extensive experience in the tourism sector and has been working for a travel company since 2016.
As a result of implementing the project, 2 men and 2 women will be employed.
Overall project budget: 37,980 GEL
European Union funding: 26,580 GEL
Co-funding: 11,400 GEL
Avtandil Tsintsadze’s project includes making vineyard poles and offering vineyard cultivation services to local farmers.
As a result of implementing the project, 3 people will be employed.
Overall project budget: 9,700 GEL
European Union funding: 8,245 GEL
Co-funding: 1,455 GEL
The project of an initiative group “Amkhanagoba Achi 10” will establish a Family Wine Cellar and Hotel in the village Koromkheti, Keda municipality.
As a result of implementing the project, 3 men and 2 women will be employed.
Overall project budget: 33,500 GEL
European Union funding: 23,450 GEL
Co-funding: 10,050 GEL
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