From February 12, 2015, free legal aid service became available in Geguti village, Tskhaltubo district. The service is accessible in local public center where the LAS consultant will receive citizens once in a week.
In order to inform population of Geguti and nearby villages about this novel, the LAS Kutaisi bureau lawyers started to carry out information meetings. The first meeting was held in Tkhachiri, on March 5.
The local population got introduced with criteria necessary for rendering the service and received brochures too. Currently, free legal consultation is available every Thursday in Geguti public center. Moreover, the citizens can apply to the LAS Kutaisi bureau any time, where together with legal consultation, they will receive advocacy service.
Currently, public services operate in 17 villages of Georgia under Public Service Development Agency.
Implementation of free legal consultation is envisaged by the memorandum of cooperation which was concluded between Legal Aid Service and Public Service Development Agency. Besides Geguti, legal consultation is available in Shorapani and Mejvriskhevi public centers.
UNDP Georgia actively supports expansion of legal aid network and cooperation with public centers too.