As a result of cooperation between UN Women and the Academy of the Ministry of Finance 143 public servants from central and local governments have been trained on gender responsive budgeting in May - July 2022.

UN Women, in cooperation with the TASO Foundation is actively working to strengthen the opportunities of rural women in order to get them continually involved in the process of defining local priorities and budgeting accordingly.

In 2012, Georgia’s Budget Code adopted the programme budgeting approach, which required local governments to develop and implement programme budgets as of 1 January 2013. More than three years on, however, programme budgeting remains a challenge; it is still a relatively new concept that requires proper planning, budgeting and implementing capacities, especially at the local level.