Within the scopes of the project “Global Facility on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (GF-AML/CFT)” launched by European Commission, the training on “FATF Recommendation 8 for NPOs” was held for the representatives of non-governmental organizations.

As a result of the training course, the representatives of the non-governmental organizations gained the knowledge regarding the preventive measures on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorismimplemented in the activities of non-commercial legal entities; acquired the information on the challenges and the best international practice of the given sphere; obtained the details about FATF recommendations. The training course will enable the participants to use the new competencies on identifying and assessing the potential risks and threats and implement the preventive steps within their organizations.

Training course was held from June 1 to June 5 with using the Zoom platform.

Following non-governmental organizations are taking part in the training course: Civil Society Institute; Media Development Foundation; Europe Foundation; Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Rondeli Foundation); Center for Training and Consultancy (CTC); Transparency International – Georgia; Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC); Civil Development Agency (CiDA); International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED); Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA).

The training participants will be awarded with certificates.

The organization of the training course in Georgia is supported by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).