Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi

Programme Overview

Internally displaced persons face protracted economic exclusion, disrupted livelihoods, and heightened vulnerability across the South Caucasus.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ Sustainable socio-economic inclusion requires structured public interventions that bridge humanitarian relief and long-term development paradigms. This four-day programme in Tbilisi provides practical frameworks to design, finance, and implement economic integration initiatives. Operating within the operational standards of international financial institutions, the curriculum enables specialists to transition displaced communities from state dependence to self-reliance through targeted active labour market measures, community-based micro-enterprise initiatives, and tailored social safety nets.

Participants analyse institutional delivery mechanisms, learning how to structure comprehensive economic support packages for displacement contexts. The modules cover livelihood vulnerability assessments, market-driven vocational training, and asset building strategies aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. Through applied exercises, attendees evaluate the socio-economic dynamics of collective centres and new settlements, identifying institutional barriers to formal employment. Special emphasis is placed on combining targeted social assistance with active coaching, financial capability building, and private sector engagement to foster resilient and durable local solutions.

Delivered through interactive peer exchanges and technical workshops, the course equips project managers and policy practitioners with ready-to-deploy instruments. Participants address complex delivery challenges, including psychosocial barriers to formal employment, administrative hurdles in enterprise formalisation, and social cohesion between host communities and displaced populations. By examining regional case studies and international social protection models, attendees build actionable strategies to operationalise national economic inclusion agendas, monitor programmatic impacts, and align ongoing interventions with international donor compliance and social performance benchmarks.

Protracted displacement contexts in the South Caucasus demand a transition from basic humanitarian relief to sustainable economic self-sufficiency.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ With regional post-conflict reconstruction and targeted livelihood programmes underway, implementing agencies must establish scalable socio-economic safety nets and employment pathways. This capacity building initiative directly supports the core objectives of targeted recovery initiatives, such as the State and Peacebuilding Fund supported interventions for improved livelihoods of displaced populations in Azerbaijan. Delivering these operational competencies now ensures that ongoing and pipeline donor-funded social protection operations achieve measurable economic resilience and long-term community integration.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Tbilisi, Georgia, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• International frameworks: Applying the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement to economic programming
• Methodologies for conducting household asset and livelihood vulnerability assessments
• Institutional barriers: Identifying informal sector reliance, legal status, and mobility constraints
• Displacement context mapping: Comparative dynamics of urban integration versus rural collective centres
• Workshop: Designing multi-dimensional baseline surveys for targeted settlement profiling
• Adapting the Graduation Approach to protracted internal displacement contexts
• Designing cash-plus interventions: Sequencing cash transfers, coaching, and asset transfers
• Coordination between national social registries and targeted displacement benefit schemes
• Environmental and social risk screening
• Assessment instruments and management plans
• Stakeholder engagement planning
• Grievance mechanisms that work

It is designed for project Implementation Unit (PIU) directors and procurement leads, internally displaced persons programme coordinators and field officers, social protection specialists from relevant line ministries and others who want practical, current skills in environmental, social and stakeholder management.

The Growing Importance of Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi

Financiers now require projects to identify and manage environmental and social risks from the start, and to involve the people affected. Weak safeguards management causes delays, suspended disbursements and lasting harm to communities.

Good practice in stakeholder engagement, grievance handling, inclusion and resettlement protects people and keeps projects on track. Teams who understand the standards and apply them early save time and build trust.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Screen and classify environmental and social risks
• Prepare and implement management plans
• Engage stakeholders meaningfully throughout the project
• Run grievance mechanisms that resolve issues
• Monitor and report on commitments to financiers

Strong environmental, social and stakeholder management systems help organisations:

• Avoid delays and suspended disbursements
• Protect communities and workers
• Meet financier standards and commitments
• Build trust with affected people and the public

This Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Project Implementation Unit (PIU) directors and procurement leads
• Internally displaced persons programme coordinators and field officers
• Social protection specialists from relevant line ministries
• Labour market economists and vocational training institution managers
• Monitoring and evaluation specialists on donor-funded social funds
• Municipal and regional local government integration officers
• Community development officers working in displaced settlements
• Livelihood advisors within international and bilateral development organisations
• Social safeguard and gender specialists on infrastructure and social projects
• Environmental and social specialists
• Safeguards officers in PIUs
• Project and programme managers

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate socio-economic vulnerabilities within displaced settlements using structured assessment tools
• Design targeted social assistance interventions linked to active labour market progression pathways
• Structure tailored skills development programmes aligned with verified local labour market demands
• Develop inclusive micro-enterprise financing mechanisms adapted to low-collateral displaced households
• Integrate psychosocial workplace readiness support into conventional technical and vocational training tracks
• Establish social cohesion measures to mitigate economic tensions between displaced and host communities
• Formulate rigorous monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks compliant with international donor standards
• Explain the environmental and social standards that apply to their projects
• Screen and classify risks and impacts
• Prepare the key instruments and management plans

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training Methodology

The training is delivered through practical, applied methods tailored to public sector professionals.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌⁣ It combines comparative case analysis, technical lectures, and participant-led project clinics. Attendees work in peer groups to address real implementation bottlenecks from active projects, applying diagnostic tools to concrete displacement scenarios. Facilitators guide practical simulations on programme sequencing, budget allocation, and monitoring design, ensuring every participant leaves with directly applicable instruments for donor-financed and government operations.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training, participants will be able to:

• Mastery in conducting diagnostic socio-economic assessments in complex displacement contexts
• Capacity to sequence social protection, skills coaching, and capital support for household graduation
• Practical skill in designing market-responsive vocational and micro-enterprise livelihood interventions
• Ability to embed psychosocial support into active labour market and employment readiness programmes
• Expertise in establishing safeguards that preserve social cohesion between displaced and host populations
• Competence in structuring robust monitoring frameworks that meet World Bank and UN reporting standards
• Screen and classify environmental and social risks
• Prepare and apply management plans

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Environmental and social risk management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Grievance redress
• Contractor management
• Inclusion of vulnerable groups

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Management plans
• Engagement plans
• Grievance logs
• Monitoring reports
• Incident reporting

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply environmental, social and stakeholder management within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in environmental, social and stakeholder management increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on environmental, social and stakeholder management. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to environmental, social and stakeholder management that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Tbilisi, Georgia brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how environmental, social and stakeholder management is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Georgia

Programmes, Workshops, Exposures, Training Courses in Tbilisi, Georgia by Risalat Consultants International

Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Readiness Assessment
• Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi Training Manual
• Risk Screening Checklist
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template
• Grievance Log Template
• Environmental and Social Monitoring Template
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Commitment Tracking Sheet
• Contractor Compliance Checklist
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions screen and classify environmental and social risks?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Socio-Economic Profiling and Vulnerability Diagnostics in IDP Settlements), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions prepare and implement management plans?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Graduation Models, Targeted Social Assistance, and Safety Net Linkages), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions engage stakeholders meaningfully throughout the project?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Market-Driven Livelihoods, Enterprise Creation, and Skills Coaching), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions run grievance mechanisms that resolve issues?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Social Cohesion, Institutional Governance, and Programme Delivery), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions monitor and report on commitments to financiers?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Socio-Economic Profiling and Vulnerability Diagnostics in IDP Settlements), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Internally Displaced Persons Economic Inclusion Strategies in Tbilisi programme take place?

It runs from 19 Jul 2027 to 22 Jul 2027, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for project Implementation Unit (PIU) directors and procurement leads, internally displaced persons programme coordinators and field officers, social protection specialists from relevant line ministries, labour market economists and vocational training institution managers, and others who want practical skills in environmental, social and stakeholder management.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in environmental, social and stakeholder management?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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