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14 e m p o w e r i n g c o n f l i c t-aff e c t e d c o m m u n i t i e s t o re s p o n d t o s e c u r i t y p ro b l e m s in s o u t h o s s e t i aResults of initiatives“The mill in Teregevancommunity was practically builtfrom scratch. The initiative setsa precedent not just for othercommunities in Znaur/i district,but for all South Ossetia,demonstrating that acommunity can take theinitiative to resolve a problem.”CRG memberAll four planned initiatives were successfully implemented, providing communities withaccess to drinking water (Buzal and Rustav communities) and functioning water mills(Dmenisi and Teregevan communities). Further to these concrete results, the initiatives set aprecedent in the post-war period, since this was the first occasion of people coming togethersince the initial outbreak of violence to actively resolve a problem, despite limited resourcesavailable. This has set a positive example for other communities and proved a stimulus forfurther independent action by communities: for example, following the successful work inRustav community, residents in the village of Khetagurovo, at their own initiative and usingtheir own funds, laid water lines in the streets of the village. The initiatives have fostered awillingness to take an active part in society, suggesting movement beyond the ‘victimsyndrome’ and disengagement from civic processes. Furthermore, the initiatives provide aunique example of people cooperating with the administration and vice versa, allowing forthe growth of mutual trust and partnership in responding to problems.
153Achievements and visionfor the futureThis section sets out achievements of the work to date, before looking ahead to the partners’plans for the future.AchievementsAs noted in section 1, during the initial phases of work the partners hoped to demonstratethe potential for facilitating joint responses between communities and security providersto communities’ security needs. Work to date has provided a strong foundation for this,demonstrating concrete achievements:Successful responses to communities’ priorities. The initiatives have been successfullyimplemented, demonstrating that it is possible to respond to communities’ priorities withvery limited available funds.Increased access to information on communities’ needs. The mapping of communities’ safetyconcerns was the first survey of needs since the 2008 war. As such, the results have beensought by actors within South Ossetia with a role in ensuring communities’ safety andwelfare.
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