Subject: RE: Visa support letter
From: Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>
To: Joanna Rogers <[email-masked]>, Teona Vardzelashvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nato Chapidze <[email-masked]>, Sopio Barbakadze <[email-masked]>, Tamar Barkalaia <[email-masked]>, Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>, Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:42:56 +0000

Greetings,

As promised we’re sending you draft agenda for the delegation (please find attached)

More detailed information will be sent to you on 2nd of September.

I would like to reiterate that we will need interpretation from Chinese to Georgia and back.

As I understand transportation and other logistical matter (lunch etc) are taken care of from the Chinese side.

Again sorry I will not be able to greet Chinese delegates myself.

I will be out of the office from tomorrow ‘till 9th and will not have access to mail.

Your contact people will be Ms. Teona Vardzelashvili and  Ms. Maia Nikoleshvili from International Relations Division.

Regards and hope you’ll have a fruitful visit.

Nutsi

From: Joanna Rogers [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2019 5:54 PM
To: Teona Vardzelashvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Visa support letter

Many thanks, well received

On Friday, August 23, 2019, Teona Vardzelashvili <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Ms. Joanna,

Please find attached letter of the Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia with the confirmation of Ms. Zhang Jing’s participation.

Sincerely,

Teona Vardzelashvili

Senior Specialist of International Relations Division

Analytics, HR Management and International Relations Department

Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 Tsereteli Ave., 0119 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995 599040811

From: Joanna Rogers [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: 23 August, 2019 10:56
To: Nino Odisharia
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili; Mariana Mkurnali; Tamar Barkalaia; Teona Vardzelashvili; Nato Chapidze; Nino Jinjolava; Tea Gvaramadze; Sopio Barbakadze
Subject: Re: Visa support letter

Thanks Nutsi, looking forward to seeing the program next week. Yes, other logistics are taken care of. I will find out about translation and let you know.

Best,

Jo

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 8:45 AM Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]> wrote:

Thank you Jo.

We’ve already started setting up agenda and we’ll get back to you by Monday CoB with something concrete.

As for the administrative side of it. It would be great if they would have local interpreter, as staff at the ministry and SSA  (could be with other NGOs and parliament) won’t be able to communicate in English, so Georgian Chinese interpretation should be provided.

As I understand other logistical matters are taken care of right?

Thanks

Nutsi

From: Joanna Rogers [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2019 12:57 AM
To: Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]>; Tamar Barkalaia <[email-masked]>; Teona Vardzelashvili <[email-masked]>; Nato Chapidze <[email-masked]>; Nino Jinjolava <[email-masked]>; Tea Gvaramadze <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Visa support letter

Thanks Nutsi, I understand it may not be possible to meet all these people, but it would be good to fit in as much as possible. I will check about the translation, but my understanding is that the group will be travelling with an interpreter or will be hiring an interpreter locally. I will let you know. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

Best regards,

Jo

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 8:50 AM Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]> wrote:

Greetings Joanna,

We will start working on the agenda right away. We will try our best to accommodate your requests, though some of the participants might not be available as it is vacation time in Georgia, (school starts on 16th of September).

I don’t recall if we’ve talked about translation. I hope there will be somebody to translate as most of the people in the ministry and SSA speak Georgian.

I will ensure all arrangements are in place as I will not be in the country on those dates. Sorry I’ll miss the opportunity.

Kind regards and will get back to you with more details.

Nutsi

From: Joanna Rogers [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:21 PM
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>
Subject: Fwd: Visa support letter

Dear Maia

Am forwarding the email below in Mariana's absence. Looking forward to hearing about the programme for the group.

Kind regards,

Joanna Rogers

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Joanna Rogers <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Visa support letter
To: Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]>, Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>

Dear Mariana and Nino

I am writing to confirm that the group from China will arrive in Georgia as follows:

Weds

4 September

Travel to Tbilisi from Stockholm - German Lufthansa Airlines LH2419/LH2556 18:25-04:05

Thursday

5 September

Arrive Tbilisi 04.05 am

Friday

6 September

Tbilisi

Saturday

7 September

Tbilisi

Travel to Beijing- China Southern Airlines CZ6040  22:05-12:40

I have also been informed that one of the group members Mr Qi Chen will no longer participate and will be replaced by Ms. Zhang Jing, Principal Staff Member, Social Work Division of Department of Charity Promotion and Social Work, Ministry of Civil Affairs. If it is possible to send another invitation letter for Ms Zhange Jing, that would be very helpful. We are sorry for this last minute change and hope for your kind understanding.

As mentioned in previous correspondence with Deputy Minister Tamila Bakalaia, we hope that the study tour can provide exposure (observation, discussion, learning) for participants in relation to:

1.           Social work services for children of all ages from birth up to 18 years of age: children with disabilities or chronic health conditions and their families, children and families living in poverty and social exclusion, children at risk of abuse, neglect and violence, children without adequate care or guardianship of their family.
2.           Government and non-government (civil society) community based social work services that work with children when they are living with their parents, their wider family (such as grandparents or aunts/uncles), or with substitute families where their legal guardians are not relatives.
3.           Social work policies and services that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness and that are flexible in meeting a wide range of individual needs by supporting parents and families in the community to provide adequate care for their children.

As part of the programme it would be great if they can meet with your Ministry and SSA, to visit municipal child welfare services and other SSA community services for children and families, meet with the Georgian Association of Social Workers and other NGOs and with the Parliamentary committee that is overseeing implementation of the new law on Social Work. The main focus will be on services delivered in the community and not in residential settings. Some exposure to small group homes or other residential services may however be useful to provide a full system overview. It may also be relevant to meet the Ministry of Education to talk about social workers in school settings.

I would be grateful if you can share a programme for the days that the group will be in Georgia. I can also help you to make arrangements for the programme if needed, please let me know if there is anything I can do.

With kind regards and looking forward to hearing from you.

Jo

Joanna Rogers

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:27 PM Joanna Rogers <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Mariana

Great, thank you very much. I will forward to the Ministry in Beijing.

Looking forward to working with your team to set up the programme for the visit.

Kind regards,

Joanna Rogers

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 2:55 PM Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Joanna,

Hope you are well, please find attached letter of Invitation. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

With best regards,

Mariana Mkurnali

Head of Interational Relations Division

Analytics, HR Management and International Relations Department

Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 A.Tsereteli Avenue, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia

Mobile number: +995 599 49 09 42

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From: Joanna Rogers [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: 25 June, 2019 12:56
To: Mariana Mkurnali
Subject: Re: Visa support letter

Dear Mariana

This looks fine. Thank you. Look forward to receiving the official version.

Kind regards,

Joanna Rogers

On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 1:20 PM Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Ms. Rogers,

I have enclosed revised version of the draft visa support letter.

With best regards,

Mariana Mkurnali

Head of Interational Relations Division

Analytics, HR Management and International Relations Department

Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 A.Tsereteli Avenue, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia

Mobile number: +995 599 49 09 42

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საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობებისა და აპარატის საქმისწარმოების სამმართველოს უფროსი

ანალიტიკის, ადამიანური რესურსების მართვისა და საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობების დეპარტამენტი

საქართველოს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორიებიდან დევნილთა, შრომის, ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალური დაცვის სამინისტრო

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From: Mariana Mkurnali
Sent: 25 June, 2019 11:10
To: [email-masked]'
Subject: Visa support letter

Dear Ms. Rogers,

Hope this email finds you well, I’m contacting you from the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Please find below the draft letter of visa support letter, In case of your confirmation, we will send it back to you officially.

With best regards,

Mariana Mkurnali

Head of Interational Relations Division

Analytics, HR Management and International Relations Department

Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 A.Tsereteli Avenue, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia

Mobile number: +995 599 49 09 42

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საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობებისა და აპარატის საქმისწარმოების სამმართველოს უფროსი

ანალიტიკის, ადამიანური რესურსების მართვისა და საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობების დეპარტამენტი

საქართველოს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორიებიდან დევნილთა, შრომის, ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალური დაცვის სამინისტრო

აკ. წერეთლის გამზირი 144,  თბილისი, საქართველო,  0159

მობ:  +995 599 490942