The USAID National Governance Program is a five-year program to increase government accountability and responsiveness to citizens by enhancing the effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of executive institutions of the Government of Georgia (GOG), the effectiveness and independence of the Parliament of Georgia (Parliament) and other independent oversight institutions, and empowering citizens to hold the government accountable. The Program is working in partnership with the GOG to deliver citizen-responsive governance based on greater accountability, transparency, and institutional independence. It is strengthening accountability systems, procedures, and mechanisms within both governing and independent oversight institutions and enhancing their ability to serve and communicate effectively with the public. Program activities include strengthening the “demand-side” of citizen responsive governance, supporting localization efforts, and empowering Georgian civil society and the private sector to demand accountability of Governance institutions. To achieve this goal, the Program will: ● Increase effectiveness, transparency and accountability of governing institutions ● Increase effectiveness and independence of oversight institutions; and ● Increase citizen demand for government accountability.