Media Center Kakheti - MCK

What Media Center Kakheti - MCK does

Media Center Kakheti (MCK) is a non-governmental civil society organization founded and officially registered on September 3, 2002, operating from its headquarters at Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue N160 in Telavi, Kakheti region, Georgia. The organization functions as a regional hub for civil society development in eastern Georgia, serving CSOs, CBOs, municipalities, volunteers, youth, women entrepreneurs, and ethnic minorities across eight municipalities of the Kakheti region. MCK delivers capacity-building training, grant programs, awareness campaigns, research, and convening services, operating a fully equipped training center in Telavi that has served over 600 citizens directly and supported over 5,000 civil society participants across hub programming, with cumulative reach cited at over 10,000 beneficiaries across 23 years.

MCK has no proprietary technology products and does not generate commercial revenue. The organization operates a community-led go-to-market motion, providing services free of charge to target beneficiaries and funded entirely through project grants from international development donors, with the European Union and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung as primary funders through the CSSIGE consortium (est. 2017), supplemented by USAID, Open Society Georgia Foundation, Peace Corps, NIMD, and project-specific partners including ASB Georgia, Caucasus Open Space, and Rights Georgia for the PASS gender-based violence initiative (2022). Revenue mechanics consist of grant proposals, consortium-based project implementation, and donor reporting.

The organization is led by Director Maia Mamulashvili and Board Member Levan Iaganashvili with a five-person team. In 2024, MCK publicly raised concerns about Georgia's foreign influence transparency law and its potential impact on the organization's continued registration and operations, signaling material regulatory risk to its donor-funded model. Strategic priorities include EU association advocacy, gender-based violence survivor support, women entrepreneur empowerment, and inclusion programming for ethnic minorities.

Name

Media Center Kakheti - MCK

Legal name

Media Center Kakheti (მედია ცენტრი კახეთი)

Website

https://mck.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Media Center Kakheti (MCK) is a Georgian non-profit civil society organization, founded in 2002 and based in Telavi, that operates the Kakheti Regional Hub providing training, grants, and advocacy services to CSOs, municipalities, women, youth, and ethnic minorities across eight municipalities of eastern Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Society Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Civil society development
• Community capacity building
• Regional civil society hub
• Training center services
• Grant program management

Headquarters

HQ city

Telavi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Donor Funding: MCK generates revenue entirely through project grants and donor funding from international organizations including the European Union, USAID, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, and other development partners. No commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Media Center Kakheti operates as a civil society organization and Kakheti Regional Hub, providing a fully equipped training center in Telavi, administering grant programs, and delivering capacity-building services to CSOs, CBOs, volunteers, youth, women entrepreneurs, and ethnic minorities. The organization conducts awareness campaigns, publishes reports and news, and runs a CSO/CBO unified database, all free of charge to beneficiaries.

Product overview

Media Center Kakheti (MCK) is a civil society organization that serves as a regional hub for Kakheti region, Georgia. The organization provides training center facilities, grant programs, and informational services to civil society organizations, volunteers, and community members. It operates as a single organizational entity offering capacity building, advocacy support, and community development programs rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kakheti Regional Hub: Regional hub for civil society organizations operating within the CSSIGE project framework, supporting local civil society development in Kakheti region

Products and services

• CSO/CBO Unified Database
• Kakheti Regional Hub Training Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 beneficiaries served over 23 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• ASB GeorgiamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022ASB Georgia partners with MCK on the PASS project supporting gender-based and domestic violence survivors in the Kakheti region.
• Caucasus Open Space (COS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022COS partners with MCK on gender-based violence prevention and survivor support initiatives.
• Rights GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Rights Georgia partners with MCK on legal support and survivor advocacy for gender-based violence victims.
• Civil Society Institute (CSI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CSI is part of the CSSIGE consortium implementing civil society development initiatives across Georgia.
• Center for Training and Consultancy (CTC)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017CTC partners with MCK on implementing training programs, municipal service quality assessments (MUSQAT), and civil society capacity building.
• Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CSRDG is part of the CSSIGE consortium for civil society development initiatives.
• Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017EDEC partners on education and employment-related civil society programs in Georgia.
• Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016NIMD supported the partiebi.ge electoral information platform for multi-party democracy in Georgia.
• Peace CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeace Corps supports volunteer activities and civic engagement programs in the Kakheti region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG): CSSIGE consortium partner of MCK operating as a Georgian think tank and civil society development organization. Comparable scale, regional footprint, and donor-funded operating model.
• Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA): One of Georgia's largest and most established civil society organizations focused on legal advocacy and democratic governance. Comparable mission focus on civic engagement and rule of law, though larger in scale.
• Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC): CSSIGE consortium partner of MCK focused on education and employment programming. Similar organizational scale and grant-funded model serving civil society beneficiaries in Georgia.
• Civil Society Institute (CSI): Georgian civil society organization and direct CSSIGE consortium partner of MCK. CSI operates in parallel as a civil society capacity builder and policy advocate, making it the most functionally comparable peer.
• Center for Training and Consultancy (CTC): Georgian CSO and MCK's implementation partner on training programs and municipal service quality assessments (MUSQAT). CTC's training and capacity-building focus closely mirrors MCK's core service offering.
• Open Society Georgia Foundation: Major Georgian civil society funder and program operator that also directly funds MCK. Operates grant-making and grant implementation in the same civic space, making it both a peer and a partner.
• Transparency International Georgia: Georgian chapter of a global anti-corruption NGO operating in the same civil society space with Western donor funding. Operates advocacy, research, and civic engagement programs parallel to MCK's model.
• PMC Research Center: Tbilisi-based policy research and civil society organization. Operates in the same Georgian CSO ecosystem with similar donor mix and policy advocacy focus, making it a strong functional peer.
• ISFED (International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy): Georgian election monitoring and democracy-focused CSO. Operates in the same donor-funded civil society ecosystem, with overlapping focus on democratic governance and civic participation.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Georgia: Large international NGO operating in Georgia with community development, youth, and women's empowerment programs that overlap MCK's mandate. Significantly larger in scale and global footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KakhetiRegionalHub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/media-center-kakheti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Media Center Kakheti - MCK