2001: ABCO’s member organizations implemented program on “Global Training for Development”, sponsored by USAID through Academy of Educational Development (AED). In scope of the carried out in the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Guria, more than 500 local farmers and private entrepreneurs were trained in different areas of modern business conduct. These trainings were conducted for the credit line of the International Orthodox Church Charities (IOCC);