Imereti. The Kutaisi Youth Center has hosted the members of the Telavi Youth Center on January 17. The visit aimed to bring closer the Youth Centers founded in Kutaisi and Telavi, share experience, organize joint community events and education programs, identify future ways of mutual cooperation, as well as to get familiar with the cultural heritage monuments located in the Imereti Region.Members of the Telavi and Kutaisi Youth Centers have held a joint workshop, at which they have discussed success stories of the Centers, made presentations on current events and developed campaigns for protection of civil interests to be jointly implemented in their cities. Members of the Center have visited the day center of children with disabilities "Magic World”, where they have organized interactive-educational activities together with 19 beneficiaries. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samtskhe-Javakheti. Borjomi has hosted a youth camp on January 15-19. As part of the Civic Education and Teacher Training Program, the Akhaltsikhe Youth Center has organized the youth camp for integration. 24 schools of Samtskhe-Javakheti have participated in the project, including 12 Armenian-language schools. Camp participants were trained in various topics: integration; notion and working principles of the school-based civic clubs; project drafting technique, etc. Youngsters have learned the art of debates.As the camp’s organizers have noted, similar meetings help raise the public awareness and bring closer and integrate various ethnic groups.

Imereti. A seminar on "Volunteering and Volunteer Service" was organized on January 16 for the members of the Kutaisi Youth Center. The event was led by the US volunteer of the Peace Corps Betsy Jenson. The seminar aimed to inform youngsters about volunteering and services related to it.The seminar was held as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia" (ANI) Project, implemented by the UN Association of Georgia (UNAG), with support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli."SIQA" has organized a youth camp of civil integration on January 15-19, with participation of 72 Georgian and Azerbaijani representatives from 24 public schools of KvemoKartli. The event was organized as part of the "Civic Education and Teacher Training Program", implemented by PH International with funding from USAID. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samtskhe-Javakheti. As part of the peer education, the members of the Akhaltsikhe Youth Center have informed youngsters about the method and principles of holding the Karl Popper style debates.The event was held as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia" Project, implemented by the United Nations Association of Georgia (UNAG) with financial support of the US Agency for International Development. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center has released the analysis of film screening organized in three schools by the "Civil Activism Platform". "We obviously did not aim to rely on scarce information obtained from the observation and discussion over a film shown in three schools, or to establish some generalization or causal link, which is impossible by itself. Yet, we believe this small observation still renders it possible to draw several conclusions," says the publication "Children from Underground and Schools" uploaded on the organization's web page. Source: emc.org.ge

Tbilisi. The School of Liberalism has hosted LashaBughadze's lecture - "Writers and Censorship". The School offers a video recording for those who were unable to attend. Source: the organization's page in the social network

Kvemo Kartli. CSO "SIQA" launches a new season in the club - "Skills for Professional Success". The club aims to assist the young in acquiring the skill of planning their own lives and becoming more confident; in better adapting to environment based on the gained knowledge and experience and increasing their chances of self-realization and employment.About the club. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Georgian Children and Youth Development Foundation, the Social Photography Fund in the Caucasus and Step Forward implement the project "Every Child is Important". The project aims at achieving the improved access to pre-school education sector and raising the education and development standards during the early age. Within the project framework, special focus is made on poor children, children living in rural areas and children with disabilities. A video was developed as part of the project, reflecting the difficulties that children with impaired hearing and speech face. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samegrelo. The Youth Center "Ortus” of CSO "Atinati” has congratulated the local population on December 30 with the New Year’s flash-mob. In addition, the Center’s members have distributed greeting cards among the population. The event was organized as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia” project, implemented by the UN Association of Georgia with financial support of the United States Agency for International Development. Source: the organization’s page in the social network.

Samegrelo. Members of the Youth Center "Ortus" of CSO "Atinati" have organized an event on December 26 dedicated to the campaign - "No to Violence". The event started with introductions and youngsters were informed about the campaign. Various activities were planned at the end of the event, to be implemented by the Youth Center from the new year. The event was organized as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia" project, implemented by the UN Association of Georgia with financial support of the United States Agency for International Development. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Guria. At the initiative of the member schoolchildren of the civic clubs, the civic education corners were organized in the Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti central libraries. Schoolchildren have come up with the idea of organizing the corner during their visits to the libraries. They have themselves placed in the libraries the manuals, periodic editions and other materials published as part of the Civic Education and Teacher Training Program. Photo materials depicting various activities and events held as part of the Program will be also exhibited periodically. Source: the Program's web page.

Kakheti. The "UN Model” training was delivered on December 24 in the Telavi Education, Development and Employment Center. Member of the Youth Council, Nana Shildelashvili: "This program in Georgia is implemented by the UN Association. This seminar aimed to prepare the members of the Youth Council for globally recognized and certified game – the UN modeling.”

Tbilisi. The Xmas-New Year party was organized in the multinational weekend school of the "Caucasian House”. The Cultural-Educational Center and artists have visited the weekend school. Theatrical performance with educational features was held for the attendees of the school. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Adjara. The inclusive group students have staged a performance on December 19 in Batumi with support of the Red Cross on the life of the Georgian painter NikoPirosmani, transposing his life and work on the stage.Children have personified Georgian writers, performed Georgian dances and songs. In parallel, the exhibition of the students' works was organized. Similar events facilitate the integration of youngsters with disabilities into the society. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Adjara. The Batumi Youth Center has organized a peer training on gender equality on December 22 in the Batumi Press Cafe, with participation of the Center's representatives and schoolchildren of various public schools, total of 40 participants. The peer training was planned and implemented by the students of the gender thematic school. The training included various exercises, screening of short films and presentations on issues such as difference between sex and gender, gender equality, feminism, gender equality in the history of Georgia, gender stereotypes, legislative base, current situation in the world and Georgia, factors triggering gender inequality and the role of the society.

Adjara. Representatives of the youth organization "Changes for Equal Rights" and the Coalition for Independent Life have talked to the schoolchildren of the Batumi Public School #15 on December 20 about persons with disabilities. As part of the lessons of kindness, they have informed schoolchildren of the terms that are applied towards persons with disabilities, as well as discussed public attitude towards them, and the need to employ persons with disabilities and raise public awareness. Lessons of kindness aim to inform schoolchildren about persons with disabilities by the persons with disabilities directly.

Guria. A meeting on safe traffic was organized on December 21 in the Ozurgeti Civic Engagement Center. Members of the Youth Center have watched the films produced by the Foundation "Partnership for Road Safety": "Dangerous Game" and "We Observe Traffic Rules". Representative of the Civic Engagement Center Tamar Kupradze has facilitated the meeting. The meeting aimed at drawing youth's attention to the importance of road safety, sharing views to each other and planning topic-related future events. Source: web page of the Ozurgeti Youth Center in the social network.

Imereti. The Patrol Police Staff have delivered a training on December 20 in the Kutaisi public school as part of the project - "Beware! School's Here". The guests have talked for the pupils of 4-8 grades about the transportation rules and the road safety. At the same time, the school was visited by the Head of the Imereti Regional Chief Department of the Patrol Police, who has met with the school administration and the civic club members and inspected and got familiar on spot with the road safety problems. The project "Beware! School's Here" is carried out as part of the Civic Education and Teacher Training Program, implemented by PH-International with financial support of USAID. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. On December 19 director of Institute for Development of Freedom of Information, Giorgi Kldiashvili conducted a lecture about Stalinism and mass repressions for high school students. This event was attended by the members of Leadership House. The aim of this meeting was making the young generation familiar with the epoch and assessing the events that took place back then. Source:idfi.ge

Tbilisi. On December 19, students of the Georgian University have painted a wall of the "Doctors' House" cafe located in the territory of the Iashvili Children's Hospital. The event was held as part of the project "Students for Supporting Social Entrepreneurship". Source: page of the Center of Social Entrepreneurship in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Forum of Georgian Youth Organizations was opened up in Expo-Georgia on December 18. The Forum is held since 2007 and the number of participants increases from year to year. This time, representatives of up to 140 youth organizations participate in the two-day Forum, which aims to promote constructive dialogue between representatives of the state and non-governmental youth organizations, exchange information on the activities of participating organizations, achieve coordination and deepen the partnership.The Forum is organized with support of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia. For the full text. Source: page of CSO "SIQA" in the social network.