Tbilisi. On December 17th, EPRC presented the organization for the Free University Students, during the presentation the students had an opportunity to hear about the activities of the Center, ongoing projects, and learn more about career opportunities at EPRC. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Tbilisi. On December 16, a street art installation ''The House that Tells Stories About Violence Against Children'' was organized by UNICEF Gerogia. The main idea of the installation was to make invisible visible and end violence against children. Source:the organization's page in the social network

Mtskheta-Mtianeti. On December 14-15, in Gudauri, UNICEF Georgia organized a meeting with journalists about violence against children. Representatives of UNICEF Georgia presented results of the research ''Violence Against Children in Georgia''. Source:the organization's page in the social network 

Kvemo Kartli. The Rustavi Youth Center has organized on December14-15 a seminar in the International Scout Center on "Georgia's Future - Peace". Youngsters at conflict with the law have also participated in the event. Over two days, invited trainers and lecturers have discussed the Euro integration issues and ways of conflict resolution. The event was held as part of the project "Promoting Juvenile Justice Reform in the National Minorities Communities of KvemoKartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti". Source: cida.ge

Imereti. A discussion on the "Media's Role and Freedom in Georgia" was organized for the members of the Kutaisi Youth Center on December 11. Journalist Davit Liklikadze has led the work of the discussion club. Meeting participants have discussed the degree of media freedom in Georgia, the role of mass media outlets in the formation of democratic society and what is a public attitude towards media. Focus was made on social media and its importance. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Foundation for the Support of Legal Education, founded by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, has organized the Olympiad in the Constitutional Court of Georgia - "Young Lawyers for Constitutional Rights". This year, 8 teams representing Georgian higher education institutions have participated in the Olympiad. The Olympiad was headed by the jury, and the winner team will travel to Germany next year. For the full text. Source: page of the Foundation for the Support of Legal Education in the social network.

Guria. Members of the Youth Center functioning with the "Union of Young Teachers" have celebrated the International Human Rights Day with a street event. The Center's leaders have marched through the central districts of the city in T-shirts made especially for this day and informed the population about their rights. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli. At the initiative of CSOSida, minors at conflict with law and the participants of Sida's initiative "Senior Friend" have attended a concert on December 10 in the Rustavi Municipal Theatre. The event was carried out with support of the KvemoKartli Probation Bureau of the National Agency for Non-Custodial Enforcement and Probation. Source: cida.ge

Shida Kartli. Volunteers of the Gori Youth Center functioning with the CSO "Gori Club of the Disabled" have visited GYLA on December 10. The lawyer has brief children about the International Human Rights Day. The activity was organized as part of the Advancing National Integration in Georgia project, implemented by the UN Association of Georgia with support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). "Gori Club of the Disabled" is the project's partner organization in Gori. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samegrelo. The Zugdidi delegate of the Youth Parliament has met with students on December 10 in the Zugdidi State University. He has informed interested persons about the activities of the Youth Parliament carried out throughout the year.Meeting participants have discussed also the procedure for selecting candidates for the 2014 calling and the stages that the students will have to go through to become members of the 2014 calling of the Youth Parliament of Georgia. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli. SIQA has organized the regional debates tournament in Rustavi on December 8. School-based civic club members from the Rustavi and Bolnisi Municipalities have participated in the event. The debates tournament was carried out in the format of the Karl Popper values, under the resolution "monarchic rule is justified in Georgia". 8 teams participating in the tournament were trained by peer educators. Memorable prizes were awarded to the winner teams and best debaters. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Guria. The Guria Youth Resource Center has released the video on the issues of re-socialization of former inmates and probationers. The video. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli. The movie "Childhood" was shown in the Dmanisi Youth Center, followed by the discussion on "How should the persons with disabilities be integrated into the society?" The event was organized 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 (USAID). Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samtskhe-Javakheti. Members of the Akhaltsikhe Youth Civil Center have celebrated the International Volunteer Day. Member of the Youth Center has delivered a presentation on the topic. The event was organized as part of the "Advancing National Integration in Georgia" project, implemented by the United Nations Association of Georgia with financial support of the US Agency for International Development. source: the organization's page in the social network.

Adjara. Members of the Youth Parliament have briefed the students on implemented activities throughout the year on December2 in the Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi. Discussion has also concerned the procedure for selecting the candidates of the 2014 calling and the stages that the students will have to go through to become delegates of the 2014 calling of the Youth Parliament of Georgia. Meetings between the youth and representatives of the Youth Parliament of Georgia will be held country-wide until December 13. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Samtskhe-Javakheti. A cultural event was organized in Akhaltsikhe as part of the project "Network of Caucasian Cultural Initiatives". The event took off by the Public School #5 of Akhaltsikhe, where the schoolchildren of the painting school have painted the school walls. Afterwards, the youngsters have staged a flash mob in the Central Park. The event was organized with support of the Culture Office of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality Gamgeoba and the "Akhaltsikhe Youth Center". Similar events are planned in Akhalkalaki, Tbilisi, Marneuli, Bolnisi and Batumi.

Kakheti. As part of the "Civic Education and Teacher Training Program" project, the Telavi Education, Development and Employment Center has organized the "Youth Forum 2013" of the school-based civic clubs.Schoolchildren of the Public School #56 have participated in the Forum. According to the organizers of the event, the project aims to have the schoolchildren work on project ideas within the groups divided by municipalities and submit them for support to the involved audience.

Tbilisi. The Youth Parliament of Georgia launches the series of meetings with interested youngsters in all universities functioning Georgia-wide. At the meetings, they will present to audience the report of the Youth Parliament of 2013 calling and inform them about the 2014 calling. Students and any other interested persons will have an opportunity to attend the meeting and ask questions of concern to representatives of the Youth Parliament. Time-table of the meetings (geo) Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kakheti. CSO "Tanadgoma" has organized a meeting on November 28 with participation of teachers and leaders of the family-type house for children without parental care. Meeting participants have discussed issues such as the age development of children and the health of adolescents. The project runs for a year and will be completed in February. The project aims at informing the teachers of specific knowledge for communicating with beneficiaries and teaching its effective application in practice.

Kvemo Kartli. The Youth Forum was organized on November 28 in Tsalka. Schoolchildren of the school-based civic clubs and the civic education teachers from 8 partner schools of the Tsalka Municipality have participated in the event. The Youth Forum aims to study the local community needs through the schoolchildren's active participation, seek ways of problem solution, develop recommendations and cooperate with the decision-makers. At the Forum the youngsters have designed projects to solve two huge problems in the Municipality: to bring in order the waste dump near Tsalka and solve problems of safe road movement by means of the road signs in the Tsalka villages. Senior schoolchildren have presented the developed projects to the staff of the TsalkaGamgeoba, and the ways of partnership were agreed to solve the problems. It was planned to organize a meeting in December between the TsalkaGamgeoba and the school-based civic club members to plan concrete steps in respect of the above-described topics. Source: SIQA's page in the social network.

Adjara. CSO "Micro-Phone" implements the project "Mobi-Vali", as part of which children performances will be organized in 10 public schools of regions of high mountainous Adjara. The play "Strange Painter", staged according to the tale by GuramPetriashvili, is using the specifics of the shadow theatre. In addition, the event provides an interactive format: students will hold a discussion together with children around the themes of the play. Plays will be performed on December 3-15. The project is implemented as part of the "Free Projects" program of the Adjarian Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. The Batumi Arts Learning University is a partner of the project.

Samtskhe-Javakheti. At the initiative of CSO "Atskuri", the union promoting environmental protection and sustainable development, the civic clubs have presented on November 27 in the Akhaltsikhe Civic Engagement Center the projects developed in the youth camp. In addition, films made in the camp were shown and at the end the participants were awarded with gifts. Up to 50 civic club members have been trained and learned project drafting. Six projects were drafted and implemented, each of them funded with USD 800. The camp was organized in Bakuriani as part of the project of CSO "Atskuri", with support of the Civic Education and Teacher Training Program.