Imereti. Local Democracy Agency Georgia, in the framework of the project "Civil Society STAR Initiative", hold another meeting of the youth club in Baghdati municipality. “The speaker - Ketevan Kukhianidze conducted a seminar on the e-participation and democracy, opportunities for citizen involvement in the decision-making process. The workshop included hands-on exercises and small presentation. The club was established by LDA Georgia within the framework of the project "Civil Society STAR Initiative," with the support of the European Union and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Samegrelo. On March 16 the Child Rights Center has been inaugurated in Zugdidi Shota Meskhia State Teaching University. The event was attended by UNICEF Representative in Georgia, Ghassan Khalil. The center will help to raise awareness about children's rights among specialists in various fields, civil society organizations, representatives of the scientific field, parents and children. Child Rights Center has been established with the funding from Norway. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. A number of young volunteers, just like Mariam and her friends, were united by the desire to help the Ukrainian people. “We wanted to make some contribution to helping the Ukrainian people. We gained information about the necessary items and learned that the most critical need for the people there now was first aid medicines. We started raising money to buy first aid medicines. In a few days we raised 1400 GEL and we sent it to Ukraine”. Activity is being implemented within the framework of the project “Civil Society Initiative,” with the support of the European Union and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Shida Kartli. On 7 March 2022, the training about the self-government structure and organization management for youths of Gori Youth Council was held in Society Biliki (Regional Hub in Shida Kartli). Gori Youth Council is becoming strong within the framework of the European Union (EU) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) funded project “Civil Society STAR initiative: CSOs as Sustainable, Transparent, Accountable and Resilient Development Actors in Georgia” (2021-2025). Gori City Hall is a supporter of Gori Youth Council. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Public Defender of Georgia calls on Government to offer Ukraine to place orphaned Children temporarily in Georgia, until improvement in situation in Ukraine. “For their part, the Public Defender and her team express their readiness to be involved in this process, both in terms of finding/evaluating and monitoring temporary host families, as well as in terms of participating in various volunteering activities, as needed. The Public Defender and her staff are actively receiving information, including personally from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine and the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC), on the situation in Ukraine, including the situation of children's rights”. Read more… Source: ombudsman.ge

Shida Kartli. IDFI held meetings with students and teachers of Gori, within the framework of the project - "A new identity for the city of Gori". “On February 18, meeting was held in the exhibition centre of the Photographers' Club of Gori and on February 21, in the Verkhvebi IDP Settlement with the youth living there. IDFI’s local partners in the project are the representatives of the Gori Information Centre and the Photographers' Club. The project is implemented in collaboration with the creative agency Leavingstone and the Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SovLab)”. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. On February 22, Grigol Robakidze University hosted a presentation of the book by Ghassan Khalil, UNICEF Representative in Georgia: "Children's Rights - Historical Evolution", which reviews the development of children's rights from ancient civilizations to modern times. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. UNICEF Georgia has prepared 5 tips to keep the children safe online. Keep them safe with open communication Use technology to protect them Spend time with them online Encourage healthy online habits Let them have fun and express themselves Read more… Source: www.unicef.org

Tbilisi. The EU and UNDP are assisting nine educational institutions in Georgia to recruit and retrain youth workers. The initiative runs in partnership with the youth organization ‘Sunny House’. “On 24-30 January, participants selected for the second round attended the basic training for youth workers aimed at developing their awareness, skills and competencies”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Imereti. According to the information of the UNICEF, On February 1, UNICEF Representative in Georgia, Ghassan Khalil visited the Mayor of Kutaisi, Ioseb Khakhaleishvili and discussed how to make Kutaisi a child-friendly city. “Last year, Kutaisi joined the UNICEF-led child-friendly cities initiative. UNICEF continues to support municipalities in addressing children's rights". Read more… Source: www.unicef.org

Adjara. On January 28, with the support of the Ministry of Health of Adjara, a workshop was held in Batumi, the main topics of which were routine immunization and high levels of lead in the blood of children. „The Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey of 2018 revealed high levels of lead in the blood of children in Georgia. The results of the study were followed by the development of a state program for the prevention of lead poisoning. During the workshop, the effectiveness of the program was evaluated and the next steps were planned for 2022. It is essential that the government takes significant steps to prevent lead poisoning“. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Imereti. A memorandum of understanding was signed, on the one hand, between the Local Democracy Agency Georgia (LDA Georgia) and Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC) and, on the other hand, the City Hall of Baghdati Municipality. “The purpose of the memorandum of understanding is to strengthen the Youth Council in Baghdati Municipality, to increase cooperation about youth issues, to develop and implement an effective mechanism for communication with local and international organizations and local youth”. The meeting was organized by LDA Georgia within the “Civil Society STAR Initiative” project funded by the European Union (EU) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). The project is implemented by the Consortium led by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and composed of the following CSOs: Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG), Civil Society Institute (CSI), Center for Training and Consultancy (CTC), Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC), and Institute for European Politics (IEP). Read more… Source: The organizations

Tbilisi. European Union is glad to be part of an appreciation event organised by World Vision Georgia for foster parents and social workers in Georgia. “Their work and commitment in making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children is admirable, and we are proud to support them. Together with World Vision, we are working on child welfare and protection”. Find out more... Source: eeas.europa.eu

Tbilisi. International Association "Civitas Georgica" in cooperation with the non-governmental organization "Millennium" has launched a new project in Armenia and Georgia "Combating Migration Impact On Left-Over Children”. “The project aims combating migration impact on left behind children in Georgia and Armenia through upscaling the issue, raising public responsibility and supporting migrant families to ensure the harmonious development of children in an atmosphere of happiness and love”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. According to the information of the European Union 90 young people have been engaged in Innovation Knowledge Hubs, supported by the EU, and recently received acknowledgement for their activities. “Find out more about these platforms where young people will lead events, projects and campaigns related to social and green entrepreneurship and youth development”. Read more… Source: eu4georgia.eu

Tbilisi. European union supports the first VET school of social entrepreneurship in Georgia. “The opening of a vocational school of social entrepreneurship is very important. The project aims at provision of knowledge-based practice to beneficiaries aged 18 to 29, from Kakheti , Shida Kartli and Tbilisi, that will master their skills needed for future professional development and employment opportunities”. Read more… Source: eu4georgia.eu

Shida kartli. On December 28, 2021, Shida Kartli Regional Hub - Society Biliki hosted the information meeting with youth who would like to become members of the Youth Club. The Youth Club runs the activities within the EU and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) funded project "Civil Society STAR Initiative". Read more… Source: The project page on the social network

Tbilisi. The Dighomi flood plains on the outskirts of Tbilisi are home to over 20 species of rare birds, like the kingfisher, great white egret, small white egret and night egret. “With our support, up to 50 students visited the Dighomi flood plain to study, observe and spot these rare birds by sound or appearance”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The Public Defender of Georgia publishes a special report on the legal status of the children of the St. Nino orphanage in Javakheti Ninotsminda. "The results of the study showed that despite the steps taken after the events of spring 2021, the boarding school still faces a number of challenges, both in terms of producing documentation for the institution and caregivers, as well as assessing and meeting the individual needs of minors, including bio-psycho-social needs. The issue of communication and exchange of information between agencies and institutions working with children is problematic and ineffective, which has a negative impact on the process of meeting the needs of minors and is against their interests," the study said. Read more…  Source: ombudsman.ge

Tbilisi. The Social Justice Center publishes a blog post by Tigran Tarzyan reviewing problems of children left without pre-school education in the Javakheti region. “There neither was and nor is a kindergarten in the village where I live, even though currently there reside about 15 children of kindergarten age there. Everyday village life is hard. It is exhausting work, long working day, a lot of things to do both indoor and outdoor. Morning starts early by performing household and domestic chores. Each member of a family has a particular duty. Everyone works from morning till late at night. Even children are not exception. In the village, they are also involved in the work process and, consequently, they miss the opportunity of age-appropriate upbringing and education. The fact that education is not available from an early age aggravates the situation related to integration of children belonging to ethnic minorities. They do not learn the language and that further worsens the situation”. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Samtskhe-Javakheti. The Social Justice Center presents the third episode of stories about women from villages of the Javakheti region. “Previously, girls used to get married right after they became 18 years, while nowadays many prefer to study. I would like all of them to study...” Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Tbilisi. ISFED, supported by Black Sea Trust, launches a project – “Empowerment of young civic leaders in Georgia”. “Within the framework of the project, there is conducted a session of civic education trainings aiming to form a diverse group of motivated young leaders, who are going to use relevant skills and knowledge in the future so as to actively engage in social and political activities. At the end of trainings, young leaders will develop projects according to needs of their region and community, while ISFED will support to implement them. After completion of the project, some of the participants will undergo an internship at leading local or international organizations”. Read more… Source: The website of the organization on a social network ombudsman.ge