Tbilisi. On November 27 by the initiation of "CiDA” and National Probation Agency Kvemo Kartli Bureau the juveniles in the conflict with law, together with other youngsters from Rustavi visited State Silk Museum. The museum staff introduced the visitors various kinds of herbariums, the silk collections protected in there, as well as told them its history and content. The event was organized in the frames of "Support for Juvenile Justice Reform in National Minority Communities of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti”.The project is implemented by the support of EU. Source:cida.ge

Tbilisi. A press conference on the problems of homeless citizens will be held on November 26 in the conference hall of the Tbilisi Human Rights House. Absence of a shelter is the major problem of the homeless. "Local self-government authorities do not fulfill the obligation to provide a shelter to homeless citizens. Therefore, often the homeless set up shelters on their own on the state land and thus cause additional conflict with the state ...", says the web page of CSO Article 42, which in addition discusses the problem of a concrete individual citizen. For the full text (geo) Source: web page of Article 42 in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center has published the blog-post of Nino Guruli – "Right to labor for persons with disabilities". For the full text (geo) Source: emc.org.ge

Guria. A second round of small business courses for the probationers is completing in the Guria Youth Resource Center. As part of the same program, micro grants will be issued to successful participants of the training course to fund their business ideas. Training program is delivered as part of the "Promoting Re-Socialization of Young and Minor Probationers in the Guria Region" project, implemented by the Guria Youth Resource Center with financial support from the EU and in partnership with the Union of the Georgian Democratic Development. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Guria. Seminars on healthy lifestyle are delivered in the Guria Youth Resource Center for the probationers. 30 probationers are involved in Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti. Topics of the seminars include adverse effect of alcohol, tobacco, drugs and gambling. Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Kvemo Kartli. A "one-stop-shop principle" working meeting was held on November25 in the Marneuli Municipality, which aimed at solving the urgent problems of residents of villages in the Marneuli Municipality, and especially the representatives of national minorities. Source: page of the Women's Information Center in the social network.

Imereti. As part of the project, charity organization "First Step Georgia" has founded the "Advocacy Network for Persons with Disabilities" in Kutaisi. The organization aims to advocate and lobby the persons with disabilities. Manager of the organization's Kutaisi Branch Natia Gudava has expressed hope that this Network will be sustainable and will regularly provide the legislative body and respective agencies with information on the problems of persons with disabilities.

Tbilisi. CSO "Identity” has organized a charity evening in the Writers’ House. Donations raised from the event with participation of young poets and musicians will be spent on the construction of a shelter. Source: the organization’s page in the social network.

Tbilisi. CSO "First Step Georgia" will organize an annual welfare concert on December 18. BekaGochiashvili, Georgian jazz musician will perform at the event. In addition, the auction will be held and the lottery tickets will be sold. Raised amount will be entirely spent on the children with disabilities and their families involved in the programs of the "First Step Georgia". Full information on the event Source: the organization's page in the social network.

Tbilisi. The Center for Social Entrepreneurship has released the September edition of an online information journal covering the following topics: social entrepreneurship in Georgia; international news of social entrepreneurship. On-line journal Source: cse.ge

Imereti. The chairpersons of the Homeowners’ Associations (HOA) established within the project "Development and Maintaining of Homeowners Associations" convened the presentation meeting in Kutaisi. The presentations were made by those chairpersons who participated in the study tour in Slovakia supported by NEO. They shared the information on the HOA system and conditions in Slovakia.  The meeting participants discussed the opportunities of adopting the Slovakia examples in their respected settlements, such as additional constructions in cooperation with construction companies, collection of monetary sources for the improvement of common property, the utilization of cellars and other.  The project is implemented by Charity Humanitarian Centre "Abkhazeti” with the financial support of USAID New Economic Opportunities Initiative. Source:the organization’s page in the social network

Kvemo Kartli. On November13 the Bolnisi Culture House has hosted the "KvemoKartli Youth Festival 2013". The event was held as part of the "Sida's" project "Supporting Juvenile Justice Reform in KvemoKartli and National Minority Communities of Samtskhe-Javakheti", attended by the juvenile probationers from Bolnisi at conflict with law. KvemoKartli culture houses, youth and education centers, public schools and sports-recreational complexes have participated in the festival.Exhibition-sale of works of fine and applied arts took place and competitions in the Georgian wrestling, chess and Khridoli were held. A closing concert was given at the end of the festival in the Bolnisi Culture House. Source: cida.ge

Adjara. The Adjara leaders of the "Coalition for Independent Life" have delivered a "lesson of kindness" on November 13 to the schoolchildren of the Batumi School #16. Over two hours teachers with disabilities have talked to children about problems in protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and the incorrect use of terms towards the persons with disabilities. Further, to achieve maximum interaction with the schoolchildren during the lesson, they were given concrete assignments, in which they have expressed their vision on the employment of persons with disabilities. It is planned to deliver similar lessons in the other schools of Batumi as well, aiming at raising the schoolchildren's awareness and promoting the right attitude towards the community with disabilities.

Tbilisi. Expo-Georgia's exhibition pavilion has hosted on November 10 the exhibition of works of former drug addicts. The exhibition was organized by the psycho-social rehabilitation center "Kamara" with support of the "Open Society – Georgia" Foundation.Exhibited were the works created as part of one of the key components of the rehabilitation program - art therapy: sculptures, paintings, enamel works, metal-works, etc. Source: page of the "Open Society – Georgia" Foundation

Tbilisi. It is planned to open up a shelter in Tbilisi for the most poor and homeless persons for them to hide away from the winter cold. To this end, CSO "Identity" has organized a welfare play performed by the Tbilisi Toy Theatre on Sunday. The Theatre has performed "A Kid and Karlson on the Roof". The Toy Theatre will transfer the full amount raised from the ticket sales – 444 GEL to the special bank account for the shelter. For the fuul text (geo) source: identoba.com.

Tbilisi. The Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia has published a manual on social entrepreneurship and objectives and tasks of social enterprises. The manual is designed for the wide circle of readers and CSOs interested in social entrepreneurship. The Manual on Social Entrepreneurship (geo) Source: page of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship in the social network.

Imereti. Members of the civic education club of village Kursebi public school of the Tkibuli Municipality have organized a welfare initiative in their school on November 7. Clothes and sweets collected as part of the welfare initiative were presented to the Terjola day center for children with disabilities. The club members have painted together with the beneficiaries of the day center. Source: the Kutaisi Education, Development and Employment Center.

Guria. A "One Potato" event was held in the Laituri Public School at the initiative of members of the civic club "Liberty" of the Laituri Public School and its curator teacher. Each pupil was asked to bring only one potato, as a result of which gathered potatoes have filled three huge sacks. The club members have presented the gathered goods to the single elderly of three different nationalities living in the community.

Tbilisi. The Tbilisi Toy Theatre will make a welfare performance at 3 p.m. on November 10. "A Kid and Karlson on the Roof" will be performed. This will be the first event during the campaign for organizing a shelter for the homeless, joined by partner organizations of "Identity" and individual volunteers. The Tbilisi Toy Theatre will donate the whole amount raised from the performance to a special account for organizing the shelter. For additional information please call: 555 32 20 12; 599 72 43 98; Source: ginsc.net

Tbilisi. CSO "Identity" has delivered a public lecture in the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Learning University. Associated Professor of the Ilia State University, philosopher Tamar Tskhadadze has talked to students about "Is homophobia a fear of strange or not? Why does not banality mean naturalness." Lectures to be delivered in series aim to raise sensitivity towards LGBT issues among the Georgian students. Source: identoba.com

Imereti. The Kutaisi Education, Development and Employment Center has organized an anti-tobacco campaign "Healthy Lungs". Event activities included the exhibition of paintings of schoolchildren of target schools of the Civic Education and Teacher Training Program, distribution of fliers, as well as to enforce the law, the collection of signatures on the petition for prohibition of use of tobacco in the public gathering places.

Tbilisi. The Director and Deputy Director of the Children and Youth Development Fund have visited a social enterprise on October 29, which is funded by the Fund. Youth CSO "Davitianni" has started up the enterprise, in which youngsters with disabilities are employed, working on the wood materials. Hand-made children's toys will be sold in various gift shops in the near future. Source: the organization's page in the social network.