Kakheti. On November 18-22, 2021 Rondeli Foundation organized another round of the regional training program Youth for Changes, this time in Telavi. During five days, the young activists representing Kakheti region got acquainted with the key foreign and domestic policy issues, as well as political ideologies and electoral processes in Georgia. The project also promotes skill development in areas of policy analysis and advocacy. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. According to the UN Women Geogia the signatory companies of Women’s Empowerment Principles teamed up to engage girls in technology. “Georgian-American University GAU, Kant’s Academy and Geolab have launched WE-Tech - a new 6-months educational platform for women. Combining 4 main educational components, the program will help participants develop technological and entrepreneurial skills”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 15:30, you can watch a program “Samastsavleblo”, which will feature topics of interest to teachers, schoolchildren, and parents on Teleskola, the General Education Reform page, and Kentsero. The project is the result of cooperation among the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, First Channel, Teleskola, and Kentsero, an online educational platform. “What qualities should a teacher have and how to increase the motivation of a schoolchild? How important is family involvement in the education of a child? How does the system of modern standards for evaluation and the best practice in distance learning look like? Experts in education and current teachers will talk about these and other issues in “Samastsavleblo”. Read more… Source: The website of the organization on a social network

Kvemo Kartli. The Vaccines for Life campaign is travelling across Georgia to spread the message about vaccines and vaccination. For now, UNDP stopped over in Marneuli to distribute information brochures among up to 300 people.  Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Guria. On November 9, Learning and Employment Support Centers of Chokhatauri and Ozurgeti started a job search skills course. Training topics: Interpersonal communication; Non-verbal communication; Assertive behavior; Time management and self-management; Business written communication, etc. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. On November 15, 2021, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) conducted training on effective oversight, data extraction methods and the data visualization for participants of the Certification Program in Fighting Corruption. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

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Tbilisi. GCSD organized a simulation training on countering and preventing violent extremism. “As a result of the training, participants learned more about the role of their services in the process of preventing and countering violent extremism. The training was conducted under the program “Enhancing the Capacity of Georgia in Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation”. The project is implemented by GCSD with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs”. Read more… Source: www.gcsd.org.ge

Kakheti. From November 2-3, 2021, CENN, in cooperation with GIZ, conducted trainings for teachers on Sustainable Forest Management and Renewable Energy in Akhmeta municipality, Kakheti region. “The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) program "Natural Resource Management and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Rural Development in the South Caucasus" (ECOserve). Initiatives are being implemented within the scope of the CENN project - Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for Rural Development, with financial support from Austrian Development Cooperation”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. GCSD is presenting the handbook: "Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism: A handbook of international best practices” both in Georgian and English languages. The handbook is developed under the project “Enhancing the Capacity of Georgia in Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation”. The project is implemented by GCSD with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The handbook in English can be found here… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Samtskhe-Javakheti. On October 29 2021, Fellows Giorgi Badridze and Giorgi Bilanishvili conducted lectures for youth in Zarzma. “The covered topic included - "Georgia's Foreign Policy Priorities, as well as, "Russia and Georgia". The project is implemented by Rondeli Foundation in partnership with "Zarzma's children academy" and with the support of Zarzma monastery. Educational project focuses on different aspects, which includes mathematical knowledge and skill development in accordance with specially designed program, as well as discussion of current topics concerning civil education and national security”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The participants of the workshop held within the joint academic program of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and the University of Georgia (UG) were awarded with the certificates. “The short-term, skills-oriented practical course: "What is disinformation and what can I do about it?" was held daily during the week of October 25-29. The participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the strategies of disinformation verification, modern ways of disseminating disinformation and discuss the ways of contributing to debunking disinformation by journalists and civilians”. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. According to information released by the United Nations Children’s Fund, more than 1500 adolescents from 14 to 17 years of age from public schools across Georgia, their parents and teachers will benefit from a new initiative led by the organization in collaboration with “Gambling Research and Ludomania Prevention Center” as well as with the Ministry of Education and Science. "The purpose of the initiative is to prevent the onset of at-risk gambling behavior and maintain adolescents at the healthy end of the continuum through face to face training sessions, public events and social media”. Read more… Source: The website of the organization on a social network

Tbilisi. On October 19, 2021 Biliki's volunteer Mateous Sloboda presented a workshop about Canva and showed how to create the posters, the presentations, the colored brochures and how to use these things in our life. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. 60 volunteers will become companions for the elderly. “Mestumre will last for six months and will involve beneficiaries from eight elderly houses around Georgia. The volunteers will receive extensive training from MAC Georgia's Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, and Special Education Coordinator over the course of a month. The training will provide the volunteers with all of the necessary skills to ensure that their interactions with the elderly are both pleasant and efficient during the project”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) publishes a textbook prepared by the Foundation for the Support of Legal Education – “Guide to equality for authors of school textbooks”. “The guide provides recommendations regarding basic standards for equality and human rights studies on the basis of specific examples. It also incorporates principles of inclusive coverage of ethnic, religious, gender and disabled people related issues”. Read more… Source: The website of the organization on a social network

Guria. Kaori Ishikawa, the UN Women Country Representative in Georgia, met in Ozurgeti with the representatives of the Association of Georgian Girl Scouts “Dia” and their partner organization in Guria. “With UN Women support, the Association of Georgian Girl Scouts Dia is implementing the training on violence in Guria, Kvemo Kartli and Tbilisi. The sessions are covering the issues of sexual abuse, bullying, early and forced marriage, family violence and more. In total, 400 girls and 200 boys will attend the training within the framework of the initiative”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Mtskheta-Mtianeti. On October 9 at Château Mukhrani the Rondeli Foundation organized a training session on negotiations for the public servants enrolled in the Program Capacity-Building of the Georgian Leadership Community for Improved Decision-making and Negotiation Skillls (CBGL). Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. On October 4, 2021, the UN Association of Georgia in partnership with the World Federation of United Nations (WFUNA) commenced a five-day training course “Human Rights in Action” for the new cohort of participants. “The first stage of the program delivers training sessions in human rights and project management to 20 young participants from Azerbaijan and Georgia. Throughout the training, participants will have the opportunity to interact with key actors in the human rights field”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. A new handbook - “Constitutional Justice” has been added to the online library of USAID-PROLoG - Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia Activity. Read more... Source: The website of the organization on a social network

Tbilisi. According to information released by Social Justice Center, deprivation of the right of ethnic Georgians to receive education in their own language in Gali took the most severe forms. “Restriction of studies in the native language for Georgian schoolchildren in the Gali district is a problem not only by cause of its discriminatory and assimilative content but also in terms of development of pupils and young people. Due to the fact that schoolchildren speak Megrelian or Georgian at home, while study all subjects in Russian and learn Abkhazian along with foreign languages at school, they cannot speak any of those languages fluently as a result”. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Tbilisi. Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI) has completed a three-year project - “Fostering Religious Tolerance and Cultural Diversity in Public Schools of Georgia” implemented from September 2018 with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Georgia. The project aimed to raise awareness of cultural diversity, tolerance, and equality in public schools, improving the content of the school curriculum and textbooks. Read more… Source: tdi.ge