Goals

Problem statement:

450 families live in village Koda IDP settlement in Tetritskaro municipality. They have great pain and stress. They have been living in a buildings and uninteresting environment for 10 years, and they have little to no interaction with the nature. Also, there is a huge shortage of grass and beauty near the buildings. In addition there are environmental pollution problems. The cleaning service only cleans the areas adjacent to the buildings and the rest of the area used by the population for sport activities (stadium, trenches, old pools) and free time for meetings, is contaminated and needs to be cleaned. Despite the fact that the IDPs have been living here for a while they still have difficulties with adopting to the existing situation and live in the present place of residence, so every little detail that makes the environment more attractive for IDPs carries a big importance.
As a result of this project the environment will be cleaned and adding decorative flowers will enhance the environments vibrancy.

Proposed Solution:

The initiative consists of two main components – cleaning and placement of decorative flowerpots.
The cleaning event will be for one and will involve 25-30 youth members (including members of the youth club of the koda Community Education Center). They already have high interest and motivation. Also other volunteers will be encouraged motivated to join.
Decorative bouquets are made from automobile tires, 160 used tires are available on the spot, which are distributed free of charge.

There are 10 buildings in the settlement, with 4 flowerpots on each building (one flowerpot needs 4 tires), we are familiar with technology and have chosen the most optimal and durable version.
These tires will be painted, they will be given a new form and one pine seedlings will be planted in the center of it and the flowers will be around (for detailed description please see the budget part).

Sustainability:

In case of project implementation, we will choose several the motivated volunteer inhabitant youth members from the buildings to take care of these plants after the completion of the project term. Of course, the large number of residents in the buildings will not be able to take care of the flowers, but the involvement of youth with their sense of social responsibility will be increased and strengthened. In addition, the flowerpots will be placed near the buildings, which will support maintenance and protection of the subjects from various hazards (ex.: animals) and it will be possible to maintain a beautiful environment for a long time.
There have already been several meetings with the youth of the community in the Koda Community Education Center and there is a clear interest and high motivation in the implementation of the project.
The pine tree is a perennial culture, and the flowers can be changed annually.
To make the cleaning practice sustainable the initial participants of the event will encourage and involve other youth members and participants in similar activities in the future. It is noteworthy that new youth members (starting form 14 years) are enrolled annually in the above-mentioned youth club.

Equal gender opportunity:

The result of the project will be equally beneficial to women as well as men. Additionally, the initiative group participating in the project implementation will be part of the youth residing in IDP settlement, girls and boys, the majority of whom are members of the Community Club of the Community Education Center. Girls will be engaged in flowering, floral decoration. The boys will be installing the flowers and moving them. Finally, they will take care of the environment for cleanliness and beauty.