Goals

Problem statement:

Civic engagement in Azerbaijani settlements is very low. Most of the youth do not know their rights and obligations and simple laws. They do not feel they are full citizens of Georgia and are not informed of the ongoing politics or developments in the country. They receive information about ongoing developments in Georgia from neighboring Azerbaijani channels. They live in isolation.
Further, women are even more isolated and their participation in public life is limited. For instance, A vast majority of young girls in Khuldara and in the neighboring villages did not come to vote in presidential elections last year. They do not know how important voting is, what the elections are about, what their obligations are and why it matters.

What's your proposed solution?

We will engage with active Azerbaijani young girls, most successful in Kvemo Kartli region, so that they organize educational activities for their peers in Khuldara, Malaoghli and Sadakhlo. We will consult with them and plan activities that will encourage young girls to go to vote. A series of educational activities/training will be conducted for young girls in Sadakhlo 1, Sadakhlo 2 and Malaoghli public schools for girls aged 15-18. While some are not eligible to vote yet, but they will be prepared and informed for the future elections. The school principles will help and support us. Then we will distribute election leaflets in the community and produce four videos on how to vote, why voting is important and a video on the most successful Azerbaijani girls from Kvemo Kartli. The videos will be posted on facebook and youtube. We will organize public meeting in Sadakhlo public square and distribute leaflets about elections. We are now undergoing the courses in citizen journalism and media and are learning how to use the skills and produce short movies. We are going to use the skills to produce the new videos, which will be in Georgian and Azerbaijani.

Sustainability (2,000 characters)

This problem will be partly reduced and young girls will realise how important voting is. Besides, those girls who will conduct these training and will be engaged in organizing, will also become more confident and more recognized in our community. The equipment will be used in the Khuldara community centre.

Equal gender opportunity

The team includes both girls and boys but we believe that other community members will also contribute by spreading words and leaflets.