Goals

Problem statement:

Global climate change has become an important ecological problem for the world as well as for Georgia. This especially concerns South and South-East parts of Georgia, where in reality the modern process of rise in air temperature is observed - the threat of desertification. This phenomenon was partly caused by the fact that throughout whole Georgia there are no windbreaks which negatively affects the soil, in terms of destroying its fertile layers and also negatively affects agricultural lands as well as the populated areas around the lands, change of micro-climate.
Restoration of windbreaks will bring the positive result in the populated areas selected by us in terms of creating a healthy ecological environment for the population.

How will your initiative achieve/contribute to this change?

At the entrance of Rustavi, on Kutaisi street, in the vicinity of public school, # 22, there is a greenery line, which belongs to the municipality and is not green, this place has a good strategic location for building a windbreak line. The whole territory is 433 meters long and 12 wide, where it is possible to cultivate two lines of trees for windbreak lines (like chessboard): The first line - in the main windbreak line poplars will be planted; the second line - the supporting windbreak line: pistachio trees will be planted. It must be noted that the distance between the trees must be from 2, 5 m. to 3 meters, approximately 290 plants. The stages of implementing the project: 1. Cleaning the territory from stones, shrubbery and stumps. ( schoolchildren, teachers and local self-government and staff of N(N)LE Provision 2. Primary cultivation of soil with deep plowing and harrowing. (The local self-government staff of N(N)LE Provision will help us). 3. To mark the places to plant the materials; (the population, public servants and volunteer military personnel will help us). 4. Making pits to plant the materials; (the population, public servants and volunteer military personnel will help us). 5. Planting the seedlings; (public servants, pupils, teachers, military personnel and the local population will help us); 6. Providing the irrigation. (Pupils, citizens and local self-government staff of N(N)LE Provision will be asked to provide it).

What will happen to your initiative and to the purchases?

After the project is over, irrigation of the planted trees will be the responsibility of the pupils of school #22 (the schedule will be made in accordance with the pupils) and from time to time there will be the schedule for the volunteers too. Also the staff of the service of amenities of the City Hall will take care of the trees. The equipment purchased within the scope of the project will be handed over to school #22 and some of the most active volunteer citizens. This activity of the project will enable us to raise awareness of the citizens and pupils about climate change, the need of planting trees, and biology teachers will also help us in this.

How will initiative provide equal opportunity for men and women?

Public servants, pupils, teachers, military personnel and volunteer citizens will take part in this project. Women as well as men will take part in this project.