Goals

Problem statement:

The resettled Meskhetians have lived in a borough Nasakirali of Ozurgeti Municipality since the 1980s as a religious and linguistic minority. They are Muslims and speak Meskhetian language, which is the Anatolian dialect of Turkish language.

Although Meskhetian youth are involved in the learning process and know the state language, they hardly have any touch with the state language outside the academic process. They live separately (4 kilometers away), which hinders integration.

Along with alienation, they struggle with unemployment, often going to Turkey in the summer. They lack access to the existing modern resources necessary for agriculture development, etc.

With the aim of mobilizing Meskhetian youngsters to solve the problems posed in front of them with their own human resources, "Oroko" was founded in 2013 with the support of the Georgian government and an NGO. The organization aims at carrying out such small projects which help to identify the problems posed for the Meskhetian community and tries to solve them.

Proposed Solution:

The activities envisaged by the project aim at carrying out two tasks:

Task 1: Mobilize resources for the project.

For agriculture, a cultivator will be purchased. After, the members will cultivate the small lands in the possession of the Meskhetian families, which is a significant for families only using hand tools. We will also purchase fuel to operate the farm machinery, one hand-cart, and one irrigation hose.

Task 2: Rally the youth to participating in the project.

Within the scope of the project the youngsters together will make a list of the elderly and socially vulnerable people living in their community and plan a community activity to support them. With the help of the cultivator, the youngsters will help and cultivate small lands for the above-mentioned people (Meskhetian as well as Adjarian and Gurian).

Sustainability:

Planning and carrying out of the community activity will help to generate positive attitudes in the community and raise acceptance among the people of different faith, culture and customs. After the project is over the organization “Oroko” will retain the purchased cultivator. The organization will ensure equal access of the community members to the land plough.

Meskhetian youngsters will get employed, take orders and cultivate lands of the villagers for a small monetary or other material (food products, vegetables, fruit, etc.) reimbursement.

Equal gender opportunity:

Girls as well as boys living in the community will equally get involved in the activity. The girls living in the community will get especially actively involved in the process of organizing the community activity.