Goals

Problem statement:

Unfortunately, our public school currently struggle their education goals. They hardly gives children the opportunity to develop their skills and get involved in civil activism.

A number of young people attend private institutions, Sunday schools and the organizations working on similar issues, but these services are usually expensive and the poorer students cannot afford them. This is why our group was formed. We have a space to meet and hold educational activities.

The interest is great and the number of group members increases from time to time. Nowadays there are about 30 teenagers in the group and 120 children. The aim of the program is to integrate the socially vulnerable and ethnic minorities with Georgian children and youth.

Proposed Solution:

Our center offers various training courses, activities, and outdoor treks. Young people will take the courses of first aid, pioneering, trekking-survival, English language, civil society and handiwork. We also host films which are followed by discussions.

From time to time we also teach project writing, project management, and leadership activities. Sometimes, there are also entertainment activities. Within the scope of the project, two city games and trekking events have been planned to follow a common camp for the participants. The group will spend one week on the camp territory of the scouts in Lagodekhi led by qualified and experienced young scout volunteers.

The Rustavi scout movement is helping us with the equipment as much as they can, but we don’t have enough sleeping bags and sleeping pads for the planned trekking and camp. We also need a laptop, which we will use for showing movies. For the handiwork and pioneering training it is desirable to have enough paints and ropes.

Sustainability:

The course will last for four months. The program started on March 1st and will continue till the end of June. But the work won’t end on this and the next course will be resumed when the school starts in September. Most importantly we have the space , where children and youth will have free space. Also the motivated and experienced volunteers who are working actively on the program. This is why the program is sustainable.

Equal gender opportunity:

Almost an equal number of girls and boys are involved in the program. They have a common study course, and also equal duties and responsibilities.