Integration of Ethnic Minorities in South and Southwest Georgia03.12.2012

                     Civil society development and civil integration

The project “Integration of Ethnic Minorities in South and Southwest Georgia” is funded by Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst / EED (Germany). Community intercultural centres and media-clubs were established in Bolnisi and Ninotsminda to promote intercultural dialogue and integration of youths from minority groups. Project partners: Language House (Bolnisi) and Healthy Society (Javakheti) – the former is focused on teaching Georgian as the second language, while the latter is dealing with secondary education problems.

                           2011 project activities and products:

- Round table discussions with participation of cultural experts, youth contests and intellectual games - Training courses for youths on production of documentary and fictional movies (based in the newly created media-club) - Information and awareness raising campaigns to keep local minorities informed about the ongoing education reform and aware of the new opportunities created for teachers and students by the reform - Georgian language courses - Educational programs for school students “My Favourite Georgian Story”, “My Favourite Armenian/Azeri Word”.

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