Donors /Partners: World Vision Georgia

Overall budget:

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: $45,700

Objective: Increase the involvement of young people in the community decision-making process; advocating for community needs and interests

Target group(s): Young people aged 14 to 25, local government

Beneficiaries: Residents of eight communities of Baghdati Municipality, especially young people

Conducted activities:

1. Young people aged 14 to 25 from eight communities of Baghdad participated in trainings on civic involvement and advocacy
2. A youth council was set up with 28 students
3. Nine study visits for a total of 80 participants were organized to the House of Justice, the Revenue Service, the Service Agency, the Historical-Ethnographic Museum, Radio “Old Town”
4. 32 events were held with the participation of 841 students
5. A large-scale charity event was organized, where products of daily consumption and clothes were collected in the community for socially vulnerable families
6. A large-scale universal clean-up action was organized with the participation of 250 volunteers. The central squares of Baghdati municipality and villages were cleaned
7. A planting action was organized with the participation of 80 volunteers. 100 deciduous and coniferous trees were planted in the central districts of three communities of the Baghdati Municipality