Donors /Partners: World Vision Georgia, World Vision Romania, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Overall budget:

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 6,225 $

Objective: Improving the level of government accountability among citizens of Georgia and Romania by raising civic awareness and encouraging community engagement of public-school students

Target group(s): Kutaisi’s public schools, schoolchildren

Beneficiaries: 220 students from public schools in Kutaisi

Conducted activities:

1. The 220 beneficiaries of the project received training on human rights issues using the CitizenVoice & Action (CV&A) methodology.
2. Establishment of two local youth councils
3. 20 members of the youth councils took part in the civic education summer camp organized in Bakuriani
4. The heads of the youth councils traveled to Romania and learned about their peers’ experience in volunteering, advocacy campaigns and community projects, met with representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Education and various non-governmental organizations

Achieved results:  Two youth councils have been established, which can use the facilities of Kutaisi Public School No. 17 and the Education Development and Employment Center. Their activities will help to improve the standard of effective cooperation and accountability between citizens and local authorities