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Title:
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders: Youth-Led Initiatives for Democratic Governance and Policy Engagement
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Duration:
June - November, 2024
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Status:
Active
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Donor:
USAID National Governance Program
The project is implemented with the financial support of USAID National Governance Program and aims to foster a culture of informed participation at the national level, empower youth to become agents of change and contribute to the overall democratic development of Georgia.
Through this project “Eco Centre” will continue engaging an increasing number of citizens, with a particular focus on youngsters, and keep the government accountable at the national level.
To achieve the project objective the following activities will be implemented:
– establishing “Eco Centre Academy”, where 20 active youngsters will be engaged in “Eco Centre” activities and obtain theoretical and practical knowledge about participatory tools.
Activities planned in the framework of the project are designated and interrelated for the needs of the engagement of the Academy participants and are as follows:
- Training on Environmental Advocacy, Civil Activism and Youth Participation;
- Organize tour to the industrial area of Rustavi;
- Organize in total two working meetings on the technical documents of the enterprises;
- Attending two public deliberations on the technical documents of the enterprises to increase the accountability of the business and state authorities;
- Engaging Academy members in monitoring the Action Plan on the Improvement of Air Quality of the Central Zone;
- Requesting public information;
- Organizing board game activity;
- Internship for the Academy members.
Project Outcomes:
- Increased awareness and understanding among participants about environmental advocacy, civil activism, and youth participation.
- Strengthened capacity of participants to engage in social accountability mechanisms and monitor government performance in environmental policies.
- Enhanced skills of participants in providing constructive feedback and input to government stakeholders on policies and processes affecting the environment and youth rights.