Georgia: The Georgian Minister of State Tea Akhvlediani opened the “Civic Integration School” and addressed young people from regions densely populated by ethnic minorities.
Tea Akhvlediani addressed the participants with a welcome speech at the opening event of the Civic Integration School, which was held on the initiative and organized by the Minister of State’s Office. The Minister of State briefed the youth on the progress of implementing the state policy on reconciliation and inclusion, as well as civil equality and integration, talked about the tangible results achieved, and planned for the future.
About 70 young people from Samtske-Javakheti, Lower Kartli, and Kakheti regions, which are densely populated by ethnic minorities, participate in the Civic Integration School Program.
According to Tea Akhvlediani, the youth will receive comprehensive and detailed information about the support mechanisms implemented by the state for ethnic minorities; the meetings will focus on topical issues such as civil equality, Georgian European and Euro-Atlantic integration, media literacy, youth leadership, civic integration, women’s rights and freedoms, gender equality, and more.
“Our Civic Integration School initiative focuses mainly on young people from regions with ethnic minorities and aims to engage young people in the multifaceted process of civic integration and promote cross-cultural dialogue among them. Over several days, the training seminar will host different groups of young people in three areas, where they will be able to learn about the priorities of civil equality and integration, raise awareness of the opportunities and perspectives open to them within public policy, express their views and ideas in an interactive mode Generation; therefore, our meetings with young people were more interesting and “Fruitful, given that they shared their opinions with us and more useful assessed the knowledge and experience gained during these events,” said the Minister of State Tea Akhvlediani.
The meeting was held in an interactive mode. Tea Akhvlediani answered the questions of school participants and listened to their opinions on the role and involvement of young people in the process of civic integration. Vladimir Shkolnikov, Senior Adviser of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the South Caucasus, also addressed the participants.
