Khurcha – the youth from Kutaisi and Khurcha. Debates
"Human Safety”, planned long before.
The issues that up to the given moment were discussed
in 5 towns. Positions, which were raised by the youth, were not as strict as it
is in this small village, where each morning is dangerous because of war
tension.
"It is very emotional for me to be in a places, which
is so close to Abkazia”
"From a distance those problems are not so obvious,
which are caused in relations with the other parts of Georgia”
"My parents live in Nabakevi, I study in Zugdidi and I
often have problems with the boundary officers and I know number of people,
like me.”
"It is difficult to talk and find the ways – it does
not depend on ordinary people and is discussed on higher political levels.”
The young people expressed a hope, that problems,
raised on debates in February won’t be met by them again.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
The ordinary meeting and debates on the issue "Human
Security” was held in Senaki Youth Center. This is the fifth city, where the
youth gathered to speak about their problems. The meeting was attended by
member of civil education club Rusudan Inalishvili, who presented interesting
materials regarding national security conception.
The members listed several important aspects that are
dangerous for them: Senaki Military Base, that makes the town as a epicenter in
case of war. Also there were the issues regarding increase if criminal, dusting
the area, absence of health and educational programs.
The debates were interesting. All of them thought over
more actual issues again.
Participants:
"We all make problems to each other and then try to
find the ways, it is important to raise awareness in own as well as in social
aspects”.
"The main is peace”.
"We must not be afraid of anything, but the god.”
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
Social
employer, village governor, prosecutor, judge, teacher, stuff of the police and
the NGOs, journalist, head of social service…there were about
40 participants on the registration
list.
The main is that all
of them are interested in the problem that was raised during a debate "are the
activities of local structures adequate in the process of violence prevention
and victims’ protection” in Zugdidi Gamgeoba.
The experts presented
situation connected to the problem, talked about the barriers, faces by the
victims. The special theme was psychologically wounded children.
With the invitation
of the fund”Sukhumi” the debate was attended by the members of Senaki Sakrebulo
and Gamgeoba.
All of the
representatives talked about their experience and examples from their practice.
The sense of solving the problem with their share was seen.
In the budget of
Zugdidi Sakrebulo, there are finances for prevention of family violence and
victims’ protection. Active partnership with the NGOs is planned.
The project is implemented with the support of the
organization Brot
für die Welt –
Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The cycle of Youth debates is still going on. The topic: Human Security
appeared to be vital and people gathered in six Youth Centers express their
opinion, discuss seven components of human security, and determine their share
in problem solving.
On February in Kutaisi Youth Centre was held the regular meeting. Young
people regard that many components of human security are violated, and we face
so many problems in everyday life, that the feeling of insecurity is natural.
That’s why we should act and create the safer atmosphere to live in.
On February 18, the meeting in
Poti highlighted the ecological hazards the population is facing due to the
problem with fishing industry. The high rate of unemployment is a hazardous
factor as well, as it is termed as the number one problem people are afraid of.
The youth declared that they often create unsafe situation themselves,
so we should protect each other’s rights.
The debates on "Human Security" will and up in Khurcha, were the local
youth young people from Kutaisi will sum up their activities.
The project is implemented with the
support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
The discussion of human security, held in
Tskhaltubo Youth Center was very interesting.
Only a few participants mentioned that they
are afraid of global hazard such as rising of new conflicts, inner
destabilization and political instability.
Other participants said that they regard
unemployment, feeling of insecurity, injustice and the general fear of future
as serious hazards.
One of participants mentioned, that she is
afraid of violence, because she sees that women are frequent victims of
domestic violence.
The debates were important for participants
as it was the first time when they discussed human security in such a profound
mode.
They mentioned that solving some problems
will help us to guarantee our own safety – for example, protecting our rights
and rights of other people, contributing to the creation of violence free
atmosphere.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna
till Kvinna,
- Being safe means that the food I eat is not harmful for
my health.
- I should not be afraid to go outside at night.
- There should be no violence.
These are the conclusions young people made at the Khoni
Youth Centre debates, dedicated to the topic of human security.
Majority of the participants highlighted that their first
association with security is the concept of peace which is natural, taking into
consideration the specific conditions of our country and the hazards that are
easy to notice.
The participants frankly admitted that it was the first
time they had thought about the components of human security.
They mentioned that sometimes people wittingly or
unwittingly create the unsafe atmosphere themselves, e.g. pollute the
environment, eat unhealthy food, violate on others.
The discussions on the topic of security will be
continued at other Youth Centres.
The topic of Kutaisi Youth Centre discussion –
"Violence” still remains acute, considering the on-going situation all over the
world.
The meeting was accompanied with a workshop, conducted
by the volunteers of fund "Sukhumi” Helen and Sofia Schroders. Three forms of
violence were discussed: personal, structural and cultural. Summing up the
meeting, the youth recalled real-life cases and discussed the mechanisms of
coping with violence.
According to them peaceful environment will be created
by the improvement of their awareness, personal qualities, increase in their
tolerance and the knowledge of their rights.
Young people planned a visit to village Khurcha to
support the inhabitants of a conflict zone.
Youth centre holds debates on a monthly basis and the
number of participants increases every month.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
At Khurcha Youth Centre were held debates on the topic "gambling”. The meeting was attended by 16 young people: residents,
students, pupils from Zugdidi, Koki and Khurcha, and members of Senaki Youth
Cener. Their participation made the
meeting more interesting. This theme became
relevant to young people, as most of them were addicted to such games and
despite the fact that all of them know about the harm of gambling, it is very
difficult for them to reject.
As there was noticed, statistically, 35%
of the population is fond of gambling, which increases the level of crime and
the number of divorces.
The young people agreed that it is
possible to get rid of gambling by different habits: reading, intellectual
growth, sports, healthy lifestyle...
During the debate there were raised
several antigambling initiatives. Young people expressed a strong desire to
participate in further events.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
The
youth centre chose an issue of domestic conflicts and violence as the topic of
debates in Tskaltubo.16 young people talked about the connection between
domestic conflicts and violence and discussed the negative results of violence,
the psychology of a perpetrator and victim.
It
was mentioned at the meeting that frequent conflicts lead to violence. If we
master the "secrets” of conflict management, it will be easy to avoid violence.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
Modern professions and employment perspectives – was the theme of active
discussion of young people in Poti.
Most
of participants mentioned that among the modern professions the leading
faculties are: economic, business, foreign languages, as these spheres are more
prospective in terms of employment.
However
in their opinion Diploma of higher education can’t serve as a guarantee of
employment.
-How
to get a job? How can we raise the interest of an employer? What is necessary?
These were the main questions of the discussion.
As
young people think, cooperation with non-governmental organizations, meetings
and trainings raise self-esteem and help people identify their strengths.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
Khoni youth center in the village school of
Nakhakhulevi arranged another debates on "Alcohol and young
people".Taking into account holidays, it turned out that it's
a pretty urgent problem.High school students -
participants of the meeting noted that the use of alcohol for them is not
unusual. They often take energy drinks to look more "overconfident" and
brave.
The meeting focused on the harm of alcohol and dismal
results, especially among teenagers.
The participants had an idea to conduct an
anti-alcohol campaign among young people in the form of workshops.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
Senaki
Youth Center re-started its activity from the New Year by organizing the
debate. Young people have chosen the following issue for
the discussion - religious minorities and society.
During
the discussion they mentioned that this problem really exists in our society. They
talked about specific examples when representatives of different sects became
objects of aggression from society, which often ended in conflict.
In
the opinion of young people, the rights of religious minorities must not be
violated, and society should be more tolerant.
According
to the participants of the debate, educational talks on this topic should be
carried out often, especially with teenagers. This will significantly reduce
the negative results.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
Debates were organized in the Youth Center of Khurcha. The topic of
discussion - addiction and family conflicts - was relevant for the Khurcha
centre. Participants of the debates said that young people use a variety of
herbs, the so called "plan” and become addicted. They gave examples of how
families created by love broke because
of this bad habit.
They mentioned that addiction is the basis of family conflicts and
violence, so society, family, and the state should plan more preventive
measures to eradicate the problem.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
The debate with young
people on the theme "The impact of globalization on youth and traditions"
was held in Khoni municipality council. 16 schoolchildren participated in the
meeting. They were actively involved in the debate, discussed positive and
negative aspects of globalization, defined its impact and unanimously agreed
that, despite the aspiration for development, every citizen is obliged to
preserve and protect traditions.
The project is implemented with the
support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
Social
problems cause serious reasons for family conflicts, but it is possible to
manage these conflicts if both sides are interested in their solution– such
opinions were heard at the debates held in Tskhaltubo by the Youth Centre.
In
young people’s opinion it is not easy to solve social problems, but sometimes
their solution does not mean solution of family conflicts. One problem is
followed by the second, the second by the third…Reasons are endless. It is
possible to avoid conflicts through communication and proper relations.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
Gambling and young people dependant on them – this theme has become relevant
to young people in Khoni. As it turned out, some of the attendees were addicted
to such games.
During the debate there was said sincerely that this dependence is
especially dangerous for teenagers. There are facts of suicide.
In recommendations there were fixed responsibilities of family, school
and state.
Senaki
Conflicts between states and relations among youth – this theme was
interesting for the Youth Centre of Senaki.
Participants have fixed that state conflicts often occur because of
individuals. In their opinion the youth voice should be strengthened in
pre-conflict situation to have a positive influence on both sides.
Poti
The theme of violence in family caused hot debate. Boys were especially
active. In their words Georgian mentality is so strong that transformation
would take years. Therefore if we really want to change the result, we should
start by ourselves.
Khurcha
Khurcha youth centre has chosen the theme of gender equality. According
to participants much should be done in this direction since equality is often
understood differently - most of women think that everything that happens in
their families is natural and should be so.
The project is implemented with the
support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
A regular debate were held at Tskhaltubo Youth Centre.
Participants talked about conflicts in family that lead to violence. The
majority of participants were boys. In their opinion such debates form positive
relations among young people. This means that the risk of domestic violence
decreases.
