On April 25, 2024, within the framework of the “Civil Society Initiative” project supported by the European Union, a regional volunteering forum organized by the Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC) and Shida Kartli regional hub – Society Biliki.
The aim of the forum is to popularize the culture of volunteering among the youth of the Shida Kartli region, to promote communication between volunteer organizations and people interested in volunteering, as well as to increase the awareness of regional public organizations among the population, to inform the population of the region about their activities, implemented projects, and to increase trust in civil society organizations.
An exhibition/presentation of the activities of community associations, civil society organizations operating in the Shida Kartli region held within the framework of the forum. The representatives of the organizations talked about their activities and the persons interested in volunteering invited to join the volunteer activities.
At the forum, parallel sessions carried out – a panel discussion on the topic:
Volunteer activity of public organizations operating in Shida Kartli in practice” and a meeting with young people on the topic “Challenges and opportunities of volunteering in Georgia”.
At the end of the event, the best volunteers awarded by the certificates.
Young people, volunteers, teachers, representatives of local non-governmental and community organizations, self-governments, media and various groups of society participated at the forum.
The event held within the framework of the project “Civil Society STAR Initiative: CSOs as Sustainable, Transparent, Accountable and Resilient Development Actors in Georgia“(2021-2025). The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). The works of Shida Kartli Regional Hub are run by Society Biliki.
