FUTURE PLANS

1. To establish the Youth Workshops in other fields and to increase the number of the beneficiaries; to support the youth to play a lead role in the educational development promotion in their communities through involving other youth.

2. To organize meetings and consultations with the professionals on the planning and implementing the various programs for the children and youth; To provide the vulnerable youth with consultations on the following issues: charitable actions for the vulnerable groups; humanitarian assistance to those in extreme need and implementation of the specially designed programs and activities “Child Aid to Children”.

3. To Organize and implementation of training of trainers workshops in the area of the anti criminal field, organize debates and conferences on legal issues; To provide the children with the relevant instructional materials, information and literature.

4. To support the sport activities; development of the gifted youth in the various areas of the sport.

5. To collect, disseminate, and analyze of the information on the vulnerable children; conduct surveys and research results in order to plan the future activities; The survey results will point out the future strategic directions. In this case the analyze of all questionnaires filled by the youth in the beginning and the end of the various programs.

The Association MKURNALI prepared the project OUR HOME an currently is looking for fundimng.
OUR HOME is ESTABLISHING NEW COMMUNITY IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS AND IMPLEMENTING THE INCOME GENERATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR THE DISADVANTEGED YOUTH

1. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of the project is to:

The new type community establishment comprising from diverse group of vulnerable youth from the similar social and economic backgrounds and dedicated to eliminate poverty through housing and creating working places to expand opportunity for the professional growth and improving living and social conditions.

The objectives of the project are to:

  • Bring the youth from the boarding Schools, Orphanages and the Street Children Shelters together under one common objective to establish the new model of the community for the children having no living space
  • Purchase the living space for the youth community in Tbilisi center
  • Strengthen, enrich and broaden the professional capacity of children living in the especially difficult circumstances organizing their living, training and job facilities
  • Implement training programs in the area of jewelry and the small business development. Grant an opportunity to the youth to acquire and practically develop the theoretical knowledge in their everyday life
  • Conduct the income generation activities through establishing and developing the following areas: cattle breading, bakery, mini market, mini guest house
  • Support the establishment and development of the agribusiness workshops and other community development training programs
  • Develop the existing rural area and prepare it for establishing the OUR VILLAGE community; Promote relationship between the teenagers and the adults through practical, educational and job opportunities
  • Create workplaces for the community members and contribute to developing professionals in the various fields of the rural activities
  • Promote the MKURNALI activities through mass media to deploy program activities, enlarge the number of the potential members of the community through fundraising, marketing and promotion activities 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    Since 1991Georgia experienced a devastating civil war and civil strife, resulting in 286,000 internally displaced from their homes; children who lost parents, relatives. A large number are young people under 17 years of age became such called Street Children, IDP children, the number of the institutionalized children has been increased. Most of them became orphans or live in single-parent homes, approximately 3000 live in the streets. As in many regions devastated by war and displacement, peace-building begins with the education, or re-education, of young people who must learn ways to build a future where social conflict can be addressed more creatively than through the use of brute force.
    There are approximately 10 000 children in the children institutions. After age of 16 the government can not provide any kid of assistance to the graduates. They have NO living space, NO working PLACES and NO HOPE. Unfortunately these youth go back to the streets and become criminals. The statistics prove that major problem for the 16-18 years old vulnerable youth is the living space and finding working places. Two existing shelters for the Street children serve for the youth up to 16. These two organizations can not provide all beneficiaries with the living space. Just some individual youth can live in the shelter, but it is not official, as for each shelter has just target group and of course the limited funds.
    The staff of the Assoiciation MKURNALI conducted survey among the Street Children regarding the living conditions and the job related needs and opportunities. The 90% of the mail part of the recepients wish to learn the basiscs of the agribusiness, rehabilitatiuon and prophylactics techniques, cattle breeding, trade and related activities. As for the future professional orienation, the majority of the young men choose the profession related to the mini market and bakery auto service, because this job is prestijious among teenagers, they see that it is one of the working areas which gives income to the good professionals, also it is a chance to start private business.
    The Association “MKURNALI” (Healer) jointly with the Academy for Peace and Development (APD) have experience in organising and implementing various joint training. The co-operation of these two organisations with the members of the NGOs is the first step towards success. (The information on both NGOs is attached).
    3. TARGET GROUP

    The number of the OUR VILLAGE Community will be 12 youth and 4 adults. The criteria for the selection of the target group for the program, is the following:

  • Youth with the MKURNALI training and working experience
  • Orphans who does not have home, who has graduated form the Boarding Schools, that can not take care for the youth under 16 age.
  • Disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 18) from the Boarding Schools, Orphanages or the Street Children Shelters
  • Young people from economically vulnerable
  • Youth who have done well in their academic studies or have talents in the area of farming, small business development, etc.