NUGZAR MELADZE YES Country Network Georgia

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NUGZAR MELADZEYES Country NetworkGeorgia

• YES, Alexandria, Egypt, 7-11 September 2002
• E-mail meladzen_at_yahoo.com

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Countries Of The Caucasus Region And Their
Geographical And Economic Characteristics

• Countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and
  Southern part of Russia
• Main characteristics Mountains, arid highlands,
  wooded hills, fertile valleys and plains, rivers
  and lakes, sea-costs, uninhabitable territories,
  sparsely populated areas, population
  concentration in the cities.
• Livelihood Agriculture, cattle-breeding, mineral
  resources, industry, trade, tourism.

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Problems In The Youth Employment

• Georgia as post-soviet country has some problems
• Migrating process is very high from district in
  city
• Young people after graduating college or high
  schools are without jobs
• Poor Training programs after graduation

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Problems In The Youth Employment

• Lack of
• Supportive Government policies and legislation
• Education,
• Access to suitable financing,
• Employment opportunities,
• Information about employment possibilities,
• Technologies (in production, marketing,
  transportation, storage)
• Entrepreneurial skills,
• Energy, electricity, water,
• Other factors,

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THE CHALLENGE OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

• To generate productive and remunerative work
  opportunities for young people (ages 15-29) to
  address and solve the above-mentioned problems
  and
• To reduce unemployment and its harmful results,
  e.g. youth leaving the rural areas, population
  concentration in the cities, deteriorating
  standards of living, social tensions among youth,
  drug addiction, crime and other handicaps to
  youth development

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YES Country Network Georgia

• On May 30, 2002 at Office of Association for
  Farmers Rights Defense, AFRD it was held the
  meeting of Georgian Non-Governmental
  Organizations 30 NGOs participated in the
  meeting. The participant NGOs considered the
  issue of broadening the Youth Employment Network
  in Georgia. It was considered the problems of
  Youth Employment and the interests of young
  people.

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YES Country Network Georgia

• YES Country Network Georgia unite 47
  organizations and more than 100 youth
• In our workshops and seminars participated
  150-185 youth
• In Ganja (Azerbaijan) organized joint seminar on
  Employment aspects with Azerbaijan partners,
  where participated 68 participants from
  Government, NGO and Refugees
• The next step of our activities will be to
  prepare special MEMORANDUM of co-operation and
  will sign Azerbaijan and Georgian - policy
  makers, head of departments, NGOs and Refugees,
  this meeting will be in Kobuleti (Georgia, Bleak
  Sea), end of October

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Co-operation

• Ministry of Health, Labor and
• Social Affairs
• Youth Department of Georgia
• Georgia Employment Department
• NGOs
• Students Unions In Universities
• Ministry of Culture
• Private Business Organizations
• Parliament
• Ministry of Fuel and Energy

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Proposed Action In The Caucasus Region For The
Decade Campaign 2002-2012

• Establishment of
• A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT (YES ) HOUSE
• For promoting youth employment and development in
  the Caucasus region.
• It is proposed to locate the YES House in
  Tbilisi,
• Georgia. Its tasks would be to initiate and
  manage
• cooperative activities in the four countries of
  the
• Caucasus region as a contribution to the aims and
• activities of the YES Decade Campaign 2002-2012

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ACTIVITIES OF THE YES HOUSE

• Training of trainers,
• Putting together and training of youth self-help
  groups
• Lobbing with governmental and non-governmental
  organizations
• Organizing seminars for youth and workshops
• Coordinating the work of volunteers who will turn
  existing village into eco-village, thereby
  establishing showcase and good practices for
  imitation

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Proposed Funding of The YES House Activities

• National Counterpart Contributions
• Of the Governments and other sources in the 4
  countries of the Caucasus region
• 20
• Contributions By Collaborating Institutions In
  The YES Decade Campaign 2002-2012
• in the form of donations, grants, aid and other
  concessionary funds, in cash and in kind (e.g.
  experts, equipment, supplies)
• 80

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Proposed Project Budget

• For YES House Activities
• During The YES Decade Campaign 2002-2012
• Year 2002 US
• Establishment of YES House 5,000
• Start-up activities 5,000
• Equipment and supplies 10,000
• TOTAL 20,000

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Proposed Project Budget

• For YES House Activities
• During The YES Decade Campaign 2002-2012
• Years 2007-2012 (per year) US
• Management of YES House activities 5,000
• Implementation of YES House activities
• Project personnel 15,000
• Group training and meetings
• (trainers, experts, support personnel,
• travel) 35,000
• Equipment and supplies 5,000
• Miscellaneous 3,000
• TOTAL 58,000

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Proposed Project Budget

• For YES House Activities
• During The YES Decade Campaign 2002-2012
• Years 2003-2007 (per year) US
• Management of YES House activities 5,000
• Implementation of YES House activities
• Project personnel 15,000
• Group training and meetings
• (trainers, experts, support personnel,
• travel) 25,000
• Equipment and supplies 10,000
• Miscellaneous 3,000
• TOTAL 58,000

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Nugzar MeladzeYES Country Network Georgia

• We believe that YES will made many and very
  important changes for youth in our countries
• We need to be together, find same language and
  youth of the world will solve most important
  problems (e.g. peace, environmental protection,
  migration and other)