We are youth 14-30 years old from the village of Martkopi, which is one of the biggest villages in Georgia, Previously there was no community organisation in our village, so we started ours with the goal of empowering youth to engage in the local community. Our centre is a place where we could develop our competencies and make a positive change in the village.
Our space - for our better future
We are youth, who seek conditions to create a better future.
From the beginning, 1.5 years ago when we started founding the centre we were just 2 young people and now we are more than 50. During this time we have worked without having our own space. In good weather, the park served as our office, in winter we could sometimes use rooms in schools or in the cultural house. However, there are days when there are no rooms available for us and then we must work in windy and cold conditions.
Furthermore, it is always challenging and heavy to transport resources from one place to another.
All this time our dream has been to have our own space, where we could have all the necessary items together like board games, stationery and technology.
With the support of the municipality, we will soon have a renovated room that we want to turn into a youth oasis. In order to make that happen, we need equipment and furniture to give the empty room function. We need a computer, printer (there is no printing service in the village), shelves, closet, table, chairs, projector screen, etc.
The above mentioned technical equipment and furniture will allow us to conduct activities such as training by non-formal education methods, board games, English speaking club, movie evenings and more. What is most important, we do not wait for someone to plan events/activities for us, but we are the initiators and organizers of the activities - we are learning by doing.
The success of the country starts with the youth - Support our youth centre
Please donate at least 2 GEL for our better future.
