Local Democracy Agency Georgia, within the framework of the project "Assessing the Needs of

Youth in the EaP “, has implemented the summer school in Kutaisi, in which participated 16 young
people from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Moldova.

 The project has started by the introduction of the project and team building activity.
Participant also got the information about the partner organizations of the project and the
goals and objectives of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.

 We hosted representatives of the European Union Monitoring Mission. Guests talked

about main idea and aims of the Mission. Participant got the information about good
governance, public administration and also, they discussed about youth needs in EAP
countries.

 Participants of the summer school made a presentation about the needs of young people
in their own countries and the ability to engage youth in decision-making process.
Today, participants also started to develop the roadmap for youth needs.

 Summer school participants visited Kutaisi City Hall, where they met Vice Mayor – Mr. Davit
Eremeishvili and Deputy Mayor – Ms. Nino Tvaltvadze. At the meeting, was presented the
youth programs and future plans regarding to the youth activism and youth’s engagement
in decision making process. The meeting was also held at the Kutaisi University and
Georgian Young Lawyers' Association Kutaisi Branch office, where they were presented
youth projects. At the end of the meetings, participants of the summer school had the
opportunity to ask the questions to the representatives and to express their position
regarding to the programs presented.
 The last day of the summer school participants made the national road map about the
needs of youth.
The aim of the project was to promote good governance in Eastern Partnership (EAP) countries by
engaging youth in public administration; it was also aimed to increase civic engagement among
youth.
The project was implemented within the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum sub-grant with
financial support from the European Union.
Project Partner CSOs:
1. NGO Youth Organization STAN, Ukraine;
2. National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM)
3. Regional Human Rights and Media Center, Azerbaijan;