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CENN, with the support of the European Union and Austrian Development Cooperation announces an open call for Georgian youth to take part in the green and social entrepreneurship 4-week intensive online course.  The aim of the certificate course is to empower young people and enhance their knowledge in the field of green entrepreneurship. More specifically, within the course, students will be able to learn more about entrepreneurship, social and green entrepreneurship, the circular economy, climate change and sustainable management of forest resources, and will also be able to master basic project management principles and international best practices. The Green and Social Entrepreneurship course will take place from February 1-25, 2022, through the ZOOM platform. Participation in the course is free, young people aged 14-25 living in Georgia can apply. Those wishing to participate have to fill out the application form by January 30, 2022 at the following link: https://forms.gle/hps5L3UAoEUnQKuK9 A bilingual certificate will be issued at the end of the course.

December 17, 2021. Tbilisi. Georgia, with the support of the European Union, continues to fight against climate change. Within the framework of the EU-funded project – Georgian Climate Program (GEO CAP), the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, in cooperation with CENN, held a second meeting of the National Climate Platform (NCP) on December 15. The NCP brings together stakeholders in the field of climate change – government, donor organizations, scientific institutions, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. NCP aims to promote the effective involvement of stakeholders in the process of climate change.   The participants of the second NCP meeting discussed the results of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention (COP 26). During the meeting, a presentation was held of the project funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020 – Creating Innovative Climate Services through the Integration of Scientific and Local Knowledge (I-CISK). Furthermore, the parties reviewed the results achieved so far under the EU-supported project – Georgian Climate Program (GEO CAP) and the activities planned for 2022.   “Meetings of the National Climate Platform are a good opportunity to develop the climate sector in Georgia, increase capacity and share knowledge. Most importantly, such meetings are important for Georgia to meet its commitments on climate change mitigation.” – Alexandre Darras, Attaché, Connectivity, Energy, Environment & Climate Change Team Leader, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia.   During the meeting, the parties discussed the Fifth National Communication of Georgia to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – currently a working version.   “It is important that countries are able to adapt to the already changed climate and that governments are actively involved in mitigating climate change to achieve concrete results. The Nationally Defined Contribution Document (NDC) has been approved, along with the Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan required for its implementation. The National Climate Platform is an important tool for coordinating activities in the sector and exchanging information to effectively fulfil commitments.” Nino Tkhilava, Minister of Environment and Agriculture, Head of the Department of Environment and Climate Change.   The participants of the meeting decided to set up a working group to work on the draft document of the Fifth National Communication of Georgia to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as on the financial issues of climate change.   The meeting was attended by the EU Delegation to Georgia, representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, academia, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.   With the support of the EU, CENN launched the Georgia Climate Program (GEO-CAP) in 2021. The project supports Georgia to act on climate change by introducing climate friendly behaviour and reinforcing cooperation and trust between state and non-state actors, strengthening regional CSOs via supporting the implementation of concrete initiatives together with local communities and empowering people to engage in advocacy that will result in collaborative climate actions in the target regions of the project.   CENN will implement the GEO-CAP program over the next 4 years together with partner organisations in 4 target regions (Guria, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi, and Kakheti) with the Human Rights-Based Approach.   The European Union supported Georgia Climate Action Program (GEO-CAP) is implemented by CENN together with the Kakheti Regional Development Fund (KRDF), the Chiatura Union (ACU), the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Agrotourism Development Association (RLS-ADA), and the Young Pedagogue’s Union (YPU). The target municipalities of the project are Gurjaani, Sagarejo, Akhmeta, Zestaponi, Tkibuli, Chiatura, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Oni, and Ambrolauri. The total budget of the project is 1 million euros.   #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; }    

CENN, with the support of the European Union in partnership with the society “Biliki” will host a social and green entrepreneurship ideathon for youth living in Gori Municipality.   The main goal of the ideathon is to raise awareness among young people about social and green entrepreneurship and to discover new, innovative ideas. The teams registered in the competition will have the opportunity to participate in relevant thematic training modules and deepen their knowledge of social and green entrepreneurship, ideation, youth activities and environmental protection.   14 to 29 year-old youth from Gori can participate in the competition. Contestants have the opportunity to apply both individually and in teams of 3 people. In case of an individual application, the applicant will join the team composed of ideathon organizers.   During the final stage of the ideathon, three winning teams will be revealed and will be awarded prizes in the amount of 1000, 800 and 500 GEL, respectively.   Potential participants have to register by November 25 via the following link: https://forms.gle/3AGPYeGAVfbVhiq56   The ideathon is initiated within the EU-funded regional project “EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED) for Green Growth”, which is implemented by CENN in partnership with KRDF in Georgia and Green Lane NGO in Armenia. The project empowers disadvantaged youth in Georgia and Armenia to successfully transition from education to work through developing their Social Entrepreneurship and Green Innovation skills.