CENN, with the support of the European Union and in partnership with the Young Pedagogues’ Union, within the framework of the ongoing EU-funded projects “Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP)” and “Green Guria”, announces an open call for journalists to take part in the media tour.
The media tour will be held in the Guria region on July 5-7, 2023. It aims to is to raise awareness in the media sector on climate change and sustainable rural development.
During the 3-day information tour, journalists will learn about the topics such as climate change, its mitigation and adaptation, the importance of civil activism in mitigating climate change, windbreaks and their importance in combating climate change. In addition, media representatives will learn more about the economic potential of the Guria region and the LEADER approach to rural development introduced by the European Union and the importance of local action groups (LAG).
Those wishing to participate have to register by June 23, 2023, at the following link: https://forms.gle/Ppo53xDFpochhQnr5
A competition will be held as part of the media tour. Participants must submit media products created on climate change and rural development topics by July 20. Winning authors will be identified into two categories and awarded the following prizes:
1st place – article: 600₾ hardware store voucher
1st place – TV report: 600₾ hardware store voucher
The projects will cover the costs of participating in the media tour.
The media tour is being organised within the following ongoing EU-funded projects:
- The “Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP) which is promoting civil society engagement in climate change (CC) policy design and implementation. The project is being implemented by CENN with its partner organisations, KRDF, ACU, YPU, and RLS-ADA, in the project’s four focal regions of Georgia: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti.
- The “Green Guria – Supporting Local Democracy and Rural Development for Inclusive and Resilient Green Growth” project which supports the Georgian government in improving the economic and social conditions of vulnerable rural communities in Georgia’s Guria region by enhancing civic participation, inclusive rural development, and green growth. The project is implemented by CENN in cooperation with partner organisations: the Young Pedagogues’ Union, the Institute of Democracy, and the Local Action Group of KEDA (LAG), supported by the European Union within the European Neighbourhood Program for Rural and Agricultural Development ENPARD IV.
For further questions, please contact:
Ana Petriashvili, Communications Specialist, CENN
Tel: 599 522 127, E-mail: ana.petriashvili@cenn.org