12 December 2019. Keda Municipality, Adjara – Over 20 students from different schools of Keda municipality participated in a discussion on climate change and sustainable waste management organized by EU-supproted Keda Local Action Group (LAG). The event, which took place at Keda LAG office within the EU-funded ‘Keda LEADER’ project, aimed at raising awareness of the municipality’s youth on environmental issues and facilitating their involvement in respective activities.
The discussion preceded by screening of 1-minute thematic films selected within the international Mobile Film Festival. The students also attended an up-cycling activity and practical training in sustainable waste management.
Participation in the event proved to be productive and inspiring for the youth. During the discussion, the students expressed their views on the need to fight climate change through raising awareness on sustainable waste management. After the screening of the films, several students expressed desire to participate in the next International Mobile Film Festival. Their main goal is to introduce Keda municipality to the world and to put current problems on the agenda by using innovative methods.
This year, ENPARD implementing organization CENN is the partner of the international Mobile Film Festival, an international festival of short-length films based on a simple principle: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film. The main theme of the festival this year is climate change. Within the 2019 competition, 50 films were selected from 24 countries, covering 10 main themes such as waste, recycling, global warming, water scarcity, deforestation, youth activism, climate anticipation, small gestures, overpopulation and transportation.
The EU-supported ENPARD project is implemented by CENN in partnership with the Centre for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG), Institute of Democracy (IoD) and the Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning (ÖIR). The project aims to diversify local economic activities, improve the investment climate, and empower competitive agricultural and environmental practices in Keda Municipality via bottom-up strategic planning in rural development.
The EU is supporting agriculture and rural development in Georgia through its ENPARD Programme. Implemented since 2013 with a total budget of EUR 179.5 million, the main goal of ENPARD is to reduce rural poverty in Georgia. The first phase of ENPARD in Georgia focused on developing the potential of agriculture. The second and third phases of ENPARD focus on creating economic opportunities for rural populations that go beyond agricultural activities. More information on ENPARD is available at: www.enpard.ge.
