News

17/07/23

Building Friendships through Inter-district Sports

From the 12th May to 17th May 2023, sporting events were held in five regions of Abkhazia, organized by the Local Action Groups (LAG) of Gagra, Gudauta, Ochamchire, Tkvarcheli and Gali districts with the support of Action Against Hunger and UNDP. These sporting events were financed by the Austrian Development Agency and the EU ENPARD programmes, with the purpose of bringing together schoolchildren from different villages and to strengthen inter-district ties, while promoting a healthy lifestyle. In total, 156 schoolchildren took part in competitions in the five districts with the aim to reach the inter district finals to be held in the following month.

20/06/23

VET Accountancy students complete "Soft Skills Development for Employment" course.

The closing ceremony of the professional training program, "Practical Accounting", was held in Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of Zugdidi. Within this program the learning component "Soft skills Development for Employment" had been integrated. This component is based upon the SHUTTLE methodology created by Action Against Hunger and our staff have been supporting the Teaching University in piloting its implementation.

24/05/23

Visit of Action Against Hunger representatives to VET college “Modusi”

Within the framework of the "Tourist guide" professional training program, representatives of the Action Against Hunger organization visited the college.

23/05/23

Georgian LAGs Build Relationships for Transnational Cooperation at the 2023 LINC Conference in Italy

From the 9th to 11th May, 2023, representatives of Zugdidi and Akhmeta Local Action Groups (LAGs) and 2 Action Against Hunger project team members attended the international LEADER Inspired Network Community (LINC) Conference 2023 held in the Basilicata region of the Province of Matera, Italy. The attendance of these LAGs was made possible through the financial support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) under the project “Improving local governance through inclusive development approaches”

03/04/23

Closing Event for the SESA Employment and Entrepreneurship Shuttle in Rustavi

On Friday 31st March, the "SHUTTLE" programme closing ceremony was organized by the State Employment Support Agency (SESA) in Rustavi. Ms. Nino Veltauri, Director of the State Employment Support Agency presented certificates to the program participants.

29/03/23

VET colleges in Armenia conclude piloting of “Employment and Entrepreneurship SHUTTLE”

Closing ceremonies for the Employment and Entrepreneurship SHUTTLE were organized in Armenia by the French-Armenian Professional Education Center on Tuesday 22nd March and Gyumri N4 State Craftsman School on Thursday 23rd March.