Meeting about the topic "Healthy Food" at Kalinino's Public school

17th April of 2015 SIQA's EVS volunteer from Germany, Lucy Telman and SIQA's staff members visited Kalinini public school, Gardabani Municipality. The meeting was also attended by Gardabani #4 public school civic club members. The main topic of the event was "Healthy Food". Volunteer conducted experiment on club members, aim of the experiment was to show them, not to judge food only it's cover, but first think which one is more healthy and beneficial for the human body.
In the second part of meeting volunteer showed them so-called "Food Pyramid", and they talked about how much they eat healthy and what are the necessary ingredients in food rations. 

Students met sociologists

8th April of 2015 Rustavi and Akhaxli Samgori Public school students met sociologists Tamuna Kurdadze and Salome Kulishvili. meeting was held at SIQA's office. 
Main topic of the meeting was research, planing and implementation. Students discussed the advantage and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative studies, were introduce to main features of target group elections and creating a  questionnaire. They were involved in role-playing games and situational exercises. They adopted roles of interviewers and respondents. 
Sociologists introduced basic methods of processing of results, to students. Participants will be able to share this knowledge with classmates, and use this experience for school projects.  

SIQA's Delegation in Bulgaria

SIQA's delegation participated in the international exchange project "Youth volunteers in Family Farming - United for a world free from poverty and hunger", which took place in Bulgaria on 23-29 March 2015

Shaomiani #2 Public school Pupils granted a meeting with invited Guest

27th March of 2015 SIQA organized meting between Shaomiani Public school civics club members and Municipal education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Division. Meeting took place at Municipal Board building. Students were introduced to opportunities of  self-realization for young people in the local municipality. 
Rustavi theatre club "Bravo" 's young director Nika Gabatashvili also attained the meeting. Meeting was very interactive. Guest spoke about his experience, challenges and interesting aspects of the profession of director. 
This kind of meeting will increase the civic engagement of  young people, help them to determine the terms of professional orientation and promote the process of integration of ethnic minorities.  

SIQA's European volunteers meeting with Javshaniani public school students

26th of March 2015 SIQA's European volunteers from Germany and Poland - Hannah Mathias, Lucy Telman and Beata Gudz, with SIQA's members met from Azerbaijan civic club members from Javshaniani Public school, Bolnisi municipality. Volunteers organized workshop about gender equality and women's self-realization. The students created a model of modern woman, talked about women's rights and how to realize their professional and employment opportunities. Participants emphasize the need of full education for girls. Azerbaijan students got new inter-cultural experience. civic club of this school, under the guidance of guardian Lela Tsiklauri, planned new interesting activities, they will continue advocate for elimination garbage pollution of school yard's water channel.    

'Visit at the organization "Ekokhedva"

25th March of 2015, with SIQA's help pupils from 10th grade, public school of village Bogvi, Tetritskaro municipality, cooperated with organization "Ekokhedva". 
Students visited office of the organization and met with it's director and project coordinators. 
During the visit students were informed about organization's work style and the current projects.  
With help of Illustrated Materials youth received detailed information on the waste and garbage difference, the importance of saving resources and environmental pollution risk. They also were introduced to solar-powered devices.   
"Ekokhedva" 's representative Madona Pirvelashvili informed pupils about 4R principle and recycle process stages. After discussing examples of various countries, participants talked about Georgian's environmental situation.   
At the end of the meeting mini-quiz was held. The students answered questions from the received information. Some pupils were awarded a T-shirt of the organization, each participants received an illustrated reading materials.
For students day was very interesting and fruitful. Bogvi public school students planned activities which will be implemented in the school.The school will start collecting waste paper, the public will be informed about the importance of the reduction of resources, they also will study issue of landfill in their village. The students express their desire to cooperate actively with the organization.    

SIQA sent Georgian delegation at training course "ACTIVatE through Non-Formal Education"

SIQA sent Georgian delegation to participate at the project "ACTIVatE through Non-Formal Education". Training was held in Riga, Latvia. Georgian participants Tsira Tavshavadze. Stanislav Tsibulski and Olga Kikava, with foreign colleagues  were discussing  method to work with people with special needs,Participants also shared their experience with each other, and talk about situation which is in their country about this issue.