CDA for Change in Georgia 2025

Beneficiaries Description: 150 university students/ youth in Georgia (mainly of Armenian origin).

Project Areas: Tbilisi and Georgia regions

Project Goal: To enhance civic participation in Georgia through supporting and encouraging Armenian youth/ university students in Georgia to play more active and informed role in county’s immediate and long term economic, social and political development.

Project Objectives:

  1. To enhance Armenian students’/youth civic activeness and involvement in public dialogue in Georgia.
  2. To develop students’ knowledge and skills in CS sector and enhance their civic participation.
  3. To promote university students/ youth to investigate civic issues in the local communities, to find approaches towards the solutions to the identified problems and take appropriate actions.
  4. Establish collaboration with the State authorities for the solution of the identified problems.
  5. To enhance a network of communication and collaboration on social and civil issues between the Armenian and non-Armenian youth in Georgia.  
Project Type:JMF Initiated 
Start Date: January 1, 2025
End Date: December 30, 2025
Coordinator / Responsible Person:Ruben Krikyan
Implementer:Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church in Georgia
Project Cost by JMF:USD: 7,300 AMD: 2,847,000
Beneficiaries Number:150