The main objective of "Georgia On My Mind" is to
empower young people of both nations, using two main methods.
1. Workshops and discussions on issues including youth
rights (millennium development goals), empowerment, active citizenship, EU
enlargement, the Youth in Action programme and intercultural understanding.
2. Practical exercises, training and workshops to help young
participants broaden their horizons in terms of the value of skills and
competencies gained through volunteering and how to better present themselves
in their CV's and job interviews.
A consistent theme running throughout the programme will be
gaining an understanding of the natural environment and how we can look after
the planet, showing that green industry will be a growth area in the future
European economy. Since half of the participants are from UK urban areas, a
special effort will be put on the value and utility of manual work and careers
in craftsmanship. This is an employment sector that is not attractive to some
young people but offers many opportunities to less academic young people.
