Kutaisi, March 29, 2017, - U.S. Ambassador Ian Kelly and USAID Mission Director Douglas Ball, along with civil society organizations, participated in a roundtable discussion on the adverse consequences of early marriage. The roundtable was organized by the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) as part of USAID’s “Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG)” activity.
Kutaisi, March 29, 2017, - U.S. Ambassador Ian Kelly and USAID Mission Director Douglas Ball visited Kutaisi Youth Center and met with young leaders. The Kutaisi Youth Center has been established with the support of USAID’s 5-year Promoting Integration, Tolerance, and Awareness (PITA) activity. PITA aims to increase:
Happy New Year from all of us at USAID/Georgia and our partners who are supporting quality education, democratic institutions, economic opportunities, independent media, environmental protection, equal opportunities, and equal rights for all the people of Georgia. Meet some of our wonderful partners and beneficiares in this fun holiday video: https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/holiday-message-usaidgeorgia
Two inspiring young Georgians - Akaki Saginadze from Kutaisi in Imereti region and Shalala Amirjanova from Marneuli in Kvemo Kartli region - were among five winners selected for the U.S. State Department’s “Open World Program 2016,” which offers exchange visits to the U.S. for young leaders from post-Soviet countries. Shalala and Akaki are the youngest participants in the exchange program since it started operating in Georgia, in 2005.
This project is a prime example of how American and Georgian people are working together to boost the country’s agriculture sector, spur economic growth, create jobs, and make locally grown GAP-certified produce available to people throughout the country.
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