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10 interesting facts about Georgia that will surprise you
July 3, 2024 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

10 interesting facts about Georgia that will surprise you

Are you planning to go on holiday this year? Maybe your destination is a small country on the border between Europe and Asia. For many people, Georgia is still an undiscovered destination, but the country has a lot to offer. Here are 10 interesting facts that will convince you to visit Georgia!

Elene and Anastasia from Georgia solve the conflict during the kindergarten game at the negotiating table: "We are good friends."
June 28, 2024 News

Elene and Anastasia from Georgia solve the conflict during the kindergarten game at the negotiating table: "We are good friends."

Kindergarten plays a vital role in children's early development, so kindergarten teachers and early childhood educators must have up-to-date and evidence-based knowledge to raise children in the right ways. The preschool education system in Georgia is facing many challenges, so it is essential to support this system and take care of its development. Caritas Czech Republic actively works in this direction and helps the Government of Georgia in the reform process. In this article, little Anastasia and Elene tell us what has changed in their kindergarten after new spaces were organized in the educational group and many other innovations were introduced.

With the support of the European Union, Tamar from Georgia, who has a hearing impairment, is helping other young persons with disabilities find employment
June 11, 2024 News

With the support of the European Union, Tamar from Georgia, who has a hearing impairment, is helping other young persons with disabilities find employment

In Georgia, the number of young people who are neither employed nor receiving education or participating in training or educational programmes is relatively high. Additionally, there are a lot of young persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, and socially vulnerable youth who are unemployed and cannot be involved in educational processes. All this results in a large number of vulnerable youths who do not even know what steps they need to take to enter the job market.

6 ways Caritas Czech Republic supports refugees to become self-sufficient
June 10, 2024 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

6 ways Caritas Czech Republic supports refugees to become self-sufficient

There are currently more than 122 million displaced people in the world. Whether they have fled abroad or stayed in their countries, they are trying to start again from zero in new places. Refugees, despite many prejudices, do not wait with their hand out for help, but instead want to work, study and stand on their own two feet. But they need support at the beginning to succeed. Caritas Czech Republic is helping them to do just that.

Patients are the most important part of my job, says Nino, a rural doctor from Georgia
May 9, 2024 Humanitární pomoc a rozvojová spolupráce Charity ČR

Patients are the most important part of my job, says Nino, a rural doctor from Georgia

Nino is a family doctor in Chkhoria, a small village in western Georgia. She cares for more than 3000 patients. Although Nino loves her job, being a rural doctor in Georgia still comes with many challenges. But Nino is dedicated to overcome them with the support from Caritas Czech Republic.