Empowering Youth Community
Empowering Youth Community is a European Solidarity Corps project realised by AICEM and the Institute of Italian Culture of Tbilisi.
About the organisations
AICEM - Associazione Internazionale per la Cooperazione e l'Educazione nel Mondo: founded and run by volunteers, works with young people to disseminate values and principles based on human rights and education. Institute of Italian Culture: operating in the linguistic and literary field, it has two complementary aims, that is the promotion of Italian culture and language in Georgia, with an inclusive and democratic orientation, and of Georgian culture at abroad, specifically in Italy and other European countries.
The mission of the organisations involved is to foster/create safe spaces within which young people from all over the world can develop skills, abilities and competencies to actively participate in their societies and realise their ideas and proposals for change to make their communities better.
About the ESC Empowering Youth Community Project
Activities focus on media literacy, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, the conscious use of new technologies, and the promotion of the Italian language and culture. In particular, the activities focus on: writing articles, administration of platforms managed by the organisation, management of the MediaWiki platform, organisation of workshops, and support for course administration.
Activities performed:
- language and intercultural promotion initiatives;
- media literacy and digital education;
- article writing;
- management of the younews.ge and wiki youth.ge portals
- communication and promotion activities;
- events and meetings on European good practices on topics of interest to young people (e.g. EU, environment)
- meetings on European opportunities, intercultural dialogue and active citizenship;
- monthly seminars on human rights;
- cooperation with local organisations;
- development of a personal project.
Get to know the ESC volunteers
Sofia , 24y/o, from Rome. She studied International Law and Politics and aspires to become a cultural mediator.
Clara , 27y/o, from Venice. She studied Languages and International Relations and she would like to become a peace builder.
