Presentation for FLEX Alumni in American Council

Once again the American Council for International Education invited DRONI for cooperation. 25^thJanuary a few EVS and local volunteers (Brais, Nini, Kalina, Liako and Kasia) visited the American Council and gave a presentation for a group of students, members of FLEX Alumni, about our activities. The meeting was held in a very friendly atmosphere.

Firstly, the volunteers started to give a short summary about DRONI’s historyand continued to explain the main topics on which DRONI provide activities. Afterwards, they presented the principles of the Youth in Action program, especially of those actions, in which neighboring partner countries – like Georgia  – are allowed to participate. The official presentation was completed by a short movie screening made by Brais about DRONI’s actions from the last few months and a presentation of DRONI’s ideas and plans for the next months. 

In the end,our DRONI volunteers had a talk with the students about different aspects of volunteering. Nini and Liako spoke about how to link studies with being a local volunteer and what are advantages of being active in a local community. Brais, Kalina and Kasia shared their own experience about EVS. They were speaking how to apply for EVS and why they decided to do a voluntary service in Georgia.

“Voice and Visibility”

Circus for Children’s Rights

One basic right for our future generations is that all human beings are born free and equal to each other.

Since the 1^st of November, children from different backgrounds, coming from 3 different schools (School 23, Tbilisi Sea, Caucasus French Scool) have been learning to concentrate, be patient and tolerant as well as to express themselves in a non violent way through by-weekly circus activities. This was also meant to improve their team working and personal abilities.

Besides, for 6 weeks, these children have learnt about their basic rights and created posters about them.

A final performance made of circus sketches based on children’s rights, will gather these talents from various social, economic or ethnic origins and urge their audience to think about these basic rights. Children’s posters will be displayed as part of a contest to reward the most involved of them.

 Two additional schools are joining this project ( School 198 and Marie Brosset) and will make a 20 minutes show on the very same issue. To see all the work that these 48 children have achieved, and to celebrate with us children’s rights, be part of this journey!

The event will take place on the 10^th of December at 16.00 o’clock - address:

Caucasus French School, 76B TCHAVTCHAVADZE AVENUE – 0162 

Tbilisi – GEORGIA

Organizers and supporters:

Main organizer:

 Youth Association DRONI - www.DRONI.org

Main supporter: Embassy of France,

    French Institute,

 Caucasus French School

For more information please contact:

Thibaud DEPPEN  +995 (8) 574 27-01-10, e-mail: thibaud@droni.org

Giorgi Kikalishvili +995 (8) 99 22-94-72, e-mail: giokika@yahoo.com

Office address: 3 Gambashidze str, III floor, flat 6, Tbilisi, Georgia

November's DRONI newsletter!

PHOTO CONTEST

International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Youth Association DRONI invite you to take part in the 1st  PHOTO CONTEST “Migration: Personal Experience, Global Phenomenon”.

If you want to participate in the contest and be one of the winners, just send one or two pictures related with the phenomenon of migration in Georgia, the topic or type of picture is up to you (can be portrait, documentary, metaphoric...). The pictures will be accompanied with the name of the author, telephone number , mail contact and a short description of the picture.

The pictures will be exhibited in the IOM 60th Anniversary Ceremony, that will held on 14th of December of 2011 in Hotel Muza (Vake, Kus Tba accent 1), coinciding in the same week with the celebration of International Migrants Day (18th of December). A professional jury will choose the best pictures that will be awarded with a monetary prize

(will be decided in next days).

DEADLINE: 7TH OF DECEMBER 2011

To send the pictures or for further information please contact with:

Brais Gonzalez (project coordinator)
brais@droni.org (English)

Davit Daiauri (proyect organizer)
d.daiauri@yahoo.com (Georgian)

230 77 03 (Brais Gonzalez, Youth Association DRONI)
www.droni.org

Bases of the contest, see below.


BASES OF THE PHOTO CONTEST “MIGRATION: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, GLOBAL PHENOMENON”

• To be allowed one or two pictures for participants.
• All the pictures have to be related with the phenomenon of migration.
• To send the personal contact attached with the picture (mail address and personal mobile number) to be in contact in case of any request or if you are chosen as a winner.
• To add a short description about the picture and its relation with migration
• Type of photography will be up to the participant (portrait, documentary, metaphoric...)
• Winners will be chosen for a professional jury.
• Will be three monetary prizes, for the best three pictures chosen for the jury. (The quantity will be decided in next days).
• All the pictures will be exposed in the IOM 60th Anniversary Ceremony on 14th of Decemeber 2011.
• Winners will be invited to the event on 14th of December, they will be informed before about the place and time.
• The pictures just will be used to be exposed in this exhibition.In case of another use, we will ask before to the author.
• Organization reserve the possibility to not to allow pictures that may offend the sensibilities of the visitor or that violate the dignity of the people portrayed.