USAID Civic Education Program is funded by USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. The program is implemented by American Organization PH International. The program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia. In Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region, the program is implemented by association “Atinati”;
Program duration: 2022-2027
Project goal: Education of young people with high civic consciousness, involved in civil processes; The program envisages the introduction of technologies in the teaching-learning process of civic education, the promotion of the development of democratic culture in schools, and the connection of businesses and schools.
Program components:
Strengthening student self-government and democratic involvement in schools;
Engaging the private sector to promote civic education in schools;
Active use of technologies in the process of civic education and democratic engagement;
Civil Education Teachers' Forum
Promotion of increasing the competence of teachers
National award of civic education teacher
Strengthening the democratic involvement of students
Creation of supporting resources
Policy Advocacy
Conference - Democratic School
Givi Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi
Online courses
Student Self-Government Network
sharing experience
Geolab
web portal
Online courses
Digital projects
Hackathons
Summer schools
Resonance, USA
Private Sector Advisory Board
Private sector engagement strategy
Innovation Fund
Internship of students
Meetings of entrepreneurs with students
School-business forums
Student visits to companies
Target group:
Students of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grades of 74 partner schools from Samegrelo Zemo-Svaneti Region, civic education teachers and directors of the same schools;