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Maka AbugbayaPekini str. #34
Tbilisi
Georgia
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+995 558 23 55 71
georgia@upf.org
Georgia
Chapter Secretary General
Mrs. Maka Abugbaya
Global Peace Council Member
Mrs. Dalila Khorava
Chair, Georgia for the Support of Refugees
D. Khorava: The Way to Happiness Is Paved with Good Deeds
Goodness is always followed by happiness. Happiness inspires us to do good, and love is the motive force of God. Our Lord illuminates our hearts with love and goodness and wants us to do the same to others. The way to God is paved with good actions that are welcome to God. Otherwise, we should not even dream about entering the next world.
Africa Day Celebrated in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - UPF-Georgia and volunteers from Cote d’Ivoire organized park cleaning project in Tbilisi near the Tbilisi Sea area on May 25. It was the first time for Africans to participate in such program in Georgia, and they were grateful to have such opportunity.
Day of Families Observed in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia - UPF-Georgia organized several events between May 13 and May 18 in commemoration of the International Day of Families.
Elimination of Racial Discrimination Taught in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - School presentations and an interracial football tournament in Tbilisi on March 19, 2011 marked the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Meeting with the Pushkin Society of Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - A presentation about the UPF and Ambassadors for Peace activities for members of the Pushkin Society “Orion,” an association of Russian-speaking writers in Georgia, took place on March 12. The event was initiated with the support of the chair of the Russian-speaking Journalists Association, Ambassador for Peace Mikhail Aidinov.
UPF and UN Partner on International Women's Day Observance in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - UPF-Georgia in partnership with the local UN office conducted discussion on the topic of “The role of women in peacemaking” on March 6 at the National Youth Palace on the International Women's Day. About 40 young Georgians discussed the meaning of peace, peacemaking, and service, and ways to put an end to violence towards women.
TV Builds a 'Peace Bridge' in the South Caucasus
Yekaterinburg, Russia - An electronic bridge was formed n February 25 between Yekaterinburg, Russia, and Tbilisi, Georgia, on the theme of “We Make Peace.” Seeing each other electronically, the participants discussed the deep meaning of such notions as peace, peacemaking, service, the origin of conflicts, and what could and should be done to put an end to violence on the planet.
Planning Next Steps in Peacebuilding in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - The first meeting of Ambassadors for Peace in the new year took place on February 12 in the office of the Foundation of Human Development. Its purpose was to review the results of the Universal Peace Federation projects in 2010 and discuss plans for 2011.
Georgians Receive Prizes in Russian Film Festival
Tbilisi, Georgia - At the Palace of Students in Tbilisi, winners from Georgia of the second International Youth Film Festival “Gift” received diplomas and prizes on February 10.
Citizen Diplomacy Bridges Divides in the South Caucasus
A review of the developments of UPF's South Caucasus Peace Initiative from 2008 through 2010.
A Festival of Cultural Diversity in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - A national festival of cultural diversity, “All – for Georgia; Georgia for all,” was organized by the youth department of the civil movement “Multinational Georgia” on October 22 in Tbilisi. Among the participants were representatives of national Diasporas permanently residing in Georgia, foreign guests, and schoolchildren of Tbilisi.
Georgia Youth Win Prizes at a Russian Film Festival
Tbilisi, Georgia - As part of the "Urals - Georgia: We'll Be Friends" project, the leader of UPF-Georgia, Vitaly Maximov, inspired youth of the Georgia to submit their works to the "Gift" International Youth Film Festival October 8-10 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Consultation in Tbilisi on an Interreligious Council
Tbilisi, Georgia - At a consultation sponsored by UPF-Georgia on September 25, participants discussed the prospects for building on interreligious efforts in Georgia to add support for the propsal for an interreligious council at the United Nations.
Honoring a Legacy of Peace in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - A Legacy of Peace ceremony honored well-known peacemakers who recently passed away, in the world and in Georgia.
Day of Peace in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - UPF-Georgia and the Association of Russian-Speaking Journalists of Georgia held a “Brain Ring” intellectual competition on September 20 for high school and university students of different nationalities living in Georgia. In addition, lectures about a culture of peace were given at high schools for Russian and Georgian-speaking students.
Day of Peace in the Urals Region, Russia
Serov and Ekaterinburg, Russia - Two celebrations in the Urals helped build goodwill: an exchange of letters between students in Georgia and Serov, Russia, and exchanges of messages of peace between people in Georgia and Sverdlovsk Regional Medical College in Ekaterinburg.
Africa Day Commemorated in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - On May 25, UPF Georgia invited about 20 African students and athletes to our office to learn to know each other. Then we went together to give a presentation at a school, visit a monastery, and enjoy a barbecue.
Day of Families Celebrated in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia - A presentation was given at a roundtable discussion on the “Role of the Family in the Peacemaking Process” in the Abkhazian parliament on May 14.
Building a Network of Ambassadors for Peace in the South Caucasus
Yerevan, Baku, and Tbilisi - The South Caucasus conflicts, like all territorial disputes, cause a deep pain. Yet when UPF-Eurasia leaders visited Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in May 2010, people said they want to see relationships normalized.
Building Friendships among Russian and Georgian Children
Tbilisi, Georgia - More than 200 paper doves made by children in the Urals region of Russia with messages of peace, friendship and goodwill for children in Georgia arrived in Georgia in March 2010, in response to messages of goodwill from Georgia students sent the previous September.