Supporting the Needs of Young People in Georgia

What is UNFPA doing to help?

UNFPA support to Georgia began in 1993 with a project to supply contraceptives. Since then UNFPA has supported a wide variety of initiatives on population and development in Georgia, including a number which specifically target young people.

In its current programme for Georgia, UNFPA's activities include:

• Building capacity and technical assistance for the development of youth-friendly service models
• Establishing youth-friendly RH centers at universities
• Developing a wider range of male-orientated services at primary and secondary level
• Running multi-media campaigns on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and other reproductive health issues and rights
• Training activities targeted at young people, uniformed services and high risk groups
• Out-of-school activities to encourage healthy lifestyles

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In its earlier programmes, UNFPA has supported small-scale activities related to HIV/AIDS awareness creation through an umbrella project. Some of these activities included outreach projects to address trafficking and violence against women.

A fun approach to learning

With its extensive worldwide experience of helping young people, UNFPA in Georgia has also supported a number of projects which have a fun and innovative approach to getting the message across.

During UN week in Georgia, UNFPA, together with a local NGO supported a puppet show for which the puppets were created and animated by street children with a storyline which helped children and young people better aware of their human rights.

Over 50,000 young people have attended concerts in Tbilisi and Batumi featuring popular entertainers who have delivered safer sex messages.

A Young Singers Campaign, involving 36 artists has been advocating for young peoples' rights and for HIV/AIDS prevention. The launch of their video was attended by senior government officials.

Radio talk shows featuring "sexologists" and guest celebrities educate young Georgian listeners about unsafe behaviors and how to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. A new edition of educational playing cards has been produced.

UNFPA has also supported a social marketing project for improved reproductive health among young people. This has been successfully marketing a brand of condoms "Favorite" to young people.