Tbilisi, February 12, 2024. With the support of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) a new initiative has launched at the Elizbar Eristavi Energy Training Center existing under the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), within the framework of which school students from different regions of Georgia will raise awareness on the role of renewable energy in tackling the problems of climate change and air pollution.

The initiative aims at raising the level of awareness of youth on renewable energy, climate change and air pollution problems and promoting the acquisition of relevant knowledge and development of problem-solving skills.

The project will be implemented across the municipalities of Samegrelo-Zemo-Svaneti, Guria, and Imereti regions, benefiting around 500 students from 35 schools. Within the framework of the project, trainings and public lectures will be provided to youth. The duration of the project is 8 months.

It is noteworthy that in 2022, with the support of the UNICEF, the project "Raising Awareness of Youth of the Regions  on Drinking Water Quality and Water Resources"  was implemented at the Energy Training Center. As a result of the project, more than 300 young people from the regions of Georgia acquired knowledge regarding the preservation and protection of water resources, energy efficiency and energy saving.

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Raising Awareness of Youth

of the Regions on Drinking Water Quality and Water Resources

Raising Awareness of Youth

of the Regions on Drinking Water Quality and Water Resou

About the Training Center: The purpose of the Elizbar Eristavi Energy Training Center existing under the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission  (GNERC) is to raise public awareness of ongoing issues in the electricity, natural gas, water supply and irrigation sectors, to implement special training courses/programs for professional development and qualification improvement, to encrease  involvement of the women in the energy sector, to implement educational projects for students and others. In the Energy Training Center, stakeholders have the opportunity to take training courses on electricity, natural gas, water supply and irrigation, tariff regulation in order to improve their qualifications.

About UNICEF: The UNICEF has been working in the world's most difficult regions for more than 70 years to help the world's most vulnerable children. In more than 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child everywhere to build a better world for all. For more than 20 years, UNICEF has been helping the Government of Georgia to protect children's rights and fulfill its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF’s goal is to help the most vulnerable children, promote their empowerment and social inclusion, reduce inequalities that negatively affect children and their families.

For additional information, please contact:

Ketevan Berikashvili, Elizbar Eristavi Energy Training Center existing under GNERC, Member to the Advisory Board

Mob.(+995) 577310011, k.berikashvili@entc.ge , www.entc.ge

Maia Kurtsikidze, Communication Specialist, UNICEF

Tel: +995 599 533071, mkurtsikidze@unicef.org, www.unicef.org/georgia,

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