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were informed about danger of landmines. Addressing the event, Dennis Sammut, the
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region. The emphasis is put on improving media literacy and critical thinking skills in EaP and V4 communities. The forum consisted of 4 sessions: session 1 โ Disinformation โ Global Threat to
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Meeting participants joined a street action on Yerevan's Northern Avenue where children expressed their feelings on International Mine Awareness day through positive messages painted on the ground, whilst demining experts explained the process of demining to
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and aims to ensure that all policies and activities concerning young people uphold young people's right to participate in the development, implementation, and follow-up of policies affecting them. To achieve this aim, the EGI encourages and promotes inclusive
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of all young people in society and democratic processes, actively engages young people in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies affecting the lives of young people. The EGI cooperates with all major
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and empower a new generation of leaders to find solutions that are essential for
Georgiaโs development and for successful common future of the Caucasus. The EGI focuses its campaigning on issues, such as
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political culture, to provide a platform for policy level discussions and to enable citizens to make their voices heard. The EGI is the only organization in
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Georgia the Youth usually is less active in elections than any other age groups.
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of the project a nationwide youth network of active citizens was created, these groups are united under #Initiative network and are coordinating and collaborating on local and national issues
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The event was dedicated to the security topics in the era of informational and smart technologies, countering disinformation and handling media challenges. The opening speech was held by the
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aiming to bring together British and Georgian politicians and young leaders and foster dialogue and cooperation between the countries and will be held annually.
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General Public: How to Stand Up to Disinformation?; session 4 โ Disinformation and the Youth Resilience: Forging a New Generation of Leaders.
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Disinformation and the Youth Resilience: Forging a New Generation of Leaders
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