Youth Bank Maia Tavadze Senior Program Manager

To increase capacity and give opportunity to local youth to engage as active citizens in the development of their communities in Georgia Youth Bank Program Goal

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Youth Banks: 2011 Youth Banks: 2011

YB in numbers  Capacity Building;  107 young people were trained on YB methodology  93 small grants, administering a total of USD 43, 148 in small grants  314 people involved in the groups who won grants

 Capacity Building; Break down of total grant value by category

Peculiarity of Georgia YB model “ The evaluation concludes that while the administrative burdens are heavier than the YB model normally expects and the level of mentoring is lower, it is precisely this combination of characteristics that makes the system so valuable ” Youth-Bank Project Evaluation Report

Promoting Civic Activism “In terms of the overall impact on levels of civic engagement at least in the short term, the YB program impact is extremely positive ” Youth-Bank Project Evaluation Report