Building Bridges with Other Juvenile Rights Actors
Posted by Nchapidze at Nov

JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has found numerous successes in her project to increase public awareness of juvenile rights in Georgia. A key component of this has been the ability of her organization (Georgia Young Lawyers Association) to collaborate with other non-profit and non-state actors in her country. One partner with whom Nana is building closer ties […]
JusticeMaker Publishes Brochure on Juveniles’ Rights
Posted by Nchapidze at Nov

Since beginning her project in June 2010, JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze has made great strides in her bid to raise public awareness of juvenile rights in Georgia.
Supporting Juvenile Justice Reforms in Georgia Begins its Trainings in Children’s Rights
Posted by jvandeventer at Jul
Kids participate in rights training exercises/Photo by Jasmine Van Deventer “Tavisuplebas!” (emphasis on the uplebas), Nino repeated fervidly. Interspersed with slight, spirited eruptions of laughter and bounties of enthused engagement, this lesson brought together five children, who gathered around a table, now overflowing with markers and blank papers, upon which Nino asked them to inscribe […]
Informing at-risk Georgian youth of their basic human rights
Posted by rnebhrajani at Jul
After a human rights training session, Georgian children talk about what right is most important to them: “Every child of Georgia should have the right to live in a family.” Lika Tstaishvili, 8, at a children’s home with her simulated family. / Photo by Roshan Nebhrajani This is the driving force of Georgia’s latest initiatives […]
A new job opportunity ignites growth
Posted by rnebhrajani at Jul

In addition to writing legal memorandums, implementing new initiatives and developing innovative project activities, JusticeMaker Nana Chapidze will carve yet another notch on to her leadership belt: micromanaging. On Thursday July 22, Chapidze received a long-awaited call from the Georgian United Nations Development Programme. The office in Zugdidi offered her a position as a “Coordinator […]