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Kindergarten No. 170 demands tuition payments from parents
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Author: Tamar Kikacheishvili
Giuli Makhatadze is getting ready to take her two-year-old grandson, Dato Chavchanidze, to kindergarten through the narrow streets of Vera district. For five years Makhatadze used to carry her granddaughters to the three-story Kindergarten No. 170 on Shanidze Street in the same district. Makhatadze wanted to take Dato to the same kindergarten, but changed her mind when she found out she was being charged for something that should be free.
According to Tbilisi City Hall, preschool education at public kindergartens is free. There are 157 state kindergartens under the control of Tbilisi City Hall. Keti Trapaidze, a specialist at the Social and Cultural Civil Services Department, told Georgia Today that all standard kindergarten services are free, including food and equipment. However, if parents want their children to attend extracurricular activities, such as dancing or foreign languages, they have to sign a paid contract with the school administration.
“This depends on the desire of the parents. But generally kindergartens are free of charge, and parents should not be told to pay,” Trapaidze said.
Makhatadze took her grandson to Kindergarten No. 170, where she was told that the tuition was 50 lari per month. An acquaintance who took her granddaughter out of that kindergarten due to the same “fee” told Makhatadze that officially in Georgia attending public kindergarten is the right of every child. Makhatadze then spoke with the director, who denied having any knowledge of state legislation mandating free public kindergarten education for kids.
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Indian businessmen pleased with Georgia at ‘Eastern Bazaar’
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Author: Nikhil Khanna
An exhibition of Indian products opened at the Expo Georgia Exhibition Center on Sept. 25. The “Eastern Bazaar” was inaugurated by the center’s Deputy Director of Asia, Africa, Australia and Ocean Countries Zurab Dvalishvili and Indian Embassy in Armenia Second Secretary M.G. Nagpal.
Trade relations between India and Georgia have improved in recent years, but the range of products traded between the countries is small. Trade is confined to products such as meat, spices, tea and medicine from India, and scrap metal from Georgia.
Exhibitions like these give an opportunity for businessmen to interact and explore possibilities which might help them expand the scope of their businesses.
The exhibition was organized by the Indian ANS Trade Fair Company in collaboration with Expo Georgia.
“We received support from the Georgian government and Indian embassy,” said Sumit Suri of the ANS Trade Fair Company. “A similar exhibition was held earlier this year in March-April and even then we received a very warm welcome from the people.”
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Estonians help Georgia recover family climate
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Author: Irma Kakhurashvili
In Georgia, it is commonly thought that pregnant women are surrounded by positive and loving attention. However, a recent survey suggests a quite different attitude. The research conducted by the Anti-Violence Network in Georgia and Estonian Open Society Institute found that Georgian women who fall victim to violence start a sexual life and become pregnant at an early age. A similar tendency is also found in Estonian women. The study concluded that violence negatively impacted the future life of the women, their pregnancy and their babies.
The joint project surveyed up to 700 gynecologists and 746 pregnant women and presented many problems related to domestic violence by focusing attention on specialists working in the field.
Research results summed up at the Estonian Embassy in Georgia were part of the large-scale project, “Improving Georgia’s Administrative Capacities to Prevent Domestic Violence and Support Victims.” The main idea of the project was to compare the results of a survey of Estonian women to results from Georgian women to research domestic violence in Georgia. No similar research has been done in Georgia before.
The research was conducted by asking women who had recently given birth to fill out an anonymous questionnaire. The women’s gynecologists filled in questionnaires as well, answering questions about the woman and her newborn baby. A similar survey was carried out in Estonia in 2005-2006. After the survey was carried out in Georgia, Georgian and Estonian specialists compared the frequency and amount of domestic violence in the two countries.
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Job Market
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Human Capital and Georgia Today present Job Market page. The section shall bring its readership up-to-date information about job openings and corporate offers of Georgian and International organizations. All information about candidates, companies, openings and offers are examined and processed by the recruitment and headhunting agency Human Capital. The agency conducts screening and testing of each candidate prior to submitting resumes to companies.
For further information about our services, that include vacancy posting, screening of candidates, recruitment, headhunting, individual testing, corporate trainings, individual trainings, organizational research, HR consulting, mystery shopper research, please visit Human Capital website at www.humancapital.ge.
To read internet version of Job Market please visit www.humancapital.ge -> Business offers -> Vacancies
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Tbilisi Marriott shows ‘Majestic’ touch
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Author: Natalie Mchedlishvili
The Majestic Lounge and Bar opened this week at the Tbilisi Marriott as a welcome addition for loyal clients. The lounge offers a fine selection of world famous teas and coffees and luscious pastries. The innovative decor and cozy atmosphere makes the venue a place where clients can unwind and relax in the evening after a tense day at work with a glass of Malt or Cognac to classic jazz tunes.
Lounge Food and Beverage Director Dietmar Platz talked with media representatives about the venue at the opening ceremony.
“Guests can sit together and have business meetings, and there is a coffee corner where they can enjoy a cup of coffee and cake,” he said. “We also have laptops and Internet for clients.”
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Caucasus IDPs spend fortnight in summer camps
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Caucasian IDPs who spent two weeks in summer camps across Georgia shared their experiences and impressions at the office of the Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF) today.
The initiative to establish the summer camps was endorsed by the OSGF, which oversaw the formation of a row of programs promoting civil integration of ethnic groups in the country. The major objectives of the summer camps included enhancing the relations of ethnic minorities, increasing motivation for Georgian-language learning, promoting civil education, developing tolerance and promoting minority cultures.
Sixty-six NGOs from all over Georgia competed for grants awarded at the camps. Six NGOs received $13,000-$15,000 grants each.
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ProCredit Bank celebrates tenth anniversary in Georgia
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Author: Liene Veide
ProCredit Bank celebrated its tenth anniversary in Georgia on Sept. 25. Representatives from the government and banking sector, foreign organizations, diplomatic corps, and business community attended the anniversary ceremony.
ProCredit Bank entered the Georgian market in 1999 to establish a new type of banking institution focusing on small- and medium-sized businesses.
“When ProCredit entered the Georgian market 10 years ago, small- and medium-sized enterprises did not have access to formal banking services, especially loans, and there were many in Georgia that looked at ProCredit with suspicion,” said the board of the bank.
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Bank of Georgia provides loans to rebuild Old Tbilisi
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Author: Natalie Mchedlishvili
Bank of Georgia is taking part in reconstructing Old Tbilisi. General Director Irakli Gilauri made the announcement this week at a press conference at the Courtyard Marriott. The bank will provide over 18 million lari in credit to four large development companies – Arci, Kalasi, Bagebey City Group and Olympic Star – which are primarily engaged in building residential complexes in Tbilisi.
“I won’t name the other construction companies that applied for finances,” Gilauri said. “But this is a very profitable program. Our finances will definitely help these companies to finish their construction on time.” He added that the Bank of Georgia will strictly control the construction process.
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