The presentation about Kharagauli

1. Kharagaúli
The Heart of Georgia -
The Heart of Nature
All what you need to know…
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2. Location
 Heart of Georgia – Center of Georgia
 Nunisi - Zvare
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 Population - 19 473
 98.5% - Georgians
 One of the most authentic
municipalities in Georgia

3. HistoricalBackground
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Deviskhvreli
Humans lived here
50,000 - 10,000
years ago

4. HistoricalBackground
 Patron saint - St. Andrew the First-Called
 Mountain of the Iron Cross
 The most difficult trail is the St. Andrew Trail, a 54 km route
that can take up to four days where you travel through mixed
coniferous, alpine and sub-alpine meadows and broad-leaved
forests.
 The trail goes through Mountain Iron Cross, where he himself
erected an iron cross according an ancient legend.
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 Center of Georgia ?
 …not only.

5. Partskhnali
 The village of Partskhnali
 Population - 254
 4 academicians
 40 professors
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 Tiny village of
Partskhnali
Evgeni Kharadze,
outstanding astrophysicist,
the seventeenth Rector of
the Tbilisi State
University, President of the
Georgian SSR Academy of
Sciences, Vice-President of
International Astronomical
Union, Director of
Abastumani Astrophysical
Observatory.

6. Zvare
 One of the largest Youth Camps in the Soviet Union
 Totally devastated during 1990-ies
 Despite devastation, locals managed to recreate the youth camp
– at a smaller scale, though.
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Zvare Camp

7.  Streetball championship
 Streetball? Play Football ! It’s
traditional
 An initiative of 5 open-minded individuals
then
 The largest non-professional basketball
league in Georgia today
 Basho of the DEVS
 First Georgian SUMO championship
 Environmental activities
 Tree plantings
 River bank cleansings
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Youth in Kharagauli
Young Initiators’
Community
Are we still alive?!
YES!

8. Basho
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Basho of the Devs

9. St.Andrew’sDay
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12th of May
Day of St. Andrew

10. St.Andrew’sDay
 15 years ago one man started to celebrate St. Andrew’s day on
the 12th of May
 Year by year, number of persons celebrating St. Andrew’s Day
increased
 Last year, more than 500 natives and guests participated in the
celebration and climbed the Iron Cross mountain
 The 12th of May – symbol of unity of Kharagauli
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11. YouthinKharagauli
 The main resource – EDUCATION
 New Initiative – civic education from successful youth
 How to keep Kharagauli alive?
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Youth in Kharagauli
Plans for the future

12. Sakhvlari
 Honey
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 Potatoes Fruits
Eco-village Sakhvlari
In the middle of Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
 Honey
 Unique microclimate
 Cheese
No villages in national
parks
No road
No examples
IDEA 1

13. KYC Kharagauli Youth Center
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IDEA 2
Lack of large-
scale youth
facilities in
Georgia
High demand
on Youth
Centers from
NGOs,
INGOs,
Funds etc.
Employment
Opportunity
for Youth in
Kharagauli
Give new life
for Kharagauli

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IDEA 3 Sports Hub
Unique sport
facilities
Low costs
Location
(Center of
the country
- both East
and West)