Civic Integration of National Minorities in Georgia and the European Charter for regional or minority languages
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is one of the key conventions of the Council of Europe. It protects minority languages as a threatened aspect of Europe’s cultural heritage. When acceding to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to signing and ratifying the Charter by 27 April 2000.
This project is a joint European Union/Council of Europe programme which aims to create the conditions for the ratification and subsequent implementation of the Charter. It also aims to promote linguistic, educational and cultural aspects of civic integration of national minorities.
ACTIVITIES
For achieving its goals, the programme will
- Conduct awareness-raising activities on the Charter and its ratification;
- Undertake subsequent capacity building activities for the implementation of the Charter;
- Facilitate developing a system of plurilingual education for the national minorities (in particular Armenians and Azerbaijanis) with a focus on the ways of teaching the Georgian language without detriment to the teaching of minority languages;
- Assist in developing a cultural policy that includes national minorities;
- Facilitate developing a touristic cultural route which links monuments or institutions related to the heritage of national minorities with a view to supporting the development of tourism and furthering a positive image of minorities in the population.
PROGRAMME PARTNERS
The programme works closely with following partners:
The Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality
Ministry of Education and Science;
Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection;
Ministry of Justice;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;
Public Defender of Georgia;
Civil society organizations of national minorities and/or working on issues of national minorities
New Bilingual Textbooks for Kindergartens in Georgia
The Council of Europe continues promoting educational aspects of integration of national minorities in Georgia. On 19 and 20 April 2017, new bilingual kindergarten textbooks produced within the EU/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Civic Integration of National Minorities in Georgia and the...
Meeting with the Advisor to the President of Georgian on National Minority Issues
Deputy Head of the ECRML Secretariat, Joerg Horn and the project officer of the joint EU/CoE joint project “Civic Integration of National Minorities in Georgia and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages”, Mariam Tsikvadze met with the Advisor to the President of Georgia on Ethnic...
Continued Support to Civic Integration
On 24 March 2017, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Georgian National Youth Palace of Georgia, the Council of Europe and the European Union delegation co-organised an event dedicated to increasing civic integration of national minority children and for exposing...
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Abkhazian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Armenian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Assyrian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Azerbaijani in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Chechen in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking German in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Greek in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Kurdish in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Ossetian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Russian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
A practical guide for families
Learning and speaking Ukrainian in Georgia
A practical guide for families
Cultural Route of the National Minorities in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Abzkhazian minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Armenian minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Assyrian minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Avar minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Azerbaijani minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Chechen minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the German minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Greek minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Ossetian minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Russian minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Udi minority in Georgia
- Cultural Route of the Ukrainian minority in Georgia
The Armenian language in Georgia
The Azerbaijani language in Georgia
The Estonian language in Georgia
The Greek language in Georgia (spoken by the Pontic Greeks)
The Russian language in Georgia
The Ukrainian language in Georgia
The (Urum) Turkish language in Georgia (spoken by Anatolian Greeks)
The Kurmanji/Kurdish language in Georgia
The German language in Georgia
The Assyrian language in Georgia
The Abkhazian Language in Georgia
The Kist/Chechen language in Georgia
A practical booklet for 5-6 year olds
- Learning to count in Abkhazian
- Learning to count in Armenian
- Learning to count in Assyrian
- Learning to count in Avar
- Learning to count in Azerbaijani
- Learning to count in Chechen
- Learning to count in German
- Learning to count in Greek
- Learning to count in Kurdish
- Learning to count in Ossetian
- Learning to count in Russian
- Learning to count in Udi
- Learning to count in Ukrainian
A practical booklet for 3-4 year olds
- Learning about shapes in Abkhazian
- Learning about shapes in Armenian
- Learning about shapes in Assyrian
- Learning about shapes in Avar
- Learning about shapes in Azerbaijani
- Learning about shapes in Chechen
- Learning about shapes in German
- Learning about shapes in Greek
- Learning about shapes in Kurdish
- Learning about shapes in Ossetian
- Learning about shapes in Russian
- Learning about shapes in Udi
- Learning about shapes in Ukrainian
A practical booklet for 4-5 year olds
- Learning about the seasons in Abkhazian
- Learning about the seasons in Armenian
- Learning about the seasons in Assyrian
- Learning about the seasons in Avar
- Learning about the seasons in Azerbaijani
- Learning about the seasons in Chechen
- Learning about the seasons in German
- Learning about the seasons in Greek
- Learning about the seasons in Kurdish
- Learning about the seasons in Ossetian
- Learning about the seasons in Russian
- Learning about the seasons in Udi
- Learning about the seasons in Ukrainian
A practical booklet for 4-5 year olds
- Learning to write in Abkhazian
- Learning to write in Armenian
- Learning to write in Assyrian
- Learning to write in Avar
- Learning to write in Azerbaijani
- Learning to write in Chechen
- Learning to write in German
- Learning to write in Greek
- Learning to write in Kurdish
- Learning to write in Ossetian
- Learning to write in Russian
- Learning to write in Udi
- Learning to write in Ukrainian