A summer camp was opened at the village of Bobnevi, in Ateni gorge which is being implemented by the Gori Municipality City Hall in co-financing with Tontio Association. Adolescents aged 12 to 16 living in Gori municipality have the opportunity to rest in the camp free of charge. The Summer Camp 2019 will host 200 children in four stages.
Different kinds of sport, cultural and cognitive activities have been planned. Young people will live in tents in the field. Giorgi Khojevanishvili,-the State Representative in ShidaKartli and Konstantine Tavzarashvili,-the Mayor of Gori Municipality City Hall met with the participant of the camp. They looked round the environment, got familiar to the adolescents and listened to their impressions. ,,I am glad that these young people have an opportunity to spend summer interestingly, got familiar to the people of the same age, get involved in sporting or cognitive activities, this in turn will help them to become independent people. We are ready to support youth development and projects adjusted to their needs,-‘’noted the State Representative.
The adolescents were selected through a competition which included selecting of applications and interview the applicants. Preference was given to adolescents living in villages bordering large families, IDP families and the adolescents living nearby the occupied territories.