“Youth Up 4 Change: better skills for successful transition” final assessment of pilot projects, 2019

26 Dec 2019

The goal of the research was to evaluate the following pilot projects:

• “Developing job search skills and employment opportunities for internally displaced youth” – Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Tserovani) 
• “Wine school” in Qvevri wine factory – Kakheti (Kvareli) 
• ”Innovation and us” – Shida Kartli (Gori)
• “Hand in hand” – Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Dusheti)

Evaluation of these projects revealed how successful and effective the project goal was in practice. It also revealed gaps in the implementation of these projects; There were identified activities and interventions that could increase the effectiveness of the project.
The following objectives were established for the study:

• Study the objective of each above-mentioned pilot projects
• Determine the feasibility of project objectives Identify gaps within the projects
• Develop recommendations for increasing the employability of vulnerable young people based on the strengths and weaknesses of pilot projects.
• Identify future actions that will promote strengthening and employment of the beneficiaries. 

Both qualitative and quantitative sociological research methods were used in the framework of the study.  Within the research, a total of 8 focus groups and 8 in depth interviews were conducted