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Happy New Year from all of us at USAID/Georgia and our partners who are supporting quality education, democratic institutions, economic opportunities, independent media, environmental protection, equal opportunities, and equal rights for all the people of Georgia. Meet some of our wonderful partners and beneficiares in this fun holiday video: https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/holiday-message-usaidgeorgia
Two inspiring young Georgians - Akaki Saginadze from Kutaisi in Imereti region and Shalala Amirjanova from Marneuli in Kvemo Kartli region - were among five winners selected for the U.S. State Department’s “Open World Program 2016,” which offers exchange visits to the U.S. for young leaders from post-Soviet countries. Shalala and Akaki are the youngest participants in the exchange program since it started operating in Georgia, in 2005.
The 2008 war with Russia dislocated people from their homes, tore apart families and neighbors, and ravaged the economy. Today, 20 percent of Georgia’s territory is under Russian occupation, and people living along the administrative boundary lines (ABLs) with South Ossetia and Abkhazia continue to face significant challenges.
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