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Moldovan pilot schools together with police are submitting applications for participation in the Small Grants Program competition for community projects.

From October 26-29, 2020, students, teachers, and police officers from the pilot regions of the Legal Socialization Program in Schools in the Republic of Moldova (MLSP) participated in two face-to-face, two-day action planning workshops on community engagement. 
The purpose of this activity was to contribute to the strengthening of partnerships between pilot schools, students, and local police inspectorates by providing support for the implementation of local projects and community safety actions following the philosophy and principles of community policing and the legal socialization of young people. The teaching teams and students are using the project proposal writing abilities gained during the workshops to develop projects that address community and school safety issues.

To increase public awareness about elections school-based civics club students in Tbilisi organized an informational campaign. Students prepared fliers about the importance of participation in the election for the development of the democratic country and disseminated them in the public places of the city. They encouraged the citizens to vote responsibly.

Civics students of Kveda Sazano village public school #1 organized an open-air meeting for the students of elementary school to inform them about the regulations introduced at school for the prevention of COVID-19. They explained why it is important to wear masks, keep distance and rules of hygiene for the prevention of COVID-19 as well as seasonal viruses.
Prior to this meeting, students met with a local doctor and received information on the necessity of following the hygienic norms for both COVID19 and seasonal viruses’ prevention, which they later shared with their peers.

Students of Bretis Meurneoba village public school in Shida Kartli region decided to raise awareness of their peers on healthy food and lifestyle.
To get more people aware of the importance of healthy nutrition, an exhibition and a culinary competition were organized at school. Students presented agricultural Bioproducts of their village as well as the unhealthy food often used by young people. The participants of the culinary competition prepared various dishes and once again talked to the guests about the importance of healthy nutrition.

Students of “Indigo” civics club of Rustavi Public School # 3 decided to improve road safety in the city and successfully conducted an advocacy process. As a result of a cooperation with representatives of the local government, a zebra crossing was made at one of the crossroads of Rustaveli Street.

To highlight the main principles of democracy and increase awareness of their peers about democratic values students of Sairkhe village public school prepared a flyer.

In the frame of the mini-grant project "We Study Democracy", students attended training and took part in the discussion on the main principles of democracy. They prepared a video “Democracy and Me” and announced an essay contest “Why Democracy”. All informational materials created within the mini-grant project were shared via social media.

Beginning with the first week of the new school year the delivery of the optional course "Education for Legal Socialization" has started in pilot-schools from Cahul, Floresti, Soroca, Straseni, Ungheni districts and Chisinau municipality as part of the Moldovan Legal Socialization Program (MLSP).

School-based civics club members of Osiauri village public school conducted an advocacy process to improve the school environment. They met with the representatives of local government and presented the results of the community survey on environmental issues. At the meeting with the governmental officials, they also discussed the measures that should be taken to improve the environment.

As a result of the successful advocacy campaign, the local authorities placed rubbish bins in the village and handed over 90 evergreen seedlings to the school, which were later planted in and around the schoolyard. The students took an active part in the greening and cleaning actions of the schoolyard.