PH International, GE CALLS program has created a new resource: “Collection Of Games And Cheerful Activities.” The aim of this tool-kit is to inspire public schools to use non-formal education methods, as a tool for improving social skills and building positive relations.
The tool-kit is actively used in one of the components of GE CALLS programs -“Kids, Police & Safety.” The collection of games improve team performance, helps build attention, opens creativity, establishes positive relations and develops children’s thinking about several important topics.
Georgia Community Action and Linkages for Legal Socialization Program (GE CALLS), in cooperation with Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, organized a training – “Community Policing in Practice” that was held at Police Academy of Georgia on January 23 – 26, 2017.
The Aim of the training was to provide a foundation in the theory and practice of community policing. Promote community-based problem- solving strategies to address the underlying causes of crime and disorder and the fear of crime.
From May 2016, GE Calls initiative ‘Kids, Police and Safety’ will commence in Batumi. After successfully piloting the program in Tbilisi schools, it is planned to extend it’s coverage in other regions of Georgia.
After launching the legal culture lessons, the schools started organizing some other activities in the frames of legal culture action plans. One of the teachers underlined: “This program has given me an impetus to think of creative activities for better involvement of police in the school life”.
Another Living Library in the framework of GE CALLS Program – this time it was hosted by the Georgian National Gallery and featured two special “books” – Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Mr. Archil Talakvadze and The US Ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Ian Kelly
Tbilisi public school #84 was visited by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, James A. Walsh and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for Georgia Archil Talakvadze. Guests had an opportunity to attended the after school class on road safety led by Police Officer along with the School Resource Officer.
On December 15, 2015, Borjomi Youth Center hosted representatives of INL, PH International, Local Government, schools and NGO sector at the grand opening ceremony.
The program - Kids, Cops & Safety has been implemented by GE Calls in five pilot schools of Tbilisi, through collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Ater several successful and playful meetings were held at schools, MIA took initiative to support 22 more patrol officers to deliver road safety lessons at other schools using GE Calls module and by using non-formal education methods.
GE Calls program has commenced by taking community policing approach, bringing joy, interesting topics and friendly interaction with patrol officers and elementary school classes. After intensive trainings in non-formal education, acquisition of the special module which is based on physical activities and games, after-class meetings have started in five schools of Tbilisi.
In August 2015, the trainer of youth center and informal education was hired by GE Calls to create detailed modules for SROs, teachers and police officers to facilitate the meetings with elementary school students. The goal of the meetings is to raise awareness regarding such issues as: childrens’ rights, healthy lifestyle, road safety, conflict management and other.
