Levan Samadashvili from the Bakurtsikhe village public school in Gurjaani municipality is an active participant in the MT program. He has been actively involved in trainings, competitions, and activities of the program. He became especially interested in social media. After creating his own blog, Levan took part in the blog contest announced by MT and won the second place in the category of Citizen Journalist.
As a successful blogger, Levan participated in an internship program, sponsored by Gurjaani TV Company. Levan conducted research about the community’s needs and prepared a TV story about enriching the regional library to promote reading among youth.
Levan is interested in highlighting community problems and talking about their solutions. He also did video interviews and shared them on his blog called “One Minute with a Citizen Journalist”. These are the same stories which he prepared for TV programs.
“Levan initiated a social project on his blog, where each villager can voice their position.” –said Mikheil Karamnishvili, a cameraman from the TV company.
“MT project created leaders, including me. During these two years I have learned a lot and gained skills. As a result of these opportunities, I became more confident; I have also learned how to better use my free time. Now I feel my role in society” – said Levan, Young Blogger and Journalist, student from Bakurtsikhe School.
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