Academy for Peace and Development
| Address | 29/20 Kazbegi Ave., 2 floor, |
| Postcode | Tbilisi 0177 |
| Country | Georgia |
| Phone number | +995 32 399 092, +995 90 955 855 |
| Fax number | +995 32 399 092 |
| Website | www.apd.ge |
| Facebook group | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43889301233 |
| Date of foundation | October 28, 2002 |
| Name Contact person | Sebastian Schweitzer |
| Email contact person | email hidden; JavaScript is required |
| Number of Staff | 9 |
| Number of Volunteers | 8 EVS volunteers and 20 local volunteers |
| Vision and aims of organization | Mission: The Academy for Peace and Development (APD) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit, non-political youth organisation, which aims at empowering youth, promoting peace, tolerance and solidarity in South Caucasus, through assisting young people to acquire knowledge and develop their skills and competencies.
Objectives |
| Organisation’s core areas of expertise | - Peace-building and conflict management - Youth participation and volunteering - Educational programmes and non-formal education |
| Activities main focus | - Educational long and short term programmes (youth clubs, training courses, youth encounters) - Development aid for IDPs - Lobbying youth participation on local, regional and national levels in Georgia - Providing information for youth about mobility and educational programmes |
| International Activities 2010-2011 | Training Courses Together for Peace – Training course on conflict management in international youth work, June 2010 Cooperation with Quality – Project Management Training for Cooperation with Neighbouring Partner Countries, September 2010 Youth Exchanges A Place to Live, September 2010 Creativity in Conflicts – The Power of Youth in Conflict Resolution, September 2010 See the Culture with your Eyes, June 2010 |
| Regional Activities for 2010-2011 | APD in cooperation with British Council is running Active Citizens programme, where young people with fewer opportunities are involved in organising social action projects in their respective communities. APD in cooperation with the Municipality of Tbilisi is running the Youth Information Centre of Georgia. The Centre features a web-site, consultants, representatives of the regions and different promotional activities. APD in cooperation with Slovak-Georgian Society have established youth clubs in Tbilisi and Tserovani for 150 young IDPs from conflict zones of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In youth clubs, young people got trainings on conflict resolution and leadership as well as classes in English language, IT skills and silk paintings. |
| Local Activities for 2010-2011 | APD currently hosts eight European volunteers in the frames of the European Voluntary Service (EVS) of the Youth in Action programme of European Commission. EVS volunteers are involved in social projects organised by APD.
APD is running volunteers’ youth club, where young people organise different voluntary activities. APD in cooperation with SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus recourse centre is organising EVS training cycle for EVS volunteers hosted in Georgia. |
| Upcoming events | APD has planned to host several international youth exchanges, seminars and training courses in Georgia in partnership with different European partners.
APD is in partnership for several international youth events which are taking place in different European countries. Most of these projects are made in the frames of the Youth in Action programme of the European Commission. |
| Publications | Volunteering in Georgia – A Handbook: http://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-1671/Volunteering%20in%20Georgia_A%20Handbook_SmallSize.pdf Partnership-building activity manual: http://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-1806/PBA%20Manual_05%2004%202009.pdf |
Our Members
- Africa
- Action des jeunes pour le Développement Communautaire et la Paix
- African Child Peace Initiative
- African Millenium Vision
- Amahoro Youth Club
- African Youth Relief Organisation
- Coalition for Peace in Africa
- Groupement de Promotion Integrale, DRC
- Kenya Community Sports Association
- Kenya Youth Foundation
- Movement for Peace and Reconciliation in Liberia
- NUEYS
- Peacelinks
- PEREX-C
- Somaliland Youth Development Association
- West Africa Centre for Peace Foundation
- Young Leaders Sierra Leone
- Youths for Peace Building and Development in Africa
- Young Peace Brigades
- Asia
- Arab Education Institute
- Coalition of Rights and Responsibilities of Youth
- GZO Peace Institute
- Initiative for Peace And Justice
- International Palestinian Youth League
- International Friends Youth Society
- National Federation of Youth Organisations in Bangladesh
- Youth Network for Peace and Development
- Yuvsatta (Youth Power)
- Europe
- Academy for Peace and Development
- Azerbaijan Tafakkur Youth Association
- Beyond Skin
- CEIPES- Centro Internazionale per la Promozione dell Educazione e lo Sviluppo
- European-Mediterranean Youth Bridge
- Forum of Youth Advocacy
- Fundacio Catalunya Voluntaria
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor (HCAV)
- Human RightS Initiative
- Miljonkultur
- Peace Dialogue
- SCAF Youth Center
- Service Civil International
- U Move 4 Peace, Pax Christi Flanders Youth Movement
- The Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania
- YERITAC
- Latin America
- North America
- Africa








