The Koda Settlement, 25 kilometres from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, has a population of 3000. Locals are mainly employed in the agricultural sector. While there are many interesting tourist sights, tourism is underdeveloped due to lack of infrastructure. The Community Educational Centre of Koda (KCEC) is the only free educational facility in the municipality.

Set up in 2009 by the Georgian chapter of the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (dvv-international), KCEC offers various vocational and self-development oriented courses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and local community representatives. With the main goals of socio-economic integration of the IDPs and improvement of their social welfare, the centre runs courses in computer skills, foreign languages, office manager skills, small business management and handicrafts. There are also free medical and law consultations, as well as special trainings for youth club members, teachers and community leaders.

Interns will participate in implementing adult education programs and organize activities to promote the programs as an effective tool to gain employment. Another task of the interns will be motivating young people to become active in the education programs. They also can contribute to the organisation´s work by conducting research and thus highlighting community problems and proposing solutions during social events. Through the exchange of ideas and experiences, KCEC wants interns to foster community development projects and consequently to participate in facilitating such endeavours.

Interns need an education background and experience with implementing education programs.  Work experience in educational centres or NGOs is required. Specific skills like project-writing, fundraising and project management will be helpful. Work experience in community development, active citizenship issues, PR and research is also welcome. Experience with working with ethnic minorities and IDPs is desirable.

The scheduled time for the internship is August to October 2012. Training and preparation seminars prior to the internship will be held in English. The tandem will be formed by a Czech participant and a German/Swiss participant.