Europe-Georgia Institute

The Europe-Georgia Institute (EGI) is the leading independent hybrid civil society organization based in Georgia. Our mission is to advance democracy, rule of law and free markets in Georgia and the Caucasus and empower a new generation of leaders to find solutions that are essential for Georgia’s development and for successful common future of the Caucasus. Our mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. Together with EGI's volunteers and partner organizations all around Georgia and the Caucasus, and with support from different donors, the EGI works hard to improve Georgia's political culture, to provide a platform for policy level discussions and to enable citizens to make their voices heard. The EGI is the only organization in Georgia that implemented a nation-wide Get out the vote campaign in 2016. An essential area of the Institute's work is cooperation with youth. The Europe-Georgia Institute recognizes that young people have a specific role in society and face particular challenges. The Institute focuses on youth work and supports equality and non-discrimination and aims to ensure that all policies and activities concerning young people uphold young people's right to participate in the development, implementation, and follow-up of policies affecting them. To achieve this aim, the EGI encourages and promotes inclusive democratic participation of all young people in society and democratic processes, actively engages young people in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies affecting the lives of young people. The EGI cooperates with all major Universities in Georgia and supports specific frameworks and activities to empower youth and ensure youth participation