By utilizing Latvia’s experience in educating the school youth (school education supplement material book „NATO and Latvia’s Security” produced in 2003 by Uldis Umulis), Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with Georgian NGO “new Generation – new Initiative” and with the support of Latvian and Georgian Ministries of Defence published a book “NATO and Georgia’s Security” to educate school children on NATO issues and develop an informed opinion in them about Georgia’s integration into the Alliance. The content of the book has been developed by a Georgian author Soso Tsintsadze, in cooperation with historian Uldis Umulis. In March thirty fife thousands copies of the book were printed, but the book official presentation for Georgian public and media took place on March 25, 2008 in Tbilisi.

On March 26 – April 4, 2008 LATO and nGnI organised seminars for Georgian history and politics teachers in seven largest towns of Georgia’s regions – Telavi, Gori, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe – where Georgian and Latvian authors presented the book, explained its usability in the teaching process and answered questions. Later in cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science, “New Generation – New Initiative” disseminated the book to all Georgian primary and secondary schools: 20 copies for each school library and 5 copies for teachers at each school. There are approximately 1350 schools in Georgia. Other book copies will be used for the presentation purposes and disseminated with the help of the NATO Information Centre in Georgia.

The utilization of the book in the school learning process will contribute to the education of the Georgian school youth on NATO issues and will facilitate in them good understanding of processes in Georgia which are related to integration in the Alliance. Due to the educational information included in the book on the above mentioned topics, Georgian school youth will develop an informed opinion on Georgia’s relation with NATO, NATO’s role in providing security and stability, Euro-Atlantic values and democratic state development processes.

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