about us
Non-profit organization for the promotion of cultural exchange between Georgia and Germany
- Founded in autumn 2007 in Witten
- Recognition as a nonprofit association in November 2007
- First table with Georgian food in the WERK°STADT Witten 19.10.2007 (feast 113)
- Since then at least two dinner tables with Georgian specialties to support the association work - Integrationsfeste, Kemnade International, Ruhr International, Partnership Festival Witten, Festival of the Earth and much more. All revenue will be used exclusively for the club's goals.
- 2008 First donation to the museum in Mestia (Caucasus)
- 2010 First donations from club income and donations to refurbish the classrooms (see "Project" below).
- Regular contact and some supports of the student house.
- From the beginning of 2012, we are working on supporting our project "Basic Renovation of the School Building" at CIM (Center for International Migration and Development) and GIZ (Society for International Cooperation).
- December 2012: Start of the big project: Renovation of the student house!
- 29.10.2013 Completion and inauguration!
- Knowledge exchange between German and Georgian teachers.
- Since March 2015 finance a job for a teacher for music and dance through monthly payments of our association.
- In the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, every summer up to 15 students from Tsalenjikha came to Witten as students and to perform Georgian singing and folk dancing.
- Now it's time again in 2018 - and 24 students will come to Witten!
The project
The city of Tsalenjikha in western Georgia offers lessons in the afternoon in the student house of the 'Artistic Educational Center'. After the regular school lessons, the children can take part in a variety of subjects: mathematics, Russian, English and German (working groups), Georgian literature, general classical literature, history, art, dance, music. There will also be performances for citizens of Tsalenjikha.
In 2005 and 2007 we were able to visit the student house and were impressed and shocked. Impressed by the tremendous commitment of the teachers and shocked by the structural condition and the lack of facilities of the student house to hold the lesson.
This led to the founding of the association to work together with the Georgians living in Germany and the people in Georgia to build up the school.
What's next ...
Very urgently a heating system must be installed for the students. For this and other activities (see above), we continue to rely on financial support.
In line with our goals, artistic exchange will be able to gain more prominence.
In addition to donations and membership fees, we finance our income from various activities at international cultural festivals in Germany. - Come and enjoy Georgian food and Georgian wine - while supporting our work!
When and where we rebuild our booth you will find on the homepage of this website.
In line with our goals, artistic exchange will be able to gain more prominence.
In addition to donations and membership fees, we finance our income from various activities at international cultural festivals in Germany. - Come and enjoy Georgian food and Georgian wine - while supporting our work!
When and where we rebuild our booth you will find on the homepage of this website.
We are looking forward to your donation!
To the "promotion of the care and preservation of culture values, international attitude and tolerance in all areas of culture", the association Kolchis registered association by certificate of the tax office Witten, tax number 348/5810/0987 as a non-profit and entitled to donations, donation confirmations issue.