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Course of Erudition" - a Project Intended for Re-socialization of Prisoners Is Underway
Deputy Minister of Justice, Tornike Cheishvili got acquainted today with the progress of another project that won the grant competition of the Ministry of Justice.
The program "Course of Erudition" for convicts is carried out in Penitentiary Institution No. 5 for women, the purpose of which is the re-socialization of prisoners.
"Erudition Course" is the winning program of the grant project of the Ministry of Justice. The course is built on the components of literacy and cognition and includes lectures, discussion of literary works, study of biographies of famous personalities, presentations. The course is aimed at the development of analytical thinking, the ability to evaluate events, the formation of critical thinking and rational views on moral and controversial issues. The coordinator of the course is Giorgi Gogelia, the founder of the erudition center "Sofix" and the author of intelligence development programs.
The Ministry of Justice annually announces grant competitions for strengthening civil involvement in the agency's activities. Last year, the Agency funded best 17 projects. Representatives of the Ministry of Justice regularly monitor and support the progress of the funded projects.