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Senaki, Georgia
Senaki is a municipality located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, situated in the western part of the country.
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City population
35,000
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Member since
2024
Vision
Senaki’s medium-term lifelong learning goals include improving educational access, building partnerships and ensuring inclusivity. The municipality’s partnership with the city’s Community Education Centre, Professional College and various organizations work to broaden lifelong learning horizons for residents. Long-term objectives aim to establish Senaki as an educational leader, promote workforce development and entrepreneurship, enhance residents’ quality of life, and address social and environmental challenges through education. These goals reflect a commitment to education’s pivotal role in driving social, economic and environmental progress in the city.
Our vision for lifelong learning is to create a city where every citizen has access to high-quality learning opportunities throughout their lives. By promoting lifelong learning, we can build a more inclusive, equitable and prosperous community that is better equipped to address the challenges of the twenty-first century.
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Mr Vakhtangi Gadelia
Mayor of Senaki
Policies, plan and implementation
Sustainability and health
Senaki is taking a comprehensive approach to sustainability and health in its learning city strategy by implementing key initiatives, such as the Green City project aimed at improving environmental sustainability and the Healthy City project focused on enhancing the well-being of its citizens.
Equity and inclusion
Senaki’s initiatives, such as Equal Opportunities, offer free education and health care to enhance accessibility. The Community Integration project fosters social cohesion through intercultural dialogue and celebrates diversity. Collaborations with local organizations further ensure inclusivity and responsiveness.
Decent work and entrepreneurship
Senaki partners with various stakeholders, including professional associations, colleges, public bodies and non-governmental organizations. The city promotes vocational education and training programmes, supports SME growth, and collaborates with local employers to align education with industry needs, ensuring graduates are job-ready.
Good practices
Your Idea for Senaki
Residents can propose initiatives and upload their ideas to a digital platform. The programme’s priority areas are currently urbanization and greening, equality and inclusion, entrepreneurship, and civic participation. After an initial technical screening phase, residents vote for their favourite project. The initiatives with the highest scores receive funding.
Techno hubs
Techno hubs are innovative lifelong learning spaces. They offer collaborative workspaces with tools for woodworking and 3D printing, among others. Workshops and training sessions encourage knowledge-sharing among citizens, empowering them to learn new skills and pursue creative projects.