On September 18, 2025, an artistic evening dedicated to the Day of Azerbaijani National Music was held at the Marneuli House of Culture, jointly organized by the “Development and Education Center”, “GASU” and “SARAL Development and Education Center”.The event opened with the dance “Sari Gelin” by Melek Humbatova, a member of the Buta dance ensemble, and a performance by Mahira Durmuşova. Then, the director of the “Development and Education Center”, Emin Ahmadov, made a speech and greeted the participants. In his speech, he spoke about the importance of the day, emphasizing the importance of preserving the richness of Azerbaijani national music and passing it on to the younger generation.Also, the responsible employee of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Georgia, Javid Maharramov, congratulated the participants of the event on behalf of Ambassador Faig Guliyev and noted that the dedication of this day to both Azerbaijani national music and the birthday of the great composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli is of particular importance.Later, the manager of the "Saral Development and Education Center", Sara Isgandarova, provided information about the life and work of Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The director of the Tbilisi Municipal College of Traditional and Contemporary Art named after Sergo Zakariadze, Ms. Mzia Aprodonidze, spoke about the importance of the event and wished the participants success.At the event, the Children's Choir "Azerbaijanym" operating under the artistic direction of Mahira Durmuşova and the choir group operating under the "Saral Development and Education Center" performed the song "Shen Azerbaijan".The "BUTA" dance ensemble operating under the direction of choreographer Keti Kopilashvili presented the dance "Nalbeki", and the "GE Folk" group of the Tbilisi Municipal College of Traditional and Contemporary Art named after Sergo Zakariadze, under the direction of choreographer Tinatin Koiava, presented the dance "Uzum".In the next few minutes of the event, Ramin Pirmammadov performed “Azerbaijan” on the tar, Nurlan Khansultanov performed “Bahri-divani” on the saz, and violinist Margarita Chernyshevskaya performed “Синяя вечность”.Then, Nurana Abuzerova performed the classical folk song “Bu gun ayin uchudur”.The artistic evening ended with the performance of violinist Margarita Chernyshevskaya’s piece “Kuchelerə su səpmishem”.The event was hosted by Arzu Aliyeva.The event was attended by state and non-state representatives, artists, the public, and youth.

We invite you to the Azerbaijan National Music Day event, which will be held at the Marneuli House of Culture, jointly organized by the “Development and Education Center”, GASU – “Georgian Azerbaijani Students’ Union” and “SARAL Development and Education Center”. At the event: National dances Live musical performances Exhibition of national musical instruments Date: September 18, 2025Time: 15:00Address: Marneuli House of Culture (opposite the City Hall) We are waiting for you all! 🎶

During the interview after the training, the young people were asked the question “What does Gasu mean to you?” The answers were very sincere and interesting: some described Gasu as a second home, others as a door to personal development and the future, and still others as an address for friendship and unity. Overall, the young people’s opinions showed that Gasu was not just a project, but also a way for them to grow and prepare for the future.

On September 12, 2025, the first official meeting of GASU (Georgian Azerbaijani Students' Union) was held at the Tea House. The meeting was attended by students studying at Georgian Higher Education Institutions and members of GASU. At the event, GASU membership cards were first presented to the members. Then, GASU head Aytekin Allahverdiyeva informed the students about the Erasmus+ student exchange program, Emil Allahverdiyev about the announced youth projects, and Arzu Aliyeva about writing a correct CV. At the end of the event, the questions of interest to the students were answered, and the next activities were discussed.

On September 12, 2025, the following courses and clubs were admitted at the "SARAL Development Center".• Mathematics (over 13 years old)• Mathematics (8-12 years old)• English (over 13 years old)• Georgian (8-12 years old)• Drawing (over 13 years old)• Robotics (over 13 years old)• Video operator and editing (over 13 years old)A total of 82 children, teenagers and young people participated in the admission.Teenagers and young people who participated in the admission will be contacted personally, and parents of minors will be contacted.

Program IVTopic: Vugar HashimovHost: Gasim AliyevCameraman and editor: Suleyman Novruzov“Shahmat TV” presents its next, fourth program to chess enthusiasts. In this episode, young chess player Gasim Aliyev provides extensive information about one of the world's most famous chess players, international grandmaster Vugar Hashimov. The program talks about his successes in international tournaments, his unique playing style, and analyzes one of his selected games. The program also talks about Vugar's life and activities.Project information: The goal of the project is the development of chess in the region and its promotion among young people. “Shahmat TV” will continue to provide educational and interesting materials for chess enthusiasts.

Admission to new courses will take place on September 12, 2025 at 11:00 at the "SARAL Development and Education Center".The "Saral Development and Education Center", operating in the village of Yukhari Saral, announces admission in the following subjects.• Mathematics (over 13 years old)• Mathematics (8-12 years old)• English (over 13 years old)• Georgian (8-12 years old)• Drawing (over 13 years old)• Robotics (over 13 years old)• Video operator and editing (over 13 years old)Admission will take place on September 12, 2025 at 11:00 at the "SARAL Development and Education Center".Note: young people who have registered and are of suitable age for the classes will be contacted personally. Young people who have not registered and are of suitable age for the classes can come directly to the center and participate in the admission.To register, send your name, surname, age, the course you want to enroll in and your mobile number to the number provided via WhatsApp.Address: “ Saral Development and Education Center “Contact number: 558 55 26 55 (it is recommended to call during business hours)Build your future with us! Good luck!

On September 5, 2025, members of the English language course at the "Saral Development and Education Center" prepared creative posters and made presentations on the topic of Azerbaijan in groups during class.

📢 Registration for the following courses is now open:    Georgian language (over 13 years old) English language (over 13 years old) Mathematics (over 13 years old) Computer (over 13 years old) Drawing (over 12 years old) Chess (over 7 years old) Piano (over 8 years old) Carpet (over 9 years old) Dance (over 9 years old) Vocal lessons (choir lessons 7-13 years old)Good luck to everyone in the new academic year 💫   Contact Number: 555 61 91 38Address: Marneuli 26 May Street

Attention parents.The CHILDREN'S CHOIR, which will operate on Saturdays and Sundays at Tea House, is starting its activities. Children aged 8-13 can join the association.For inquiries: 599 13 56 55

Admission to new courses will take place on September 12, 2025 at 11:00 at the "SARAL Development Center".The "Saral Development and Education Center", operating in the village of Yukhari Saral, announces admission in the following subjects.• Mathematics (over 13 years old)• Mathematics (8-12 years old)• English (over 13 years old)• Georgian (8-12 years old)• Drawing (over 13 years old)• Robotics (over 13 years old)• Video operator and editing (over 13 years old)Admission will take place on September 12, 2025 at 11:00 at the "SARAL Development Center".Note: young people who have registered and are of suitable age for the classes will be contacted personally. Young people who have not registered and are of suitable age for the classes can come directly to the center and participate in the admission.To register, send your name, surname, age, the course you want to enroll in and your mobile number to the number provided via WhatsApp.Address: “ Saral Development and Education Center “Contact number: 558 55 26 55 (it is recommended to call during business hours)Build your future with us! Good luck!

 In this episode of “Shahmat TV”, young chess player Gasim Aliyev presents extensive information about one of the world's most famous chess players, the 11th world champion Bobby Fischer. The program talks about his successes in international tournaments, his unique playing style, and analyzes one of his selected games. The program also explains Fischer's game strategy and tactical moments.   Program III Topic: Bobby Fischer  Host: Gasim Aliyev

 21, 2025, an event was held at the "Tea House" with the participation of students on the establishment of "GASU" (Georgian Azebaijani Students Union). The goal of the initiative group is to support the development of students, increase their knowledge, integration into the Georgian community and increase their worldview. Any person who bears the name of a student in Georgia can join the initiative group. The initiative group will carry out the following activities in accordance with the above-mentioned goal • Organization of trainings • Ensuring participation in various programs • Organization of various events and activities • Implementation of activities and projects with the participation of students in the fields of science, education, art, sports. The initiative group will be led by Aytekin Allahverdiyeva, a third-year student at the Georgian National University. The Science and Technology, Art, Sports, Medicine and Public Relations departments will operate within the framework of "GASU". The initiative group will operate on a voluntary basis at the initiative of students.                          

About Gukesh Dommaraju in the second episode of "Chess TV" presented by Qasım Aliyev.   Video material about the program: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCNQJd2LZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Gənc TV / Youth TVProgram XDate: August 5, 2025 In this episode, active members of the "SARAL Center for Development and Education" — Murad Nagiyev and Hajar Yusubova — along with Aylin Rahimova, an active member of the "Bright Future Youth Center", share their impressions of the "Wiki Camp" project organized by Wikimedia UG Georgia in Akhaltsikhe. Host: Arzu AliyevaFilming and editing: Suleyman Novruzov   Video material about the program: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D4zGuMdvb/?mibextid=wwXIfr  

On July 26, 2025, a painting masterclass was held for the members of the painting course at the "Bright Future Youth Center" in Bolnisi, led by Tea House painting course members Aysun Chobanova and Aylin Gasimova.During the masterclass, participants were informed about the basic steps, techniques, and subtleties of painting, and they created artworks on free themes.

Youth TVEpisode IXJuly 28, 2025A conversation was held with Suleyman Novruzov, an active member of the "Georgian Azerbaijani Integration Center" and the cameraman and editor of the "Youth TV" project.Host: Arzu AliyevaFilming and editing: Suleyman Novruzov   Video material about the program: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AjFnUHXYm/?mibextid=wwXIfr  

On July 26, 2025, Nargiz Aliyeva, who was practicing at the "Development and Education Center" within the framework of the "Auslandspraktikum" student exchange program in Germany, became a guest of the "SARAL Development and Education Center", after getting acquainted with the activities, she taught an English club for young people, and took a master class on graphics in a drawing class.For information: Nargiz Aliyeva joined the program from the city of Oldenburg, Germany, is currently a student and has completed her second year.

On July 24-28, 2025, the four-day "Wiki Camp" training organized by "Wikimedia UG Georgia" in Akhaltsikhe was attended by Hajar Yusubova, Murad Naghiyev, members of "Wiki Club Marneuli" and "Wiki Club SARAL" operating under the "Development and Education Center" and Aylin Rahimova, an active member of the "Bright Future Youth Center" operating in Bolnisi. During the training, the youth were given instructions on the correct use of Wikipedia and the creation of materials, and tasks were given. The training was conducted under the leadership of Mehman Ibrahimov, head of "Wikimedia UG Georgia".On July 28, the youth who returned from the training became guests of the "Youth TV" project and shared their impressions.

On July 26, 2025, the next meeting of the "GES Youth Energy+" project was held at the "Tea House" organized by the "Development and Education Center".At the beginning of the meeting, Savalan Osmanli, director of the "Kur Education and Development Center", made a motivational speech to the youth, talking about his personal life, educational path and successes. He emphasized that diligence will always bear fruit. At the end, he presented the youth with a book "The Meaning of Life and the Mystery of the Spirit", which he authored.Then, Araz Musayev, director of the "Bright Future Youth Center", spoke about the life and work of Yunis Emre. He read and discussed the poet's poems with the participants.At the end of the event, an interesting and interactive quiz was organized within the framework of the "Ball Rain" campaign. The winners of the competition — Yusif Yusibov, Farid Safarov, Saba Huseynov, Fidan Hamidova, Firuz Muradov, Mamed Chovdarov and Gulyanag Mammadova were presented with a ball.📌 About the GES YouthEnergy+ platform:GES — Goal, Energy, Success — is a platform created to promote the development of youth. The main goal of the project is to support the expansion of the worldview of young people, their social activism and increasing their awareness.Within the framework of the project, speeches by people who have achieved success in various fields are organized and these speeches are presented to the general public on the th.edu.ge website.

On July 25, 2025, the "Tusi Mathematics Club" mathematics competition was held at the "Saral Development and Education Center". A total of 25 participants demonstrated their knowledge and skills in the competition. The winners of the intense and at the same time entertaining competition were the "Mathematicians" and "+ and - Friendship" teams. It should be noted that the competition was organized by the mathematics teacher Gunel Abdullayeva.

 On July 23, 2025, a Georgian language quiz was held at the “Saral Development and Education Center” dedicated to the birthdays of prominent Georgian writers Vaja-Pshavela and Nodar Dumbadze. The main goal of the event was to increase interest in the Georgian language and literature among young people, stimulate their language skills and creative potential.A total of 26 people participated in the tournament. Participants completed various tasks. The tasks included analysis of a literary text, questions on language skills and creative presentations. At the end of the competition, the “სამის სამები” and “5 ნენები” teams were declared winners.The tournament was held in both an educational and entertaining atmosphere and further strengthened the spirit of friendship and cooperation among the participants. It should be noted that the tournament was organized by Aylin Humbatova, a teacher of the Georgian language course.

On July 23, 2025, the next meeting of the "GES Youth Energy+" project was held at the "Tea House" organized by the "Development and Education Center". The guest of this meeting was Nargiz Aliyeva, a third-year student of the Computer Engineering major at the "Odessa Polytechnic" National University in Ukraine and also studying at the "Wechloy Professional School in the City of Oldenburg" in Germany. Nargiz Aliyeva spoke to the youth about her educational path, shared the difficulties arising due to the war in Ukraine and how difficult it is to continue education in these conditions. She gave a motivational speech, emphasizing that determination and struggle bring success despite all obstacles. At the end of the event, a survey was organized on the topic "If you were the head of state, what would you do to prevent wars?" and very interesting answers were received from the participants. 📌 About the GES YouthEnergy+ platform: GES — Goal, Energy, Success — is a platform created to promote the development of youth. The main goal of the project is to expand the worldview of young people, support their social activism, and increase their awareness.

"Shahmat TV", a joint project of the "Development and Education Center" and "Aktual Media", is already operational. Within the framework of this project, the current news portal will analyze the most interesting games played in world chess, provide information about star chess players. The host of the program is young chess player Gasim Aliyev, and editing is done by Suleyman Novruzov. The program will be broadcast twice a month. The first program is dedicated to the famous chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov.

On July 18, 2025, an educational training by trainer Anar Mustafayev was held at the “Saral Development and Education Center” within the framework of the “You and Artificial Intelligence” project of the “Integration Center of Azerbaijanis in Georgia”. During the training, interesting discussions were held about the impact of artificial intelligence on society, its application areas in everyday life and its future opportunities. At the end of the training, which was attended by a total of 15 people, an interactive game was organized. The participants found out which of the pre-selected questions were answered by humans or artificial intelligence. This creative and entertaining part provided an opportunity to understand artificial intelligence more closely.Thanks to the “Development Center of Azerbaijanis in Georgia” and trainer Anar Mustafayev.

On July 20, 2025, on the occasion of International Chess Day, the "Marneuli Inter-Club Regional Chess Tournament" was held at Tea House with the support of "SOCAR". A total of 70 young chess players from 14 teams from Marneuli, Garachopp and Bolnisi districts and villages participated in the tournament.Before the game, the head of the "Development and Education Center" Emin Ahmadov, who opened the event with an introductory speech, informed the participants about the event and spoke about future activities. In his speech, the head of "Aktual Media" Ilkin Huseynov spoke about the "Shahmat TV" project, a new joint project of the "Development and Education Center" and "Aktual Media". The host of the project on "Aktual.ge" Gasim Aliyev visually presented the analysis of the most successful games of Azerbaijani chess player Vugar Hashimov to the event participants. After the games, a memorandum was signed between the organizations on the launch of the "Shahmat TV" project. Then, the participants were served a buffet with live music at the "Mugham Restaurant".In the tournament, which consisted of seven rounds, the first place winner was "Qaraçöp I" with seven points, the second place winner was "Tea House I" with six points, and the third place winner was "Tea House II" with five points. The winners were presented with cups, diplomas, medals and gifts.

On July 17–18, 2025, an open chess tournament was held in Dmanisi, organized by the Department of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs of the Dmanisi Municipality, as well as the Dmanisi Omar Mumladze Sports School.The Tea House chess club was represented by a total of 8 people in the tournament. 5 members of the chess club showed successful results. In the age category over 15 years old, Jahandar Bayramov was awarded 500 lari as the first place winner, Tacir Allahverdiyev was awarded 300 lari as the second place winner, and Gasim Aliyev was awarded 200 lari as the third place winner. Among minors, Ayhan Asgarov was awarded 1st place and Timur Kalayev was awarded 2nd place and was awarded a medal and diploma.The competition served to develop intellectual skills among young people and popularize chess.

 On July 17, 2025, at the "SARAL Development and Education Center", the film of the same name by Nodar Dumbadze's work "Hellados" was watched in Georgian by members of the Georgian language course. The film, which was made in 1979 and was written by Nodar Dumbadze himself, tells the story of the friendship of two young people. After watching the film, the young people discussed it and wrote a short essay in Georgian about their favorite character.The lessons are conducted under the guidance of Aylin Humbatova, a volunteer Georgian language teacher.

 The increase in armed conflicts, social tensions, and violent attitudes in the modern world makes the concept of peace and the work to be done in this direction even more relevant. Peace is not just an idea or a desire — it is a skill, a process that can be learned and taught. Peace education serves precisely this purpose: to teach people to build a world free from violence, based on mutual understanding and cooperation.  The Caucasus region has historically been a place where different cultures, religions, and peoples converge. While this diversity, on the one hand, is a source of wealth and potential, on the other hand, it can lead to conflicts if not properly managed. This is why peace education is especially important in the Caucasus — it serves as a powerful tool for creating unity and understanding in diversity.  Maintaining stability in the region is an important condition not only in terms of security, but also for social and economic progress. In societies where peace and mutual understanding exist, investment flows, tourism, and opportunities for cooperation increase. This is the foundation of both local and regional development.  Peace education in the Caucasus serves not only to prevent the recurrence of past conflicts, but also to create a more inclusive, stable and development-oriented environment for future generations. This form of education calls for taking real steps to make peace not just an idea, but a part of everyday life.  Peace education develops people's critical thinking skills, enabling them to approach conflicts through dialogue, rather than violence. This is done by instilling values such as empathy, understanding, social responsibility and human rights. Peace education is not only aimed at preventing war, but also at recognizing and preventing all forms of violence in everyday life - at school, in the family, in society.  Understanding between people is becoming more difficult every day. Different members of society only defend their own position without listening to each other. In such an environment, peace education teaches young people to be open to different ideas, to listen to the other side and to build empathy. This serves to form a more sustainable and healthy society.  Peace education begins in the family, continues in school and is formed in society.  Peace education is one of the most effective tools for shaping the peace-loving generations of the future. This form of education should be presented not only as a subject, but as a way of thinking and a way of life. As mutual understanding, a culture of listening and empathy are formed between people, society will become more just and non-violent. If we want a safer, more just and humane future, we must start peace education today.

Tea House volunteer and young vlogger Rukhsara Mamedova presents a video about the art exhibition “Pallet Integration 2025” from her perspective. In the video, she shares images from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, where the exhibition is held, and her impressions of the event. Rukhsara takes viewers through the events that took place from the beginning to the end of the exhibition – the preparation of the space, the arrangement of the works, the arrival of the first guests, and the lively atmosphere of the event.