Energy Brigades in Tbilisi
Vaketili district, Georgia

The Vaketili district is one of the poorest districts of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. During the last years, an active community organisation started to address many problems in the form of land allotments for poor families, a huge tree planting scheme and humanitarian support. The Georgian Energy Brigades were invited to work with volunteers of the Vaketili Community Organisation to improve window insulations for the poorest families in the district. This very successful initiative also integrates energy awareness raising training in its activities.

typical concrete slab blocks of the Varketili district

the volunteers, local coordinator Bondo Tabatadze, national GEB coordinators Keti Chachibaia and Jimi Dabrundashvili and international coordinator Petr Holub

the volunteers are young unemployed inhabitants of the Varketili district, the meaningful work gives them happiness

Georgia Energy Brigades provide volunteers with a general training. here Jimi Dabrundashvili explains the concept of Climate Change. it gives them greater sense of the importance of their work. this knowledge will be further spread in their families

Georgian Energy Brigades working vest - front side...

...and back side - on volunteer cutting grooves where silicone draught-proofing strips will be applied to

cutting machines are connected to the generator in the corridor. in Varketili, electricity is available only a few hours in the morning and in the evening

properly put putty also seals the window from the wind coming in. the Varketili brigade insulates one to three flats a day