Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli met with the former UNICEF representative in Georgia and currently CEO of International NGO “Aflatoun International” in the Netherlands Roeland Monasch. At the meeting the parties discussed the organization’s activities, which are focused on development of educational modules through innovative methods, formal and non-formal education, that will assist the students and young people in development of competences required for the 21st century, such as social education and basic financial business skills. The prospects of future cooperation in this regard were discussed at the meeting.
The innovative method of teaching of “Aflatoun International” is recognized by the international educational institutions such as Harvard and Brookings. Additionally, “Aflatoun International” module is integrated into the UNICEF textbook - UNICEF Child Friendly School Curriculum.