{"id":19066,"date":"2024-07-04T11:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T11:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/bridging-divides-through-openness-and-respect-a-georgia-armenia-exchange\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T03:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T03:25:36","slug":"bridging-divides-through-openness-and-respect-a-georgia-armenia-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/nl\/bridging-divides-through-openness-and-respect-a-georgia-armenia-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Kloven overbruggen door openheid en respect: Een uitwisseling tussen Georgi\u00eb en Armeni\u00eb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>Aidar Sultanov, NIMD's stagiair voor democratie-educatie, heeft onlangs deelgenomen aan een uitwisselingsreis tussen naburige scholen voor democratie: De Armeense Meerpartijen Democratie Academie en onze partner <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/d7d695b893d8bbee\/Documents\/Emanuela%20Falzon%20Campbell%20Consultancy\/NIMD\/Stories%20and%20articles\/eecmd.org\"><i>EECMD<\/i><\/a><\/strong><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>scholen voor democratie in Gori en Telavi. Hieronder deelt hij zijn ervaringen.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bij NIMD zijn we trots op ons vermogen om mensen over verschillende scheidslijnen heen samen te brengen.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. En onze Democracy Academy in Armeni\u00eb is daarop geen uitzondering. Ze verenigt jonge politici en burgervrouwen en -mannen met verschillende achtergronden, ideologie\u00ebn en regio's. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In juni kregen deze deelnemers de kans om nog een andere kloof te overbruggen, toen ze een bezoek brachten aan buurland Georgi\u00eb. Daar zouden ze deelnemen aan een uitwisselingsreis met de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eecmd.org\/democracy-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gori en Telavi democratische school<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">ls<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> en ontmoet andere gepassioneerde jonge veranderaars.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ik was enthousiast om me bij hen aan te sluiten. Als stagiair voor Democracy Education bij het NIMD heb ik me verdiept in de ins en outs van onze <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nimd.org\/nl\/what-we-do\/democracy-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scholen met democratie<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Ik stond te popelen om een aantal deelnemers te ontmoeten en uit de eerste hand te zien wat het betekent om <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">deel uitmaken van deze verenigende uitwisseling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15639 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/nimd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC00992-scaled-e1719999204217.jpg\" alt=\"The exchange participants are sitting together round a big table. \" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leren van ervaring<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Toen ik de Armeense deelnemers voor het eerst ontmoette, kon ik hun opwinding voelen. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eze jongeren waren tamelijk nieuw met het concept van scholen voor democratie, zoals de Armeense Academie voor Meerpartijendemocratie (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armeniandemocracyacademy\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ARMDA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) werd pas onlangs vastgesteld.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Afgelopen april gelanceerd, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ARMDA is ontwikkeld en ge\u00efmplementeerd via een samenwerkingsverband tussen het kantoor van NIMD in Armeni\u00eb en de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oxygen.org.am\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stichting OxYGen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. De deelnemers hadden dus veel te winnen bij hun reis. Ze stonden te popelen om de Georgische deelnemers te ontmoeten, die hun ervaring en tips konden delen omdat ze deel uitmaken van een gevestigde school voor democratie.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sommige van de alumni die ze zouden ontmoeten, namen meer dan tien jaar geleden deel aan de Georgian Democracy School, toen die voor het eerst werd opgezet door het NIMD-kantoor in Georgi\u00eb - nu de Georgian Democracy School. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eecmd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oost-Europees Centrum voor Meerpartijendemocratie (EECMD)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een kans voor inspiratie en samenwerking<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het was vanaf het begin duidelijk dat de uitwisseling een waardevolle gelegenheid was om idee\u00ebn te verkennen en contacten te leggen. De deelnemers deelden regionale uitdagingen, leerden van elkaar en richtten een regionetwerk op van jonge mensen met de vaardigheden en kennis om bij te dragen aan verandering in hun eigen land.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15636 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/nimd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC00844-scaled-e1719998962701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dit was de eerste keer dat ik een school voor democratie in actie zag en ik was onder de indruk van het informele, persoonlijke karakter van de dialoog, waarbij iedereen zich op zijn gemak voelde om zijn mening te delen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het viel me op dat, hoewel deze deelnemers vaak verschillende meningen hadden, ze de discussies met een opmerkelijke openheid benaderden. Ik wist dat de NIMD Democratische Scholen tolerantie en respect promoten, maar het in actie zien was heel anders. Ondanks hun verschillende meningen vonden de deelnemers het belangrijk om alle stemmen te horen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ze bespraken regionale uitdagingen zoals polarisatie van de media, buitenlands beleid en relaties tussen hun landen. Samen deelden ze hun visie op de democratische systemen van hun eigen land en kwamen ze met idee\u00ebn over hoe zij, als toekomstige leiders, hun democratie zouden kunnen verdiepen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een diepere verbinding opbouwen<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tussen de dialoogsessies door kregen de deelnemers de kans om meer persoonlijke gesprekken te voeren en contacten te leggen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tijdens een van deze discussies had ik het genoegen om het volgende te ontmoeten <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tsovinar Kostanyan, vicevoorzitter en stichtend lid van de \"HASAK\"-partij, een partij voor sociale rechtvaardigheid. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ze deelde dat ze haar partij ziet als een platform om stemmen te versterken en zinvolle verandering teweeg te brengen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tsovinar was erg enthousiast om deel te nemen aan de uitwisseling en dacht al na over de inzichten die ze mee terug kon nemen naar Armeni\u00eb. Voor haar was de Georgische school voor democratie, met haar lange geschiedenis en betrokken alumni, een echte inspiratie. Ze hoopt ook haar banden en connecties met andere alumni over ideologische scheidslijnen heen te blijven koesteren, terwijl ze zich de komende jaren blijft inzetten voor de politiek.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Polarisatie tegengaan<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tsovinar deelde ook haar opwinding over haar deelname aan de Democracy Academy in Armeni\u00eb. Sinds de start van het programma voelt ze een nieuwe motivatie in haar politieke werk en heeft ze waardevolle nieuwe kennis opgedaan. Ze vertelde hoe ARMDA haar inzicht heeft verdiept in het soort initiatieven dat haar partij kan nemen om beter in contact te komen met haar kiezers. Ze heeft ook nieuwe strategie\u00ebn en instrumenten geleerd om sociale rechtvaardigheid te bevorderen en de rechten van haar kiezers te verbeteren.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maar voor haar is het belangrijkste wat ze heeft geleerd het aangaan van een dialoog. Zowel door ARMDA als door de uitwisseling is ze ge\u00efnspireerd geraakt door de geest van openheid en respect. Deze dialoog heeft haar geholpen om de standpunten en standpunten van andere politieke en maatschappelijke actoren in haar land beter te begrijpen en te accepteren.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In het huidige politieke klimaat in Armeni\u00eb, dat volgens haar wordt gekenmerkt door politieke polarisatie, is de dialoog over de scheidslijnen heen een baken van hoop. Voor Tsovinar zijn initiatieven zoals ARMDA de oplossing - het cre\u00ebren van meer eenheid, tolerantie en acceptatie, en het helpen naar een minder gepolariseerde politieke omgeving.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De ouders van de Armeense democratie<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het gesprek met Tsovinar over haar hoop voor de toekomst deed me nadenken over de enorme verantwoordelijkheid die op de schouders van de jonge deelnemers van ARMDA rust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15637 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/nimd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC00868-scaled-e1720000096816.jpg\" alt=\"The participants sit around a big table.\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het deed me denken aan een moment tijdens de uitwisseling op het EECMD-kantoor: De deelnemers keken naar portretten van de stichters van de Georgische Republiek, die een cruciale rol speelden bij het vestigen van de democratie in het land. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een Armeense deelnemer wees op de solide en langdurige inzet van zijn buurland voor democratische hervormingen: \"Zij zijn de ouders van de Georgische democratie. Maar <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wij <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">zijn de ouders van de Armeense democratie.\"\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nu Armeni\u00eb - dat in 2018 is omgevormd tot een representatieve parlementaire democratische republiek - stappen zet in de richting van een meer robuuste, verenigde en inclusieve democratie, ben ik er trots op dat ik de leiders en toekomstige leiders die de toekomst van het land vorm zullen geven, kan steunen. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aidar Sultanov, NIMD's stagiair voor onderwijs in democratie, heeft onlangs deelgenomen aan een uitwisselingsreis tussen naburige scholen voor democratie: De Armenian Multiparty Democracy Academy en de Democracy Schools Gori en Telavi van onze partner EECMD. Hieronder deelt hij zijn ervaringen.   Bij NIMD zijn we erg trots op ons vermogen om mensen over verschillende scheidslijnen heen bij elkaar te brengen. 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