4 youth awarded for bravery on International Children’s Day
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Georgia celebrated International Children’s Day by awarding four brave children who saved the lives of others.
Luka Tskhvedadze 9, Giorgi Askilashvili 9, Giorgi Gozalishvili 13 and Mariam Chkhaidze - 11 are the children who saved the lives of others by calling the Georgian Emergency Service, 112.
The Service awarded the children with medals and the title Hero of 112 and celebrated International Children’s Day with them.
Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas who is paying a visit to Georgia awarded the youngsters. Photo by the Interior Ministry
Luka Tskhvedadze and Giorgi Askilashvili called 112 and asked for medical assistance for their younger brothers.
Giorgi Gozalishvili called 112 to help an elderly woman who got lost in the street in Shida Kartli region of Georgia.
Mariam Chkhaidze was home alone when she called 112 for medical help when she felt bad because of a high temperature.
This is the second time the Georgian Interior Ministry has awarded the 'Heroes of 112'. Photo by the Interior Ministry
After the ceremony the youth learned how the emergency service works and met the 112 dispatchers who had personally helped them in their moments of need.
Every year on International Children’s Day on June 1, children who know how to act in emergency situations will be awarded for bravery.
Today Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili opened a new 112 Emergency Response Centre in Rustavi, allowing the service to better serve the people of Georgia.
Georgia’s Emergency and Operative Response Centre112 has today awarded several children who saved another person’s life by dialing the emergency number and asking for help.
Tbilisi is celebrating International Children’s Day today and hosting theatre shows, film screenings and fun activities for children at several inner-city public parks.
Georgia’s emergency service 112 is the best among similar services in 81 other nations, and has won a special international prize for saving hundreds of lives through its innovative efforts.
Children with special needs, children from socially vulnerable and internally displaced families, children from extended families, and children of fire-fighters and soldiers serving in international missions, joined today’s concert at the Presidential Palace.
Georgian sailors have received Certificates of Commendation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for “exceptional bravery at sea”.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia congratulated children on international Children’s Day, stating that parents and each member of the state will have to work hard in order to make children feel safe and secure.
International Children’s Day will be celebrated with events in downtown Tbilisi’s recreational parks, with visitors to be hosted at Mziuri, Kikvidze and Vaso Godziashvili parks on June 1, Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced on Thursday.