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As part of the “Aimadara” project, the WAC department for work with local representative offices held another tour day for students of the Adzyubzha village Secondary School named after A.M. Chochua. 20 high school students, together with their teachers, visited the Novy Afon cave, and then climbed to the top of Iverian Mountain. The picturesque views and rich history of these places left no one indifferent. The excursion gave the children a lot of pleasant impressions and new discoveries. The busy day concluded with a picnic near the raging Psyrdzkha River.

The regional branch of the World Abaza Congress in St. Petersburg, headed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the WAC Mussa Ekzekov, the Abkhazian Diaspora of St. Petersburg and cadets of the A. Mozhaysky Military Space Academy honored the memory of those perished in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Participants in the ceremony laid flowers at the memorials of natives of Karachay-Cherkessia and Abkhazia at the Piskarevskoye cemetery.

According to archival materials, 55.5 thousand people from Abkhazia were drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army and Navy. Over 17 thousand people did not return from the front.

Over 46 thousand people were drafted from Karachay-Cherkessia. Almost half of them have not returned home.

The World Abaza Congress conducted a medical examination in the village of Akuaskya, Ochamchira region. Traditionally, clinical examination consisted of two stages: on the first day, children and teachers had their blood tested for general analysis and glucose levels, and on the second day, with the results already available, they were examined by a visiting team of doctors.
In total, more than 100 students and school employees were examined. Children and adults with identified disorders were referred for further examination.

Medical examination of students in rural schools in Abkhazia is a project of the World Abaza Congress, conducted with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Republic.

The Congress team held another master class on national sports games at the Novy Afon Secondary School named after B.D. Avidzba. The schoolchildren were told about the rules of the “Aimtsakiachara” game separately noting the features that distinguish it from many related competitions. After the theoretical part, the students divided into two teams and played the first match.

"Aimtsakiachara" is an Abkhazian national team ball game, reminiscent of modern rugby. According to the rules of the competition, team captains knock down a small felt ball with wooden sticks, while trying to throw it to their team mates. The catcher must run to the finish line as quickly as possible and not get caught by opponents who are trying to possess the ball.

The national games project has been implemented since 2022. This year, the WAC continued visiting master classes in the towns and villages of Abkhazia. The best teams will take part in the tournament, the results of which will determine the winner.

As part of the “Aimadara” project, the WAC department for work with local representative offices held another excursion day. This time it was organized for students of the Mgudzyrkhua village Secondary School. At the request of the sightseers themselves, the route passed through the holy places of the eastern part of Abkhazia: Dranda Cathedral, Mokva Orthodox Cathedral and Ilor Temple. A bonus was a visit to the Abrskil’s Cave in Otap. The trip was accompanied by an informative story from the history teacher of the Mgudzyrkhua School, Saida Gunba. For most sightseers, the places visited were new and previously unknown. It was an interesting and eventful day.
Despite the exhausting route, the schoolchildren completed it with songs and dances.

Lykhny and Tsandrypshch are the new locations for master classes on “Aimtsakiachara”. First, schoolchildren were told about the significance of folk games and their role in the Abkhazian culture, then the rules and peculiarities of the game were explained. The master class ended with exciting competitions. Each of the students had the opportunity to show dexterity, ingenuity and perseverance in achieving their goals.

The result of the master classes will be a tournament in Abkhazian national games. It will gather the best teams and determine the winner of the games.

The Coordination Council of Women of Abkhazia under the WAC held a meeting in the Sukhum office of the Congress. The meeting was attended by the headmaster of Ochamchira Secondary School No. 4 Lyalya Papaskir, teachers of Pitsunda School No. 1 Dona Maliia and Aida Trapsh, teachers of the school in the village of Dzhgerda Bella Tsvizhba and Naira Chikovani, headmaster of the Dranda School Mzia Tsvizhba, manager of the administration of the Tkuarchal district Minadora Berulava, teachers Kutol School Indira Amichba and Lolita Tsvizhba, school teachers from the village of Ldzaa Mimosa Yenik and Anisa Vanacha, as well as heads of departments of the WAC.

The meeting was attended by guests from Karachay-Cherkessia - editor-in-chief of the “Abazashta” newspaper Fardaus Kulova and editor-in-chief of “Cherkess-Heku” Lyusana Abidokova. The event was moderated by the Chairman of the Women's Council, journalist Ekaterina Bebiia.

Such topics as the role of women in politics, scientific environment and public life, methods of teaching the native language and the introduction of the subject of Apsuara into the school curriculum were discussed at the meeting.

The participants expressed their readiness to compile a training manual on Apsuara, taking into account the systematic approach.