The Right to Heal Club

Every teenager should be educated about their rights and the boundaries beyond which they are victims of injustice. When it comes to medicine, this awareness is crucial as it directly affects each individual. The Right to Heal Club, announced at this year’s first assembly, aims to give students the opportunity to learn about ethics, medical injustice, patient rights, and intersections between law and medicine, all while raising awareness about medical terminology and specific laws both in and out of Georgia. 

This idea was put into motion by Elene Georbelidze, the founder of the Right to Heal Club. Prior to her transfer at GZAAT, she was working on a paper about medical injustice when she got inspired. At school, she noticed a lack of awareness among her peers about injustice, deciding to create this club to shed light on students' medical rights. Beyond learning, students aim to organize campaigns, write about an individual's experience, make designs, and gain leadership experience – all skills that are valued at top universities. “Our club helps explore leadership and marketing roles and helps students develop various skills that they could not develop at other clubs.” said Elene Georbelidze

As far as their projects go, the club members did a campaign called, “What Are My Rights?”, creating awareness posters that were spread around the whole school. They are planning on expanding their work, currently working on a bake sale, which will take place on Monday, 20 October. All donations will go towards the Saint Andrew Foundation, for children who are battling cancer. 

Anyone can become a member today by contacting Elene Georbelidze via her email.

Written by Ketevan Sidamonidze 

Edited by Elene Papiashvili