The Jokolo Educational Center in Pankisi Gorge, eastern Georgia, has closed. On 5 October, the organization’s representatives began removing inventory from the building.

The center had been operating since 2014 under the Kakheti Regional Development Foundation. The building where the center operated belongs to Akhmeta Municipality and had been leased by the organization. According to Iza Bekauri, head of the Kakheti Regional Development Foundation, they decided to close the center after Akhmeta Municipality refused to extend the lease of the building. Bekauri also said that the center had suspended its work since February 2026 due to the “adopted laws.”

The Jokolo Educational Center was the only opportunity for non-formal education in Pankisi Gorge. The center offered preparatory classes in various subjects for school students, as well as different courses for women from Pankisi. According to the Kakheti Regional Development Foundation, around 150 people from Pankisi received non-formal education at the center every year.