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A radiobroadcast from the cycle "Woman and politics” was broadcasted on radio "Dzveli kalaki”.

"In the broadcast there was sounded information about a new phase of the project. The main objective of the project is the political empowerment of women for the next elections, activation of the Club of Women-Voters, and lobbying solution of women's issues.

There were interviews with Rusudan Kervalishvili (Chairperson of Gender Equality Council in the parliament) and Nino Tsikhistavi (Chairperson of the South Caucasus Women's Network), who believes that "the problem is that we have not formed a political will that will give women possibility to take equal participation in political and social life of Georgia”.

Rusudan Kervalishvili is convinced that "in Georgian politics should be many women”. Khatuna Khatashvili from the village Karaleti, Gori district ran in the past elections. She believes that the electoral code should be reconsidered if we want to create equal opportunities for women. 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.

Debates on the topic "Psycho-social environment and family climate in the context of domestic violence" were held on the 22^nd of November at Women’s Support Center in Khurcha (village in Zugdidi District, border zone).

The theme was chosen based on the issues discussed during the training. The meeting was attended by teachers, school students, representatives of the health spectrum and the women who came to the meeting from the border villages Nabakevi, Koki. The debate began with the provision of information by experts and facilitator. The audience quickly joined in the process of debate. On the background of information provided there were carried out very interesting discussions, views were expressed about the theme: the current socio-political situation determines the living conditions of people. And this society, in fact, have to live in an uncontrolled area, which causes many problems. In their opinion, dependence on alcohol, drugs, gambling influences much the family climate, which is factually uncontrolled there. "Our young people are killed by imitation. It seems as if they do it all for self-affirmation." "We - doctors, nurses and teachers are in a stressful situation too. There are no security guarantees... "