Cultural-Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi”

Who we are:

We are a group of women- internally displaced people (IDPs) who come together to establish a women’s non-governmental organisation in Kutaisi, Western Georgia in October, 1997. Our group was created after the Georgian population had to flee Abkhazia as a result of the armed conflict in 1992-1993. Having become IDPs we encountered a wide range of problems, which could only be solved by uniting and supporting each other. Even though there were other women’s organisations in Kutaisi, we realized that as women- IDPs we had deferent needs and our particular situation was more understandable to women from Abkhazia.

Founders of Fund are:

Alla Gamakharia

Meri Gelashvili

Nanuli Ramishvili

Zhanna Chabukiani

Alla Gamakharia, Meri Gelashvili, Nanuli Ramishvili, Zhanna Chabukiani.

Our Fund was registered in 1997 (registration # 07) and reregistered in accordance to the requirements of Georgian Legislation in 1999 (registration # 05) by the Ministry of Justice of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

Our organisational mission:

Development of women’s activity through educational, legal, economic, social, cultural activities to increase women’s role in building a democratic society in Georgia, in the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Abkhazia, and achieving economic independence

Our vision:

Achieve gender equality and peace in the society.

Our organisational structure:

The Foundation is governed by the Board and its chairperson and is regulated by the charter and internal regulations. The Board is a permanent body consisting of 5 members, who meet quarterly.
There are 28 members in the organisation, all of whom work passionately with activists and volunteers to show them by example how our organisation makes contribution to the development of civil society and peace. Operational decisions are made by the chairperson of Foundation, whereas strategic decisions are made by the Board and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the organisation.

The main directions of our organisation’s activity:

* Woman and democracy
* Woman and peace
* Woman and society
* Work with youth

Types of our organisation’s activity:

* Education
* Research
* Information and Public awareness
* Advocacy

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