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With support of international organization "Conciliation resources” Fund "Sukhumi” implements the project "Awareness raising and mobilization in political processes of women IDPs”.
The purpose of the meetings carried out within the framework of the project is to acquaint women IDPs with the situation in Georgia and other countries from the gender perspective, with changes in Election legislation and the Law about local self-government.
The project envisages conduction of 18 informational meetings in Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo and Khoni.
The first meetings were held on May 7th in Kutaisi. Two meetings were organized with teachers and pupils of the school # 5 of Abkhaz Autonomous Republic. Participants were provided with the information about election legislation, functions and role of the local self-government.
The same meetings were held on May 11 and 13 with women IDPs living in collective centres.
Participants of the meetings mentioned that those meetings would stimulate them for active involvement in elections and support of women-candidates.
The project is implemented with the support of international organization Conciliation Resources (Great Britain). | 
