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Another broadcast from the cycle "Woman and non-violent society” broadcasted by the radio " Dzveli kalaki” starts with the information about international youth training organized by Fund "Sukhumi” in Kutaisi. "We speak much about our conflicts and rare consider them in Caucasian context. Youth should have possibility to meet and work in Caucasian context. We are happy that we could do it. Young people expressed their visions and interesting opinions about many issues. We think that our expectations have been justified”, - Alla Gamakharia, chairperson of Fund "Sukhumi”. Interviews with training participants show their attitude towards the training thematic. "We told about our conflicts, methods of analysis. All these will encourage us for the work on conflict resolution”. "Such training has very important from the point of view of awareness raising and obtaining experience. We are happy to have such an opportunity”. Forum-theatre performance made great impression on the participants. They mentioned that family is like a small state and if there is no peace, it is bad for the State and on the contrary – general situation in the State has an impact on family…   The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.

                                                                              with equal participation!

On May 27, 2010, from 11:00 to 12:00 the Network of Women’s Organisations of Georgia is arranging joint, silent actions in cities and district centres of Georgia (Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Khoni, Khobi, Zugdidi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni, Gori, Mtskheta, Dusheti, Gurjaani, Tbilisi).

Women’s Information Centre, Women’s Political Resource Centre, Union of Wives of Invalids and Lost Warriors, Women for Democracy, Anti-Violence Network of Georgia join the Action and express solidarity with different measures.

According to the statistical data there are 6% women in the Georgian Parliament.

11% of women are presented in the Local self government.

Georgia is on the 120^th place according to the level of women’s participation in politics.

For the achievement of gender equality Georgia already has an appropriate Legislation base – Law on Gender Equality, though effectiveness of this Law is conditioned only by the good will of voters.

Fate of the Local self-government for the nearest four years will be decided at elections to be held on May 30. Whether women-candidates will be given possibility to use their abilities and opportunities for the good of their co-citizens is dependent on voters.

With the initiative of Cultural-Humanitarian Fund "Sukhumi”, the Action of solidarity to support women-candidates all around Georgia, organized by the Network of Women’s Organisations of Georgia, will remind voters, that:

Equality is the power of the country!

-                      The obtained information will help me protect my rights, fight for the solution of the problem. These meetings will help to learn how to communicate with people, free myself from complexes. -                      My friends and relative tell me that I have changed much, become more free and interesting. I am interested in everything going on around me, everything that concerns me. -                      These are opinions of girls who participated in informational meetings of Fund "Sukhumi”. Meetings were carried out in Women’s Support Centres of Khoni (21.05.10) and Senaki (25.05.10). At these meetings girls are acquainted with international documents protecting their rights.   The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.