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Evaluation of a year's work, results, advantages and disadvantages - members of Batumi Club of Women Voters tried to assess the activities of the past year.

 - That year differed from other past years. Thematic of the meetings was diverse. We have expanded the range of our activities. New members have joined the Club, - Inga Meboniya, a leader of the Batumi Club.

- These meetings represent a good opportunity for collaboration and exchange of views - Tsitso Chkheidze.

According to the members of the Club, this year was distinguished by the fact that there were held local self-government elections. The work of the Club in this direction was activated. There were no women in the local self-government of Batumi before elections of 2010, but now there are four. One of them is Nazibrola Kobuladze – a member of the Club of Women-Voters.

The participants of the club would like the work within the framework of the project to be continued in the future, that will contribute to greater mobilization of women in political and public life of the country.

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

The Round table meeting, organized in Kutaisi was attended by representatives of governmental and non-governmental bodies. There was invited a member of the City council of Kutaisi, Mrs. Manana Kikabidze.

A head of Kutaisi branch of Association of Young Lawyers Nino Tvaltvadze provided attendees with the information about the training on strengthening of women’s possibilities in politics held in Kobuleti by Fund "Sukhumi”.

Participants of the training expressed their impressions about the training. In the words of Dalila Tamaz-ogli the training was very informative.

-                     We obtained information about European Charter, about competence of the City council, and budget management.

A member of the local self-government Manana Kikabidze told about future plans. She said she would actively cooperate with the Club of Women-Voters.

At the meeting of the Club there was made an announcement about Round table meeting to be held in Kutaisi on September 3 in the conference-room of the hotel "Imperial”. The meeting will be attended by women-deputies of the City Council of Imereti region and members of the Club of Women-Voters.

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