At a meeting of the Club of Women-Voters, organized in Khoni Club members were provided with detailed information about the new project funded by the U.S. Embassy in Georgia. The aim of the project is the integration of women IDPs in the local community through monitoring of the work of the local government.
Participants of the meeting were acquainted with legislative initiatives of fund "Sukhumi":
- financial aid for women in labor in the amount of 600 GEL.
- financial aid for the birth of the third and more children in the amount of 1000 GEL.
During the discussion it was noted that these initiatives would contribute to changing demographic statistics.
The Project Assistant Miranda Gvantseladze talked about how far it is possible to advocate and lobby for these issues.
At the end of the meeting a representative of the Fund "Sukhumi" Tea Goletiani told members of the Club about non-governmental organizations operating in Israel.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA. |