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At a regular meeting of the Club of Women-Voters were invited representatives of different political parties, non-governmental organizations and members of City Council.

Participants in the meeting talked about the problems in the water supply system (there are districts where water is not supplied to the upper floors of houses and residents are compelled to use pumps), but have to pay for water at the full rate.

They agreed to work, first of all, on the issue of water supply. The invited guests will be also involved in the work together with the advocacy group.

Zaza Kheladze, Director of the Youth Research Centre expressed his willingness to assist the advocacy group in solving this problem.

 The training, held in the collective center "Electromechanical Lyceum" within the framework of the project, supported by the British organization "Conciliation Resources", was attended by 11 people (active groups, selected by IDP communities, living in collective centers "Ankom" and "Electromechanical Lyceum").

 The training participants were given information about their institutional rights. Particular attention was paid the right of selection of housing, which is quite topical and problematic. The following issues were also important: protection of IDPs of unreasoned resettlement (guarantee, funds); rehabilitation of collective centers; transfer of ownership.

 They mentioned that it is necessary to distinguish authority and keep hierarchy so that IDPs were able to raise their problems and solve them in the appropriate structures.

 The training participants were provided with the detailed information about issues which they were concerned about.