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The TV programme of Fund "Sukhumi”, transmitted on air of "Rioni” on February 24, was about obvious cases of civil advocacy.

Members of advocacy groups of the Clubs of Women-Voters of Kutaisi and Tskhaltubo told about their work on solution of specific problems such as unregulated schedule of water supply in several districts, removal of benefits for the payment of water supply to upper floors, and also about a very delicate problem of incorrect attitude of some citizens to water resource that results in non-purposeful utilization of this resource.

The situation in water supply of Kutaisi, gaps and measures to be made to fill the gaps – these issues were discussed by the advocacy groups’ members together with managers of relevant services, representatives of NGOs and local government.

TV journalists had the opportunity to ask questions which they were interested in. There were revealed many problematic issues which, according to the guests, would be solved by stages and the maximum result of this process would be achieved only through close cooperation of civil society organizations and the relevant agencies, local governments, and through information sharing. 

Members of the advocacy groups initiated plans for further activity. The television has already started to work on several social TV advertisings.

Certain groups of citizens have already responded to the appeal for active cooperation with the relevant structures to improve the situation in their districts.      

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