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Members of the Club of Women-Voters gathered in the Centre of Civic Engagement in Batumi. At the meeting they were acquainted with the city budget of 2013.

Participants of the meeting mentioned that the majority of the population is not familiar with the city budget, so the meeting was very informative.

The budget items related to health care and social security were of special interest for the participants.

The same day, members of the Club met with the chairman of Batumi City Hall Budget Committee, Mr. Ednar Nataridze. They discussed the issue of high fees in kindergartens.

 It is important to mention that by the initiative of the members of Batumi advocacy group in Makhinjauri was opened a special school for disabled children, where they will learn embroidery, knitting and sewing.

Club members believe that their active work will help advocate many important issues through cooperation with local authorities.

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

New Year 2013 started for the Women's Support Centres with a meeting of mobilizers from six centers, which took place on January 18 at the WSC in Tskhaltubo.

The main topic of discussion was the development of a plan to monitor cases of abuse, and to work with local authorities and the work of advocacy. Were reviewed and discussed design ideas for further work WPCs. Mobilizers have developed a plan of mobilization meetings for 6 months and discussed topics for future meetings.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.