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Social employer, village governor, prosecutor, judge, teacher, stuff of the police and the NGOs, journalist, head of social service…there were about 40 participants on the registration list.

The main is that all of them are interested in the problem that was raised during a debate "are the activities of local structures adequate in the process of violence prevention and victims’ protection” in Zugdidi Gamgeoba.

The experts presented situation connected to the problem, talked about the barriers, faces by the victims. The special theme was psychologically wounded children.

With the invitation of the fund”Sukhumi” the debate was attended by the members of Senaki Sakrebulo and Gamgeoba.

All of the representatives talked about their experience and examples from their practice. The sense of solving the problem with their share was seen.

In the budget of Zugdidi Sakrebulo, there are finances for prevention of family violence and victims’ protection. Active partnership with the NGOs is planned.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

In frames of the project - ”Women and Girls for the Peace and Social Fairness”, first workshop was held in Kutaisi. Girls and women were joined by the boys also and that made the discussion more interesting.

From the issues of human security there was raised one of the most sensitive for the women - labor rights protection and according the changes in the law of labor, the groups expressed their view. The experts realized the problems of both employed and unemployed women and fixed the ways of their solution.

There were also interesting discussions round the second issue – international experience of women’s peaceful activities and local strategy of using peaceful resources of women. The participants revealed the group of women with such potentials and suggested strategy of their strengthening.

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,

 women’s Foundation (Sweden)

"Lots of questions may be seen through the gender prism”. – said Mamuka Mgvdeladze, member of Kutaisi Sakrebulo, on the second meeting of Gender Consultation Center. Council members discussed the changes in Gender Council provisions and the information, gained about gender situation. They talked about creation of city gender conception, planned activities about research of local gender necessities and problems.

The meeting was followed by motivation of each council member, activities and a will of being involved in the process. 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality