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On what phase is the project? What activities were carried out in its frames? What issues are in the schedule of the GAC? What did the researches of the needs conducted in Batumi and how will be the interests of researched groups, IDPs and socially unprotected women, youth, national minorities and other so called gender groups foreseen. On May 14, Fund “Sukhumi” Conducted press-briefing.

Besides this, journalists of local and central TVs, Radio and Media got interested in other directions of organization work. Their special attention was paid to the issue of women’s participation in local self-government elections.

The event was broadly aired by different media sources.

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On the round table of Batumi democratic involvement center, there was held a presentation of Fund “Sukhumi” sociological research results(evaluation of gender needs in the context of local development) with participation of experts, youth socially unprotected and IDP women groups, teachers, NGOs, media, representatives of local self-government and members of the GAC. Besides discussion topics (Local civil society participation in municipal planning, including gender aspects in local politics and budget, increasing of women’s and other groups’ participation local government and decision-making, projects directed to local social groups’ social economic strengthening and civil integration), round table participants touched several important issues. On the background of coming elections the most actual is importance of women’s participation – support of women-candidates, attitude of the parties and society towards these issues.

There were critical remarks: “It is no need of financing several programs any more, but is going on mechanically, it is a pity that the society is less involved in the mentioned process”.

Optimistic views: “Today we heard several needs, proved by the research. We have a hope that this information will be reflected in local self-governmental programs”. “We think that for planning new budget, work on which will be started soon, the council will announce several new initiatives”. “The council does his best to promote citizens’, especially women groups’ involvements in allocation of local resources”.

The round table was actual for the media. Almost every publishing houses existing in Batumi, expressed interest regarding the themes.

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The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Department of State

How do the Fund "Sukhumi" and Batumi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) promote civic integration, what do the activities undertaken by the organization - educational programs, sociological researches, round-tables with different groups of society serve to, what activities are planned in the nearest future...

In the show, which was aired in the ether of "Channel 25", the roundtable participants, members of the GAC, representatives of IDP groups, youth and NGO partners say speak about the issues, which must be solved at this stage and in what direction should be deepened cooperation with local authorities.

Interviewers emphasized the importance of integrating gender aspects in the local budget

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The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Department of State