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The 6-th meeting of Senaki GAC was carried out in renewed conference hall of Senaki Sakrebulo.

First two questions under day schedule of the meeting, regarding information about results of local elections, got interested the attendants.

Chairperson of the council, Natalya Khubua mentioned that as a result of Senaki Sakrebulo there were elected 30 deputats, 15 of them by proportional list and 15 – by majoritarian system. 6 among them are women, including 2 majoritarians, probably one more women will be added to this list.

GAC members were too surprised and glad by the information about the results of elections in Ozurgeti, as in comparison with 2010 elections, number of women in Sakrebulo was increased and now there are 7 women out of 15 members of city Sakrebulo of Ozurgeti and the gender equality is reached.

There was also discussion of the recommendations elaborated as a result of the researches of local gender needs of Senaki women. Members of the GAC decided to prepare final package of the recommendations, which will be presented for discussion to new Sakrebulo. They expressed a will that while planning budget for 2015, Sakrebulo will envisage their suggestions and recommendations, which will help to solve lots of gender problems, existing in the city.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

Representative of the Fund “Sukhumi” conducted informational meeting in the publishing house “Kolkheti”. This is a free newspaper of Senaki Municipality, which is issued since 1923. The newspaper periodically airs the work of the fund “Sukhumi” in Senaki. At this time, in the publishing house, where only women work, the conversation was regarding the issue of elections of women candidates, election results and further support of already elected deputats.

Then the meeting was continued in the conference hall of Sakrebulo. TV “Egrisi” traditionally made a show about meeting of the GAC.

One more issue: pleasant news – we congratulate our journalist from Sukhumi Teona Janashia with the marriage! Teona worked in the newspaper “Main issue in Samegrelo” and actively cooperated with the fund “Sukhumi”. The first publication about Senaki GAC was written by her. We wish her happiness and all the best.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

“For those who have not seen the war, it will be difficult to understand the meaning of peace”. “Very emotional, informative and exampling histories”, - thus was the collection “Peacekeeping and Women” evaluated by the participants of the workshop, local and IDP women and girls. Further group work showed participants attitude towards the issue, how and by whom do they see women’s peacekeeping resources and how must be it cheered?

In the second part of the work-shop there were revealed participants views regarding mistakes of women’s human rights protection: still hidden problem of domestic violence, protection of labor rights, economical, political, private security – women raised numerous interesting issues while discussions and saw many issues through gender side.

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

 women’s Foundation (Sweden)