Today, on the initiative of Senaki Municipality Gamgeoba and the fund “Sukhumi”, the agreement was signed regarding joint trainings on the issues of gender and gender violence for the members of Senaki Municipality local government representatives and the youth group. Implementing of this idea became possible as a result of GAC work. By the opinions of the council members, this initiative will have positive influence on local self-government as well on the youth, who represent the future of the city.
On February 24 for the next meetings the members of Batumi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) continued to work on an action plan gender policy and agreed to the terms of the final version approval; defined groups and research questions of local gender needs. Has been established Advocacy group, which to solve a specific problem and mapped out a strategy of action. GAC members gave a positive assessment initiated a series of meetings "Dialogue of Generations", which is carried out under the auspices of the SCS and contributes to gender education of young people. It was said about the need to expand this work.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
In Batumi, in the center of the democratic involvement by the initiative of the Fund "Sukhumi" gathered the local journalists and representatives of NGOs "Center for Development and monitoring of the municipality."
The participants learned about the work of Gender Advisory Council Batumi - Get Information on carried out researches, of gender policies and recommendations developed by GAC to promote the formation of a gender balance.
Journalists noted that the topics on which work GAC are relevant, and they are systematically recorded in the local media.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
The lawyer of Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council conducted informational meeting with the residents of st. Tsutsunava. Were identified problems which solution does not require particular financing: is a defective gutter, on the part of the street there is no street lighting. On this street there is a building "the blind Society", which has already collapsed. In summer of it ruins there are snakes, and it poses a risk to children. There was prepared a statement, which will be submitted to the city problem will be lobbed.
In Kutaisi IDP collective centers the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” conducted 6 informational meetings. 51 participants gained information regarding different issues.
Informational meetings of the lawyer were held in Kutaisi library No 8. There was a discussion of domestic violence and ways of prevention. Attention was paid to rights and duties of pupils and teachers.
During a month legal consultations on different issues were conducted, statements were made regarding citizens’ needs and problems and sent to relevant structures.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
In February, the mobilization meetings were held based on the plan in Women Support Centers in Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha (Zugdidi).
At the meetings, the participants discussed the domestic violence statistics of last year published on the website of the MIA of Georgia. They also received the information about the changes in the law against violence.
The meetings were held in the villages Koki, Ivandidi, Bataria as well.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
