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Club of Women-Voters in Zugdidi was joined by new members – lawyers, teachers of Institutions, mothers with many children. The number of women IDPs from Abkhazia has also been increased in the Club. Members of the Club talked about problems in the region. During the group work there were stressed the most painful ones - unemployment, lack of access to health insurance, violations in the insurance system. It was noted that due to lack of health insurance policies pregnant women face problems. There was raised the issue of integration of IDPs, large families, single mothers. In Samegrelo as well as in other regions of Georgia issues of migration and domestic violence are topical. Participants of the meeting pointed out that to solve these problems there need to be increased the role of women in political and social life of the country.       The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.