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"Gender Advisory Council - improved outlook, strengthening women's rights and good governance in the region”.

What is the function of the advisory council, who can become its member, how it will cooperate with the local authorities, how it should be involved in determining of local priorities, the study of gender needs and elaboration of the relevant programs - representatives of Fund "Sukhumi" carried out a regular third meeting with members of Batumi City Council, where they shared information and identified prospects for cooperation.

The project is especially important for the Deputy chairperson of the City Council Vaja Verulidze as it is aimed at strengthening of the state and civil cooperation. According to him, a greater involvement of citizens in addressing important issues of the city is needed.

The City Council expressed the full readiness to cooperate with women's organization within the framework of the certain project activities. The first step of the project is the elaboration of a Memorandum of cooperation between Fund "Sukhumi" and the City Council.