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Among participants of four workshops on the topic of elections, carried out in Tskhaltubo, there were teachers, young people in the age of 18, who will firstly participate in elections. The workshops topic: Changes in election legislation and local self government elections. During mini lection they touched upon increase of women’s participation in elections, statistics of different countries about women’s representation in politics, local self government and basic election terminology. Participants’ evaluation: The carried out workshops were very interesting for the participants. The work style was especially effective for them. During practical exercises they could use the obtained theoretical knowledge. The achieved results: Participants learnt about obligations of the local self-government, realized necessity of participation in elections and importance of women’s solidarity for revealing of women-candidates. Their motivation for participation in elections has been increased.   The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.