33 mobilization meetings in different places on various issues

In May 33 mobilization meetings were held in different places of Western Georgia – Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senkai, Poti and village: Ternali (Tskaltubo Municipality), Nosiri (Senaki Municipality), Khurcha nad Koki (Zugdidi Municipality).
Mobilizers did not leave without attention important date of the month: May 17 – Family Day. There was discussion regarding meaning of family, its sustainability and role of woman.
Basically there were discussed mechanisms of protection women form domestic violence. It was mentioned that it is already 10 years after receiving the law against violence by the Parliament, but its effectiveness is not reached yet.
After mobilization meetings, the women took part in activities, carried out in WSCs and majority of them solved their concrete problems. 
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
 

 

Culinary master-class in Poti

 
Psychological, legal and other kinds of consultations are held in WSCs of the fund “Sukhumi”.
On May 17, in WSC of Poti, a mser-0class was carried out in culinary. 11 women familiarized with technology of yui96ing pizza and finally all of them tasted it.
They mentioned that such activities is possibility of gaining knowledge and reflex.
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

Kutaisi GAC by advocating the problem

Gender Advisory Council gathered on extraordinary meeting in order to advocate the problem. The meeting was participated by the GAC members and chairpersons of the fund “Sukhumi”.
The meeting discussed problems of co-financing of the project “gender education in pre-school premises” submitted to Kutaisi City Hall. Support of the City Hall was shown regarding activation of the mentioned project.
The process of advocacy was continued by the meeting with kindergarten unity. The sides expressed readiness to jointly look for legal mechanisms for allocation of necessary funds for project co-financing.

 

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

Batumi Gender Advisory Council carries out research of local gender needs

In Batumi Center of Democratic Engagement the meetings with working group of Batumi GAC was held, who carry out gender needs research of local social groups. Once again was proved the schedule of the research, deadlines of submitting the report was defined. Council members have a hope that, identification of the problem will be held as it was in previous year for further collaboration with local government and their reflection in local budget.
The council tries to make its share in local civil groups support. The proof of that are the projects, submitted by the fund “Sukhumi” co-financing in the contest of “Free initiatives”. We are glad that self-government agreed to finance one of them. 
 
 
The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Department of State

 

Partnership with NESEHNUTI

Partnership with Czech non-governmental organization «The independent socio-environmental movement “NESEHNUTI” is carried out for 4 years. Arranging festivals of youth forum-theatres, support of gender advocacy process in Kutaisi, Bar Camp in Kutaisi, hosting youth international group of the fund “Sukhumi”.
More than 20 representatives of Czechoslovakia, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia actively familiarized with activities of the fund “Sukhumi”, number of questions was put and great interest was shown towards women organization.
In frames of partnership development a trip of fund member is planned in 4 countries of Western partnership. 
 
 
 
The project  is implemented with the support of the Czech non-governmental
organization «The independent socio-environmental movement»

 

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