Unresolved social and infrastructural problems violate human security norms, and the condition of women is becoming especially difficult. The women initiative group in the village Kakhati (Zugdidi municipality) focused on the failure of the drainage system, since in rainy weather the streets and courtyards are often flooded. Resettlement of IDPs was also importtant issue, since women and children in the IDP settlement of the village Kakhati have to live in difficult conditions.

Problems, advocacy of which is possible at the local level –– these issues were discussed at a meeting organized by the Women Initiative Group. Representatives of Orsantia (Zugdidi municipality) participated in it, and the project moderator joined online.

According to the participants, civil society should be activated even more in order to deliver the problems of the community to local self-government, in order to make it possible to advocate and solve them.

Women initiative groups of the Fund "Sukhumi" continue to work to solve the problems identified in the communities.

The issue of problematic public transport was identified in the village Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). The transport is often damaged, cannot reach the destination, and the health and safety of the population, especially women is under the risk. Women activists have already developed an advocacy plan. Local self-government will be actively involved in the advocacy process. Problem solution will help to reduce the risks of conflict.

The issue of land registration and prices associated with it; individual problems caused by job loss; close people who stayed on the territory of Gali region, and cannot receive pensions – during an online meeting these and other issues were emotionally discussed by women, living in the village Shamgona (Zugdidi municipality). They try to advocate these problems.