The ordinary meeting of Vani working group was held online. The meeting was attended by the Members of the Gender Equality Council, who joined an online meeting from Vani Municipality City Council. During the meeting, the group leader presented the work of the group, focusing on the achieved results. Also, the invited guests were familiarized with the Code of Ethics developed for Vani Municipality City Council and City Hall. The Code of Ethics was sent to the relevant services for recommendations.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

An online consultation meeting was held with the initiative group of Bagdati. The issue of group registration and the working version of the regulation prepared by them was discussed. Our partner CSO "Equality Now" is actively involved in elaboration of the mentioned issue. The meeting focused on the mission and directions of the organization.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

Online meetings are actively held in Terjola. Representatives of initiative groups of youth and women's organizations were invited at a regular meeting with civil society organizations.

There are few non-governmental organizations in Terjola, therefore it is very important to create new organizations. More experienced organizations will become their mentors, help in registration, in the development of a charter, in resolving legal issues.

At the beginning of the project, the organization "Women for the Future of Georgia" was registered, which is now actively working in the project. At this stage, two more organizations are in the process of creation.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

Online meeting with the Khoni working group was held. A report was made on the work done during 7 months. It was noted that some points of the action plan have been fulfilled - among them allocation of funds for ramps in the 2021 budget. During a pandemic, the hotline is especially active. The activity of civil society organizations in monitoring process is very important.

Khoni working group is ready to actively continue the work for the development of the municipality in frames of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

“Municipal services of assistance for the victims of domestic violence and prospects for the future” - this topic was discussed during an online round table in cooperation with  Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Administration. The representatives of Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Martvili, Poti, Khobi, Senaki, Chkhorotsku, Abasha, Mestia local governments took part in it.

- What programs does the local government use to respond to the existing challenges in terms of assistance to victims of domestic violence; what changes are being introduced in the budget of the next year, what is the readiness to strengthen gender policy at the local level - the meeting focused on these issues.

Participants highlighted the challenges caused by the pandemic and shared their experiences.

It was noted how important the support of the Regional Administration is in terms of expanding cooperation between municipalities.

The meeting was facilitated by the monitoring group of the Fund "Sukhumi".

A new civil society organization will be registered in Khoni. It will be the first organization in Khoni which will work to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and integrate them into society. Online meetings and consultations are being conducted.

Project partner civil society organizations in Khoni: the Center for Education and Development "Edelweiss" and the IDP Initiative Group met the head of the future organization. The partner organizations will mentor the new organization and assist in resolving legal issues. The registration process and the organization’s Charter were discussed at the meeting.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

"How to register a civil society organization" - an online training for stakeholders identified in the project target municipalities who want to register the civil society organizations was held on this topic.

Participants were provided with detailed information on the following issues - what is the legal entity (concept, types) similarities and differences; Registered and unregistered legal entities; Name, management, representation, state control of activities of non-profit legal entity; Registration rules, documentation required for registration (provision and meeting protocol), mandatory requirements; Reorganization, liquidation.

Training was held in the framework of the project: “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring” with financial support of the European Union.

The next meeting of the CSO Forum was held within the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”, in which both the project partner CSO and the members of the working groups set up in the target municipalities participated. Issues related to the activities of the working groups were discussed. Presentations were made by the leaders of the working groups, who talked about the achieved results and future activities. The joint efforts and cooperation of the representatives of local self-governments and civil society organizations for the development of public governance in all target municipalities where the project is implemented are noteworthy. This time, the forum meeting was held online, using the Zoom platform, organized by one of the project partners, Imereti Scientists’ Union "Spectri".

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

During a meeting with representatives of local self-government in Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Chokhatauri and Kobuleti, the work in municipalities in direction of the implementation of gender policy, identification of violence against women / domestic violence, prevention of violence and protection of the victim was discussed.

The need to respond to the new reality in the COVID-19 context, especially gender budgeting and local program evaluation, was highlighted.

The monitoring group of the Fund "Sukhumi" presented the research: the problems that arose as a result of the pandemic, the situation of victims of violence and risk groups in the conditions of Covid-19 and the recommendations developed for different structures. The important role of the Regional Administration in coordinating gender equality policy was emphasized at the meeting.