Ekaterine Gamakharia, Head of the Tbilisi Representative Office of the Fund "Sukhumi" has participated in a meeting organized by the Association “Peaceful and Business Caucasus”. The meeting was dedicated to the situation of the fire-affected population in Gali district.  The representative of Fund “Sukhumi” has made a presentation and informed meeting participants about key findings and urgent needs of fire-affected population reflected in the organization’s recently published rapid-assessment report.

The meeting was attended by the civil society organizations working on the issues of IDPs and conflict-affected population, representatives of the de jure authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, and the fire-affected persons.

The response strategies and actions of joint efforts were actively discussed during the meeting.

"Young leaders for peace, tolerance and non-violent culture" - this is the name of new project of the Fund "Sukhumi".

First of all, schools and participants under the age group envisaged in the project - pupils of the eighth-eleventh grades were selected.

The project includes 8 schools of Kutaisi, Zugdidi and Tsalenjikha municipalities.

At the first stage of the work envisaged the survey on: how tolerant, sociable and peaceful adolescents are and how they contribute to the formation of a non-violent culture.

Fifty questionnaires are filled in, they are in the process of adaptation and in parallel, preparation for the next project activities is underway.