Meetings (629)
Meetings - in this category there is an information about meetings in frames of Fund “Sukhumi” projects - meetings with beneficiaries, representatives of state structures, local and international non-governmental organizations.
Large format 23-rd meeting of GAC was held in Senaki. The first part was devoted to the presentation of the research of the fund “Sukhumi” “Evaluation of women human security level in Western Georgia”. Together with the council members, the meeting was attended by the chairperson of Sakrebulo and his deputy, representatives of social service and health care, teachers and directors of schools and kindergartens. There was held an active discussion of security issues, revealed in the process of research in the context of Senaki Municipality.
The second part of the research was participated by the GAC members, who detail discussed a new project, directed to the work in 14 territorial units of the municipality regarding the issues of gender and gender violence attracting representatives of Gamgeoba, majoritarian candidates, teachers, school directors and active youth. The GAC members have a hope of support from the side of local self-government and fund “Sukhumi” in realization of the project.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Meeting discussed the processes, which are planned for creation of gender councils on the basis of local self-government.
It is already started a work in this direction. The issue will be submitted to the meeting of Ozurgeti Sakrebulo, after that there will be discussed establishment of gender councellor position for the budget of the next year. The local government actively cooperates with the GAC in this direction.
It was decided that the GAC will familiarize all commissions with budget gender analysis, prepared by them. For this special meetings are appointed.
Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council received an offer from the side of Province of Guria, to contribute to the creation of GACs in Guria region on a whole, as many good things were done for Ozurgeti population by joint work of the GAC and self-government.
February meeting of the GAC was attended by the women deputies of Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri municipalities.
The meeting discussed the principles of the GAC work, is was scheduled to meet in these municipalities for the official formation of the GAC. Women members of Sakrebulo of Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri municipalitiues with greater motivation received the innovation, which the GAC is going to implement in their municipalities.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti GAC was devoted to preparation for the conference. The conference is planned with the aim to summarize the project and familiarize with the practice of work.
The conference will be attended by the representatives of Guria, other municipalities of Guria, also municipalities of Adjara. The stress will be made on legislative change in the law regarding creation of gender councils in each Sakrebulo, that was the main goal of the project.
On August 25, there was held a meeting of Kutaisi GAC. According the project, this is the last meeting of the GAC members. The participants spoke about the results of three year work. According their evaluation, the GAC made important share in formation of local gender policy. But there is still a question support of women and the growth of their number at local political level.
The GAC members consider that it is essential to keep the resource and experience, which exists at the given moment. In order to strengthen the gender policy, they consider it important to form gender council at Sakrebulo and continuation of the work in this direction.