Women Initiative Groups (112)
Women Initiative Group is a group of women, created in 2016 to prevent crisis and conflict situations, to advocate and solve local social problems related to the human security of women. The groups are established in Khoni, Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality).
The Tskaltubo Women's Initiative Group is preparing for the final meeting. The members of the group discussed the organizational meetings of the round table and distributed the functions. The meeting will talk about inclusive approaches and invite people involved in the activities of the project.
At the meeting of the initiative group, they talked about advocating a kindergarten in the village of Tskhunkuri. Advocacy of the problem was started at the beginning of the year and ended at the end of October. In parallel, the members of the group are working on different social problems.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
In Khoni, there was held a meeting of Women's Initiative Group. The moderator, who attended the round table in Kutaisi, gave the participants information received. She said such exchange meetings give an opportunity to learn what people think about human security in other cities, for example, in Kutaisi, how advocacy goes, and also get to know the people involved in this process.
At the meeting there was talk about advocating a new problem. The problem is individual - the search for additional funds for the operation of a socially unprotected woman.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Information about the work of Khoni Women Initiative Group is printed in the monthly newspaper "Khoni" - such a message was announced by the moderator of the initiative group.
At the meeting, they talked about the process of advocacy.
- Official replies to the letters sent to the local government have already been received. One question concerns the pedestrian crossing “zebra”, and the second one concerns the construction of a new public garden in the city. Both issues are very important for the safety of citizens. Local authorities are ready to consider and support these initiatives, "the moderator noted.
Members of Kutaisi Women's Initiative Group have created another advocacy plan. The problem concerns provision of housing for orphans. The solution of the problem at the local level is impossible, therefore the group thinks to raise the issue at the central level. At the meeting, telephone consultations of lawyers on a specific issue were heard.
The members of the initiative group also revised the plan for advocating long-term problems and made some changes.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Kutaisi Women's Initiative Group monitors the process of advocacy of long-term problems, the solution of which requires certain terms.
Citizens are actively involved in the process, whose interests include the positive resolution of issues. Monitoring revealed that it is necessary to make changes in the action plan: the search for new allies, new recipients for the effective completion of advocacy.
With the help of an initiative group, which communicated with representatives of different structures via phone, it became possible to solve several social problems.
Kutaisi Women's Support Center tries to work with different categories of people. That is why the psychologist periodically comes to the Center for inclusive beneficiaries "Valentine". So it was this time. The group consultative meeting was attended by 12 people. The work was done using the art-therapy method. The beneficiaries noted that they are always happy to participate in such meetings.
On November 8, members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group gathered in the Fund “Sukhumi”. Participants discussed with what activities they will join the campaign of 16 active days against violence against women.
Informational meetings with different groups of society, agitation against violence is the main line of activity.
Meetings were planned with representatives of local self-government. They noted that getting acquainted with the new authorities that came after the election and inclusion in the campaign will increase the prospects for cooperation.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Khoni Women Initiative Group of the fund “Sukhumi” is actively involved in the campaign against gender-based violence. Members of the group held information meetings with representatives of various structures of the local municipality, distributed information leaflets. Local authority express protest against violence, as well as their readiness, to cooperate actively with the fund “Sukhumi” for carrying out preventive measures.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
The representative of the Kvinna till Kvinna in Georgia, Johanna Arkasen, visited the fund “Sukhumi” and attended the information meeting of the Women's Initiative Group in the library of Kutaisi. The meeting was held within the framework of the International Campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence" and was attended by representatives of various groups of society. Participants focused on the facts of violence against women and discussed what should be done to make the woman feel safe.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Since January, the Fund "Sukhumi" began to work in the project "Early prevention of conflict - theory and practice". The project is three-year, and aims to early prevention of crisis situations in society and the expected conflicts.
Geographical area covers two cities - Kutaisi and Tskaltubo, as well as the villages bordering Abkhazia: Khurcha, Koki, Orsantia, Ganmukhuri.
In frames of the project, three Women's Initiative Groups will operate. The project includes information meetings in different communities, identification of conflict situations and preventive measures.
It is planned to publish a research and presentation to inform the public about early conflict resolution.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)