Another informational meeting on “Voters’ Advice Application” was held with the members of Kortskheli youth club - future entrepreneurs. The youth had many questions, and the meeting was interactive. Some of the meeting participants cannot take part in the elections because of their age, although this information is important for them for two reasons: they can easily provide assistance to older people interested in the application, and through such a platform, after several years they will make a meaningful decision at the ballot boxes.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
A pilot e-petition model was introduced in Khoni Municipality. What was the preparatory stage? How the work was carried out? What are the results?
This is what the publication "Implementation of e - petition in Khoni municipality" tells the reader about. This is an exchange of successful practice, and anyone who wishes can implement it with the same success.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia
The Forum Theater worked mainly online in September. The videos, monologues, as well as archival materials were prepared, where two generations of actors of the forum - theater are presented.
From September 15, the rehearsals and the work on new scenes were resumed. Therefore, the artists are looking forward to presenting new performances in the open air.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The meeting was attended by representatives of local self-government of 10 municipalities of Western Georgia, social workers, representatives of crisis centers and private business, active women.
They were provided with a research conducted by the Fund "Sukhumi" "Support for the employment of women - services for childcare - prevention of domestic violence/violence against women and effective response".
During the meeting, they talked about how much the lack of additional childcare services creates an obstacle in the employment of women and their independent life. It was noted that, based on the data obtained from the monitoring, advocacy will begin to create or develop additional childcare services aimed at women’s needs.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - EvangelischerEntwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The new Monitoring Report of the Fund "Sukhumi": "Development of Child Care Services - to Promote Women's Employment and Ensure Effective Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence."
The document highlights the main barriers to women's employment, including low sensitivity of employers to vulnerable women e.g. single mothers, women victims of domestic violence; inflexible working schedule for working mothers and lack of after school and kindergarten care services; Lack of access to extended summer school and kindergarten services, insufficient day/evening childcare centers and afterschool clubs, etc. These barriers cannot be overcome without mobilizing financial and human resources and proper State support. This requires coordinated work and cooperation between state structures and civil society organizations. The document also provides specific recommendations to address the existing barriers.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The cycle of informational meetings with the voters of Zugdidi municipality continues. The format is mixed again.
Through the efforts of the organization - a member of the women peacemaking coalition “Mercury”, representatives of civil society: internally displaced persons, residents of villages close to the conflict line, representatives of the private sector received information about the online platform introduced by the Fund “Sukhumi”.
The second meeting was held with the youth. They showed interest in the topic of elections and expressed a desire to help older people who are not aware of modern technologies, to use the platform.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
A regular meeting with young voters was held in Zugdidi, in order to get acquainted with the online application of the Fund "Sukhumi".
Young people chose the format of the discussion, and voiced their own "order" before political parties: "I would like political parties to implement preventive programs to introduce a healthy lifestyle in the municipality", "support youth civic activism", "create spaces for young people in villages", " it would be nice if small businesses for young people would be supported".
The meeting was organized by the project's partner organization Association of IDP Women “Imedi”.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
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• Code of ethics for professional public workers of local self-government and a code of ethics for a member of City Council was developed and approved
• Concrete amount was allocated from the budget and the website of the municipality was modernized, electronic services were improved
• Council of persons with disabilities was created
• Contracts with provider organizations were signed and the process of Internetization of the municipality is underway
• A system of electronic petition and online broadcasting of City Council meetings is being introduced
• Work to introduce civil budgeting is actively underway
This and much more has been achieved as a result of the active work of Vani working group. Challenges also remain - this concerns raising the level of awareness of citizens and public servants on electronic services, and the group continues to work on it.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia
During an online meeting of Terjola working group, the results of activities for two years were presented. The members of the group told about the work done, what main issues of the action plan were fulfilled.
First of all, the active cooperation of civil society organizations with local self-government was emphasized, which was not done before.
The most important issue was the introduction of civil budgeting. As a result of the competition, projects for which a tender was announced were accepted. The two project years were quite fruitful for Terjola.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia
It was a project that brought lots of changes in eight municipalities. A project that, through improving electronic services, solved the problems of citizens.
The concrete results of active work over two years were discussed by the project participants at the final conference "Strengthening and Involvement of Local Civil Society Organizations in monitoring of Public Administration Reform/PAR in Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi - lessons learned".
The conference was inter-municipal - in addition to the 8 municipalities included in the project, representatives of 19 municipalities, civil society organizations and mass media of Western Georgia also participated.
“Through your project, we hear the voice of citizens”, “With your successful project, you were able to do the main thing - a continuous dialogue between the population and the government and the identification of problems. This is the main component in the process of public administration reform”, mentioned the representatives of central government structures.
The conference clearly demonstrated the results and achievements of the project.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia