Women initiative groups are actively working to advocate problems. At the initiative of this group in Kutaisi, on Gugunava Street, the City Hall allocated a trash can - before that there was a landfill in this sector that threatened the health of the population. In Tskaltubo, the initiative group worked on a question that concerned the allocation of funds for the funeral of the deceased person, who had no relatives and friends.
In Khoni on the Freedom Square, the facades of a multi-storey building were repaired. The initiative group was actively involved in this process. Several letters were sent to the relevant services, meetings were held on the solution of the problems.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Work began actively in frames of the project "Earlier prevention of conflict - theory and practice".
Based on the project, the activists of the fund “SUkhumi” have already been selected, with experience in this direction. With their help, women's groups have been formed in Kutaisi and Tskaltubo, as well as in four villages of the Zugdidi municipality, which will work for the early resolution of conflicts.
There are 8 women in each group. They have already received information about the goals and objectives of the project. At the first stage, they will try to identify conflict situations in different communities.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
At a round table organized by the Fund "Sukhumi" in Tskaltubo on human security, representatives of various structures of the administration (gamgeoba) of the municipality and activists of the civil sector attended.
Participants of the meeting listened to information about the project and the work of Women's Initiative Groups. They discussed the components of human security, talked about the dangers existing in Tskaltubo.
- Unemployment, defective internal transport, street trade, suspension of status for socially unprotected people, gender imbalance in electoral lists - these issues were highlighted during the discussion.
Participants believe that improving the level of human security is possible through increased civic activism and cooperation with local government structures.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
What was done, what was achieved, at what stage are the long-term problems, advocacy of which has already begun, for this purpose there was held a monitoring of the work of Women's Initiative Group of Tskaltubo.
From January until today, the group was able to advocate 5 problems. Monitoring showed that cooperation with the local authorities was active, since various structures were included in the advocacy process.
The problems concern different spheres, including infrastructural, social and individual issues, the solution of which contributes to improving the level of human security.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Members of Khoni Women's Initiative Group discussed their achievements in terms of advocacy of problems and cooperation with local authorities. According to the analysis of the letters received from the government, the participants revised the advocacy plan.
The moderator of the group presented a report on how the Youth Club "Gender Glasses", created within the initiative group, is working. According to their opinion, such a format is new for the teenagers of Khoni and, accordingly, the meetings are interesting.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
A Women Initiative Group gathered in Tskaltubo. The participants of the meeting once again reviewed the problems that were resolved by their efforts. According to the general assessment, the members of the group have the experience of effective advocacy campaigning, which was well reflected in their work.
Proceeding from the advocacy plan, the Women's Initiative Group is going to carry out monitoring to get acquainted with the situation on the spot and gather information about how the process is going on and in what terms the advocacy can be finished.
The participants discussed the letters sent to different instances and, accordingly, made changes to the advocacy plan.
In Kutaisi, in the office of the Fund "Sukhumi" a round table was held on the topic: "Inclusive approaches to human security".
The meeting was attended by civil activists, representatives of NGOs and local state structures, moderators of Women's Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Khoni and Tskaltubo.
In the first part of the meeting, they heard reports on how the Women's Initiative Groups worked in terms of advocacy of problems, how cooperation with local authorities took place.
At the meeting, it was announced that advocacy of social problems could improve human security in different groups of society, which was achieved by the active inclusion of various local structures in the process.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Internal monitoring has shown that from January to the present day, by the organization of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group it became possible to advocate for 5 different problems.
Positively solved problems mean a rise in the level of issues of human security. In the process of advocacy in active mode, cooperation with local authorities took place.
The initiative group activated citizens living in different communities and included them in the advocacy process. Monitoring also showed that the decision of long-term problems passed to the next stage, and the members of the Women's Initiative Group constantly monitor the process.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Members of Kutaisi Women's Initiative Group got acquainted with the results of monitoring which was done last month. Based on the results, the action plan has been amended, which mainly deals with long-term problems.
The report of the moderator of the Women's Initiative Group showed the number of advocated and current problems, cooperation with local authorities.
At the meeting, they talked about the round table, which will be held in September. The round table will sum up the work done. The members of the Women's Initiative Group will familiarize the society with what has been done and what is planned to improve the level of human security in Kutaisi.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
For the identification of conflict situations in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo and Zugdidi municipality (Khurcha and Koki), a survey was questionnaire.
The questionnaire aims to determine what kind of conflicts exist in local communities, for what reasons they arise, who are the parties to the conflict, and what they do in conflict situations.
As a result of the analysis of the questionnaires, conflict situations will be identified in individual cities. Then, together with the moderators, an action plan will be developed, the functions of the Women's Initiative Groups in the three cities will be determined: what should they do to manage crisis situations and resolve conflicts at an early stage.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)