The ordinary meeting of GAC was devoted to the definition of the target groups of the research of local gender needs, discussion of research methods. The research will be completed in May and on the basis of the analysis of the results, Gender Council will make recommendations to the budget in 2017.

At the meeting, there were planned activities in frames of the new project, financed by the local government and the Fund "Sukhumi", aimed at prevention of domestic violence in rural areas.

The first organizational meeting with the representatives of Gamgebeli and majoritarian parliament members will be held April 25, after which in 14 territorial units of Senaki municipality there will be established gender action groups. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the role of women and youth in the processes of prevention of domestic violence.

During the meeting of Ozurgeti GAC there were discussed recommendation, elaborated in frames of research analysis of local needs. Meeting participants expressed opinion – despite the fact that at the given moment local self-government will envisage recommendations or not, all of them should me noted in the plan of gender policy of local self-government. After the completion of the project, self-government will have document, which will make easy the process of reflecting gender needs in the local budget.

On February 22, the 19th meeting of the Council of Advisers of Khoni took place in Sakrebulo with facilitation of the fund “Sukhumi”. The meeting discussed the issues included in the action plan of the social inclusion strategy, which continue the tendency of introduction of innovative social services for vulnerable groups in the municipality. To the 13 reviewed projects, comments and suggestions were made - with their consideration a final version of the action plan will be formed.

The meeting also reviewed the recommendations of the current stage of monitoring the social budget made by the Fund “Sukhumi”.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN

In Khoni Sakrebulo, a regular meeting of the Council of Advisers on Social Issues was held. The following questions were presented at the meeting: prospects for new partners / contacts and cooperation with local self-government; current projects of social inclusion, the results of monitoring conducted by the fund “Sukhumi” and the results of the advocacy component on IDP reform, as well as an analysis of the local social context.

The meeting discussed the list of cases for the near future that are on the agenda, according to the social strategy and action plan.

After the meeting the members of the Council together with the heads of the PIN project on social inclusion visited the repair works of the kindergarten in the IDP settlement made within the framework of one project - the building is ready to accept the pupils.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN 

At the next 10th meeting of the Council of Advisors of Khoni there was given an information about social projects of the organization PIN. It was noted that new social services aimed at improving the social condition of citizens will be used in the municipality of Khoni, and at the same time will promote to the introduction of long-term social service practices.

Funds for the viability of projects will be allocated from the local budget.

The project is funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and is implemented in the municipalities of Khoni, Tkibuli, Zugdidi and Gori.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN 

The board of Khoni held the first meeting of the Council of Advisors, established in the framework of the project "Involvement of NGOs working on the issues of social protection, in the strategic dialogue in Georgia." The council approved current members and the statute. It is composed  by representatives of the government and various social groups.

On the same day in the hall of the City Council there was held a meeting of presentation of the project and there was signed a memorandum of understanding between the organization «PIN - Georgia" and the board of the municipality of Khoni. The presentation was attended by local public employees, as well as representatives of organizations working in direction of social protection and health care and NGOs.

According to the participants, the joint activity will contribute to the cooperation of NGOs and public institutions, increase the efficiency of the model of social inclusion at the national as well as local levels.

The project is funded by the European Union and carried out by the Czech non-profit organization "People in Need» (PIN). The partner of the project in Khoni is the Fund "Sukhumi".

During the ordinary meeting of the advisors’ council in Khoni there was a discussion of grant proposal and defined categories which should be envisaged under it.

In connection with the grant competition, on December 16 in the children's library of Khoni there is planned an informational meeting. The meeting will be attended by all interested persons who want to participate in the competition.

At the meeting of the Council there was made an decision, to ask Khoni Sakrebulo, to take into account the strategy for social inclusion and action plan.