In library No17 of Kutaisi there was held informational meeting, which was attended by the library staff and residents of neighboring flats. The meeting was attended by the member of Sakrebulo from territorial unit of Dzelkviani – Kakhaber Dvalishvili, aslo representatives of self-government.

Meeting participants spoke about vivid problems and the problems of library. Mr Dvalishvili mentioned that he often meets the people in his territorial unit, but the meeting of this type appeared too interesting for him. In a small audience the conversation touched actual issues.

In connection with the International Day of girls, the representatives of the organization  “Iner Georgia” by the invitation of Fund" Sukhumi "conducted informational meeting.

The meeting was attended by 21 girls from 13 to 21 years old. For them, an interesting film on the theme of reproductology was shown. Active discussion was held. There were questions and answers, talk about the negative consequences of early marriage. The girls expressed their desire to  meet and discuss topical issues again.

On December 3 celebrates international day of the people with disabilities. Mobilizer of Kutaisi WSC conducted the meeting in the day center “Valentine”.

Participants of the meeting heard information about a campaign of “16 active days against violence”, spoke about different types of violence. They noted that there is no reason, which can justify violence and expressed a will of active involvement of the psychologist in violence prevention.

Terjola is one of the new municipalities in which the fund “Sukhumi” has started intensive work since January in frames of the project "Strengthening of Women's Rights in Western Georgia". A meeting with representatives of local self-government was held. The fund staff familiarized them with the goals and objectives of the project.

Meetings are also planned in the local governments of Lanchkhuti and Ozurgeti. The work of the ffund will also spread in these municipalities - in parallel to those 6 municipalities in which many activities have been carried out in recent years.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Ordinary meeting of Senaki GAC was held in conference-hall of Senaki Sakrebulo. GAC members familiarized with research analysis of local gender needs, discussed recommendations to the local budget of 2017, elaborated as a results of analysis.

Chairperson of the GAC – Nana Alania made a small report on current project, in frames of which it was successfully completed series of workshops on the issue of gender and domestic violence with different categories of rural population: youth, pupils, teachers of schools and kindergartens, doctors. Totally 56 workshops were held covering 600 persons.

There was held a discussion of one more project of the GAC, implementation of which is planned  from July and the main target group will be teachers of rural kindergartens and parents of pupils. Project will promote to formation of non-violent society through establishing gender education in kindergartens of Senaki Municipality.

On February 15 a meeting was held in one of Kutaisi collective centers, where the participants were given information regarding a law on IDPs. The meeting summarized all problems, related to IDPs. For solution of the problems of one woman, who is sick and cannot move independently, a statement was prepared and sent to the Ministry of refugees and accommodation.

In frames of the project “Mobilization of the communities for the prevention of domestic violence” there was held meeting with representative of khoni Sakrebulo – Valeri yui96htadze and his assistant Ketevan Kupatadze. They familiarized with the action plan. As a result there were changes in the project – the work will be held in the villages Nakhakhulevi and Matkhoji instead of the villages Ivandidi and Kutiri.

Ozurgeti Historical Museum hosted an informational meeting, which participants got acquainted with the work of the Fund "Sukhumi" in Ozurgeti, Implemented by Gender Advisory Council and the Club of Women Voters. They learned about the gender policy, which was approved in the new city budget and the municipality.

The first responses were made to the program for people with hepatitis "C" and cancer patients. More detailed information will be given to all interested persons through the social service.

It was planned a visit of the lawyer of Fund "Sukhumi”, which will help the museum staff in advocacy of the issue related to the rehabilitation of the building.  

On March 11, one of the collective centers of Kutaisi (former kindergarten on Nicea Street) legal-consultation meeting was held.