On January 22, informational meetings was held in the military settlement of Senaki, together with the IDPs there live local too. The meeting participants know the fund “Sukhumi”, but their interest was paid to information about active work of Senaki Gender Advisory Council (GAC), especially to the fact that in 2016 municipal budget, there are envisaged recommendations, submitted by the GAC.
The IDPs spoke about their problems (illegal living spaces, gasification, cellars).
It was solved that the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” will be involved in advocacy for fast solution of the problem.
On July 4, the informational meeting in Senaki was attended by representatives of the Museum of Zhiuli Shartava, the local history museum, art school and house of culture.
The meeting was participated by member of Sakrebulo Eliso Tsaguria and representative of Municipality Eka Kurashvili.
Staff of the cultural department are funded by local self-government. They modestly noted about low salaries and asked to think about their increase.
In addition, they talked about social problems. Representatives of the local government promised them to determined the problem and help as much as possible.
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The informational meeting on the draft reform on IDP issues was held in the framework of the project "Inclusion of NGOs working on issues of social protection in the strategic dialogue in Georgia" in Khoni Sakrebulo.
Meetings were attended by the deputy chairman of Sakrebulo, members of the Sakrebulo, representatives of the social service of Gamgeoba and the staff of the Apparatus. Representatives of local self-government consider that the reform should be oriented to the needs of IDPs, an individual approach to each family is necessary.
Informational meeting in Public school No5 of Ozurgeti was attended by teachers and parents.
Most of parents had no information about budget programs. They raised motivation, to learn more about it and use the support existing in the budget.
The teachers spoke about number of problems – there is no gas in schools. The teachers have to change transports to reach to school. They mentioned that they were promised free transportation, but have not get it yet. It was decided to advocate this issue at ordinary meeting of the club of voter women.
In the kindergarten No 4 of Ozurgeti there was held informational meeting, which was attended by the members of Sakrebulo Irina Sajaia and Nino Tabatadze. The staff of kindergarten has only one requirement – full rehabilitation of the building, as they work in bad conditions. They also spoke about low salaries and asked to envisage teir work and responsibility.
The members of Sakrebulo promised that they will meet the Mayor of the city and discuss the issue of rehabilitation, and the topic of salaries is still under question.