Over the years, Fund “Sukhumi” has been actively working with local authorities to introduce the principles of gender equality. Various documents, manuals and methodical guidance were developed and issued.
This time the draft Gender Equality Action Plan of the municipality has been developed. It is an example, a model based on which the Action Plan can be elaborated taking into account the needs of local groups.
The Action Plan for the implementation of gender policy will contribute to the fair distribution of budgetary resources, the full inclusion of women and men in local processes.
“Gender mainstreaming in municipalities – strategic guidance for local self-government – is the title of a new publication of Fund “Sukhumi”. It includes experts’ opinions and recommendations, collected from experiences of Georgia, including Abkhazia and Visegrad countries (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia).
The guidance is a methodical manual which will held local self-governments in incorporation of gender oriented policy. It includes the list of issues that are important for gender mainstreaming at local level.
The publication was developed within the framework of the project "Learning from the experience of Visegrad 4 to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance".
One more important publication of the fund “Sukhumi” on actual issue: “Gender Mainstreaming in Local Self-Government”. It is a collection of the works of the experts from different countries, which aims at promoting gender policy in local government envisaging the experience of Visegrad countries and Georgia.
The researches were carried out in frames of the project “Learning from Visegrad 4 experience to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance”.
From May 2015 to February 2016 the fund “Sukhumi” together implemented a project: “Strengthening of women’s voices in the process of conflict transformation”.
The work was carried out with support of Federal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.
In frames of the project several activities were implemented. At the end of the project, there was printed a bulletin in Georgian and Russian Languages, which implied impressions and opinions of project participants.
The reader can have a full picture of interesting activities and what were the results, how did the project influence on participants.
The third publication of informational bulletin reflects results of WSC activities in March in frames of the project: “Strengthening of women’s rights in Western Georgia”, work with the violence victim, round table, informational-consultative meetings, cooperation with local self-government, advocacy and solution of the problem.
There were held 93 planned and more than 20 ordinary activities in frames of women solidarity week.
The work of women support centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Poti, Senaki, Tskaltubo and Khurcha/Koki (Zugdidi municipality), collaboration with local self-government, advocacy and solution of the problem – these and other issues are publicized in the forth issue of informational bulletin of the fund “Sukhumi” in frames of the project “strengthening of women’s rights in Western Georgia”.
Work with the victim – main task of Women Support Centers, legal informational-consultative meetings and solved problems, collaboration with local government with the aim of informing citizens and advocacy of problems – second issue of informational bulletin, published by the fund “Sukhumi” tells the readers and beneficiaries about this. The bulletin publicizes the work, done in February in frames of the project “Strengthening of Women’s Rights in Western georgia”.
For a whole year (15.01.2017-15.01.2018) Fund Sukhumi has been involved in the project “Development of women’s opportunities for elaboration of new approaches in conflict transformation”.
The organization has carried out project activities throughout West Georgia. Trainings with women and youth groups were organized within the project framework. Some of the project participants wrote essays, girls conducted workshops for their peers. A study was carried out and the brochure “Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict, Rethinking Approaches to Conflict Resolution and New Directions for its Transformation” was published in Georgian, Russian and English. This was followed by round-table discussions of the results of the study. At the final stage of the project a meeting was organized in Cyprus and the project presentation took place in Tbilisi. A film on the project was produced and released.
The journal reflects all project activities.
The report of the Fund "Sukhumi" - "Voice of Women" was published. The first part summarizes the successfully implemented three-year project "Strengthening of Women’s Rights in Women in Western Georgia". In the second part of the magazine, monthly internet publications are collected - an information bulletin in which topical issues discussed at various meetings of the fund “Sukhumi” and specific cases were discussed. The report of our work is presented in the form if this stories.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)