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Gogi Revia has a long experience of working in the local self-government of Zugdidi municipality. For the last ten years, he has been serving the direction of social protection, where, among other issues, significant attention is paid to gender equality. The budget of Zugdidi municipality was the first document where the program for financing victims of violence officially published in 2015.
"For an abused woman who is afraid of society to convey her first emotion to a man she knows or doesn't know at all is an embarrassing problem [in general], but because of my attitude, these women open up to me within minutes. They are sure what they tell me are confidential. I always offered them an effective solution and they were convinced. When there are one, two, ten or many other cases, I really have this confidence from them," - Gogi Revia, the head of the Social Protection and Gender Equality Department of the Zugdidi Municipality City Hall, tells us in the "Gender and Society" column.
Zaza Gochelashvili is a child and family social worker in Tkibuli municipality. He is also actively involved in the civil sector as a volunteer. He has a lot of experience working with minors.
"Mostly social workers are women, and I am one of the exceptional men, especially at the self-governing level, although I have male colleagues as well. Therefore, it is very important that two social workers in the municipality are a woman and a man,"- based on his own experience, he tells us in the column "Gender and Society".
Many issues were discussed at the trainings. Concrete things were remembered and concrete ones were learned...
In this small video record, the women spoke about the benefits, exchange of experience, joint work of the training. The cycle of trainings strengthened the participants: IDP Women Initiative Groups established in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi municipalities.
Now all five municipalities have competent active women leaders who can identify problems in IDP communities, advocate and solve them, they can change the living conditions of IDP girls and women and their families for the better.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Nowadays Nino Chanishvili is the Deputy Chairman of Ozurgeti City Council and the Chairman of the Gender Equality Council. However, she has gone through quite a difficult and interesting way so far. She lives in a small village of Ozurgeti, where she used her father's minibus as a daily transportation, surprising those around her. Later, she came up with the idea of founding her own driving school and she was able to do so even though she faced many challenges from the public because of her gender in this field. She was able to overcome all obstacles, stereotype that hindered the achievement of the goal, she became a successful car driving teacher, she is an active female politician who leads gender policy in local government and is also the mother of a small child.
Meet the Secretary of the Gender Equality Council of Tskaltubo Municipality - Mzia Kikalishvili.
"I recommend to women to be confident, believe in themselves and they will definitely achieve the goal".
Women Fund "Sukhumi" continues the campaign of breaking down gender stereotypes in order to provide equality, tolerance, and a non-violent environment in our society through the rubric "Gender and Society".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Why did I join the project? What experiences can I share with IDP women and girls? What will I get as a result of participation in the project?
These questions are answered by the leaders of the IDP Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi. They mention the importance of their inclusion in the project, they sharpen the attention to the fact that women activists are interested in solving the problems of IDP women and girls, improving their living conditions. Trainings, which are held within the framework of the project, contribute to the increase of their knowledge and competencies.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
A small, warm story about the Georgian feast, friendship, support...
Reflection of one special day of the Women Fund "Sukhumi"... The day when we received Ukrainian women and children in our office, laid Georgian table was, where the dishes, prepared by us were presented. We showed them warmth and love ... The women thanked us, with tears and from the bottom of their hearts...Our organization actively works with these women, helps and takes care of them...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Giga Bibichadze is a dressmaker.the passion of sewing came to him while studying at the Gelati Theological Academy when he became acquainted with the history of the creation of the liturgical vestments. He wanted to show his abilities at sewing.
Women Fund "Sukhumi" continues the campaign of breaking down gender stereotypes in order to provide equality, tolerance, and a non-violent environment in our society through the rubric "Gender and Society".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
We present a mini social film prepared by the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" Tbilisi Office, which is based on our monitoring report - “Importance of Behavior Change Programs of the Perpetrator at an Early Stage and Existing Best Practices”.
Monitoring Report is available here
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)