Meetings (639)
Meetings - in this category there is an information about meetings in frames of Fund “Sukhumi” projects - meetings with beneficiaries, representatives of state structures, local and international non-governmental organizations.
Kutaisi club of women voters actively cooperate with gender advisory council (GAC), created by the fund “Sukhumi”.
On November 28 there was held special meeting. During the meeting the members of GAC together with moderators of the club discussed the question of creating gender equality council at Sakrebulo, according to the law. The was conversation regarding necessary procedure, ways of lobbying.
During the meeting GAC members fixed the support of the campaign of 16 active days against gender violence.
In frames of 16 day campaign in the villages of Ozurgeti Municipality Dvabzu and Tskhemliskhidi, the members of gender advisory council organized informational meetings with the teachers and pupils. Then the young people conducted action and meetings with the village population, disseminated informational leaflets.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia
Kutaisi WSC devoted a project to the campaign against gender violence, in frames of which there was taken a film – story. The film shows the work of WSC, about a problem of violence and ways of solution.
At the end of the project there was held a presentation, where the film-story was shown. There were invited the members of Gender Advisory Council, activists of the fund “Sukhumi”, representatives of partner NGOs and mass-media.
Active discussion showed actuality of the problem and a will of each person to do more for violence prevention.
Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers conducted mobilization meetings with different groups in towns and villages in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Poti, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khoni and Zugdidi.
The topic of the meeting mainly concerned gender violence. the participants were given information about a campaign of 16 active days against gender violence. different activities were planned.
Khoni WSC, School No7 of Poti and school of village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) – three more informational meetings were held in youth clubs.
The topic is actual and important: gender violence, reasons and mechanisms of prevention.
Meeting participants discussed the reasons of violence, spoke about mentality. One participant, whose mother is abroad, noted: "I can not understand father who does not work and always asks money from mother. We have repeatedly suggested him to go to work, and my mother would came home, but in vain ... I will do everything for not to live like this. My family - a lesson for me. "
In the conference hall of Khoni Sakrebulo there gathered members of women initiative group. The meeting was attended by the representative of relevant service, who evaluated the situation existing round advocacy of the issues regarding (heating system in the central library) and expressed the position of self-government.
As it was mentioned the issue is in the local agenda, but the actuality of the case grows because of activeness of the society.
During the meeting there were planned following phases of advocacy, among which the most important is participation in discussion of the local budget. It gives possibility to envisage desired issues in the programs of the next year.
The local government of Khoni there was held an enlarged meeting of the advisors’ council, which was an agreement on the basic directions of the local action plan strategy for social inclusion. Adding new groups in kindergartens and pre-school facilities inventory, the social inclusion of elderly - a laundry service for the beneficiaries of "House of Charity", the purchase of the adapted transport for people with disabilities – mainly these issues were in the focus of participants.
Participants - members of the Council, representatives of various government services - thoroughly examined the necessary expenses for the programs, effect and resources of local budget for co-financing.
It was noted that all areas are important and cover the needs of the most vulnerable groups.
In the near future there is planned a training for those who wish to present a project.
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN
Women initiative groups actively work in Kutaisi and Tskaltubo, conduct informational meetings with representatives of different society specters.
Based on the advocacy plan, it is already completed the phase of collecting signatures and sending the letters to the addressees.
Each group analyzed the advocacy plan and made changes, taking into account the reality. In order to speed up the process of advocacy, additional activities are planned: meetings with representatives of local government, with lobbyists.
In the regions, it was held a demonstration of the performance of the puppet theater, prepared in the framework of the project of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council "Formation of gender consciousness among pre-school children"
In Khoni, Tskhaltubo and Senaki pupils of kindergartens watched with interest the main character of the play - Pirimze fights against violence and evil, how valuable for her is friendship, love, equality, patriotism.
The play promotes to formation of gender awareness among children.
During two days, in the office of the fund “Sukhumi” there were guests from Germany – representatives of the fund “Filia”.
On October 25 the members of the youth council of “Filia” met the actors of the forum-theatre. They shared impressions, familiarized with the specifics of the work of forum-theatre. Young people easily found common language.
On the second day there was held a meeting attended by representatives of Fund "Sukhumi" and Zugdidi women's organization "Mercury". They talked about the results, achievements, challenges. There were outlined prospects for future cooperation.