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.
Women's Support Centre of Tskaltubo took guests, joined by local initiative groups of women. Women once again summarized the results of the Fund "Sukhumi" research, conducted identifying of local problems, allocated part of the priority issues and sauggested their own vision of their solution.
Reproductive health and serious argument of needs of Tskhaltubo maternity hospital; needs of mothers of inclusive children; the question of informing women, as a factor contributing to their socio-political activity - meeting drafted future advocacy strategy. Part of this strategy is the prospect of cooperation with the Gender Council of Tsqaltubo Municipality, which was established recently, and aims to improve the local gender policy.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Swedish Women's Foundation Kvinna till Kvinna, who expressed great interest in this work.
Informational meeting in Senaki library was attended by representatives of social commission, chairperson of Gender Advisory Council (GAC) - Nana Alania and members of the GAC - Alex Demuria and Dina Giorgadze.
The women heard information about the work of the fund “Sukhumi”, GAC and social programs of Sakrebulo.
There were discussed problems, existing in the library. Active women were invited at meeting of the Club of Voter Women for further advocacy and problem solution.
Twenty-fourth meeting of Senaki Gender Advisory Councils began with submitting of interesting initiatives by the members of Youth Sakrebulo. GAC discussed possibility of developing and co-financing of the youth project, which will allow the active youth to independently implement their initiatives with the help of small grants. From their side representatives of youth Sakrebulo expressed readiness to involve the GAC in the projects.
There was also held detailed discussion of the project for strengthening the role of youth and women in the process of prevention of domestic violence and advocacy of social problems in the villages of Senaki Municipality. Members of the GAC have ahope that local self-government and fund “SUkhumi” will support their project.
Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) presented working variant of the project during the ordinary meeting. The project must be implemented through co-financing of the local self-government. The meeting was attended by the people, who were directly connected with future activists of the project: representatives of the fund “Sukhumi”, lecturers of the university.
During the work there were fixed different opinions regarding the phases of the target groups and thematic of the project. Then the initiative group was made in composition of 6 people, who will continue working at a project.
In the second part of the meeting members of the GAC elaborated ideas for formation of new project.
In Kutaisi, In the Center of Democratic Engagement, there was held a meeting of Gender network of Imereti region on “gender Equality in Political Processes”. The meeting was attended by the women – members of Kutaisi Sakrebulo, chairperson of Abkhazian government, guests from the regions.
There was discussed a situation in the region in gender point of view. Than was held a discussion on actual issues. Mechanisms of political strengthening of women, conditions for their participation in Parliament elections, quoting. The meeting was active and interesting. Similar meetings will continue.
In March 33 mobilization meetings were held in 5 cities (Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Poti and Senaki) and in the villages of Zugdidi Municipallity – Khurcha and Koki.
The topic of the meeting was a week of women solidarity. The meeting underlined the problems of women, mainly their small amount in politics, in the process of decision making. Meeting participants spoke also about frequent facts of famicid.
It was mentioned that respect to woman should be expressed during whole year – respecting their rights, political strengthening and activation.
The fund “Sukhumi” started a project “Improves conditions for IDP communities”. Project areal – Tskaltubo Municipality.
Informational meeting and presentation of the project was held in the Conference Hall of Tskaltubo Sakrebulo.
In frames of the project there were held:
- Equipping of 3 kindergartens of Tskhaltubo municipality (№1, №2 and Kopitnari) with the inventory.
- Informal education for IDP communities
- Creation of IDP resource center
- Submission of IDP problems in local government.
The meeting participants - representatives of the local self-government – got interested in the project and expressed willingness for future cooperation.
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN (donor - World Bank)
In the conference hall of Tskatlubo Sakrbulo there gathered representatives of different society levels. For them, there was held the presentation of the publication of Fund "Sukhumi" - "Assessment of women's human security in Western Georgia."
During the discussion, participants from different discussed human dangers and the ways out. Most of the recommendations dealt with threats in schools, pre-schools, as well as - health, women's rights, food security.
The participants believe that the urgency of the issue will interest anyone. It is necessary to continue the discussion and development of recommendations, together with representatives of the community Government units should be involved in raising the level of security more actively.
Assistant of the fund “Sukhumi” conducted informational meeting in one of the collective centers of Kutaisi. Meeting participants learned about news in social programs and it seemed to be interesting and useful for them. The meeting discussed solution of different problems.
Assistant also visited the meeting of the club of Jewish women. The main goal of the club – support of the relationship between each other, spread information, assist in solution of different problems. Assistant of the fund “Sukhumi” familiarized them with the work of the fund - some of theme were invited to the meeting of the Club of Voter Women in order to involve representatives of ethnical minority in the work and process of advocating the problem.
Human threats are perceived differently in the village Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality), which is on the border with Abkhazia. This idea was strengthened at the round table, which was attended by women activists from the villages Koki Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) and Nayui96evi (Gali Municipality).
The meeting began with a presentation of the research of the fund "Sukhumi", which has been incorporated in a special publication.
Then, participants heard recommendations from from other towns. Women with special emotion were talking about social issues, health issues.
To their opinion, human threats are exacerbated in the villages of the conflict zone, and all parts of society must be mobilized to improve security level.