Meetings (629)
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.
The work is continued under the project: “women define degree of human security for building of confidence and stable peace” (donor – Swedish women fund KTK).
Nowadays “Methodology of research of human security level” together with Abkhazian partners is in the process. The statute consists of the following items: introduction, definition of human security and its parameters, methodology of conducting researches and a rule, experience of Israel in direction of defining human rights security level.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Work of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) is transformed into an active phase. By decision of majority, GAC was formed as a non-entrepreneurial, non-profit association.
Since April starts a project funded by the Fund "Sukhumi" and the City Hall of Kutaisi "Gender education in preschool".
Project is envisaged for five months, and it will contribute to the education of gender-sensitive generation in the system of preschool education.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
March mobilization meetings were devoted to the general topic - Women's Solidarity.
33 mobilization meetings were held during a month by the mobilizers of Women's Support Centre of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskhaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality).
Meetings were also held in the village of Khorshi (Senaki Municipality) Ternali (Tskaltubo Municipality) and Gocha Jikhaishi (Khoni municipality).
The meetings extended range of activities of WSCs and increased the number of women beneficiaries.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
On March 20, an informational meeting was held with Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia - Gubaz Sanikidze (in the framework of the project “Change of the policy of local government regarding gender budgeting”).
Head of Fund "Sukhumi" and members of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) introduced Gubaz Sanikidze with the work of GAC, talked about the need to introduce a gender component in the process of education - especially in early childhood education.
It was noted the importance of local government policy change, to gender budgeting.
Vice-Speaker declared the participants of the meeting support in their activities
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech non-governmental organization «The independent socio-environmental movement»
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Ordinary meeting with journalists of Senaki was held in conference-hall of Sakrebulo. It was attended by representatives of the GAC project “civil education for gender equality and healthy environment in Senaki pre-school unity”.
The project is carried out with support of Senaki Municipality local self-government and fund “Sukhumi”.
Participants of the meeting, members of the GAC, talked about creation of the project, about work-shops and results of gender equality in kindergartens, domestic violence and problem of sanitary.
The young parents mentioned that they participated in such meetings for a first time and with the help of similar work-shops they realized importance of gender education.
The journalists better saw their role in direction of gender policy influence of the town.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Meeting with representatives of Senaki regional archive was introductory. There are 6 employees in the Archive. As noted, there are documents of regional value from 1921 to the present day.
In the future we plan to transfer the archive in Zugdidi. As officials say, they were not threatened by unemployment, as they take part in the announcement of the vacancy and testing.
Representatives of Senaki archive expressed a desire to cooperate with the Fund "Sukhumi", became interested in the work of the Gender Advisory Council of the Club of Women Voters and services of Senaki Women's Support Centre.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
In Batumi Independent University, the Fund "Sukhumi" held the first information meeting. For students of the Faculty of Customs received information about the work of the Gender Advisory Council of Batumi.
- Our university is 17 years old, and we are teaching more than 300 students. Among them are young people from the regions, as well as representatives of different nationalities. We had a desire, to be involved in the activity of the Fund "Sukhumi". It would be good to hold training sessions for young people to raise gender awareness, it will help them in the creation of harmonic families - said the manager of a professional program Izolda Khalvashi.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
The ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council (GAC) was devoted to the formation of the Youth GAC and Sakrebulo. Lawyer of the GAC introduced the draft provisions of the alternative Youth Sakrebulo, which, after adjustment, was familiarized by young people. With the help of members of the GAC rights and obligations of alternative GAC and Sakrebulo were drafted.
There were also activities planned under the new project, which will be implemented in rural schools of Ozurgeti municipality.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
This time fund “Sukhumi” visited school No4 of Ozurgeti. The school is 125 years old and there are 630 pupils and 59 teachers.
In Georgian-language school (used to be bilingual) study the representatives of other nationalities too (Armenians, Ukrainians, Russian, Assyrians).
Several problems were identified- there is no drinking water in school, no gym, so-called "smart boards" the courtyard must be renewed and the stadium covered.
Package of the issues for advocacy and solution will be delivered to a gender advisory board and local government agencies.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Representatives of the fund “Sukhumi” met the IDPs residing in former kindergarten building on Nikea Street of Kutaisi and familiarized with their life conditions.
The building id rehabilitated and transferred in property, but members of 21 families, who still live there, speak about lots of problems (yard without fence, broken roundabouts…)
In advocacy of mentioned problems Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council was involved.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality