Women and girls from the Tskaltubo IDP community are becoming more and more active in advocating for their problems. They practice the knowledge and experience, accumulated during the project and try to further improve the social environment of the community.
The initiative group aims to solve specific infrastructure problems. This time, the main focus is on the arrangement of a bus stop, a sports ground, and the renovation of a children's attraction.
These initiatives are not only aimed at improving the well-being of the local population, but are also an important prerequisite for promoting the principles of "Women, Peace and Security" at the municipal level.
The group plans to send a letter to the local government so that the issues raised can be discussed at an early stage and the necessary decisions can be made.
Tskaltubo Women's Group increases the motivation of the population that with active involvement it is possible not only to identify problems, but also to successfully solve them.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
During the information meeting held with members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group, it was noted that the project had increased their level of knowledge about the necessity of reducing risks.
The women chose the following topics for advocacy:
- Choma, 3 Leselidze Street, first residential building - problem with water flowing from the roof
- 58 I. Chavchavadze Street - renovation of children's attractions
- G. Gabeskiria Street, cottage #2 - problem with the drainage system and road construction
The women have solved many problems in their communities. They know how to choose addressees, who to contact to solve problems. They have already prepared letters and met with responsible persons. The meeting participants realized the importance of proper advocacy and civic activity.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Members of women's and youth groups of the villages Didinedzi and Koki - Zugdidi municipality join the international campaign 16 active Days against Violence. Within the framework of the international campaign, information meetings and workshops were held, with the discussion of the importance of raising women's awareness in terms of assisting victims of violence, the need to implement preventive measures, and access to state services. Many countries, including Georgia, are involved in the 16-day international campaign, which indicates that the issue is still relevant and the main mechanism for combating it is the unification of society against the problem.
Members of women's and youth groups from Kutaisi and Khoni actively joined the campaign of 16 Active Days against Gender-Based Violence. They expressed their attitude through various activities and once again unanimously said "No" to violence!
Initiative groups from Senaki and Tskaltubo were actively involved in the international campaign against violence. Within the framework of the 16-day campaign, the groups carried out various activities. The main topic of discussion during information meetings, workshops, and debates was violence against women and preventive mechanisms. Participants noted that it is necessary to provide the public with more information about the mechanisms that exist for victim assistance. It is necessary to increase public awareness and involvement in preventing the problem and assisting victims.
Women advocacy groups created in Tskaltubo, Zugdidi and Senaki supported a civil initiative for the advocacy of identified needs. In particular: in the IDP settlement of Senaki, there were no signs with numbers on the apartments, which often created problems (for example, when calling an ambulance). There were no benches for parents and children in the courtyard of the school in the village Koki (Zugdidi municipality). In Tskaltubo, in a new settlement of IDPs, women identified a following problem: the buildings do not have information boards on which the necessary information would be posted (for example, information about a hotline).
The implementation of these initiatives will ensure a safe and adapted environment for women
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
Within the framework of the international campaign, members of the Women Initiative Group of the Village Pakhulani, Tsalenjikha Municipality, held a meeting with both women and schoolchildren. The participants received information about state programs. It was noted that accessibility to the programs and public awareness are important. The organizers spoke about forms of violence and preventive mechanisms. Such meetings, with the participation of various parties, contribute to the elimination of global problems and the involvement of local self-government and public in this process.
The network meeting was held online. It was attended by members of the Network of Women and Girls Peace Ambassadors from Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki and Zugdidi municipalities.
The meeting participants heard information about an analysis of the current situation from the point of view of problem advocacy in individual municipalities.
The network leaders voiced priority problems in their communities. The work on their identification was held together with the members of the group.
The meeting participants discussed the available opportunities together. By common agreement, all resources will be actively used to solve the identified problems.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
On November 9, an evaluation workshop was held at the office of the Fund “Sukhumi”. Women initiative groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senak, Zugdidi and Tsalenjikha evaluated the results of four years of work. What was the impact of the project activities on society and the country, what changed in their community - individual groups worked in this direction. Four years of work had positive results, which the members of the group received in different directions. The contours of the future project were outlined in their proposals. It first of all, involves the strengthening of work in the direction of peace. During the evaluation, the participants expressed positive opinions. "Four years is a long time to change! We feel this change, we have also affected the environment and therefore I think this project has done a good job. "Informing, activating the peace community, advocacy - we were all equally involved in all these processes." "We became stronger and were able to strengthen others. We activated topics that were not discussed before. "- these are short assessments of those involved in the project. The meeting was held within the framework of the project "bridging the gap, people-to-people initiatives for conflict resolution", funded by the USAID.
