Members of IDP Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki and Zugdidi hosted the fifth online training on the topic “Self-governance and Forms of Civic Engagement”.
The participants got acquainted with the structure of local self-government, authority, responsibility, forms of civic engagement”. They had the opportunity, to work in groups on the following issues: what is the obstacle for civic engagement at the local level; how to increase the motivation of citizens so that they are more involved in the formation of local politics. During the discussion, the participants shared their own experiences with each other. According to them, the topics of training were important:
“I got acquainted with the forms of civic engagement. A lot of people should have such information."
“I will definitely use this knowledge in practice. I felt responsible to get involved in the processes that take place in the municipality.”
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Trainings on various actual topics are planned In May. Information about it was provided to the members of Khoni IDP Women Initiative Group. The information meeting was held online.
The project assistant familiarized the group with the topics of the trainings, the time of the training was determined. Members of the group noted that they attended four trainings held in April with great interest. The new cycle will also be interesting and practical and they will be actively involved in the process of training.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
An online information meeting was held with members of IDP Women Zugdidi Initiative Group. The participants talked about the trainings that were held in April. Despite the fact that the members of the group are women of different ages, professions and have different experience, the questions discussed at the trainings turned out to be equally interesting for everyone. They received information about the continuation of the training cycle. As it was mentioned, trainings will be also held in May - with the participation of 50 women - active representatives of target municipalities.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
"Stereotypes and Tolerance" - training on these issues was conducted with the youth group of the village Didinedzi.
These are the topics that we often face in everyday life, however the true meaning of the terms and the history of their origin is not known for everyone, this topic was discussed by the trainers of the Fund "Sukhumi" Lali Shengelia and Anzhela Chikhladze.
The involvement of children was very high, they were actively involved in the discussion and expressed their positions.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
During an online meeting with members of Senaki IDP Women Initiative Group, the participants evaluated the trainings that were held in April and talked about the significance of the information received:
“I do not have the opportunity to attend such thematic trainings, so this is a good chance for me to be more informed.”
“The cycle of trainings will help us to be more active and practically get involved in advocacy of problems.”
At the end of the meeting, participants were provided with information about new training topics. According to them, after completing the trainings, they will be even more motivated to be actively involved in solving local problems.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Ordinary meeting was held with IDP Women Initiative Group of Tskaltubo. Attention was paid to the cycle of trainings held in April. According to the participants, the trainings were informative, interesting and practical.
- It is very important for me to participate in such trainings. Each new topic gives new possibilities. I am glad to be part of this project - noted one of the participants.
At the end of the meeting, the participants got acquainted with the topics of May trainings. They noted that after the completion of the training cycle, each of them will have skills that contribute to their formation as active citizens.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
During the online meeting with the members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group, the participants evaluated the training cycle held in April and talked about the necessity of information.
"These trainings were interesting and important for me, they gave me the opportunity to be aware of important topics for an active citizen."
"The training cycle will help us to become more active and be able to prioritize our needs and advocate them."
At the end of the meeting, participants were provided with information on training topics of the next month.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Members of the IDP Women Initiative Group from Khoni, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi, Senaki and Zugdidi met online on April 28-29. A two-day training on "Local Budget, Civic Budgeting" was conducted for them.
Discussion of the training topic was continued in an interactive mode. Group work and discussions provided participants with the opportunity to share experiences with each other. Feedback showed that the participants will practically use the information received and will be actively involved in the ongoing budget processes of the municipality.
This training finished the one-month training cycle (4 trainings), which trained the members of the Women Initiative Group with appropriate skills. They will actively work with the target municipalities to implement the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 action plan at the local level.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" actively began to work in support of Ukrainian refugees.
There are 61 people in our database, 23 of whom have already left Georgia. 4 of them live with relatives, the rest either rent or stay with friends who provided them with accommodation free of charge. A Facebook was created, where all relevant information is placed.
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" is in touch with the Tbilisi organization "Help for Ukraine", they have information about the assistance that we can provide to refugees, they also share with us information that may be useful to us. We are also in touch with humanitarian organization “Mercy”, which distributes humanitarian aid to different regions of Georgia.
An online survey continues on the Facebook page of the Fund "Sukhumi" to assess the needs of Ukrainians. The needs of majority are similar: food, hygiene products, clothing.
