Informational story in TV “Rioni”, aired on July 15, familiarized the audience with the topics of ordinary meeting of Kutaisi GAC. The members of GAC discussed results of needs research and on the basis of elaborated conclusions, began to work on package of proposals and recommendations for submission to the self-government.
Chairperson of the GAC announced most practical issues, which were raised by the group of research, answer the citizens’ needs and are in competence of local government - installation of signposts at the stops, creating informative and entertaining center for the elderly and etc.
Representatives of the fund “Sukhumi” talked about the aims of research. It was mentioned that the work revealed needs of women, youth, socially unprotected and disabled persons. Members of the GAC have a hope that most important issues will be chosen and submitted to the self-government for envisaging them in 2016 budget.
 
 
The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

Journalists of TV company ”Rioni” prepared a story about the training for future trainers, organized by the Fund “Sukhumi” on the topic of conflict prevention.

In this small but important project, young people from 8 municipalities of Western Georgia are involved (Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskhaltubo, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Batumi).

In the story the participants of the training share their impressions, talk about their expectations and prospects of work.

The project is implemented with the support of Canada Fund for local Initiatives (CFLI) – Canada Embassy in Turkey

The 17-th meeting of Senaki GAC heard information regarding research of gender needs.
The research was conducted in May. More than 200 people were inquired. As a result of analysis of materials the GAC members will elaborate recommendations and submit to the local Sakrebulo, in order to envisage identified needs in the budget of the next year.
The story in TV “Egrisi” tells about these issues.
 
 
The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

“Gender news” in Radio “Freedom” Batumi agency tells about and event of Batumi GAC and the fund “Sukhumi” – round table “Dialogue of generations – for gender and harmonic society”. The participants share opinions about importance of communication between generations.
What is gender education, why is so important to share experience and appreciation of young peoples interests, how shall we use Batumi intellectual experience and how must be built cooperation for creation of methodology guidelines for educational premises. What recommendations were announced from the side of youth, specialists, teachers, what projects will be submitted by the GAC for the support of informal education of the youth – these are the main issues the story tells about.
 
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
In the air of Radio “Freedom” showed a story, which tells about youth project of Batumi Gender Advisory Council (GAC).
The story underlines actuality of the issue: initiating public discussion – establishment of non-violent consciousness and ruining stereotypes, ensuring healthy communications, which is envisaged by the project, answers the challenges, existing in society.
Necessity of gender educational work with young people was mentioned by the members of Ozurgeti GAC, who attended the meeting in Batumi.
How should be the GAC involved in solution of problematic issues of society, what strategy should be defined for collaboration with self-government – members of Batumi and Ozurgeti GACs speak about these issues in the program.
 
The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Department of State

 

What do Georgian politicians and experts, representatives of public sector think about quoting by the gender side, what legislative regulations are essential for solution of this issue. The story in TV “Rioni” refers to this issue and shares international experience.
As the representatives of Kutaisi Gender Advisory council mention, the effective will be to make a step from words to the action. There was an interesting fact in Georgia in this direction – a women became a head of one of the most important structure – Ministry of defense. This issue is positively evaluated from the side of not only her team members, but also opposition, politologists, civil sector representatives.
It is noticeable that only men were chosen as respondents.
 
 
The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

In the air of TV Company “Egrisi” there was aired a story regarding the project of Senaki Gender Advisory Council “Prevention of domestic violence in Senaki Municipality”. The story reflects the activities in frames of the project, organizational meeting with representatives of Governor of  Senaki Municipality, training for thrainers on the issue of gender and domestic violence, informational meetings, conducted by the young people.

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
“Gender News” of the Radio “Freedom” tells about creation of GAC networks in Batumi. The meeting was held on June 29-30.
As it was aired in the story, the network joins Btumi, Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Senaki GACs, which actively cooperate with self-governments for establishment of gender policy on local level.
Chairperson of Ozurgeti GAC – Lela Natsvaladze mentioned that the network is based on the experience of four municipalities, also on political will from the side of self-governemnt. The following phase was common strategy and joint projects.
Members of self-government of Senaki gave high evaluation to the projects, which were implemented y the GAC and expressed a hope that network will give high motivation to social activities.
“Democracy will not be developed without our inclusion. The GAC worked on common strategy, underlined local problems and defined the ways of collaboration eith self-government and other institutions for their solution”, - mentioned Meri Gelashvili, coordibator of the project of the Fund “Sukhumi”.
“We are glad that the legislative act, which was submitted to Parliament and which should carry out institutionalization of local gender councils, is a good practical illustration as the GACs, created by the fund “Sukhumi”, which has lots of vivid results in its “active”- was mentioned in the story.
 
 
The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Department of State

 

The radio “Dzveli Kalali” there was aired a story which told the audience about activity of Kutaisi GAC.

It was mentioned that the work of GAC is in the interesting phase: the research local civil groups needs was finished. There were revealed lots of interesting issues of different groups of women, youth, socially unprotected people, people with disabilities. The GAC has to envisage interests of these groups in the budget in cooperation with self-government. 

The story aired information about youth project implemented by the GAC with financial support of the fund “Sukhumi” and Kutaisi City Hall. Project participants poke about the project activities and recommendations, prepared by the different youth groups.

The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Fund “Sukhumi” organized a work-shop for the staff of kindergartens on: “Gender, gender roles, gender education in pre-school premises”. The work-shop was interesting for the participants and they got motivated to make changes in their working process. Journalists of the TV “Rioni” prepared a story on this concrete issue.
 
 
The project  is implemented with the support of the
Czech non-governmental organization «The independent socio-environmental movement»

 

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