A round table was held at the Kutaisi Women Support Center in devoted to the International Day of IDPs and Refugees. Representatives of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, local self-government and the IDP service were invited. They recalled Abkhazia, the problems associated with forced displacement with pain. They talked about programs identified by the budget of the municipality and issues of resettlement of IDPs. The meeting was very active, and the participants received a lot of important information.

Round table on: “Women solidarity – for better future” was held also in Seakrbulo of Kutaisi. Event was organized by mobilizer of WSC.

Representatives of local self-government – Sakrebulo members, staff of City Hall and Sakrebulo Apparatus received information regarding the work of WSC. It was noted about services of the center, results regarding strengthenings of womens’ rights.

Participants mentioned that women need more attention and more stress should be made on it.

In Kutaisi, hotel “Argo” there was held a round table in frames of joint Georgian-Abkhazian project: “Strengthening of women’s voices at the decision-making level”. There was held a conversation regarding the results of conducted research and presented film, held by the fund “Sukhumi”.

The round table was attended by representatives of different social groups – IDPs, youth, also representatives of NGOs and local self-government, members of Gender Advisory Council of Kutaisi and Senaki. The discussion was observed by representatives of EU.

As it was mentioned by the chairperson of the fund “Sukhumi”, “all joint activities started with the word “Hard”, but the only thing, that united us was a will and readiness for sustainable peace.”

According to the roundtable participants, a study has revealed the importance of women's participation in peace processes and problems in this regard. There has been mentioned the contribution of the Fund "Sukhumi", which "does not give anyone a chance to relax and set aside the problem of conflict solution."

The round table was devoted to the International Day of IDPs and Refugees at Khoni Women Support Center. The meeting raised great interest among the participants and reached the goal - they got information about municipal programs, learned more about support from local government in terms of solving social problems.

By the initiative of the mobilizers of Khoni WSC, there was held a round table in Sakrebulo on: “Women Solidarity – for Better Future”.

The event was attended by representatives of local self-government. The meeting informed about a week of women solidarity and the work of Khoni WSC.

The participants mentioned that respect to women shall be expressed not only by flower for the 8-th of March, but by the fact that respect to women is actual issue, for what governmental and non-governmental sectors should join the acyions.

How must be the issues of age psychology and physiology, sexual education, which are interesting for the youth and parents, teachers, doctors are trying to "throw" to each other, what is gender education, what defines gender approach to the issue or definitely harmonic relation in large families, fair allocation of eligibilities and roles, what are the risks in existing mistakes of youth education and how must school, family, society collaborate in this direction.

The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State

The cycle of round tables on the topic of positive transformation of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict continues. After Senaki and Tskaltubo, a round table was held in Zugdidi, in the assembly hall of the educational resource center.

The meeting was devoted to the research "Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, rethinking approaches to conflict resolution and new vectors for its transformation." After the presentation of the main research questions, the participants talked about the negotiation process, formed the positions of different sectors of society, especially women's groups - ways to resolve the conflict and new views.

The project  is implemented with the support of  Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

The Poti Women Support Center hosted a roundtable on "The Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, rethinking the approaches to the conflict settlement and new vectors for its transformation."

The meeting was attended by local women and IDPs, young people, representatives of self-government and NGOs.

Participants were presented a research of the Fund "Sukhumi". During the discussion, the need for civil dialogue and the creation of a new space for it were especially noted.

The project  is implemented with the support

of  Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA