“Municipal services of assistance for the victims of domestic violence and prospects for the future” - this topic was discussed during an online round table in cooperation with  Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Administration. The representatives of Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Martvili, Poti, Khobi, Senaki, Chkhorotsku, Abasha, Mestia local governments took part in it.

- What programs does the local government use to respond to the existing challenges in terms of assistance to victims of domestic violence; what changes are being introduced in the budget of the next year, what is the readiness to strengthen gender policy at the local level - the meeting focused on these issues.

Participants highlighted the challenges caused by the pandemic and shared their experiences.

It was noted how important the support of the Regional Administration is in terms of expanding cooperation between municipalities.

The meeting was facilitated by the monitoring group of the Fund "Sukhumi".

A new civil society organization will be registered in Khoni. It will be the first organization in Khoni which will work to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and integrate them into society. Online meetings and consultations are being conducted.

Project partner civil society organizations in Khoni: the Center for Education and Development "Edelweiss" and the IDP Initiative Group met the head of the future organization. The partner organizations will mentor the new organization and assist in resolving legal issues. The registration process and the organization’s Charter were discussed at the meeting.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

"How to register a civil society organization" - an online training for stakeholders identified in the project target municipalities who want to register the civil society organizations was held on this topic.

Participants were provided with detailed information on the following issues - what is the legal entity (concept, types) similarities and differences; Registered and unregistered legal entities; Name, management, representation, state control of activities of non-profit legal entity; Registration rules, documentation required for registration (provision and meeting protocol), mandatory requirements; Reorganization, liquidation.

Training was held in the framework of the project: “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring” with financial support of the European Union.

The next meeting of the CSO Forum was held within the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”, in which both the project partner CSO and the members of the working groups set up in the target municipalities participated. Issues related to the activities of the working groups were discussed. Presentations were made by the leaders of the working groups, who talked about the achieved results and future activities. The joint efforts and cooperation of the representatives of local self-governments and civil society organizations for the development of public governance in all target municipalities where the project is implemented are noteworthy. This time, the forum meeting was held online, using the Zoom platform, organized by one of the project partners, Imereti Scientists’ Union "Spectri".

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

During a meeting with representatives of local self-government in Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Chokhatauri and Kobuleti, the work in municipalities in direction of the implementation of gender policy, identification of violence against women / domestic violence, prevention of violence and protection of the victim was discussed.

The need to respond to the new reality in the COVID-19 context, especially gender budgeting and local program evaluation, was highlighted.

The monitoring group of the Fund "Sukhumi" presented the research: the problems that arose as a result of the pandemic, the situation of victims of violence and risk groups in the conditions of Covid-19 and the recommendations developed for different structures. The important role of the Regional Administration in coordinating gender equality policy was emphasized at the meeting.

On the initiative of the Fund "Sukhumi", a round table on the topic: "Implementation of an early conflict prevention system in response to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - the role of community leaders in responding to the crisis" was held in Zoom platform.

The meeting was attended by representatives of local self-government of 11 municipalities of Western Georgia (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Terjola, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Kobuleti): Vice-Mayors, heads of health services, social and administrative services, members of the Gender Council, as well as community leaders, moderators of the Fund "Sukhumi".

- What were the challenges  caused by  the pandemic, how does the local government respond to them, what are the mechanisms of response at the local level and what is the level of citizen’s knowledge in local programs - the focus was mainly done on these issues.

At the beginning of the meeting, the participants listened to information about the results and trends of the research conducted by the Fund "Sukhumi". The exchange of information between municipalities created an interesting environment for debate. The need to activate community leaders in order to inform the citizens was highlighted.

The round table was held within the framework of the project “Early Conflict Prevention - Theory and Practice”, and with this activity a group of participants joined the campaign "16 active days against violence towards the women".

During an online meeting with the working group of Terjola municipality, civil society organizations presented the monitoring of the roadmap for Public Administration Reform.

The meeting discussed issues of the civil budget and the anti-corruption plan, representatives of the financial service took an active part in the discussion of the civil budget.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

An online meeting was held with representatives of Vani partner organizations, they discussed the issue of registering new organizations and a questionnaire to be filled in by the stakeholders. Within the framework of mini-projects, two initiative groups were formed in the municipality. The members of these groups are willing to be registered and work more actively.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia

The fifth meeting of Bagdati working group was held online. The action plan and activities to be carried out within the plan were reviewed. The group is developing a code of ethics, the format of how to include representatives of the City Hall in this process was discussed during the meeting. They also talked about the additions that were included in the plan based on the recommendations developed as a result of the second monitoring of the roadmap for public administration reform.

The work is carried out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.

The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia