The next informational meeting was held with IDPs living in Kutaisi, Nikea street by the Assistant of the Fund "Sukhumi" in a 5-storey building of the former Co-operative College. Residents of rehabilitated collective center of IDPs talked about their own problems. They noted the need the yard landscaping, gardening, playground for children.
Behind the building there is metal-plastic Enterprise - the noise interferes people. Unsanitary conditions near the building require special attention and fast solutions.
Assistant and lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi" were familiarized with these problems. The process of solving problems has already begun - IDPs themselves were actively involved in advocacy – they applied to the local structures.
 
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

   

The informational meeting, held in the kindergarten of the village Teklati was attended by the representatives of the village - Ia Abuladze and representatives of Kindergarten Unity.

The teachers spoke about the work in frames of the “Village project” – repair of "wet spots", the overlap of the building, replacement of windows. It was noted that in June and July, it is planned to expand and rehabilitation of auxiliary rooms and corridor.

Teachers also spoke about unsolved problems. Children have no landscaped yard, and attractions. Kindergarten has few toys, teaching aids and equipment.

According to explaining of the representatives of kindergarten union, they have no means to solve all the problems, but step by step they will take into account and gradually solve all the issues.

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

On July 18 in SOS childrens’ village of Kutaisi there was held uinformational meeting with the staff of the organization. The meeting was attended by the member of Sakrebulo – Lela kelyui96iani.

Meeting participants spoke about different problems and asked the representative of local self-government to help in solution of these problems.

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

  

Informational meeting in Senaki library was attended by representatives of social commission, chairperson of Gender Advisory Council (GAC) - Nana Alania and members of the GAC - Alex Demuria and Dina Giorgadze.

The women heard information about the work of the fund “Sukhumi”, GAC and social programs of Sakrebulo.

There were discussed problems, existing in the library. Active women were invited at meeting of the Club of Voter Women for further advocacy and problem solution.

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

On January 22, informational meetings was held in the military settlement of Senaki, together with the IDPs there live local too. The meeting participants know the fund “Sukhumi”, but their interest was paid to information about active work of Senaki Gender Advisory Council (GAC), especially to the fact that in 2016 municipal budget, there are envisaged recommendations, submitted by the GAC.

The IDPs spoke about their problems (illegal living spaces, gasification, cellars).

It was solved that the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” will be involved in advocacy for fast solution of the problem.

 

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

 

On July 4, the informational meeting in Senaki was attended by representatives of the Museum of Zhiuli Shartava, the local history museum, art school and house of culture.

The meeting was participated by member of Sakrebulo Eliso Tsaguria and representative of Municipality Eka Kurashvili.

Staff of the cultural department are funded by local self-government. They modestly noted about low salaries and asked to think about their increase.

In addition, they talked about social problems. Representatives of the local government promised them to determined the problem and help as much as possible.

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
The ordinary informational meeting in Senaki, Fund "Sukhumi" held with the representatives of ethnical minorities - with assiriyans. Assyrians have been living for almost a hundred years on Chavchavadze Street. 50 families have preserved their language, writing (especially - the older generation). Young people study in Georgian schools.
As they say, they have a tradition similar to Georgian, as the Christian faith is common. But there is a difference, for example, in the ritual of marriage.
During the meeting, among many issues, special attention was given to the river that runs along the house and is very dirty, but the population on their own cannot do anything.
To eradicate the problem, with the help of an assistant, the population the same day addressed Gamgeoba Municipality, City Council and the Gender Advisory Council with the statement.

 

 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

Ordinary meeting was held with the IDPs residing in Menji. They have no drinking water for more than a month with the reason of damaging the water pipe. This problem was announced by the fund “Sukhumi” to chairperson of Senaki Sakrebulo – Jumber Lashkarava, who met the IDPs, familiarized with the problems and mentioned that it will be solved soon.
The problem No2 is absence of garbage can. As a result of informational meeting and with involvement of local structures, the problem was solved in some days and the territory of former Sanatorium” was cleaned.
 
The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

 
Ordinary informational meeting was held in Senaki, collective center of the hotel “Egrisi”. The IDPs are grateful, that they were legally transferred this building, but they expressed nonsatisfaction with the fact that there is no gasification. With the help of the representative of fund “Sukhumi”, they prepared a letter, which will be sent to relevant structure. The meeting was held in frames of the campaign “16 active days against violence towards the women”. The participants received information regarding campaign and its importance.
 
The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

 

    

The informational meeting on the draft reform on IDP issues was held in the framework of the project "Inclusion of NGOs working on issues of social protection in the strategic dialogue in Georgia" in Khoni Sakrebulo.

Meetings were attended by the deputy chairman of Sakrebulo, members of the Sakrebulo, representatives of the social service of Gamgeoba and the staff of the Apparatus. Representatives of local self-government consider that the reform should be oriented to the needs of IDPs, an individual approach to each family is necessary.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN 

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