Women Fund "Sukhumi" held a meeting with "one window" principle in the meeting hall of Zugdidi City Hall.
The following issue was selected for advocacy: construction of a new, typical building with modern standards for the Kindergarten "Tsitelkuda" (“Red Riding Hood”) in Ingiri community.
The meeting was held in a hybrid method and was attended both on site and online by invited guests - Representatives of the Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, a representative of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, the Chairman of Zugdidi Municipality City Council, representatives of Abkhazian territorial unit, a representative of the Mayor in Ingiri community, IDPs from Abkhazia and local women.
The result of the meeting is that the local self-government will be actively involved in the advocacy process and it will continue at the central level.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Representatives of various vulnerable groups actively participated in the information meetings held in Terjola and Akhalsopeli (Senaki municipality).
The participants noted that such meetings and receiving correct information are of great importance in the situation when the number of femicide facts increase. They got acquainted with the website of the Women Fund "Sokhumi" https://sosfsokhumi.ge/.
According to them, the mentioned webpage should be distributed to the general public, which will have a positive impact in terms of violence prevention.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
A meeting was held in the village Akhalsofel - Senaki municipality.It was attended by school representatives, teachers and parents. The coordinator of the City Hall Children's Rights and Support Department and the social worker of the same department were invited to the meeting.
The participants of the meeting got acquainted with the structure of the department, received information about existing programs, challenges and needs. In their opinion, more attention should be paid to public awareness, needs of vulnerable groups, support of crisis families.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Some of the participants attended the training for the first time and really liked this form of teaching. The experienced ones were were more actively involved in work.
Why the conflict analysis is needed? How to manage conflict? The teenagers talked about these and many other issues with the trainer.
The training was held for Senaki Youth Initiative Group. Various methods - discussion, game, group work, presentations - made the training process fun and interesting.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
September 21 - International Day of Peace - has been celebrated by the UN General Assembly since 1981.
Fund "Sukhumi" also celebrated this day and dedicated a number of activities to it - informational meetings and actions that continued during a month.
This day is very important for us, because it is the best expression of what is the main goal of our work and what do we want to achieve.
About 20 meetings on this topic were held with Women and Youth Initiative Groups in target municipalities, members of the groups took part in actions and joined the international campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
With the initiative of the Fund "Sukhumi", the problem of IDPs was discussed with "one window" principle in Senaki City Hall. The problem concerns the absence of a sewage system in the former military settlement (where mainly IDPs from Abkhazia live).
Before advocacy, the necessary documents, photos and video materials, signatures, and video clips were prepared.
The meeting was attended by IDPs, civil activists, Deputy Mayor Levan Eliava, representatives of various services of the City Hall.
Discussions were held on the ways and means of solving the problem using documentary materials. Individual authorities also spoke about their own responsibility in relation to the problem.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Kutaisi IDP Women Initiative Group held a meeting using the proven and successful "one window" method.
According to the agenda, the problems identified as a result of the needs research were discussed. Among them is the rehabilitation of the short road (260m) leading to the IDP settlement "Kotejebi". This section of the road does not belong to Kutaisi municipality and it needs to be handed over to the city. An opportunity to solve the problem was already found and it will be solved in a short period of time.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
The advocacy group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" held an information meeting in the school of the village Zeda Vani (Vani municipality). The meeting was attended by school teachers, upper graders, employees of the City Hall department for children's rights and their protection, the secretary of the Gender Equality Council.
The participants got acquainted with the structure of the department, as well as with the conclusions that were made as a result of the monitoring of work in this department. They noted that they did not have such in-depth information and they already know when to contact them. Emphasis was placed on the need for cooperation between the school and the department to improve the condition of vulnerable adolescents.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In September, information meetings were held in a different format. Young people and teachers were actively involved in them. The meetings were held in the public schools of Zeda Vani and Tskaltubo.
The webpage https://sosfsokhumi.ge/ aroused great interest in the audience. It was noted that in an environment where femicide has increased, it is important to spread the information on this page widely. Young people, as active users of the Internet, saw their role in this. Access to information about existing municipal services in this regard, was also mentioned as relevant.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
