On September 22, in the conference hall of Batumi Sakrebulo a round table was held, organized by the fund “Sukhumi” and Gender Advisory Council. The event was attended by representatives of local self-government, NGOs, the Club of Voter Women of the fund “Sukhumi”, youth and journalists.
Gender Advisory Council presented two year activities and thanked self-government and fund “Sukhumi” for cooperation..it was also mentioned that despite project completion, the council members will continue activities and try to answer gender problems and challenges.
The council familiarized participants with the research results and named the most important problems. Exchange of opinions was held regarding presented recommendations. Council members expressed a will to elaborate gender policy final version in agreement with the society and submit it to Sakrebulo.
It was noted that budget programs are in active phase, so it is the most relevant time for lobbying of most actual issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State