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.

Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council (GAC) was devoted to involvement of local self-government in the activities for prevention of domestic violence.

Members of the GAC fixed the opinion, that local governmental bodies should take part in prevention of violence, which can cover raising of awareness, study and analysis of the conflict reasons, mediation and etc.

Also organizing of crisis centers for assistance and rehabilitation for violence victims, inclusion of their needs in local social programs, assistance in imployment.

It was mentioned that one of the main instruments for prevention of the problem on local level is local self-government itself.

Ozurgeti Historical Museum hosted an informational meeting, which participants got acquainted with the work of the Fund "Sukhumi" in Ozurgeti, Implemented by Gender Advisory Council and the Club of Women Voters. They learned about the gender policy, which was approved in the new city budget and the municipality.

The first responses were made to the program for people with hepatitis "C" and cancer patients. More detailed information will be given to all interested persons through the social service.

It was planned a visit of the lawyer of Fund "Sukhumi”, which will help the museum staff in advocacy of the issue related to the rehabilitation of the building.  

In collective center of Kutaisi clinical hospital, there was held a meeting with the IDPs.

They live rehabilitated building, but the accommodation space is not in their possession yet and they are scared.

Representatives of the fund “Sukhumi” (assistant and lawyer of the project) helped the IDPs to write the letter to the Minister of IDPs and Resettlement. After collecting signatures the letter will be sent to the agency, and thus the issue will be advocated.