An online meeting was held with members of Zugdidi Women's Network. The new stage of work includes expanding the “Network of Women and Youth Peace Ambassadors”, strengthening the capacity of network participants and supporting their initiatives. The women once again identified problems and discussed issues that were important to their communities. They were also informed about the planned human security training, which will include 40 women from five municipalities.

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An online information meeting was held with members of Khoni Women’s Network. The participants highlighted important problems of the local community that will be resolved through civil initiatives with the support of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”.

During the meeting, problems were ranked by priority. It was decided that network members would inform the IDP community about their decision, after which they would develop an application and submit it for funding.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

 

During an online meeting, members of Kutaisi Women's Network identified problems, discussed problems that are important to their communities. Their activity will help to strengthen the community and support women's initiatives.

Women from Kutaisi and representatives of four municipalities, will take part in human security training, which will be held in Batumi.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

The information meeting held in Senaki was aimed at highlighting women's initiatives. Participants spoke about problems that are especially relevant in IDP communities. The entire group participates in the problem ranking process. After the identification, it is planned to support women’s initiatives, which means mitigating the expected risks caused by the problems.

The meeting was held within the framework of the project “Network of Women and Girls Peace Ambassadors”. The project aims to strengthen the network's capacity and support women's initiatives in IDP communities.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

The second phase of the coalition project “IDP and Conflict Affected Women and Youth for Localizing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda at the Local Level” was launched In June. The project is supported by the UN Women and resources from the the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.

During the previous project period, a network of women IDPs was created. The new project envisages strengthening and expanding the capabilities of the “Network of Women and Youth Peace Ambassadors”. And also - support for initiatives of network members that will be aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of IDP and Conflict Affected Women and Girls, advocating for their needs and including them in relevant programs and budgets.

In order to get acquainted with the goals of the project and planned activities, information meetings were held in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi. Members of the “Network of Women and Youth Peace Ambassadors” took part in the meetings. The meetings also identified important issues of these communities.

 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

 

 

The story summarizes the results of the work in the framework of the project “Women, Peace, Security, Promoting the Implementation of the 1325 UN Resolution  Action Plan at the Local Level.”

The video record represents all five municipalities participating in the project - Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi. Women initiative groups operated in these municipalities. Women representing these groups talk about the benefits the project and networking have given them. They share with the audience their successes, what they have achieved, and how they have become leaders who can identify, advocate, and solve problems to improve conditions in their community.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

Final meeting within the framework of the project “Women and Youth - Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda at the Local Level” was held In Kutaisi, hotel “Gelati Residence”.

The meeting was attended by women - leaders and activists from five target municipalities: Kutaisi, Khoni, Senaki, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi.

The participants once again assessed the dynamics of the project, summarized the achieved results, and spoke about the effectiveness of the network.

The challenges and issues that are still in the process of advocacy were highlighted.

Feedback from meeting participants:

“This was an important project for me, because it opened me the way to enter the public sphere, I got involved in various projects.”

“At the age of 23, I became convinced that women’s efforts are very important when working on issues that are important for society and especially for women.”

“I was a “leader standing in the corner,” and today I can freely appear in front of a large audience and boldly say that this project raised me”.

“The project showed us the power and impact of networking, which helped us to advocate everyday problems and improve our social profile.”

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

Members of Senaki Women Initiative Group held their next planned meeting. The meeting participants evaluated their activities. They reviewed the list of identified issues and talked about the prospects for unresolved problems.

According to the participants, teamwork, gender sensitivity, and a well-designed advocacy plan contributed to solving various problems. Based on the gained experience, work on long-term problems will be continued in future.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

Members of Zugdidi Women Initiative Group gathered for the next meeting. The problems, resolved with the help of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” were noted with pride.

The problem that was voiced to various Ministries and Departments on behalf of the organization was especially emphasized. This was one of the proposals of the group, and it has already been decided: next to the men police officers on the dividing line of Abkhazia there are female police officers too, and it is they who check the women when crossing the Inguri checkpoint. This eliminated a lot of inconvenience.

Each new solved problem is an incentive for further work of the Women Initiative Group.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

The project is coming to an end, but the group members continue to conduct activities. During the next meeting of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group, the participants talked about future plans that are related to strengthening the IDP community and solving priority problems.

The role of women in peace and security is particularly important. Empowering women provides more inclusive approach to the needs of internally displaced people. This was well demonstrated during the project implementation by identifying problems and solving some of them.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

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