Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) has summed up the three-year work. The conference was attended by representatives of 12 administrative units of Kutaisi municipality, members of Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Senaki GACs, NGO representatives and media.
Speakers of the conference have focused on the results that are achieved within three years. It was noted that GAC has made a significant contribution to the creation of a gender policy at the local level. The result - in the budget in 2016 genderissues are reflected.
The results also were:the relevance of gender themes in the local media, the importance and priority of gender budgeting, legislative changes for creation of gender councils at the municipal level.
As was said at the conference, GAC experience and results will create a good basis for future Council of Kutaisi to work effectively in the direction of gender.
