Meetings (635)
Meetings - in this category there is an information about meetings in frames of Fund “Sukhumi” projects - meetings with beneficiaries, representatives of state structures, local and international non-governmental organizations.
Khoni WSC, School No7 of Poti and school of village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) – three more informational meetings were held in youth clubs.
The topic is actual and important: gender violence, reasons and mechanisms of prevention.
Meeting participants discussed the reasons of violence, spoke about mentality. One participant, whose mother is abroad, noted: "I can not understand father who does not work and always asks money from mother. We have repeatedly suggested him to go to work, and my mother would came home, but in vain ... I will do everything for not to live like this. My family - a lesson for me. "
In the conference hall of Khoni Sakrebulo there gathered members of women initiative group. The meeting was attended by the representative of relevant service, who evaluated the situation existing round advocacy of the issues regarding (heating system in the central library) and expressed the position of self-government.
As it was mentioned the issue is in the local agenda, but the actuality of the case grows because of activeness of the society.
During the meeting there were planned following phases of advocacy, among which the most important is participation in discussion of the local budget. It gives possibility to envisage desired issues in the programs of the next year.
The local government of Khoni there was held an enlarged meeting of the advisors’ council, which was an agreement on the basic directions of the local action plan strategy for social inclusion. Adding new groups in kindergartens and pre-school facilities inventory, the social inclusion of elderly - a laundry service for the beneficiaries of "House of Charity", the purchase of the adapted transport for people with disabilities – mainly these issues were in the focus of participants.
Participants - members of the Council, representatives of various government services - thoroughly examined the necessary expenses for the programs, effect and resources of local budget for co-financing.
It was noted that all areas are important and cover the needs of the most vulnerable groups.
In the near future there is planned a training for those who wish to present a project.
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN
Women initiative groups actively work in Kutaisi and Tskaltubo, conduct informational meetings with representatives of different society specters.
Based on the advocacy plan, it is already completed the phase of collecting signatures and sending the letters to the addressees.
Each group analyzed the advocacy plan and made changes, taking into account the reality. In order to speed up the process of advocacy, additional activities are planned: meetings with representatives of local government, with lobbyists.
In the regions, it was held a demonstration of the performance of the puppet theater, prepared in the framework of the project of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council "Formation of gender consciousness among pre-school children"
In Khoni, Tskhaltubo and Senaki pupils of kindergartens watched with interest the main character of the play - Pirimze fights against violence and evil, how valuable for her is friendship, love, equality, patriotism.
The play promotes to formation of gender awareness among children.
During two days, in the office of the fund “Sukhumi” there were guests from Germany – representatives of the fund “Filia”.
On October 25 the members of the youth council of “Filia” met the actors of the forum-theatre. They shared impressions, familiarized with the specifics of the work of forum-theatre. Young people easily found common language.
On the second day there was held a meeting attended by representatives of Fund "Sukhumi" and Zugdidi women's organization "Mercury". They talked about the results, achievements, challenges. There were outlined prospects for future cooperation.
In Kutaisi, Khoni and Tskaltubo there were held meetings of women initiative groups. The groups discussed the plans of advocacy. They received consultations – what steps should they go, whom to address, how to find followers during the work on concrete problems. They jointly worked on deadlines, in what period should be the advocacy process completed.
The members of women initiative groups also scheduled the plan, functions and responsibility of each member. The participants mention that information received during the training helped them to correctly carry out advocacy process.
On the International Day of Rural Women on October 17 in the village of Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) Women's Support Center of Khurcha / Koki organized a meeting with rural women. The meeting discussed the situation in the village, problems of women, the work of the Women's Support Center.
At the meeting there was invited the Specialist from Kutaisi - a reproductive gynecologist Lorita Mikava. She told the participants about the problems and diseases of women of all ages, about the importance of annual surveys, about existing free surveys.
Participants had the opportunity to talk individually with a specialist and get answers from her.
Women Support Center started to work on a project, funded by the fund “Sukhumi” – “Youth against violence towards the women”. The project was implemented in two villages of the municipality – Nosiri and Dzveli Senaki.
In frames of the project there were held informational meetings with representatives of administration of local government (governor), in educational resource-center, with directors of schools and young people. Meeting participants received information about a project and planned activities.
Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers conducted traditional monthly mobilization meetings in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Poti, Senaki and villages of Zugdidi municipality – Koki and Khurcha.
As there is celebrated international day of rural women in October, the topic of the meetings was defined by this date. The meetings were devoted to women’s rights, their problems and ways of solution.