Professional skills and accounting courses for beneficiaries are studied at the Rehabilitation Center of the Fund "Sukhumi".
At the end of September, new students came to the courses. They successfully meet and master a new profession: the basics of accounting and reporting, tax legislation, accounting programs. Women note that they will use this knowledge in practice
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The first stage of the " Online – Vote- O- Meter – Voters’ Advice Application" for the 2021 local self-government elections in Zugdidi Municipality has been completed.
According to the answers given in the application, 8️3% of the population believe that in Zugdidi Municipality there is a need to improve e-services and increase the population's access to local e-programs and services. The same number consider that, it is necessary to assess the infrastructural, technical and human resource needs of outpatient clinics in the villages and ensure their proper functioning. 8️0️% mentions that local self-government should be involved in the process of preventing and combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. 7️8% think that women should be proportionally involved in management and decision-making positions in local municipality.
Zugdidi voters still have the opportunity to find out which party is closest to their views and to make an informed choice in the second round as well.
Please see the application at: http://onlinemricxveli.ge/vote/voting/2021-2/
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Requirement: to carry out installation of external lighting and benches on sports grounds. Koki Women Initiative Group works to address the problems identified in the community. The group members discussed what changes need to be made to the advocacy plan and what resources to include.
Zugdidi Women Initiative Group also continues the advocacy process - the members of the group are trying to clear the area near the IDP settlement from thorns and are acting according to the prescribed plan.
At a regular meeting, members of Koki youth initiative group spoke about the project "Healthy Environment for a Better Future" - how the work was conducted, what results were achieved. This was their project debut and they are very pleased.
“Success of young people begins with such projects”, mentioned one of the group members.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The members of the youth initiative group summarized the work on the project in the eco-club.
The project participants made the following assessment: a new challenge is always useful and informative; teamwork gives a good result - I was convinced of this when working on a project; non-formal education is one of the useful tools for introducing new initiatives; I am ready for new challenges.
Women Initiative Group of the village Pakhulani has successfully completed the advocacy process that began last month. A letter was prepared to the Mayor, signatures were collected, and a majoritarian candidate joined. As a result, the problem was solved - garbage bins were placed in the village. Fund "Sukhumi" thanks Tsalenjikha City Hall for cooperation and support.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
For the local self-government elections in Zugdidi Municipality, the Fund „Sukhumi” introduced a model that is successful in Europe - an online “ Vote- O- Meter” – Voters’ Advice Application to inform the voters in pre- election period.
Tbilisi Representative Office of the Fund "Sukhumi" actively cooperates with political parties. The following political entities took part in filling out the application: "Shalva Natelashvili - Georgian Labor Party", "Girchi - More Freedom", "Lelo for Georgia", "Giorgi Vashadze - Strategy Aghmashenebeli", "European Georgia ", GP "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia ","United National Movement".
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
September was especially busy for youth initiative groups. Within the framework of the sub-grant program, the youth club at Tskaltybo public school No 4 implemented the project "BRAIN-ROOM - youth space for informing the society".
The project participants developed a thematic painting for the banner, which should become the main attribute of BRAIN-ROOM. Informational meetings were held within the framework of the project. The guests were the representatives of the City Hall and City Council of Tskaltubo municipality. Young people heard information about youth programs, gender issues, social policy of the City Hall. On the basis of the youth club, info-groups were created, which held master classes with older people on the skills of working with the Internet. Project activities were finished, although the discussion space BRAIN-ROOM remains, which is awaiting new guests.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
“Interaction in the language of “street art” - this is how the members of Senaki youth initiative group called the project carried out within the framework of the sub-grant program and used the format of street art to communicate with the public. The members of the group developed a thematic model and selected phrases. Then the idea moved to the wall of Senaki Public School No 7. Youth messages call for the need for peace, leadership, education, activism.
Young people organized a public lecture, workshops, invited students from various schools in Senaki.
- What we know about self-government, its structure, programs, budget, what does the decentralization mean - these issues turned out to be interesting for the participants.
The project is completed, although young people will continue to interact with the public through the messages remaining on the wall.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
An online conference on "Women and Mobility - Gender Aspects of The Women Daily Movement" was organized by the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia and supported by the German Cooperation Society (GIZ). The welcoming speeches were made by: Martina Kolby, Program Director of the German International Cooperation “Mobility for Cities”, Nino Tsilosani, Chairperson of the Gender Equality Council of the Parliament of Georgia, and Niko Tatulashvili, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights.
Nino Korinteli - a researcher of the Fund "Sukhumi" Tbilisi Representative Office, was actively involved in the discussion. She participated in the online meeting as an independent consultant and co-author of the research. During the presentation, she highlighted the importance of women's economic empowerment (especially for vulnerable groups) and underlined, that despite the Monitoring Report of Fund "Sukhumi" - "Development of Child Care Services to Promote Women's Employment and Ensure Effective Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence" focuses on barriers to the development of childcare services, these two researches combine the emphasis on factors that promote women's economic empowerment (e.g. education, professional growth and employment)and the obstacles (e.g. according to the Fund “Sukhumi” research, restrictions to movement are considered as a barrier in getting education ).
Within the framework of the sub-grant program, Tskaltubo Youth Initiative Group implemented the project “Sustainable Use and Production - Youth for the Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals at Local Level”.
A banner was prepared, thematic comics were printed and placed on the garbage bins, members of the club purchased stationeries.
The project activities were successful. An online survey, trainings, workshops on waste recycling were conducted. The project ended with an action: the club members placed thematic comics on the garbage bins.
The participants believe that the youth project will contribute to improving the ecological and sanitary situation in the municipality, informing the population about the rules for the use and recycling of waste, as well as increasing the self-awareness of the population.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
