What is volunteering?
What benefits does it have?
How to become a volunteer and what do we need to know about it?
These and other questions were answered by Ele Sulakvelidze, a member of Kutaisi initiative group and a participant of the volunteers’ promotion program. An online information meeting was held on February 9. Such initiatives from young people are welcome. It was useful and informative meeting.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The ordinary information meeting was held with the members of the women initiative group of the village Pakhulani of Tsalenjikha Municipality and the villages DidiNedzi and Koki of Zugdidi Municipality.
The meetings were dedicated to the evaluation of the technical side of the research of the project "Barriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in Socio-Political Life and Economic Activities".
Participants talked about how they planned the research process, what hindering and contributing factors they observed in the work process. Each speaker spoke using their own examples.
They shared the difficulties of working with groups.
They talked about how they were able to record the interview, talking face to face with the respondents.
Participants received advice on the basic principles of facilitation.
The future plans were also discussed with the group members.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Members of Senaki Women Initiative Group talked about the progress of their research at a meeting in February. The analysis of the obtained materials reveals the barriers that hinder the involvement of women in socio-political and economic activities. The participants positively evaluated the experience gained in the process of collecting information. According to them, the skills acquired during the training significantly increased their competence. They noted that properly selected respondents and facilitation skills helped them to obtain the necessary information for the research.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
On February 7, an information meeting was held with the members of Kutaisi Youth Club. Young people were informed about the results of gender inequality: Violence, disagreement, disagreement, fear (mainly when a woman is a violence victim), social problems, as well as a person may have a complex of inferiority.
The participants openly expressed their views:
- "The meeting was interesting with explanation of the issues of gender and gender equality";
- "Women and men are equal in all issues".
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Members of the women initiative group living in a military settlement of Khoni Municipality have successfully completed the process of in-depth interview.
The achievements, challenges and difficulties were discussed at the informational meeting on February 4.
The interviewees mentioned that they had very interesting respondents and shared their emotions with others.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
There are 2 women initiative groups in Khoni municipality.
The focus group process was successful and this was discussed by the members of the Khoni group.
The interviewees noted that the respondents were not only able to express their opinion, but also expressed a desire to join the initiative group.
Also it should be mentioned that the members of Khoni initiative group managed to break the stereotypes of the population and through their activities they were able to change their views on the role of women in the economics and politics.
This is a serious step forward...
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Building peace and trust - Training on these issues was held for the members of Tskaltubo youth group.
Participants discussed mechanisms of building peace and trust. Their positions on discussed issues were also recorded through interactive inclusion.
"You can not build a relationship without trust, first of all you must trust and then start a relationship”.
Peace means trust, peace begins with trust, otherwise you can not build a relationship"- these were the common positions of the participants.
How to gain trust, what is the obstacle? – During the discussion question, the participants unequivocally stated that it is necessary to have the right analysis and break down stereotypical approaches in order to have trust.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Working on IDP issues is one of the directions of the Women Fund "Sukhumi". A coalition project has been launched in five municipalities of western Georgia. The title of the project is:
Strengthening the capacities of the regional and local administrations in the processes of localization of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and enhancing the meaningful participation of IDP and conflict-affected women and youth in those processes.
The aim of the project is to support the development of local government capacity, especially with IDPs and conflict-affected population, to be more actively involved in the localization of the National Action Plan of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for Women, Peace and Security.
Women initiative groups have an active working period in Koki and Didi Nedzi (Zugdidi Municipality). The members of the group are involved in the research: focus groups and in-depth interviews. The aim of the research is to identify the barriers that hinder the involvement of women in socio-political and economic activities.
Koki Youth Initiative Group has a different agenda. At the ordinary meeting, the lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi" discussed the topic of "early marriage". Underage marriage is still a problem in Georgia. Besides the fact that early marriage is a human rights violation, it is accompanied by negative consequences for physical and mental health.
The feedback from the group members at the end of the meeting was following:
- The meeting was informative, interesting and important.
- I learned about the risks and methods of punishment after the early marriage.
- It is necessary to hold similar meetings with adults.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
