IDP women initiative group is actively working in Tskaltubo. The group members started a survey process to identify social needs and problems in IDP collective settlements. The purpose of the survey is to present the problematic issues of IDPs, to further advocate for them according to priority and to solve them in cooperation with the local self-government.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

A meeting-consultation was held with the IDP Women Initiative Group Kutaisi Municipality, which was attended by 12 members.

According to the agenda of the meeting, a developed questionnaire was discussed with the participants, which aims to study the needs of IDPs living in collective centers. Advocacy and resolution of these issues are also planned.

Tasks were personally distributed and decisions were made on all technical issues.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

An information meeting was held with the members of the IDP Women Initiative Group of Khoni Municipality. The meeting discussed the survey process in which group members will be involved. The survey will study the needs of IDPs living in Khoni Municipality, and then will start advocating for specific issues to address them.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

The Women Fund "Sukhumi" has been actively holding meetings in the municipalities in a round table format for years, with the involvement of referral entities provided by the Law on Violence, in order to facilitate the introduction of a coordination system between agencies at the local level.

The meetings highlighted the need to establish an interagency commission on the local level. Active work has started in the target municipalities to implement this initiative. Three working meetings were held with the representatives of Bagdati, Senaki and Chokhatauri municipalities. The meetings were attended by the Deputy Mayors, the heads of the legal, youth, social and health departments of the City Hall, the coordinators of the children's department, the persons responsible for gender.

Role-playing games,

Presentations,

Active discussion,

Screening of short films...

This is how the training with Zugdidi Youth Initiative Group on "Stereotypes and Tolerance" was held.

Such was the reaction of the participants:

"Today you have presented very important topics, in very simple, understandable language, we have learned what tolerance is, how important it is in relationships and what are stereotypes, stereotypical approaches".

The topic of solidarity is particularly important today.

This issue was discussed at the meeting of Zugdidi Women initiative group.

The women joined the action of solidarity to Ukraine

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

"Forms of Civic Involvement at the Local Level and Ensuring Women's Participation." - Training on this topic was held with members of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group.

Participants discussed the legal aspects of forms of civic engagement. The role and competence of self-government, the responsibility and benefits of citizens in this process.

Specific stories were analyzed, why civic engagement is important. What are the stages, what does this process mean for the self-government, for individual citizens.

The meeting of March 21 focused on the origins of International Women's Day and the topic of solidarity.

Participants expressed their positions on the current situation, they made small reports and presentations.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

The online meeting with civil society organizations’ representatives was organized by the coalition "More Involvement”. The meeting was dedicated to the current crisis in Ukraine, where the members of the coalition discussed the basic needs of refugees from Ukraine in Georgia and strategies to be implemented to help them.

Nukri Milorava, Executive Director of the International Humanitarian Center "Abkhazia" (the organization has a branch office in Kyiv), provided comprehensive information on the situation in Ukraine and the needs of Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. As he said, according to the official data, there are about 200 Ukrainian tourists and about 250 refugees in Georgia, whose needs are mostly addressed by the private sector, citizens, and civil society. The level of coordination of state structures is rather weak and at this stage, there is no clear strategy for assistance to Ukrainian refugees.

Ekaterine Gamakharia, a representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi", talked about importance of employing an orderly registration mechanism for Ukrainian tourists and refugees in Georgia and the need for access to refugee statistics by regions of Georgia. She also pointed out that it is desirable to create a database of coalition members, which will define the list of assistance or services that can be offered by the coalition members.

During the meeting the need of creation of a platform for inter-sectoral cooperation and inter-agency coordination was highlighted, and the importance of joint effort to provide effective assistance to Ukrainian citizens was stressed.

An initiative group of IDP women in Senaki joined the research process. The survey will identify problems and challenges that are actual in collective centers of different status. 40 families will be interviewed in Senaki municipality. As a result of the survey, a social profile of collective centers and privatized facilities will be formed.

A consultation meeting was held with members of the Initiative Group. The group is prepared for the survey.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization