Three meetings were held online with members of the initiative group of Zugdidi municipality.
During the meeting with Koki / Khurcha group, the issue of creating comfortable conditions for recreation and entertainment for the youth of Koki community and their families was raised. The group has developed and approved an advocacy plan and will begin an active campaign in this regard in September.
As a result of advocacy, Zugdidi women initiative group decided to clean the territory adjacent to the IDP settlement from weeds. The meeting was devoted to this issue.
The third meeting took place with Koki youth initiative group. The participants spoke about the project financed through the sub-grant of the Fund “Sukhumi. The project will promote to a healthy lifestyle.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
With the support of sub-grants of the Fund "Sukhumi", two projects were financed in Tskaltubo. Youth initiative groups begin to actively work in this direction. The projects, the implementation of which are planned by young people, aim to activate youth groups living in Tskaltubo municipality, inform them about environmental issues, self-government programs and include them in the processes taking place in the municipality.
The women initiative group begins to advocate the problems: the lack of awareness of the population about local programs. After a general discussion, the advocacy plan was approved. Some advocated activities will begin in September.
Проект осуществляется при поддержке USAID
Civil Society Organization “Imedi” is one of the partners of the project. The organization held an online information meeting with members of the women peacekeeping club.
The participants got acquainted with a social video prepared by the Fund "Sukhumi" for filling in the online platform "Voters’ Advice Application". They also received information about the project and the issues that will be posted on the platform.
According to the participants, the project is very interesting. The voter receives alternative information, different from television, which will help to make the right decision during the elections.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
In the first days of September, the organization "Mercury", a member of the coalition "Women for Peace", organized two meetings with the voters of Zugdidi municipality. Due to pandemic restrictions, the format was combined - both online and with small groups of citizens.
The meeting participants received information about the online application introduced by the Fund "Sukhumi". They tried to familiarizes with the rules of its use. There were also those who expressed aggression towards the elections.
Part of participants have lack of information about the programs of the parties, but they are going to participate in the elections and believe that the information received through the platform will help them to make the right choice.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
The work in the Women Support Centers towards informing the population is actively underway. The meetings highlighted the importance of coordination between actors working on the issue of violence to give the victim feeling of better support.
Mobilizers are addressed to solve the problem of violence as well as social problems. Advocacy is oftern carried out in cooperation with local government.
The meetings were held in Women Support Centers of Chokhatauri, Samtredia, Kobuleti, Terjola and Tsalenjikha.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In April, a new project was presented for representatives of local self-government and civil activists of the municipalities of Terjola, Vani, Bagdati, Senaki, Chokhatauri, Kobuleti, Tkibuli, Samtredia. These meetings showed that there is no psychologist in the municipalities and everyone is happy to cooperate.
In addition to presentations, consulting work was actively carried out. The psychologist received 61 calls from Kutaisi and the regions. Meetings were held with married couples and crisis familie. The office hosted individual consultations and psychotherapy sessions with victims of violence. The new project is gradually entering the force.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The workshop on drafting a three-year National Action Plan (NAP) for Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security was held.
One of the priorities of the action plan is to localize the plan and promote the active participation of women IDPs, conflict - affected women and local governmental structures in it. The workshop was attended by Ekaterine Gamakharia – the Chairperson of the Fund “Sukhumi” Tbilisi representative office.
Despite the period of vacation, a psychologist and a lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi" actively worked in August.
This is shown in following figures:
Online and offline group meetings and individual consultations with 47 beneficiaries were held in 5 Women Support Centers.
The psychologist carried out work with three crisis families and online psychotherapy for 16 beneficiaries.
The lawyer conducted 4 individual online and 3 offline consultations.
All participants are satisfied with the consultations.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
There are interesting innovations in the activities of Senaki youth group. The group members will try to establish interaction with the youth through a new project. The project contains various activities. Youth, using their messages will tell the public about their interests.
The women initiative group will try to advocate an urgent problem - the safe movement of residents at the crossroads in the "military town". The members of the group, together with the self-government, will try to advocate this problem at the central level.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The project implementation period for Kutaisi initiative group has come – during an online meeting, the participants got acquainted with the final version of the project. They planned activities and developed work steps. Each participant was especially active, since the desire of the group members is to successfully complete the project they have developed.
Despite the fact that the meeting of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group was online, it was quite active. The participants reviewed advocacy plans, rules for preparing an application / letter, addressees. They will begin the process of problem advocacy in the near future.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID