On April 18-19, the Fund "Sukhumi" organized a study tour to Prague in frames of the project "Studying the experience of the B4 countries for advocating equal, inclusive and democratic governance at the local level".
The meeting was attended by project partners from the Abkhazian side, experts, project participants from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, representatives of the fund “Sukhumi”.
The following questions were raised: Familiarization with the experience of the Visegrad countries in achieving gender equality; Role of civil society in ensuring gender equality and euro integration; Presentation of the activities of the Fund "Sukhumi" and its contribution to the institutionalization of gender mechanisms at the local level.
With the help of the partners, an interesting meeting was organized with the local Self-government "Prague 10" to familiarize with the experience of gender mainstreaming in the local municipality.
A key place during the meeting was the discussion of methodology and development of a research methodology for policy documents on gender mainstreaming in local authorities in the context of European integration.
The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund
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Ordinary meeting with journalists of Senaki was held in conference-hall of Sakrebulo. It was attended by representatives of the GAC project “civil education for gender equality and healthy environment in Senaki pre-school unity”.
The project is carried out with support of Senaki Municipality local self-government and fund “Sukhumi”.
The journalists better saw their role in direction of gender policy influence of the town.
Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council (GAC) was devoted to involvement of local self-government in the activities for prevention of domestic violence.
Members of the GAC fixed the opinion, that local governmental bodies should take part in prevention of violence, which can cover raising of awareness, study and analysis of the conflict reasons, mediation and etc.
Also organizing of crisis centers for assistance and rehabilitation for violence victims, inclusion of their needs in local social programs, assistance in imployment.
It was mentioned that one of the main instruments for prevention of the problem on local level is local self-government itself.
Members of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) gathered at ordinary meeting. In the first part the members heard information regarding segments, which are part of the project together with the GAC: cooperation with the media, work of the Club of Voter Women, legal informational-consultative meetings. Participants mentioned that gender changers became possible by coordinative work of all segments.
After that they actively discussed action plan for 2016-2017 for the activities against violence regarding women and domestic violence, also victims’ assistance. They discussed recommendations and suggestions, which can be implemented at local level for the assistance of the victims.