Starting from January, 6 information meetings with representatives of local government in the 6 cities of Western Georgia were held in Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi. They were provided with information about the work of the Women's Support Centers, future plans.

Mobilizers and activists of the Women's Support Centers visited Sakrebulo meeting, met with innovations, initiatives of local government.

Representatives of Senaki Women's Support Center were invited to the meeting, initiated by the Governor with civil advisers. They also presented at the presentation of the environmental project, which was held in Senaki Municipal Gamgeoba.

Kutaisi club of women voters actively cooperate with gender advisory council (GAC), created by the fund “Sukhumi”.

On November 28 there was held special meeting. During the meeting the members of GAC together with moderators of the club discussed the question of creating gender equality council at Sakrebulo, according to the law. The was conversation regarding necessary procedure, ways of lobbying.

During the meeting GAC members fixed the support of the campaign of 16 active days against gender violence.

In the restaurant "Amirani" an evaluation workshop was held, at which representatives of partner NGOs and local authorities, fund activists and beneficiaries assessed the work of the Fund "Sukhumi".

The focus of the work was directed to the relevance of the organization's activities; achievements and changes seen by partners; vision of the potential of the organization and the desire to maintain the dynamics of institutional growth; The challenges for which the efforts of the Fund "Sukhumi" are needed.

The leaders of the fund sincerely thanked the partners and beneficiaries. It was said that it is very important to look at your work "from outside" and to hear advices for consideration in the future strategy.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

In Tbilisi, there was held a ceremony of awarding the International Children's Drawing Contest "Draw Me the World", in which the Fund "Sukhumi" took part and presented works of young artists from the schools of Kutaisi №6, №30, №15, №21, №11.

As a result of the competition, winners from the school № 30 - Nino Vasilchikov and Georgi Zosiashvili, were awarded diplomas.

The activities carried out within the framework of the National Action Plan of the Security Council "On Women, Peace and Security" for 2016-2017 and aspects of a new action plan these topics were discussed at a consultative meeting in Kutaisi - Bagrati Hotel.

The meeting was led by Sofo Japaridze, an assistant to the prime minister, chairman of the interdepartmental commission working on gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence, and Anna Pashalishvili, representative of the UN Women's Organization to Georgia.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the fund “Sukhumi” and other organizations working on these issues, as well as journalists.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)