Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) has summed up the three-year work. The conference was attended by representatives of 12 administrative units of Kutaisi municipality, members of Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Senaki GACs, NGO representatives and media.
Speakers of the conference have focused on the results that are achieved within three years. It was noted that GAC has made a significant contribution to the creation of a gender policy at the local level. The result - in the budget in 2016 genderissues are reflected.
The results also were:the relevance of gender themes in the local media, the importance and priority of gender budgeting, legislative changes for creation of gender councils at the municipal level.
As was said at the conference, GAC experience and results will create a good basis for future Council of Kutaisi to work effectively in the direction of gender.
An enlarged meeting of the Council of Advisors took place in the assembly hall of Khoni. In addition to the members of Advisors’ Council, the event was attended by representatives of legislative and executive authorities, active community groups, beneficiaries of social projects, youth, journalists.
The meeting presented the work done within the framework of the project, as well as the innovative services introduced, which, according to the speakers, are approved in Khoni.
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN
In the Sakrebulo of Khoni municipality an enlarged meeting of the Council of Advisers took place within the framework of the project "Inclusion of NGOs working on issues of social protection in the strategic dialogue in Georgia".
Nino Markozashvili, the new manager, got acquainted with the members of the Council. A video of the final report of the work for 2017 was shown. Members of the Council considered the issue of the viability of the funded projects and the main results of monitoring the social budget. There was a discussion about drawing up a work plan for 2018. Mayor of the municipality of Khoni Lado Jurkhadze expressed readiness for future cooperation and stated that the trend of introducing social services directed to vulnerable groups will continue.
The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
One more active and fruitful year has come to its end.
At the end of the year, there was held traditional evaluative seminar attended by the staff and partners of the Fund “Sukhumi.
It was a summary of the year, evaluation of participation of each staff member, defining of activities and results.
Of course there were fixed the challenges, existing in the work and the ways of their solution.
The members of the Women's Initiative Group of Khoni evaluated and analyzed the work for six months.
- Monthly meetings with various groups of society, cooperation with local authorities, advocacy of problems - the participants assessed the activities carried out in these areas.
According to the members of the group, the circulation of citizens has grown, which with the help of an initiative group are trying to solve individual or collective problems. It was stressed that behind each solved problem is the local government, with the support of which the interests of local communities of society were taken into account.
From May 19 to May 26, project participants from 4 countries (Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and the North Caucasus) met in Kiev to study the experience of NGOs in Ukraine on issues of working with IIDPs from conflict areas. A total of 16 key participants took part in the trip, 4 coordinators and project director from Germany.
During the trip the participants had an opportunity to get acquainted with the work of 11 organizations of Ukraine. The meetings were organized at a high level both in the working and cultural-educational part. They harmoniously complemented each other.
Integration, resettlement, payment of benefits and compensation, programs for building peace and restoring confidence are the main issues that were discussed at the meetings.
This educational trip showed the need for cooperation not only on the ground, but also between countries that have similar problems and interests.
Thanks to this program, participants learned that questions of peace and the restoration of trust are one of the main tasks in the solution of which civil society must take an active part.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization
DRA – Deutsch-Russischer Austausch (Germany)
In frames of the project, supported by the fund “Sukhumi and Batumi City Hall – “Support of Preschool Educational Service”, interesting eco-lessons are conducted in target kindergartens of Batumi. Importance of water, seasons, environmental degradation, natural disasters – easy and fun materials promotes to creation of healthy attitude with the nature. Children and their parents are involved in this process with interest. Soon the kindergartens will arrange and eco-corner.