Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti Gender Advisory Council (GAC) was devoted to summarizing results of local gender needs research. Totally there were held 4 focus-groups, 4 in-depth interviews and 200 people were inquired.
Research participants unanimously noted that there was fixed low level of awareness of respondents on the budget program. They stressed the need to strengthen the work for the public involvement in the budget process. This should be provided by the local government. Particular attention should be paid to the inclusion of women in meetings in frames of villages development programs, in which people record their needs.
The final report of the survey results will be presented to local government.
Sanatorium “Metalurg”, “Kolkheti”, “Samgurali” new settlement – in these IDP collective centers there were held workshops with the young people, who passed trainings in advocacy.
During the workshops the participants named many problems of their collective centers. Poor living conditions, high rate of electricity, the problem of stray dogs, the problem is a defective sewage system, contamination of the area, street lighting, the lack of children's entertainment venues ...
Workshop participants decided to start advocacy themselves in cooperation with local self-government for solution of existing problems.
The project is implemented with the support of theCzech organization PIN (donor - World Bank)
The work of women support centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Poti, Senaki, Tskaltubo and Khurcha/Koki (Zugdidi municipality), collaboration with local self-government, advocacy and solution of the problem – these and other issues are publicized in the forth issue of informational bulletin of the fund “Sukhumi” in frames of the project “strengthening of women’s rights in Western Georgia”.