There were several issues touched in the program – common strategy of the GAC, main directions of the work regarding establishment of gender policy in gender budgeting on the local level. Assistants of the project summarized results of project year, spoke about results and challenges.

It was mentioned that self-government of Kutaisi, Senaki and Ozurgeti are more and more understanding towards the GAC, support their initiatives.

Chairperson of OzurgetiGAC, member of Sakrebulo – Lela Natsvaladze mentioned support of self-government not only on policy level, but in practice too, as a result Ozurgeti budget was announced as the most gender budget from the side of Parliament gender council. Local self-government considers it as a result of collaboration with the GAC.

Participants mentioned that creation of the GAC network is improved gender prospects and exchange of experience. Particular attention was paid to cooperation with parliament . It was mentioned that in nearest future the meeting will be held and now the issues joint activities are defined between the GAC network and Gender Council of the Parliament.

 

 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

On August 25, in the gender media center of Ozurgeti (in the office of “Guria News”) representative of the Fund “Sukhumi” met the representatives of local media, the meeting was attended by deputy of chairperson of the GAC, member of Sakrebulo – Lali Sichinava. The topic of conversation was gender budget.

It was mentioned that journalists should pay more attention to the process of planning local budget, make gender stresses.

In order to give the society correct information regarding gender issues, gender education of the journalists is important. The meeting announced initiative – to conduct training on these issues. It was decided – in the beginning of September fund “Sukhumi” and Ozurgeti Gender Media Center will organize training with participation of representatives of Ozurgeti, Kutaisi and Senaki media.  

 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

Training on “Analysis of Georgian – Abkhazian conflict, gender aspects of post-conflict regulation (including creative methods)”.

The story, prepared by the journalists of TV “Rioni”, tells the audience about this interesting and strange training, about participants and once again underlines peacekeeping vision of Georgian society.

The training was held in frames of joint Georgian – Abkhazian project “Strengthening of women’s voices on the level of decision making” (donor: federal department of foreign affairs of Switzerland).

 

The project  is implemented with the support of  Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

 of Switzerland FDFA

Representatives of Kutaisi GAC, Club of Voter Women, Self-government and the fund “Sukhumi” spoke about meaning of local gender policy and cooperation of the GAC with self-government and society in the program of Radio “Rioni”.

What is gender budget and how its importance is realized on the local level, what issues were revealed as a result of the research of gender needs and how the GAC is going to advocate their reflection in the future budget. It was underlined creation and meaning of the GAC network. It was mentioned that the GAC, founded by the fund ”Sukhumi”, showed in practice, how important is to support legislative initiatives by the Parliament. 

Representatives of Kutaisi Sakrebulo positively evaluated cooperation with the GAC: “We are ready to support any kind of interesting initiatives of the GAC, as the GAC sees the problems of citizens and suggests the ways of solution.”

 

 

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality