Fund "Sukhumi" organized a networking meeting of Gender Advisory Councils (GAC), of Kutaisi, Senaki and Ozurgeti in complex - restaurant "Grand Palace".

The meeting heard reports on the changes in the law on Gender Equality, a gender policy development in the regions, on the achievements and experience of GAC, cooperation with society and the role of the mass media.

In the final part of the meeting there was a discussion, and proposals have been developed for further work.

WSC of Poti actively prepares to implementation of the project “Violence prevention through popularization of healthy life-style”. Different sport activities are planned: checkers, backgammon, volleyball with the participation of girls and boys.

The event is planned on July 10 on Maltakva embankment.

At this stage, meetings are held in different local government services and organizational issues are discussed. The event is actively participated by the office of Mayor of Poti – for the Youth Affairs and Sports, as well as social protection and gender.

posters and leaflets are already printed. T-shirts were prepared with the slogan "Healthy life - against violence!"

In frames of the project of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) in Kutaisi University there was held conference of students on: “Different social segments in gender prism – student’s approaches, effective mechanisms of problem solution.”

In their reports the students made stress on gender discrimination, existing in different directions: quote system, pension age, imbalance Georgian politics. The conference was attended by representatives of local government, members of the GAC, lectures of the university.

The conference was continued by discussion. By the opinion of participants, interest of students in gender issues is very important. The issues that are important for our society should be a priority for the youth.