Since September, the Fund “Sukhumi” group begins a rapid research on the issue of “Responding to the problems caused by the post-Covid virus and studying the level of gender sensitivity”. The process will include the target locations of the Fund "Sukhumi", 11 municipalities: Kutaisi, Tskalutbo, Terjola, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Kobuleti, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha. Including villages on the conflict dividing line - both on the Georgian and Abkhazian sides.

Questionnaire survey and focus - group format will be used as rhe research methods. An online meeting was held with the persons involved in the research. The participants received consultations to arrange everything, taking into account the necessary regulations.

Women's initiative groups of the Fund "Sukhumi" are actively working in direction of problem advocacy. Meetings with population identify community needs and action to address particularly pressing issues begin.

The moderator of the Fund "Sukhumi" held meetings in the communities of Pakhulani and Tskoushi (Tsalenjikha municipality) - the population was actively involved in the process of identifying and advocating problems.

- What problems are important for the population, how possible is their solution at the local level, what is the significance and results of citizens' inclusion - these issues were discussed during a meeting held by the Women's Initiative Group in Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality).

The attitude of the population is as follows: we need to talk about the problems that worry us, it is necessary to attract the attention of those who can solve these problems. Inclusion of population and activism always have positive results.

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,

 women’s Foundation (Sweden)

Women initiative groups of the Fund "Sukhumi" discuss the problems that disrupt normal life in their communities and contribute to conflict situations. The focus is made on priority issues, and the list also includes long-term problems. According to the participants of the meeting, held in Orsantia community (Zugdidi municipality), there is no need to wait for solutions “from above”, their activity will speed up the advocacy process at the local level and help in the regulation of problems.