Fund Sukhumi organized an information meeting with the Gender Equality Council of Lanchkhuti Municipality.

Participants of the meeting discussed Strategic Guidance on local gender policy elaborated by Fund “Sukhumi”, including such issues as: gender mainstreaming at local level, what should individuals, working in this direction take into consideration, what means gender focus in the budget etc. A draft of the Gender Action Plan of the Council was also reviewed. Main directions of the Council’s activity were defined.  

The meeting was held in the frames of the project "Learning from the experience of Visegrad 4 to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund

On June 18 Women Initiative Group gathered in Kutaisi. It will work on early prevention of conflict situations, existing in local communities.

The group members passed three day training. They received information about how the conflict occurs, they know what mechanisms can be used for solution of conflicts on early stage. The participants chose several crisis situations and made their analysis.

On the basis of the project, monthly informational meetings are held in different communities. The crisis situations will be revealed and accordingly the work on early prevention of problem will be continued.

On June 16-17 there was held a training in Kobuleti for the mobilizers of Fund “Sukhumi” Women Support Centers. The topic of training was methodology of project writing.

Particular attention was paid to following issues: - building a "problem tree", highlighting a priority problem out of identified problems and defining a project idea, project strategy, theory of change, stakeholder analysis, risk assessment and management, etc. During the work, interesting questions and approaches were highlighted - this is very important in terms of reducing violence against women / domestic violence.

According to the participants, the training provided them with new skills so that the project ideas would turn into projects, and they could work according to the needs of the beneficiaries.

A radio program about the significance of integration of gender approaches in our life was broadcasted on air of radio “Rioni” on the 17th of June. Chairperson of Fund Sukhumi Alla Gamakharia – an expert on gender issues told about the work carried out by Fund Sukhumi on integration of gender approaches in life: about the study reflecting European countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) experiences, and the conference carried out in Tbilisi. The respondent stressed the importance of gender mainstreaming in our life. It seems like simple and ordinary things can greatly affect the lives of women and men. For example, at what time water is delivered, how ramps are equipped or there are none at all, where there is a light in the dark street - these and many other issues affect the lives of women and make it more difficult and unsafe. One can avoid all the afore mentioned if he or she would correctly and competently approach to the solution of gender problems.