Women and girls, active leaders of IDP communities in Zugdidi and Senaki municipalities, took part in an online meeting, the topic of which was “Creating a network, defining the principles of the network and prospects for the future.”
Project assistants spoke about the activities and challenges, as well as the need to support women and strengthen partnerships.
The women - participants of the meeting shared the audience the information they received during the training. According to them, participation in the project is a new opportunity for them to advocate for problems identified in their communities.
The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova.
The members of Senaki women initiative group discussed the topic of women, peace and solidarity. Stories of successful women who made significant changes were recalled. Solidarity is important in each issues, it is strength, support, sympathy that determines success – noted the participants of the meeting. The members of the youth group spoke on the same topic and emphasized women's rights and equality. According to young people, solidarity is the most needed for peace building and women should have more support in this work.
A training on the topic: disinformation, the spread of incorrect information and false narratives, as an important challenge of the modern world was held for the youth initiative group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality. The young people were informed about the essence and importance of media literacy by an experienced trainer. The participants discussed issues of misinformation and mastered the practical skills of distinguishing fake information from reality. The members of Koki women initiative group focused on the issues of peace and solidarity, discussed the role of women and remembered the stories of successful women, talked about their contribution and the things they did. Solidarity is a serious force, support and sympathy, which determines success and is important in any issue and circumstance - was noted at the meeting.
The meeting of the working group was attended by IDP women and girls living in different communities of Kutaisi.
During the meeting, problems of the target communities were identified and prioritized: the number of stray dogs; rehabilitation of the square and sports ground; problem with cleaning; rehabilitation of the internal road, lack of street lighting, failure of the drainage system.
The collaborative efforts of the working group lay the foundation for focused actions and decisions. The involvement and enthusiasm of the participants reflects the collective responsibility to overcome challenges and improve the quality of life in the IDP settlements of Kutaisi.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
During the meeting of Kutaisi working group, the problems of the target communities were identified and prioritized.
The meeting was attended by IDP women and girls living in different communities of Kutaisi. They noted acute problems: damaged roofs or facades, lack of balconies, damp walls, internal roads... Particular attention was paid to the fact that there is no mini-stadium in the settlement, and there are no garbage bins.
In the framework of the project, and with the help of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, will meet with decision-makers in order to advocate for the identified problems.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
“Women’s leadership, forms of communication, mechanisms of civil inclusion” - a training on this topic for IDP women and girls living in different communities of Kutaisi was held at the office of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”.
Lack of information, migration, passivity, irresponsibility, lack of time, indifference – participants noted that this is a short list of factors, that hinders civic engagement at the local level.
During the training, the participants talked about how to improve leadership skills, the quality of communication and motivation in order to increase the participation of citizens in the formation of local policies.
From the feedbacks of participants:
“It was a very interesting training.”
“A leader can’t do anything without a team, and vice versa, so everyone needs to use their abilities to do the general work”.
“I received the necessary information and became familiar with the forms of citizen participation”.
“I often use the gained knowledge”.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
The meeting participants - women and girls living in Kutaisi, in various IDP settlements - spoke about the priority problems and tasks that they have accumulated in their communities over the years. The list of main issues included infrastructure problems: faulty drainage system, water in basements, damaged condition of facades and roofs, etc. Access to health services (for reproductive, oncologic needs and people with disabilities) was also emphasized. Young people noted that there are no sports grounds and squares in many places.
The meeting participants decided that they would attend meetings of the City Council and actively participate in the local decision-making process in order to contribute to solving identified problems in IDP communities.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
“Creating a network, defining the principles of the network and prospects for the future” - an online meeting of the network was held on this topic. It was attended by active leaders of women and girls from the IDP communities of Kutaisi, Khoni and Tskaltubo.
Project assistants assessed the work done and talked about the challenges. The speeches included information about the need to support women and strengthen partnerships.
During the next panel, the women who participated in the meeting emphasized the importance of the skills acquired during the trainings. They believe that participation in the project is a new opportunity for them to advocate for issues identified in their communities.
The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova”.
A meeting was held at the Women Fund “Sukhumi”. The meeting was attended by women and girls living in compact IDP settlements of Kutaisi. The problems of various IDP communities were identified and prioritized during the working group meeting
The participants discussed pressing issues in the format of a general discussion. As a result, two high-priority problems were selected, advocacy for which will be carried out using various mechanisms for involving citizens.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
