Meetings (651)
Meetings - in this category there is an information about meetings in frames of Fund “Sukhumi” projects - meetings with beneficiaries, representatives of state structures, local and international non-governmental organizations.
The three-year collaboration with the Gender Advisory Council (GAC) has been fruitful and results-oriented - this assessment was made on the part of the Ozurgeti local government at the conference, which was held on July 21 to summarize the results of Ozurgeti GAC.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Guria, a local self-government, Ozurgeti, Kutaisi and Senaki GACs, municipalities of Guria (Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri) and Adzharia (Shuakhevi, Khulo, Keda, Khelvachauri, Kobuleti).
The main focus at the conference was made on the change made to the law on gender equality to create gender councils in municipalities. It was the main objective of the project. The results of the GACs, established in frames of pilot project will be exemplary for other municipalities.
With the assistance of Fund "Sukhumi" and local self-government, GAC of Ozurgeti has 8 projects. The meeting presented an analysis of the results obtained in the framework of projects.
On the part of local government there were highlighted a research of local gender needs and development of recommendations as a reference document for the local government and the local plan for the gender policy.
Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) has summed up the three-year work. The conference was attended by representatives of 12 administrative units of Kutaisi municipality, members of Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Senaki GACs, NGO representatives and media.
Speakers of the conference have focused on the results that are achieved within three years. It was noted that GAC has made a significant contribution to the creation of a gender policy at the local level. The result - in the budget in 2016 genderissues are reflected.
The results also were:the relevance of gender themes in the local media, the importance and priority of gender budgeting, legislative changes for creation of gender councils at the municipal level.
As was said at the conference, GAC experience and results will create a good basis for future Council of Kutaisi to work effectively in the direction of gender.
In the “Village House” of the village Orsantia (Zugdidi Municipality) there was shown a film of Georgian editor Zurab Inashvili “Speak!”
After the film there was held a round table, active discussion regarding the film and the issues raised in it.
This activity was held in frames of the project “Domestic violence and mechanisms of victims’ protection”.
There were invited women from the villages Ingiri and Didinedzi.
On July 18 in SOS childrens’ village of Kutaisi there was held uinformational meeting with the staff of the organization. The meeting was attended by the member of Sakrebulo – Lela kelyui96iani.
Meeting participants spoke about different problems and asked the representative of local self-government to help in solution of these problems.
Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) summarizes results of three-year activity: with this aim, a large-scale conference is held. At the meeting of the GAC there were discussed organizational issues, and a list of participants was compiled. The conference was attended by representatives of 12 administrative units of Kutaisi, as well as local authorities and media.
According to members of the GAC, the conference is a good arena to share their experience, to make a record, evaluate and present the positive results of achievements in the gender area.
Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti GAC was devoted to preparation for the conference. The conference is planned with the aim to summarize the project and familiarize with the practice of work.
The conference will be attended by the representatives of Guria, other municipalities of Guria, also municipalities of Adjara. The stress will be made on legislative change in the law regarding creation of gender councils in each Sakrebulo, that was the main goal of the project.
In the kindergarten No 4 of Ozurgeti there was held informational meeting, which was attended by the members of Sakrebulo Irina Sajaia and Nino Tabatadze. The staff of kindergarten has only one requirement – full rehabilitation of the building, as they work in bad conditions. They also spoke about low salaries and asked to envisage teir work and responsibility.
The members of Sakrebulo promised that they will meet the Mayor of the city and discuss the issue of rehabilitation, and the topic of salaries is still under question.
In frames of the project “Prevention of violence through popularization of healthy life style”, Poti WSC conducted sport activity with the slogan “Healthy life style – against violence”.
The first day was devoted to competitions with participation of persons with disabilities in checkers, backgammon and chess.
On June 11 there were held competitions in volley ball and fight.
Activities were held with support of the City Hall for the youth and sport. There were invited young people – local and IDPs, representatives of City Hall of Poti.
All participants were given uniforms and the winners – diplomas.
The twenty eighth meeting of the Gender Advisory Council of Senaki was held on July 11. The meeting was dedicated to the preparation of the summarizing conference, where the GAC members plan to share their work experience, achievements and results with the representatives of the other municipalities of the region.
At the Conference there will be invited representatives of the municipalities of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, representatives of the Governor’s Administration of the region, Fund “Sukhumi” and local self-government.
In frames of the project of Khoni WSC “Informed women change the future” there were held 3 meetings in the villages of Khoni municipality – Matkhoji, Nakhakhulevi and Kukhi.
During the meetings the women presented information about a law against domestic violence, arresting and protective orders. Attention was paid to violations of women’s rights. Meeting participants learned about free legal and psychological consultations.
The meeting was followed by active discussion regarding frequent facts of violence against women.