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.
Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council gathered on an ordinary meeting. The participants gave corrections and finally approved implementation plan of Kutaisi gender policy, which will be reflected in the nest year local budget. Main part of amendments touched several initiatives and financial issues.
Concrete action plan was elaborated, according which the meetings must be organized with the vice-Mayor and the groups, who participated in composing budget of the City Hall.
Special groups were chosen from the council composition, which will continue meeting-consultations with representatives of the City Hall and Sakrebulo, in order to reflect gender aspects, reflected in documents prepared by the GAC in the local budget.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
On September 22, in the conference hall of Batumi Sakrebulo a round table was held, organized by the fund “Sukhumi” and Gender Advisory Council. The event was attended by representatives of local self-government, NGOs, the Club of Voter Women of the fund “Sukhumi”, youth and journalists.
Gender Advisory Council presented two year activities and thanked self-government and fund “Sukhumi” for cooperation..it was also mentioned that despite project completion, the council members will continue activities and try to answer gender problems and challenges.
The council familiarized participants with the research results and named the most important problems. Exchange of opinions was held regarding presented recommendations. Council members expressed a will to elaborate gender policy final version in agreement with the society and submit it to Sakrebulo.
It was noted that budget programs are in active phase, so it is the most relevant time for lobbying of most actual issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
Ordinary meeting was held with the IDPs residing in Menji. They have no drinking water for more than a month with the reason of damaging the water pipe. This problem was announced by the fund “Sukhumi” to chairperson of Senaki Sakrebulo – Jumber Lashkarava, who met the IDPs, familiarized with the problems and mentioned that it will be solved soon.
The problem No2 is absence of garbage can. As a result of informational meeting and with involvement of local structures, the problem was solved in some days and the territory of former Sanatorium” was cleaned.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
The twentieth meeting of Senaki Gender Advisory Council was devoted last steps of gender policy of the town. Different opinions were announced regarding presented recommendation plan with arguments, proving necessity of realization of different tasks.
After active discussion the plan, which includes social, health and educational spheres.
It is planned to submit the plan on nearest meeting of Sakrebulo and lobbying of introducing concrete units of the plan in 2016 budget.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Representatives of the fund “Sukhumi” met the IDPs, residing in collective center of the former hotel “Khvamli” and familiarized with their problems.
IDPs say that the building is not suitable for living. Their main prob;lem – resettlement, but they have no information, when this problem will be solved.
The preliminary meeting the residents addressed the Ministry of IDPs and Resettlement, in order to define the condition of the building. Special commission carried out expertise, but there is still no answer.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Most part of ordinary meeting of Senaki GAC was devoted to elaboration of the project of city gender policy. As a result of active discussion, members of the council defined main recommendation for involving in the plan of gender policy, including goals, necessary actions, terms and sources of funding. After elaboration of the final version of the plan it is planned to familiarize the persons, taking decision for envisaging elaborated recommendations in the local budget for 2016.
Thus was carried out discussion of the issues of the planned meeting of the GAC with Parliament Gender Equality Council. members of the council were glad to learn about possibilities of participation in ordinary meeting in Parliament and are ready to submit their suggestions.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Working groups of Batumi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) conducted meetings with representatives of Sakrebulo and City Hall on: joint projects, suggestions of the GAC for 2016 budget for integrity of gender issues, preparation for the planned meeting in Parliament.
By the words of self-government chairpersons, they are ready for collaboration. One of the issues discussing of which is demanded by the GAC is creation of gender commission or its integration in the activities of other commissions.
On the meeting there was planned conducting of two trainings for the staff of self-government on the issues of education and information regarding mechanisms of legal assistance of domestic violence victims.
Working groups worked on the issues of gender analysis of the budget and package of suggestions and recommendations, prepared by the GAC, which will be submitted to Sakrebulo for the beginning of the work on budget.
The project is implemented with the support of the U.S. Department of State
Ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti GAC under active discussions, recommendations elaborated as a result of research were discussed. They will be reflected in the plan of gender policy of Ozurgeti.
Project of gender policy is almost ready and will be submitted to the local self-government. This is the basis of the fact that revealed gender needs as a result of research, will be reflected in the budget of 2016.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Ordinary meeting of Kutaisi GAC was held. Main part of the meeting was devoted to the work on recommendations, on the basis of which a model of gender policy should be created. Participants of the meeting were actively involved in discussion. Recommendations touched almost each spheres: education, culture, sport infrastructure. Particular discussion was held regarding gender budget. Despite different points of view, interesting suggestions were announced, which will have recommendation character and will find reflection in document of gender policy.
In the second part of meeting the project was evaluated, which was implemented by gender council “Camp for Teenagers – Gender Education for Young Athletes”. During discussions of the results it was mentioned that this project will promote to effective cooperation of the local government and GAC in future.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality
Despite of hot August, Women Support Centers continued working. 33 mobilization meetings were held in Municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi – in collective centers and villages.
The meeting discussed problems of the youth. The main problems were: unemployment, migration of the youth, small amount of youth activities in regions, also frequent facts of suicide.
In August WSCs organized 6 informational meetings with representatives of self-government of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi – mainly in social and youth services.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)