Organisation’s activity:

* Woman and gender equality * Woman and peacebuilding * Woman and non-violent society * Work with youth

Who we are:

We are a group of women- internally displaced people (IDPs) who come together to establish a women’s non-governmental organisation in Kutaisi, Western Georgia in October, 1997. Our group was created after the Georgian population had to flee Abkhazia as a result of the armed conflict in 1992-1993.

Our organisational mission:

Development of women’s activity through educational, legal, economic, social, cultural activities to increase women’s role in building a democratic society in Georgia, in the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Abkhazia, and achieving economic independence

European Experience, Georgian Reality, Mainstreaming – Topics Discussed During the Informational Meeting

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Another informational meeting was held at the vocational school in Kutaisi within the project “Learning from Visegrad 4 experience to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance”.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of local self-government and non-governmental organizations, teachers and students of the school.

The presented topics and information about the project – Decentralization and Local Gender Policy, Introduction of Gender Mainstreaming in Municipalities, Experience of Visegrad 4 - appeared to be interesting for them. The relevant issues have been identified and revealed during the discussion. The importance of fair budgeting - taking into account the needs of all gender groups - has been demonstrated. 

The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund and the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Terjola - informational Meeting on the Topic of Local Gender Strategy

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On March 27, representatives of the Fund Sokhumi held an information meeting in the Municipal Assembly (Sakrebulo) of Terjola with the participation of local active civil groups, as well as those responsible for gender policy in Tkibuli and Baghdati.

The main issues of the meeting were the guidelines of the document of the local gender strategy, which, upon completion of the project, will be presented to the society and local self-governments. The participants of the meeting listened to the information about the studies ordered by the Fund Sokhumi and the work performed under the project. They talked about local gender policy, mainstreaming and challenges.  Emphasis were placed on gender policy and experience of municipalities, the role of gender equality councils and the engagement of local self-government bodies.

"I'm glad that Terjola is hosting a discussion about the local gender strategy. We are ready to work actively to form a council of gender equality”, - said Nino Janelidze, the chairperson of the Municipal Assembly.

The meeting was held within the framework of the project “Learning from Visegrad 4 experience to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance”.

The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund and the Kingdom of the Netherlands