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

Meeting with Gender Equality Council of Zestafoni

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Meeting of the Gender Equality Council of Zestafoni with representatives of Fund “Sukhumi” was held on the 10th of July. It was attended by the Deputy Mayor, heads of the City Hall services for infrastructure, social protection, monitoring and audit, and the financial and budgetary service. Attendees were provided with information on the strategic guidance "Gender mainstreaming in municipalities", developed by Fund "Sukhumi". A draft action plan for gender equality of the municipality and existing municipal programs were discussed. Activities for the elaboration of the final version of the plan were scheduled.

The meeting was held within the framework 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 and the Kingdom of the Netherlands