On April 12, an article "Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development" was published on the Internet by an expert on Abkhaz affairs. The article presents the European experience of implementing gender mainstreaming, and provides actual examples of Visegrad Countries - Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

"Participation of women in government is objectively a prerequisite for improving the living standards of the country’s population and its sustainable development.  Integration of women into political life means bringing together the efforts of women and men for common state interests”, - states the article.

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

Fund Sokhumi continues the informational campaign under the project

“Learning from Visegrad 4 experience to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic local governance”.

The purpose of the television program, aired on the TV Company Rioni, was to inform the public about the progress of the project and the results achieved.

The participant in the television program were: Meri Gelashvili (one of the performers of the project), Larisa Shengelia, Khatuna Gogua (Fund Sokhumi), Anzhela Chikhladze (Fund of Women Entrepreneurs), Pikria Khachapuridze (Deputy Head of Social Services in the Municipality of the City of Kutaisi, Member of the Gender Equality Council).

People, gathered in the studio shared with the audience on the following topics: decentralization and local self-government, budgeting based on public participation - as one of the means of drawing society and self-government closer.

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

On 20^th of March radio "Rioni" prepared and broadcasted a radio program on the theme “The path of Georgia towards creating a favourable ground for gender equality and gender mainstreaming in local government".

During 37 minutes the guest of the program, the chairperson of Fund “Sukhumi” Alla Gamakharia and a journalist provided radio listeners with wealth of information on topical issues: the path of Georgia, the role of civil society and NGOs, existing barriers and things to be done in the future.

The program was broadcasted 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

TV company “Guria” prepared a special reporting about a meeting organized by Fund "Sukhumi" with municipalities of Guria to share information and experience.

Respondents answered the questions: what the project involves, how important such meetings are, on which issues should cooperation between representatives of local authorities and different groups of society take place in the process of introduction of a local gender agenda, and in which issues it is necessary to deepen cooperation between the center and regions.

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