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
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“Learning from the Experience of Visegrad Four” – Round Table in Baghdati

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Fund “Sukhumi” held a roundtable in Baghdati Municipality on the topic of “Introducing Gender Approaches in Local Policy”. The major principles of the “Manual” for gender strategies at the local level created by the Fund were presented to the audience. The issues that were identified during the cooperation with local municipalities have been discussed.

In addition to the representatives of the local municipality and local civic groups, the members of the Gender Equality Councils of Kutaisi and Tskaltubo Municipalities attended the meeting.

On the same day, Sakrebulo of Baghdati Municipality, the City Hall and the Cultural-Humanitarian Fund "Sukhumi" signed a memorandum of cooperation that will facilitate the implementation of the gender equality policies at the local level.

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