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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Informational meeting with members of the Gender Equality Council of Samtredia

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At the initiative of Fund “Sukhumi” an information-consultation meeting was held with members of the Gender Equality Council of Samtredia.

- Gender mainstreaming at local level, basic principles of the Council’s activity, Gender

Equality Action Plan – these issues were discussed at the meeting. Most of the issues concerned the reflection of gender programs in the budget, society’s involvement, and introduction of the networking principles.

The chairperson of Sakrebulo, Nugzar Jamburia, who is also the chairperson of the Gender Equality Council, stressed that consultations on gender issues are important for the Council members. Prior to the approval of the action plan, they are ready to consider it with different groups of society and take into account their needs.

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