A meeting with representatives of local self-government of Imereti region, local and international NGOs was organized by Fund “Sukhumi” in the meeting room of Kutaisi Province to share its experiences. The conversation was about the projects implemented by Fund “Sukhumi” together with the Czech organization People in Need, other local and international NGOs and local municipalities, and the importance of cooperation between the two sectors for well-being of citizens.

Participants of the meeting discussed the role and functions of a new institutional mechanism that was legitimated in municipalities since 2016 – Gender Equality Councils. Attendees expressed hope that the Councils will become a flexible mechanism and a good resource focused on needs of citizens for more effective local governance. The meeting was organized 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 

In Kutaisi Training Center of Tbilisi State University, within the framework of the project "Studying the experience of the Visegrad to advocate for equal, inclusive and democratic governance at the local level", a meeting was held with young people. At the meeting, interesting discussions took place on issues of gender policy, civic engagement. There were obvious positions on various issues - how young people see the way of life and prospects for the well-being of citizens of their own city, especially for young people. How much they are ready to take part in the implementation of changes - necessary in their opinion,.

The project is implemented with the support of the Visegrad Fund 

    

On April 18-19, the Fund "Sukhumi" organized a study tour to Prague in frames of the project "Studying the experience of the B4 countries for advocating equal, inclusive and democratic governance at the local level".

The meeting was attended by project partners from the Abkhazian side, experts, project participants from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, representatives of the fund “Sukhumi”.

The following questions were raised: Familiarization with the experience of the Visegrad countries in achieving gender equality; Role of civil society in ensuring gender equality and euro integration; Presentation of the activities of the Fund "Sukhumi" and its contribution to the institutionalization of gender mechanisms at the local level.

With the help of the partners, an interesting meeting was organized with the local Self-government "Prague 10" to familiarize with the experience of gender mainstreaming in the local municipality.

A key place during the meeting was the discussion of methodology and development of a research methodology for policy documents on gender mainstreaming in local authorities in the context of European integration.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund 

Fund “Sukhumi” has been preparing for the first meeting of expert’s group that will take place in Prague (Czech Republic) on April 17-20. At the meeting the experts will share experiences in gender mainstreaming and public participation in local governance in their respective countries.

They will discuss the methodology of the research for policy papers on gender mainstreaming in local governance in the context of the European integration.

The project is implemented with the support  of the Visegrad Fund