Category: IDP Georgia 
2014-03-06
Taso Foundation implements the component of social mobilization in the frames of the project Women for Equality, Peace and Development in Georgia (WEPD). Social mobilization implies empowerment and support of local communities for their effective cooperation with local government representatives in order to solve the social problems of the respective communities.
Since February 2014 in every targeted municipalities meetings with local self government working groups are held in order to support gender budgeting process. As a result the action plans of integration of gender issues in the local budgets will be created. Meetings are held in municipalities of Tetritskaro; Gori; Zugdidi and Samtredia.
WEPD project is supported by Norwegian Government and is implementing by UN Women office in Tbilisi in partnership with Women’s Information Center and Taso Foundation. The project Women for Equality, Peace and Development in Georgia implies cooperation, technical and financial assistance to relevant national partners in the government and civil society in order to support the realization of gender equality and the reduction of feminized poverty through addressing women’ social, economic, and political needs, with particular focus on internally displaced, conflict-affected and national minority women’s groups.
Source: Portal GINSC
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