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NEWSLETTER #63 October, 2022 Volunteers continue spreading the information at Enguri checkpoint The information campaign was launched for the local population at the Enguri checkpoint within the framework of the new CHCA project.

The purpose of the campaign is to identify the needs of the local community and to inform them about the various service delivery programs, including - medical, transportation, education, and legal issues.

CHCA volunteers are actively involved in disseminating this information.
Additionally, meetings are held with potential providers, state and service-providing organizations, structures with the perspective of future collaboration.

The project is implemented with the financial support of UNDP Georgia and USAID/Georgia.
CHCA continues with a series of intensive training sessions On October 21-22, within the framework of the project "Increasing access to the development of professional skills of women and young people in 30 collective centers of IDPs and Abkhazia", a training was held on the topic "Basics of entrepreneurship and drawing up a business plan", in Zugdidi.
The project aims to teach the necessary skills to prepare a proper business plan for women and young people interested in entrepreneurship living in Abkhazia and 30 collective centers.

The participants of the training went through both the theoretical and practical parts.

The project is implemented with the financial support of UNDP Georgia and European Union in Georgia within the project EU4Dialogue.
Professional seminars continue CHCA continues to support youth and women in enhancing their professional skills.

Vocational training of beneficiaries is actively underway in three regions of Georgia.

The project is implemented with the financial support of UNDP Georgia and European Union in Georgia within the project EU4Dialogue.
Presentation of the research "Gender equality in Abkhazia and Samegrelo" On the 21st of October, 2022, the research presentation on "Gender Equality in Abkhazia and Samegrelo" was organized by the Charity Humanitarian Center “Abkhazeti”.

The discussed research included the challenges of women living in Abkhazia and Samegrelo and the level of knowledge on gender equality in the regions were assessed.
The research was prepared within the framework of the project "Delivering access to good-quality gender-equitable extracurricular education to youth in conflict-affected areas", which has been implemented by the financial support of the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands in Georgia.

Before the presentation, the Executive Director of CHCA, Napoleon Milorava, welcomed the guests and thanked them for their attendance.

He spoke about the importance of the mentioned research in Samegrelo and Abkhazia.
In particular, he singled out the needs of women and youth living in the conflict region and emphasized the importance of the involvement of both the civil sector and the state in raising awareness of gender equality issues.

Also, The First Deputy Chairman of the Parliament, Giorgi Volski, gave a speech, who thanked the civil societies for their active involvement and hard work.
He spoke about the problems related to the research topic and noted the willingness to use the tools of involvement from the state.

The guests were also welcomed by the Ambassador of Kingdom of the Netherlands, Maaike van Koldam, who summarized and briefly reviewed the importance of the project and research.

The ambassador spoke about the embassy's willingness to engage in promoting the principles of gender equality in the future.
The second part of the meeting was devoted to the presentation of the research, led by the researcher Tamar Lapheradze.

She presented the research report to the guests, talked about the current trends and statistics, and emphasized the obvious difference in views between the population of Abkhazia and Samegrelo.

As for recommendations, she clearly outlined different ways of solving the issue.
The third and final part of the presentation was dedicated to the discussion, where the attendants asked questions within the framework of the research topic, expressed their opinions and ways to deal with existing problems.

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