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Empowering civil society to increase gender equality and counter gender-based violence in Georgia

Project Description
The overall objective of the project is to strengthen capacities of local CSOs and civil society to promote an enabling civic space for gender equality and counter DV/VAW among women, especially the most vulnerable women groups in Georgia. These groups include: Women With Disabilities, Azeri women, LBT women and women refugees from Ukraine.
The project is implemented in Tbilisi and five regions: Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Imereti, Samegrelo and Adjara.
Main expected results of the project are: a) Local CSOs have increased capacities to advance gender equality and promote political participation, economic empowerment, employment and entrepreneurship of women, especially the most vulnerable women groups, including women refugees from Ukraine; b) Gender equality is integrated in the earlier stages of the educational system and in the educational courses of VET curricula; c) Survivors of domestic and gender-based violence from the most vulnerable groups have access to psychosocial support.
Specific Objective
The overall objective of the project is to strengthen capacities of local CSOs and civil society to promote an enabling civic space for gender equality and counter DV/VAW among women, especially the most vulnerable women groups in Georgia.
Specific objectives:
1) Increasing capacities of local CSOs to advance gender equality and promote political participation, economic empowerment, employment and entrepreneurship of women, especially the most vulnerable women groups, including women refugees from Ukraine;
2) Advancing gender-sensitive education through integrating gender equality in the elementary stages of the educational system and in the educational courses of the VET curricula;
3) Provision of psychosocial support to survivors of DV/VAW from the most vulnerable groups.
Expected Results
Expected outcomes of the project are:
- Local CSOs have increased capacities to advance gender equality and promote political participation, economic empowerment, employment and entrepreneurship of women, especially the most vulnerable women groups, including women refugees from Ukraine;
- Gender equality is integrated in the earlier stages of the educational system and in the educational courses of VET curricula;
- Survivors of domestic and gender-based violence from the most vulnerable groups have access to psychosocial support.
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PROJECT DETAILS
Georgia
Priority Area:
Partnership that empowers
Subsector:
Civil society
Topic:
Civil society, Women
Project Status:
Ongoing
Start Date:
01.12.2023
End Date:
30.11.2026
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EU Project Number:
448-671