Tbilisi. According to the information of the IDFI February 8 has been declared the Safer Internet Day. The organization joins this initiative annually. “This year, Teona Turashvili, Internet and Innovations Directions Head at IDFI, will participate in an Internet Society-led (ISOC Georgia) online conference dedicated to creating a safe online environment for children and young people. Follow the link to attend the event… Internet freedom, enhancing digital literacy, and Internet access are one of IDFI's top priorities”. Learn more about IDFI's activities… Source: idfi.ge

Tbilisi. The interactive map created by the Rondeli Foundation contains open-source information on the facts related to "borderization," including video and photographic materials. The map shows the dates when the "borderization" of a particular section took place and provides an insight on the dynamics of the "borderization" process. Moreover, the map is adaptive which means that new cases of "borderization" will be incorporated. Read more… Source: www.gfsis.org

Tbilisi. In order to promote awareness and vaccination, 130 training sessions were held in 8 regions of Georgia (Tbilisi, Kvemo Kartli, Shida Kartli, Imereti, Samegrelo, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Adjara, Kakheti), which were attended by more than 1600 listeners. “Nurses, hospital attendants and non-medical staff of clinics have a key role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. During the training sessions, the vaccination experts provided detailed information to the clinic staff about COVID-19, vaccines, and the safety of vaccination”. Read more... Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Adjara. From January 4, delegation from the Polish National Memory Institute (IPN) invited by the Eparchy of Batumi and Lazeti and IDFI, is examining and excavating human remains discovered in Adjara from the sixth mass terror. On February 3, Polish specialists fully excavated №6 mass grave, after which the process of exhumation began. Due to archaeological excavations specialists discovered skeletal remains of 29 victims. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Shida-Kartli. Kaori Ishikawa, the UN Women Country Representative in Georgia, visited the Gori Crisis Centre for the victims and survivors of domestic violence, got acquainted with the activities of the Center and discussed plans and opportunities related to its sustainability. “Center offers not only psychological, social and economic assistance and rehabilitation but also medical, legal and referral services to the victims and survivors of violence”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. The EU and UNDP are assisting nine educational institutions in Georgia to recruit and retrain youth workers. The initiative runs in partnership with the youth organization ‘Sunny House’. “On 24-30 January, participants selected for the second round attended the basic training for youth workers aimed at developing their awareness, skills and competencies”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Adjara. UNICEF Representative in Georgia, Ghassan Khalil talks about the importance of routine immunization. „The national calendar of vaccination should be respected so we ensure immunization for every child”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Shida-Kartli. Kaori Ishikawa, UN Women Country Representative in Georgia, visited the village Ergneti, as well as the IDP collective center in Gori, to learn the situation on the ground, as well as challenges and needs of the conflict affected and IDP women. Read more… Source: the organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. IDFI signed a memorandum of Cooperation with the National Cyber Security Association. “The Parties have agreed to maintain cooperation to enhance the information society's resilience in terms of cybersecurity and response to cyber incidents, contribute to raising awareness regarding digital transformation, digital governance, reliable and efficient public services, and personal data protection”. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Ajara. Aiming at engaging local population in planning and management of the city budget, Civil Society Institute is engaged in implementation of the participatory budgeting project Your Idea to Batumi which has been realized by Batumi city hall since 2019 with support of USAID GGI. Read more... Source: The webpage of the organization

Tbilisi. The Public Defender’s Office has prepared a study assessing the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the rights situation of women working in the health sector, both in their workplace and social life. To address the above needs, a small-scale survey was conducted and 90 women employed in the health sector were interviewed by telephone. Both nurses and doctors were among the respondents. Read more… Source: www.ombudsman.ge

The web portal CsoGeorgia.org releases a weekly newsletter of grants competition, contests, vacancies, fellowships, and tenders for civil society organizations, and for any interested person. Newsletter..

Kakheti. The EU is proud to support the establishment of the training center “Gariseli” offering young people, including ethnic minorities from Tetritskaro municipality, non-formal educational courses which can help them realise their potential and ideas. Read more… Source: eu4georgia.eu

Tbilisi. At the request of PHR, when providing services to deaf and hard of hearing people, the doctor is obliged to use a transparent face mask. “The Ministry took our request into account and added a sub-paragraph to the decree on the rule of wearing a face mask. As a result, from now on, the educational and medical services provider must use a transparent face mask or face shield for the deaf and hard of hearing persons”. Read more… Source: www.phr.ge

Tbilisi. The analytical document is the second chapter of a study conducted by the Social Justice Center titled “Everyday Lives and Multifaceted Oppression of Muslim Women of Georgia.” “The chapter summarizes the issues and difficulties of employment, housework and working in agriculture in Marneuli Municipality and highland Adjara. The document also addresses the economic hardships of families, employment prospects for women living in rural areas, the reasons for taking on debt and credit, the hard work of women at home, and other issues”. Read more… Source: socialjustice.org.ge

Tbilisi. According to the information of the GYLA, the investigative authorities refused the person in the so-called “Eavesdropping’s Case” to be recognized as a victim. “GYLA will appeal in court in the coming days against the decision to refuse to recognize a person as a victim. We hope that the court will properly assess the procedural standards required to identify a person as a victim and will meet the requirement. We call on the Investigative Authorities, given the high public interest, in this case, to inform the public about the progress of the investigation step by step”. Read more… Source: gyla.ge

Tbilisi. According to the information of Women’s fund in Georgia, Ukrainian Women’s Fund, FemFund in Poland, Women’s Fund Armenia and Women's Fund in Georgia with the financial support of filia.die frauenstiftung and Federal Foreign Office launched a joint project “Feminist Landscapes – Civil society dialogue with all voices”. “Project aims to promote participation of marginalized women’s groups, increase their capacity and strengthen their voice in the women’s/feminist movement”. Read more… Source: womenfundgeorgia.org

Imereti. According to the information of the UNICEF, On February 1, UNICEF Representative in Georgia, Ghassan Khalil visited the Mayor of Kutaisi, Ioseb Khakhaleishvili and discussed how to make Kutaisi a child-friendly city. “Last year, Kutaisi joined the UNICEF-led child-friendly cities initiative. UNICEF continues to support municipalities in addressing children's rights". Read more… Source: www.unicef.org

Tbilisi. UN Georgia Resident Coordinator Sabine Machl, UNDP Georgia Head Nick Beresford and OHCHR Senior Advisor Vladimir Shkolnikov attended the annual event organized by Georgia’s State Inspector’s Service. “State Inspector Londa Toloraia informed representatives of the embassies and international organizations about the work done in 2021. She also referred to the emerging challenges brought on by the Government’s decision to abolish the State Inspector’s Service”. Read more… Source: The organization’s page on the social network

Tbilisi. Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) responses results of the Corruption Perception Index 2021. “Transparency International published Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2021 results on January 25th. According to the report Georgia was ranked 45th among 180 countries with the score of 55. Georgia has worsened its results in the index compared to the previous years. In order to respond the existing challenges, it is important for Georgia to renew the functioning of the Anti-Corruption Council, to adhere to the recommendations of international Anti-Corruption institutions, to pay more attention to the fight against corruption, to take into consideration the challenges identified in these areas, develop effective policy documents in a timely manner and undertake ambitious commitments within these strategic documents to make relevant changes”. Read more… Source: idfi.ge

Shida-Kartli. With the assistance of the GYLA’s Gori branch lawyers’ dismissed person won the dispute. “An employee had been working for the Akhaltsikhe Service of the Civil Registry Agency since 2006. Due to the reorganization in 2020, he/she was dismissed so that neither the staff list nor the written justification for dismissal had been handed over, which was provided by the Labor Code. The plaintiff sought annulment of the dismissal order, reinstatement in service, and the outstanding salary reimbursement for forced absence (payroll reinstatement).  The court of all three instances found that the dismissal did not comply with the requirements of the law; therefore, the claim was fully satisfied - the dismissal order was annulled, the employee was reinstated, and the outstanding salary was reimbursed for forced absence. Accordingly, the judgment has already been enforced, and the employee has been reinstated in the service”. Read more… Source: gyla.ge

Tbilisi. On the night of January 30, 2022, 9 people were injured in an explosion in the Mindeli mine. One of them died after being taken to hospital. The Public Defender expresses her deep sorrow over the incident, offers her condolences to the family of the deceased and wishes the injured a speedy recovery.  “The Public Defender calls on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Labour Inspectorate to respond to the incident in a timely and effective manner, including by identifying the causes of the tragedy, in order to avoid similar cases in the future. The Public Defender also calls on the Labour Inspectorate to identify all the violations and risks within the framework of the current inspection and to use all legal levers to remedy them”. Read more… Source: ombudsman.ge