Georgia

Georgia

Internally Displaced Persons & Social Cohesion

In Georgia, GNWP and its partner – IDP Women’s Association “Consent” –launched the YWL program in 2021. Young women from across the country – including internally displaced young women and those living in villages along the Administrative Border Line with the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia – participated in online training that enhanced their understanding of leadership approaches, peacebuilding methodologies, and relevant legal frameworks. They also identified key priorities for the program – including leadership, civic education, participation in peace negotiations, and mental and psychological well-being.

© 2021, Young Women Leaders in Georgia during launch meeting held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic

News & Blogs

Updates on the Young Women Leaders for Peace in Georgia

Media as an Ally in Peacebuilding, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

May 3, 2021 By Wevyn Muganda, GNWP’s Cora Weiss Peacebuilding Fellow and Michaela Zelenanska, GNWP’s Peacebuilding Program Intern for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) celebrates World Press Freedom Day by highlighting the importance of independent media in building peaceful, gender-equal, and inclusive societies. ...
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Young Women building bridges in Georgia: Launch of Georgia’s Young Women Leaders for Peace program

14 June, 2021 By Michaela Zelenanska, Peacebuilding Programs Intern for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, GNWP “To me, peace means being able to move freely, cross the border you see behind me. But I cannot do it.” –Georgian participant talking about what peace and security means to them. “Peace means ...
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The Importance of Women’s Rights in War and Peace: An Eastern Europe and South Caucasus case study

20 December 2022 By Beatriz Valdés Correa* Prior to the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine,[1] Ukrainian women’s organizations were focused on assembling a gender equality agenda covering fundamental women’s rights issues, such as guaranteeing women’s sexual and reproductive rights, fighting against domestic and sexual violence, and increasing women’s representation as ...
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GNWP Reports from Istanbul, Türkiye: “Women’s Networks WIN Together” Regional Conference on Networks across Women Peacebuilders and Mediators in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia

24 August 2023 by Natia Kostava* and Sophia Farion** “Nothing survives without action. We need to be strategic, creative, innovative, resourceful and think outside the box to revitalize and sustain networks.” – Mavic Cabrera Balleza, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)https://youtu.be/61R79FPrEVkOn 26 and 27 June 2023, ...
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