Background information

Association “Imedi”-IDP Women’s movement for Peace is a non-governmental organization which was registered in December 1999 in Georgia.

Organization Mission

The mission of the organization is promotion of women’s participation in conflict resolution and Peace building and their psycho-social and economical rehabilitation

Goals of the organization

• To protect the rights of IDP people
• To raise the role of IDP in the process of building of democratic society.
• To take part in peaceful resolution of Georgian –Abkhaz conflict resolution
• To find a job place for unemployed women.
• To protect vulnerable parentless, multi –children families, as well as orphans and single elderly people.
• To implement health. Education and other programs for vulnerable ,displaced women and children

Fulfilled and current activities

Educational programs and Psychological rehabilitation of IDP children

• 1999 Cultural-educational centres for orphan children ( Horizonti Foundation)
• 2000 Summer school in Mukhuri for IDP children ( Open Society Georgia Foundation)
• 2001 Summer camp "Madli" in Anaklia ( Open Society Georgia Foundation)

Conflict Resolution and Confidence building programs

• 2002 January –December: Project Woman Peace Builder (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation )
• 2002 Project: Conflict resolution skills for IDP women( UNV)
• 2003 January – December: Project Woman and Peace (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation)
• 2003 Project Round table " New perspectives of Georgian - Abkhaz conflict resolution" (UNV)
• 2004 January – December Project: Women in conflict resolution and Peace Building (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation)
• 2004 Project: Population awareness in conflictology (Conciliation Resources British Foundation)
• 2004 Project: Working with Internally Displaced population (Conciliation Resources British Foundation )
• 2005 January – December Project :Women for peace and development (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation)
• 2006 January – December Project: Samegrelo-Zemo Swaneti women for peace building (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation)
• 2006 Project: Round table: " The role of civil society in conflict resolution", "The analyses of IDP conditions" (Association "Tanxmoba")
• 2006 Project:Actions on Peace Building photo exhibition "Fragments from Women's Lives" (UNIFEM)
• 2007 January – December Project:Strengthening of women’s role of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Upper Abkhazia In Peace building Process (Kvinna Till Kvinna Swedish Foundation)

Psychological and Legal assistance

· 2007 January – December Project:Providing with psychological consultations IDPs at collective centers and in the office of the organization

Our organization is the member of the following networks:

• "Women's Unity for Peace" (UNIFEM),
• "Together against trafficking"(International Committee of Migration )
• "Protecting women and children against violence regional committee " (Open Society Georgia Foundation)
• "CRINGO" (DRC) we have worked together on the state strategy on IDP conditions.

Personal capacity

To process and implement social and economical programs

To organize and take part in conflict resolution programs

To support psychologically and economically vulnerable people

To support the development of small business

To organize and conduct the trainings, seminars and conferences

To conduct sociological researches

To work on educational and health programs

Our donors,partners and networks

Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation

Conciliation Resources (British Foundation)

Horizonti Foundation

UNV

UNIFEM

Open Society Georgian Foundation

CRINGO

Fund “Sukhumi”.Kutaisi

“Tanaziari”Zugdidi

Our Beneficiaries

Internally displaced people, IDP and local women, young women, families with many children,

orphans, single elderly people.

Contact information

#89 Rustaveli St, Room 6, 2^nd floor,

Zugdidi,Georgia

Tel: 8 (215)5 20 29

Mobile:(+995)99 91 93 22

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Kristina Kilanava-Chairperson

Youth Program Coordinator

Salome Goginava

Mobile: + 995 95 38 47 19

+ 995 55 94 77 23

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