On December 11th and 12th, the Council of Europe will welcome a delegation of women locally elected officials from Georgia, who benefited from the project “Capacity Development of Women Candidates and Elected Officials in Georgia”.
This project is part of the broader programme of electoral assistance to Georgia ahead of parliamentary (2012), presidential (2013) and local (2014) elections” funded by Swiss Federation and Norway. 34 female candidates from all over Georgia received trainings to strengthen their campaigning capacities ahead of June 2014 local elections.
15 of these women have been elected and a documentary tracing their campaign, entitled “Women Candidate and Elected Officials in Georgia – 2014 Local Elections” has been realised. The study visit will be the opportunity to meet with Ms Maria Giannakaki (Greece, SOC), member of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, representatives of the secretariat of the Gender Equality Commission and the secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Furthermore, the delegation will share experiences with their peers from the Conseil Régional d’Alsace.
