wliuri angariSi ANNUAL REPORT 2013 WFG’S VISION IS STRONG, EQUAL, RECOGNIZED AND HAPPY WOMEN IN FREE, SAFE AND JUST WORLD

WFG’S MISSION IS EMPOWERING WOMEN IN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FEMINIST PHILANTHROPY

WFG’S WORKING DIRECTIONS ARE GRANT MAKING FOR WOMEN’S NGOS, INITIATIVE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEWLY CREATED WOMEN’S GROUPS Annual Report CAPACITY BUILDING OF WOMEN’S GROUPS 2013 PROGRAMS OPEN DOORS GRANTS PROGRAM / 2013 10 Grants were awarded within the Open Doors Grants Program in 2013. Throughout the year, the Open Doors Grants Program addressedd individual women’s, women’s groups’ and proeqtebi / PROJECTS organizations’ current needs in and in the regions of Georgia. 1. Gender.ge SUPPORTED INITIATIVES: 2. quCis performansi, gawyvite jaWvi Street Performance, Break The Chain GRANT RECIPIENT: Nutsiko Kiria (individual grant) 3. "qalTa uTqmeli istoriebi" REGION: Tbilisi PROJECT TITLE: “Girls Ultimate Frisbee Team” Untold HerStories PROJECT DURATION: 6 months GRANT AMOUNT: 1830 USD 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aim of the project is to popularize Ultimate Frisbee in Georgia, and to create the facilities for the girls’ team to practice the game. The project includes hiring a Frisbee coach and renting a space for playing the game.

GRANT RECIPIENT: Identoba REGION: Tbilisi PROJECT TITLE: “Organizing a Flashmob on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia” PROJECT DURATION: 1 month GRANT AMOUNT: 1970 USD PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the aim of the project is to organize a rainbow flashmob in front of the old parliament house to raise awareness against discrimination of LGBT society on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17, 2013. Within the scope of the project, there will be 4 meetings planned with the participants of the flashmob on security issues and peaceful manifestation; also negotiations will be carried out with the police on the safety measures. After the manifestation was attacked and the planned activities could not take place, the grant amount was used 2. . 3. for the expenses of security devices installed in the office of “Identoba”. GRANT RECIPIENT: Ani Lukhava (Individual grant) GRANT RECIPIENT: Initiative Group of Researchers TITLE OF THE PROJECT: “Olia Okujava – Forgotten Name” REGION: Tbilisi REGION: Tbilisi REGION: Tbilisi PROJECT TITLE: “Volunteer Women” PROJECT TITLE: “Analysis of Georgian Law on Domestic DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 8 months PROJECT DURATION: 5 months Violence” REQUIRED FUNDING: 2 600 USD GRANT AMOUNT: 1867 USD PROJECT DURATION: 5 months Project description: For Georgian society, Olia Okujava PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the aim of the project is to show the importance of volunteerism and popularize it in GRANT AMOUNT: 3000 USD is mostly known as a spouse of Galaktion Tabidze; Georgia. The author of the project, who is a professional filmmaker, plans to film a documentary on four women, PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the aim of the project is to almost nothing is evident about her as a public figure, who voluntarily take care of street dogs despite the society’s disrespect and mockery over their activities. analyze the Law on Domestic Violence from the gender politically active woman and feminist. Thus, the project equality perspective, and try to improve the law by aims to study the life and work of Olia Okujava, to GRANT RECIPIENT: Training and Research Group providing recommendations on the gaps and missing write and publish a biographical novel about her, REGION: Tbilisi components. The relevant research study will be carried and to organize an exhibition of the collected photo- PROJECT TITLE: “Incorporation of Gender Equality Principles” out for these purposes. materials. The novel will be published with the support PROJECT DURATION: 7 months of the Writers House of Georgia and Tbilisi City Hall. GRANT AMOUNT: 3000 USD APPLICANT: For Better Future The required fund will be used for project activities: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the aim of the project is to transform the perception of gender equality principles among TITLE OF THE PROJECT: “Employed, Successful Woman – collecting materials from the archive, editing, etc. school teachers for their personal and professional development. Within the scope of the project, Training and Defender of Women’s Rights” Research Group will carry out a qualitative study with the teachers in regions, as well as in Tbilisi. In addition, a REGION: Tserovani settlement APPLICANT: Tamta Melashvili (Individual grant) training session on women’s rights and gender equality will be held for the teachers. DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 3 months TITLE OF THE PROJECT: Places, HerStories: Feminist REQUIRED FUNDING: 2 913 USD Activism in Georgia GRANT RECIPIENT: Ana Nozadze (individual grant) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims to raise REGION: Tbilisi REGION: Tbilisi awareness of IDP women about the issues that DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 4 months PROJECT TITLE: “Formation of Women’s Solidarity through Sports” imply defending women’s rights, supporting local REQUIRED FUNDING: 1 728 USD PROJECT DURATION: 6 months philanthropy and developing social enterprise. On PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Project aims to create 20 GRANT AMOUNT: 1830 USD the bases of an already existing social enterprise in photo-stories that will illustrate those public spaces PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the aim of the project is to increase public awareness on women’s rights and to support Tserovani (the workshop of vitreous enamel), 4 women where feminist activists were conducting various public the formation of solidarity among women by uniting women of different professions under one football team. will receive 16-lesson tutoring on how to work with activities (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Chiatura, Gori). vitreous enamel and 10 woman will receive training Photos will portray current images of these places and GRANT RECIPIENT: Union – Dioskuria course on the Social Enterprise topics . Later, the social each of them will entail short annotations about the REGION: Samegrelo enterprise will donate the revenue from every 10th places past and present importance. There will a special PROJECT TITLE: “Mothers of Persons with Disabilities for Integration and Development” traded product to the organization working on women’s blog created where all the photos with their stories will PROJECT DURATION: 6 months issues or this amount of money will be used for solving be uploaded in Georgian and in English languages. The GRANT AMOUNT: 3000 USD the problems of local women. presentation of photo-stories will be held on the 8th of Project description: the aim of the project is provide support and assistance to the children with disabilities and March. The project is an attempt to depict the history of their mothers, and to alter the perception of the public to their problems. Within the scope of the project, a broad APPLICANT: Nino Bekishvili and Teona Bekishvili the feminist activism in Georgia and bring it to public information campaign will be held. (individual grant) knowledge. RAPID RESPONSE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM / 2013 3 Rapid Response Grants were awarded during the year 2013.

Women’s Fund in Georgia in partnership with the Urgent Action Fund (UAF) announces the Rapid Response Grantmaking (RRG) Program, which provides timely small grants to support strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance women’s human rights anywhere in the world. Such opportunities arise when an unexpected event - positive or negative - creates a situation in which rapid intervention can have a significant impact. SUPPORTED INITIATIVES:

GRANT RECIPIENT: Avangarde REGION: Gali () PROJECT TITLE: “Taking Safely Measures in the Office of Crisis Center” PROJECT DURATION: 6 months GRANT AMOUNT: 2000 USD PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In 2007, Crisis Center in Gali was established within the scope of the project “prevention and reaction to sexual violence in Eastern Abkhazia”. There was no restroom in the building, and women had to use the one in the courtyard, which is dangerous from the safety point of view. Thus, the project aimed at creating safely environment for these women by building a restroom in the office building. GRANT RECIPIENT: Women’s Initiatives Supporting Group (Confidential) REGION: Tbilisi PROJECT TITLE: “Urgent Support” PROJECT DURATION: 6 months GRANT AMOUNT: 2000 USD PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aim of the project is to provide safely for LGBT people and their supporters, and to provide first aid and psychological help. GRANT RECIPIENT: Women for Freedom REGION: Tbilisi quCis performansi, milioni amboxebuli PROJECT TITLE: “Supporting HIV Positive Women” STREET PERFORMANCE, ONE BILLION RISING PROJECT DURATION: 6 months GRANT AMOUNT: 2000 USD PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aim of the project was to defend women’s rights, namely HIV positive women. A broad information campaign (meetings, discussions, press-conference, street protest, etc.) was held on the subject. “PROMOTING THE CULTURE OF WOMEN`S HUMAN RIGHTS” WOMEN’S FUND IN GEORGIA’S PR AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS PROGRAM IN 2013 IN 2013

In 2013, Women’s Fund in Georgia has finished the grants program “Promoting the Culture of Women’s In order to foster formation of local philanthropy in Georgia, the Women’s Fund in Georgia organized Human Rights” which was directed to support initiatives aiming at changing practices, policies, various philanthropic events and fundraisers during the year, including the WFG’s Housewarming party attitudes, perceptions concerning women and their human rights in Georgia and to facilitate the in its new office; “Karaoke Party”; two charity film-screenings: 1. showing two movies with GeoAIR at process of building the culture of non-discrimination and promote gender equality in the country. the office of “Identoba,” and holding a discussion with the current resident of GeoAIR, Diana McCarty; 2. screening famous Georgian movie “Keep Smiling” at “Europe House” and holding discussion with the During the years 2012-2013, 20 grants were awarded within the “Promoting the Culture of Women’s film director, Rusudan Chkonia. WFG organized a charity concert together with the band Z for Zulu and Human Rights” grantmaking program. 10 projects were implemented during the year 2013. music festival together with “Plus One Festival”, which was a sign of solidarity against gender-based discrimination and violence committed towards women. WFG’s supporter and member of the Independent Group of Feminists, Baia Pataraia organized her birthday party in benefit of the Fund, to collect donations, instead of receiving presents. Also, Mariam WOMEN’S FUND IN GEORGIA’S INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT / Gagoshashvili, former program coordinator of WFG, celebrated her birthday at the Fund’s office and 2013 dedicated this special day to gender equality in benefit of the Fund. Furthermore, Women’s Fund in Georgia organized several parties in its office, such as, “Indian Party”, Women’s Fund in Georgia received organizational coaching from Kerstin Kaaman, a coaching where guests had an opportunity to enjoy Indian music and try Indian food, to decorate their bodies professional representing “Coach Tbilisi”. The coaching workshop was held in June-July 2013. with traditional henna tattoos, which were made by Mtvarisa Joyce; “Pirate Party” dedicated to women pirates, namely Ann Bonny; “Beyond the Chador”, hosted by WFG and Mzia Burjanadze, Doctor of During the 6 coaching sessions, Kerstin and WFG team worked hard to improve the ways for achieving Philology in Iranian Studies to discuss the issue of “women’s literature” in the Iranian literature circles. the aims and goals of the Fund. With the help of Kerstin’s professionalism and honest attitude, members of WFG managed to elaborate long term goals that are to be reached until the year 2015. Thanks to In addition, Women’s Fund in Georgia and “Dragonflies” (Girls’ Frisbee Team) held a fundraising campaign coaching, Women’s Fund in Georgia was also able to visualize future achievements and to develop a - “Women Win”. In support of the Fund, the girls’ Frisbee team organized a match for the willing detailed action plan. participants and donated all the contributions from the match to WFG’s local fundraising budget. WOMEN’S FUND IN GEORGIA’S AWARENESS BUILDING 2. CAMPAIGN “WOMEN’S RIGHTS – ART IN ACTION” Art has been used by Women’s Fund in Georgia as a powerful tool for public awareness building and the Fund commits to the artistic partnership for achieving desired goals. WFG has an extensive experience of using art for its fundraising and PR events. In 2013, WFG has implemented the project “Women’s Rights – Art in Action” supported by the Estonian Embassy. The project aimed to raise awareness and increase sensitivity on women’s rights issues and women’s achievements, and to bring attention to the issues that women still face in Georgia, as well as globally. The proposed project was to provide WFG with the opportunity to work with women artists and conduct awareness raising campaign for the International Women’s Day (8 March) and for the V-Day – campaign against gender-based violence (February14). 1. In the scopes of the project, WFG has conducted the exhibition of women artists “Auto Nomous”, street performances: “One Billion Rising Dance” and “Break the Chain”, and documentary film – “Untold HerStories”. Exhibition “Auto Nomos” presenting works of 15 women artists was held in the Gallery “Art Avenue” on February17-24. Street acts were performed near Rustaveli Metro Station and former Parliament building proeqtebi / PROJECTS since these areas are favored by pedestrians. The One Billion Rising dance performance was held on 14th of February and “Break the Chain” performance was held on 16th.The event “Women’s Movement and 1. saqvelmoqmedo gamofena-gayidva "SeuzRudavi Social Change” was organized on 8th of March at the Gallery “Art Avenue”; the documentary film “Untold SesaZleblobebi" HerStories” was screened and public discussion was conducted during the event. Charity Exhibition “Unlimited Abilities” 2. ekaterine aRdgomelaSvili - kato miqelaZis 2013 wlis The main results of the project were to facilitate constructive cooperation between women’s rights premiis mflobeli activists, scholars and artists; these events focused to educate the general public about the meaning Ekaterine Aghdgomelashvili - winner of the Kato Mikeladze and function of IWD and V-Day and to enable them to become more engaged with the issues of gender Award 2013 equality and women’s empowerment. 3. boSa mozard qalTa da gogonaTa reproduqciuli uflebebi Roma Women’s and Girls’ Reproductive Rights 3. WOMEN’S FUND IN GEORGIA’S PROJECT “UNLIMITED ABILITIES” Women’s Fund in Georgia (WFG) in cooperation with GeoAIR implemented a fundraising campaign– “Unlimited Abilities.” The famous Georgian artists, photographers and sculptors donated their artworks KATO MIKELADZE AWARD for the exhibition-sale, which was held on December 20, 2013. Kato Mikeladze Award has been established by the Women’s Fund in Georgia (WFG) to honor women’s Total amount raised during (and after) the exhibition is 5,806 GEL. The donations from the sales were rights activists and to celebrate International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. entirely used to support women with disabilities. The amount was used to support the initiatives of three women with disabilities by providing them with professional education and employment Kato Mikeladze Award for the women human rights defenders in Georgia will be awarded by the WFG to opportunities: one woman activist every year, on November 29. Nana Samushia, grant amount: 2500 GEL. Nana is a designer and has a ready portpholio. She plans to Kato Mikeladze was a feminist, women’s rights activist and publicist in 20th century Georgia. WFG participate in a contest of young designers, which will be an important step forward in her professional believes that this award will inspire women’s rights defenders in their struggle for justice. career. Marina Gogoberishvili, grant amount: 1990 GEL. Marina will undertake a professional training course in hair and skin care, and will open a small beauty salon on the first floor of her house. This year, three candidates - Ekaterine Aghdgomelashvili, Megi Bibiluri, and Tinatin Meskhi - were Juna Godishvili, grant amount: 1315 GEL. Juna will undertake an intensive course in English in order to nominated from the grantees/partners of the WFG’s “Rapid Response Grants Program.” The award winner deliver private English language lessons to pupils in her neighbourhood. was determined by WFG’s Board of Directors’ and Advisory Council’s votes. WFG believes, the “Unlimited Abilities” as a successful and innovative initiative will be continued by Award ceremony was held at Café Frontline, on November 29, 2013. The winner of the Kato Mikeladze taking different form/structure and by focusing on other target groups. The blog, which was created for Award became Ekaterine Aghdgomelashvili - distinguished women’s rights defender, devoted feminist the event, can be expanded and can become an online space for the support of the projects on women and queer activist in Georgia. empowerment. WFG also presupposes that this project can encourage to carry out series of other philanthropic activities of the similar kind. The project supporters were - US Embassy in Georgia, IWAG, Expo-Georgia, ARTAREA and Chateau Mukhrani DONORS AND PARTNERS

WFG’S TEAM

Board of Directors Nana Pantsulaia Asmat Beshidze Maka Lomadze Nana Shugladze

Staff Nana Pantsulaia – Executive Director Ekaterine Gejadze - Program Coordinator Guliko Vediashvili - Economic Program Coordinator Ana Chiladze - Grant Manager Magda Berdzenishvili – Accountant Ia Kadjaia - Office Manager Tamar Tarkhan-Mouravi – Fundraiser INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Lola Petrova Luisa Laperadze Giori Kacharava Lali Sturua Tatuli Tsereteli Tinatin Japaridze Nana Shugladze Nunu Bendukidze Eka Manjgaladze Salome Sagaradze proeqtebi Tamara Bokuchava Asmat Beshidze Kung Fu Junkie Ia Arveladze Paata Sabelashvili Maka Noselidze Lika Tarkhan-Mouravi Nana Janashia Tamar Narimanidze Levan Baramidze Ana Khmaladze Sandra Ljubinkovic Sopo Pruidze Nino Burchuladze Niki Tarkhan-Mouravi PROJECTS Sopo Nemsitsveridze Angelika Arutyunova Maia Jikia Maka Kereselidze Eka Imerlishvili 1. rogor vicxovroT ukeTesad Giorgi Korashvili Duane Needham Lia Jakeli Zurab Kharbedia Giorgi Kikonishvili How to Live Better Elene Chkuaseli Marketa Hronkova Keti Chachanidze Shota Pataraia Manana Kaishauri Ana Margishvili 2. gogonebis gaaqtiureba realuri cvlilebebisTvis Shelley Rowlands Jacobs Maia Barkaia Giorgi Lanchava Tea Kikvadze Anna Kirey Mari Dikhaminjia Ala Tatishvili Aleksandr Mishveladze Making Girls Active for Real Changes Nini Palavandishvili Rachel Hamps Mamuka Goderzishvili Manana Kaishauri Nino Kerkadze 3. aRmiqvi rogorc Tanaswori Nino Chubinishvili Aiste Brakley Ana Lomtadze Eka Agdgomelashvili Davit Mikheil See Me Equal Kharaman Kutateladze Kally Kotlinsky Verdade Peri Sheraus Lika Barabadze Shubladze Maka Batiashvili Keelly Tongate Tata Tsopurashvili Lamia Gafarova Vaso Khutsishvili 1. Ia Bakhtadze Marta Drury Nargiza Arjevanidze Tatia Gulordava Giorgi Chinchaladze Luka Akimidze Melissa Porter Nino Gogochuri Tuko Goginava Nata Dzvelishvili Ekaterine Moniava Beate Vinke Megi Gogitidze Natia Gvianishvili Rati Chkadua Sopo Lapiashvili Christen Dobson Shota Khinchagashvili Giorgi Gabunia Manana Javakhidze Mamuka Japaridze Ellen Galland Hülya Sakarya Tamar Gobronidze Ruso Javakhishvili Kote Kakabadze Miriam Schaer Ekaterine Gejadze Veriko Gamzardia Vato Jorkoshvili Kote Sulaberidze Baia Pataraia Tengiz Chaava Gvantsa Deisadze Anonymous Nяnю Sopo Tabatadze Baia Tsikoridze Yan Vilken Natalia Lazarishvili Giorgi Maskharashvili Lasha Kavtaradze Nino Ekizashvili Kaitlyn Van Der Velde Salome Koshkadze Lali Kutateladze Sopo Vasadze Rev. Lois McCullen Parr, Mareike Wenzel Eka Makhatadze Dato Kukhalashvili Sandro Kozmanashvili Pastor Piter Kabanchik Elene Kakabadze Kristine Kakabadze Dato Abaishvili Nadine Moawad Tamta Melashvili Nana Amashukeli Lika Kacharava Erekle Deisadze Nicky McIntyre Anika Tizliarishvili Nana Pantsulaia Tatia Darchiashvili Guga Gegechkori Tom Pasko Nino Shanidze Ida Bakhturidze Tamar Bochorishvili Dato Gabulia Fiona McCormack Keta Chkheidze Shorena Dzotsenidze Mariam Sichinava Gio Megrelishvili Alex Shuleshov Salome Tsopurashvili Etuna Noghaideli 2. 3. Iuri Mechitov Kakha Abashidze Manana Siradze Nino Kharchilava Lizi Kharabadze STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Notes 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-12 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalent 3 252.795 201.765 Grants receivable from donors 4 - 194.324 Advances to sub-grantors 5 281.543 314.664 Other advances 104 134 Property plant and equipment 6 9.963 8,914 TOTAL ASSETS 544.406 719.801 FINANCIAL REPORT 2013 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSET For the year ended December 31, 2013 Account expressed in Georgian Lari (GEL) LIABILITIES Taxes payable 455 455 Other liabilities 2.257 3.001 Deffered grant income 7 518.523 703.590 TOTAL LIABILITIES 521.235 707.046

NET ASSETS Unrestricted net assets 23,170 12,755 TOTAL NET ASSETS 23.170 12.755 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 544.406 719.801 STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-12 GRANT INCOME FOR THE PERIOD International Women’s Association Georgia 500 - Mama Cash 96.342 109.444 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-12 Global Fund for Women 38.049 29.460 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Filia die frauenstiftung - 4.641 Grants received from donors 348.432 645.573 US Embassy 4.187 - Individual donations received 7.475 6.877 Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13.578 - (130.325) (185.474) Slovak AID/PIPA- People in Peril Association 13 2.250 Payments to sub-grantees Women’s Funding Network - 2.225 Operational expenses paid (181.625) (324.105) Urgent Action Fund 10.788 9.926 NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 43.957 142.871 United States Agency for International Development 80.770 261.213 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES OAK Foundation 92.241 96.441 Payments for fixed assets acquisition (5.022) (1.218) Slovak-Czech Women’s Fund 1.656 - - 4.095 Columbia College Chicago Center For Book and Paper Arts NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (5.022) (1.218) Bulgarian Fund for Women - 1.279 TOTAL GRANT INCOMES 338.124 520.974 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES OTHER INCOME Interest received 2.764 4.778 Individual donations 7.476 1.600 Interest earned on bank balances 2.764 4.776 NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2.764 4.778 TOTAL OTHER INCOME 10.240 6.376 NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 41.699 146.431 SUB-GRANTS GRANTS ISSUED AND OPERATING EXPENSES INCURRED Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 201.765 62.501 Sub-grants issued 163.446 184.291 Exchange rate difference 9.331 (7.167) Administrative and operational expenses 184.670 338.283 348.116 522.574 TOTAL SUB-GRANT AND OPERATING EXPENSES CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR 252.795 201.765 Gain/(loss) from exchange differences 10.168 (16.856) (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 10.415 (12.080) NET ASSETS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 12.755 24.835 NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE YEAR 23.170 12.755 1. 2.

proeqtebi / PROJECTS sakontaqto informacia / CONTACT INFORMATION 1. feminizmi - axlo warsuli da Tanamedroveoba Feminism - Nearest Past and Present misamarTi: Tbilisi 0177, / Address: 8 Sergo Zakariadze Str., 2. gaige meti da iyavi frTxilad sergo zaqariaZis q. # 8, b. 74 / Apt 74, 0177 Tbilisi, Georgia Know More, and Be Aware! T: +995 322 470702 F: +995 322 399998 3. gamofena “Auto Nomos” [email protected] Exhibition “Auto Nomos” http://www.womenfundgeorgia.org 3. http://www.facebook.com/womenfundgeorgia 2013