As a woman, your rights are protected in a number of international agreements and documents. For more details of these, click here

Practical support

Your body, your health

A number of Georgian and international groups and organizations are working on issues of sexual and reproductive health, including sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS:

ADRA, Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Contact: Haroldo Eloy Cairo
Tel: 77 38 12 or 77 38 14
E-mail officemanager@adra.ge or hecairo@jmail.com

CARE International in Georgia
Contact: Maya Makharashvili or Ellene Pierce
Tel: 25 30 57
E-mail Caucasus@care.org.ge

JSI Health Women in Georgia Programme
Contact: Nancy Harris or Nino Berdzuli
Tel: 20 40 00 or 20 42 04
E-mail nino@jsi.ge

HERA XXI
Contact: Nino Tsuleiskiri
Tel: 25 30 57
E-mail ntsul@access.sanet.ge

Tanadgoma Center
Contact: Nino Khetaguri
Tel: 25 18 19 or 34 36 23
E-mail center@tanadgoma.ge

Medicines du Monde
Contact: Sanja Rogić
Tel: 22 52 27
E-mail mdmzugdidi@yahoo.fr

Curation International Foundation
Contact: Keti Chkhatarashvili
Tel: 25 13 44 or 25 31 04
E-mail k.chkhatarashvili@curatio.com

Save the children (STI/AIDS prevention project)
Contact: Tea Tsagareli
Tel: 99 54 54 or 93 11 08
E-mail scgeorgia@savechildren.ge

CSMA – Caucasus Social Marketing association
Contact: Irakli Khvedelidze
Tel: 77 31 50
E-mail irakli.csma@access.sanet.ge

Orthos
Contact: Nino Javakhidze
Tel: 96 38 71
E-mail orthos@ip.osgf.ge

Child Rights Protection Association CLARITAS XXI
Medea Beleshadze
Tel: 94 34 48
E-mail claritas@internet.ge

Georgian plus Group G+G
David Ananiashvili
Tel: 42 00 52
E-mail Datoan@mail.ru

UNFPA is involved in a wide variety of programmes and projects to improve reproductive health and rights in Georgia. For more information on what we’re doing, click here

Your status, your rights and opportunities

Although Georgians now enjoy many more rights, freedoms and opportunities than in Soviet times, these socio-economic difficulties have created a gender imbalance and eroded the status of women in society.

If you need information or support on issues connected with your status, your well-being and your rights, there is a large selection of organizations in Georgia which can help:

For legal advice

Anti-Violence Network of Georgia
Contact : Nato Shavlakadze
Tel: (99532) 292891 or 261627
Email: antiviolence@ip.osgf.ge
Website: www.stopvaw.org

Sakhli-counseling centre
Contact: Rusudan Pkhakadze
Tel: (99532) 989080
E-mail sakhli13@hotmail.co
website: http://saxli.gol.ge

Young Lawyers Association
Contact: Mzia Gochelashvili
Tel: (99532) 952353
email: gyla@gyla.ge
website: www.gyla ge

Article 42 of the Constitution
Contact: Nino Elbakidze, Nazi Janezashvili
Tel: (99532) 955332
E-mail office@article42.ge
website: www.article42.ge

For physiological counseling and support, including information and advice on violence against women:

Ndoba
Contact: Nana Agapishvili
Tel: (99532) 954353
Email: ndoba@caucasus.net
Website: www.ndoba.org.ge

Saxli
Tel: (99532) 989080
email: sakhli13@hotmail.co
website: http://saxli.gol.ge

Sapari
Nato Zazashvili
Tel: (99532) 232997
email natalia-z@mail.ru

Antiviolence Network
Contact: Nato Shavlakadze
Tel: (99532) 292891; 261627
Email: antiviolence@ip.osgf.ge
Website: www.stopvaw.org

For more details of UNFPA work on gender equality in Georgia, click here

Your society, your future -- your involvement

If you would like to get involved with efforts to support and improve the status and situation of women in Georgia, there are a number of ways you can help:

For more information, contact the Gender Information Network of the Southern Caucasus http://www.ginsc.net

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