about The Project

Nino Lagvilava: The Project - ‘‘Support strengthening the role of young women in building peace and stability in the South Caucasus’’ is the Regional project financed by OSI (Open Society Institute) and implemented by IGPN - International Gender Policy Network in partnership with Taso Foundation in Georgia.

The project aims to improve peace, security and democratic development in the Region of the South Caucasus via young women’s increased participation in peace and security policy analysis and planning. This will be done through the application of the international instruments such as UNSCRs on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of UNSCRs on Women, Peace and Security which will represent an important opening for the post-conflict Region of the South Caucasus to include women’s issues in the political and security agenda. This will be an effective mechanism to advance more open and participatory process as well as effective and stable security and peace building activities in the post-conflict environment of these countries.

Within the Project framework on August 2013, the South Caucasus Young Women Experts’ Network was established at the Regional Conference on Promoting Women’s Participation in Peace and Security. 10 young girls/graduate and postgraduate students with the educational background in political and social sciences from Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan gathered in Georgia and created the South Caucasus network of young professionals in order to actively participate in the Regional peace-building process.

The project has many planned activities, among is the issuance of quarterly electronic newsletter. The presented newsletter is the first attempt to share with the wider audience the ideas on women’s participation in peace and security domain, their needs and requirements during and post-conflict environment, their role in post-conflict rehabilitation and peace building process.

We will be more than happy to get your opinion regarding this newsletter and the topics covered in it, so please feel free to contact us and share your thoughts and ideas.

Thank you very much for your interest and cooperation,

Best regards,

Nino Lagvilava, Project Manager