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UN Women continues to offer new opportunities for women and girls interested in technology. On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, one such initiative was launched: TechWomen Community.
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In partnership with the hypermarket chain Goodwill, UN Women gave women entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their products at a specially organized fair at Goodwill in Digomi, Tbilisi, on 23 December.
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Ukrainian women who were forced to leave their own country because of the war and now live in Georgia will now learn technology with the support of UN Women.
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Supported by the Government of Japan, UN Women has launched a vital initiative supporting Ukrainian refugee women and girls in Slovakia, Poland, and Georgia. With a $565,000 investment, the project will benefit 480 Ukrainian refugee women and girls, impacting representatives from CSOs, state partners, and Women’s Rights Organizations.
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For UN Women, one of the priority areas of focus is to engage girls in innovations and technologies by supporting initiatives that enable and motivate them to do so.
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UN Women, with the support of the Norwegian Government, is actively working to increase the involvement of women and girls in ICT and continues to promote the sharing of relevant knowledge and competencies for them.
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On 21 and 22 October, 160 female entrepreneurs from different regions of the country had the opportunity to present their products to visitors at the Expo Georgia Exhibition Center, sell them on the spot and establish important business contacts.
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“500 Women in Tech” was intended to provide free training for 500 women across the country in popular IT professions, but the project generated such unprecedented interest that the number of participants eventually grew to 1,000.
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It was this constant search for innovative approaches that gave rise to the idea of preparing a culinary travel guide that combines new tourist routes with the stories of rural women employed in agritourism and the recipes of dishes they prepare.
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UN Women, with the support of the Norwegian Government and in partnership with the private sector, is actively working to increase the involvement of girls in technology.
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The existing gender imbalance in technology has a negative impact on various fields and directions, so its elimination requires coordinated action among stakeholders.
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For more than a year, the small sewing shop “Niri” has been operating in the village of Jorjiashvili in Tetritskaro Municipality, offering a variety of services to the locals.
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Vivia Gurgenishvili, 30, is an entrepreneur and mother of three from Veliskikhe, a village in Eastern Georgia. Currently living in the capital, Tbilisi, Gurgenishvili is the founder of Dino, a small company that produces eco-friendly wooden furniture and toys from clean and certified raw materials with a focus on child development.
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Six women engaged in the ICT sector shared their impressive stories with the audience gathered for PechaKucha Nights.
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Nino Enukidze, the rector of Business and Technology University, is 35 years old. With her direct participation, the university became a signatory to the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles in 2019, and to support the involvement of girls in technology, she launched the initiative “Coding School for Women”. With its support, more than 2,500 girls have been trained in technological professions, with 75 per cent of them employed in the industry.
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500 Women in Technology will be implemented with the support of UN Women and with the involvement of Business and Technology University, TBC Bank, the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signatory companies, and IT representatives.
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My main goal is to help people understand and accept human rights and gender equality through art. Equal rights will help people nurture their skills and talents to build a better life without fear of being left behind in many ways – to make independent career choices, be promoted for talents, ask for help, be weak, or be strong, without criticism from the community.
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The online course “Innovative Strategies and Digital Transformation for Women Entrepreneurs” was held in February and March 2021 at the joint initiative of UN Women and the Embassy of Israel in Georgia, in partnership with the Mashav-Carmel International Training Center.
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The initiative, which aims to help Georgian women’s start-ups develop and succeed in global markets, launched in 2020. A total of 12 finalists were selected to participate, seven of whom won scholarships and are taking part in a six-month online training course as of February 2021.
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Lili Pulariani, specialist and lecturer on digital communications, joined a UN Women training initiative as a mentor in 2019. She retrained instructors who then taught social media marketing and web programming to women entrepreneurs.