Over 150 students in Adjara, their parents, and teachers learned about women’s rights and the free legal services available for their protection as part of the USAID Rule of Law Program’s Women’s History Month activities.

On March 16-17, 2023, with the Rule of Law Program’s support, the newly-elected Director of the Legal Aid Service, David Simonia, and student-paralegals who had been trained with the support of the Rule of Law Program had meetings in six public schools of Adjara. The meetings were held in schools in Kakuti, Alambari, Kobuleti, Khelvachauri, and Batumi.

The mobile visits were dedicated to Women's History Month, but the presenters also touched upon the right to inheritance, labor rights, child’s rights, the best interests of a child, and bullying. 

The presenters discussed cultural stereotypes related to having male children as the heirs of family property, the cultural challenges that prevent women from inheriting and owning property, forms of violence used against women and young girls, and major obstacles to women’s employment.

The presenters underlined that in Georgia men’s and women’s rights are protected by legislation, and that men and women are equal under the laws related to labor and inheritance relations. They also noted that the implementation of these rights in real life is a serious challenge and that achieving substantive equality is only possible by overcoming a superficial approach to equality.The participants asked questions many questions, which were all discussed.