Nana berekashvili

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NAna Berekashvili

Professional background: Psychology, Gender Studies

Field of activities: Research and analysis, Training

Adress: 26 Kostava str., Tbilisi 380009, Georgia.

Phone number: 997081 (home) 999987 (office) 899 960024 (mob)

Place of birth: Tbilisi, Georgia.

Date of birth: 27.1.1958

Education:

1974-79 Tbilisi State University, Department of Psychology

1996 Training in Social Indicators and Data Analyses, ZUMA, Mannhaim, Luneburg University.

1995 Course on Gender and Culture CEU Summer University Program.

1996 Training for trainers - facilitation, conflict resolution, groupdynamics,ICCN, Tbilisi.

 

2000 Training of Trainers - Gender Equity and Awareness, Tbilisi, CARE

2001 Training for Professionals – Women's Role in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution, UNIFEM, Tbilisi.

2006 Training for facilitators – Training for Change, - Daniel Battry, USA

2006- PHD Candidate program at the Ilia Chavchavadze University, Department of Education

Work Experience:

2005 -2006 Member of the OSI Women’s Program Expert’s Board

2004 International Center on Conflict and Negotiation, Head of the Gender Unit, trainer.

2000 - Georgian Women’s Coalition, working group on education

1998 - Study Institute of Psychology, Psychology of Gender, Lecturer.

1986 - Institute of Psychology. Department of Social Psychology, Researcher.

1999- Caucasus Women's Research and Consulting Network, Co-Director.1996-2000 Georgian Feminist Club, board member.

1994-1996 Parliamentary Research Service, Researcher.

1983-1986 Tbilisi State University, Laboratory of Modern Methods of TeachingForeign Languages. Researcher.

1981-1983 Georgian Institute of Management. Assistant.

1980-1981 Georgian State Pedagogical Institute, the course in Family Psychology, lecturer.

Participation in the Projects/ Research:

1996 Strengthening of the Parliamentary Services in Georgia,SIDA/ SIPU project, Sweden

1997 Human Development Report, Georgia, UNDP Project, Expert.

1998-2000 Organisation of the Informational Centre for Women, OSIProject.

1998 Organisation of seminars for Women’s NGO’s and women scholars in Feminist Theory and practice - "Meeting Place for Women",. Financed byMama-Cash foundation (Netherlands)

1998 Publication of the Directory -Women’s NGO’s in Georgia, OSI Gender Sudies Small Grant Program.

1999 Publication of the book "Domestic Violence" by Alisa Deltufo in Georgian, Translation.OSI Project.

1997 "Study of all kinds of discrimination towards women"- psycho-social study. Financial support of Global Women’s Fund.

1999-2000 The Concept of Gender Studies in Georgian Universities, OSI, (Gender Studies Small Grant Program).

2000-2001 Supporting program for Gender Studies Development in the Tbilisi State University Branch in Akhaltsikhe. Expert.

1998 Training for Regional Women's NGO representatives in Gender Issues. Batumi. Trainer.

2001 Evaluation of the ODIHR OSCE regional project – Women’s Rights Awareness, Gender Equality and Women’s participation in Society; Producing of the book – Women, Profiling the situation in Georgia

2001 Business and Businessmen in Georgia -Pubic attitude survey. "Horisonti" Foundation. Analyst.

1999 Women's Role in Conflict Resolution and Peace-building, UNIFEM project. Trainer

2000 Women’s Unity for Peace – UNIFEM regional project.Coordinator.

2003 -2004Urban Insisute Local Government Initiative project, Gender component, consultant.

2003-2004 Community Investment Project, CARE Georgia in partnership with ICCN. Gender specialist, trainer.

2004 NGO assessment of CEDAW in Georgia. ABA. Analyst.

2004 Combating Domestic Violence, The Multi-component Study, CWN withsupport of Women’s Global Fund.

2003-2005 Gender and Education – Primary Shool Text Books Gender Analyses, Coalition of Georgian Women’s Organizations.Working Group Member

2005 Building Tolerant Environment – Elaboration of the training program and the text book, CORDAID, OSGF, trainer, co-author.

2005 Case Study on Women’s Initiative Group In Tsnisi, for CARE Georgia, CIP project.

2006 - Development of Social and Economic Connections in Akhalkalaki Region, in partnership with Mercy Corps. Trainer, gender specialist.

2005- Building Integrity in Georgia, CORDAID supported program, gender expert.

Participation in Conferences, Training, Workshops:

1999 International conference – Women’s silence & Women’s Voices, Stockholm.

2000 ECE Regional Preparatory Meeting on the 2000 Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action,Palais des Nations, Geneva.

2000 International conference "Exploring GenderIssues in the Caucasus". Organised byCEP. Erevan.

2000 Summer School "Gender studies and feminist theories", Foros, Ukraine.

2001 Conference on "Combating Domestic Violence", ODIHR OSCE, Tbilisi

2003 Course Development Program, CRC, Budapest

2004 Development of Gender Education in the Context of Current Social and Political Changes" OSI Women’s Program, UNIFEM. Baku.

2004 "Gender and Diversity"Workshop, MERMU, Cairo, Egypt.

2002 Participation in Inductive Research Process – Human Dignity, SocialDynamics and Power Relation in Rural Georgia. CARE Georgia.

2005Seminar on "Introduction into Methods of Biografy, Empowerment and Human Rights", Conducted by OWEN, Organized byHeinrich Boell Foundation.

2005 International Winter School on Gender Education, for Eastern Europe and NIS Countries, Istanbul.

2006 Participation in the conference – Gender and Education , Presenter, Baku

2007 Participation in the international training program "Gender and Peacebuing" organized by PATRIR, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2007 Organisation and Participation in regional seminar "South Caucasus: Past, Present, Future". Fridrih Naumann Foundation, ICCN

2008 Consulting and gender training for CARE Georgia’s STAGE project.

 

List of publications:
  • Methodical & Psychological aspects of Teaching Foreign Languages, Experimental Study –"Foreign Languages at School", 1985.( Georgian)
  • Emotional aspects of Intensive Learning - Proceedingsof I Republican Conference of University teachers, Georgian SSR, 1987.( Georgian)
  • Social & Cultural Stereotypes and Self-concept of men and women – Proceedings ofthe Session of Young scholars and Postgraduate students, 1987, Tbilisi.(in Georgian)
  • Study of sex-role stereotypes and their influence onthe self-evaluation - Proceedings of the II International School of Young Psychologists "Personality Development and the Modern Society", Elenite, Bulgaria, 1989.( Russian)
  • Psycho-SocialCharacteristics of "Masculine and Feminine" Societies – Proceedings of "Intellect", Georgian foundation for Science Revival, 1998 (Georgian)
  • Women’s NGO-s in Georgia – Analytical article for the directory "Women’s NGO-s in Georgia", 1998, Tbilisi.( English &Georgian)
  • Study of Gender Stereotypes and Hidden Discrimination in Georgia – Tbilisi, 1999.( English &Georgian)
  • "Androcentrism in the Theory of Freud", "About pornography" , From the History of Feminism"-Bulletin of the Feminist Club, 1998-1999, Tbilisi.
  • "Women’s and Men’s Bodies from the XX Century Perspective" , Peace Times 2000, Tbilisi.
  • Gender Violence, A Handbook for Girls - International Centre for Education and Information of Georgian and German Women, Tbilisi, 2001
  • Anthology of Gender Theories – Editor. Tbilisi, 2003
  • Experience of Gender Education in Georgia – Proceedings of International Conferencein Gender Education, Uzbekistan, 2003
  • Building Tolerant Environment - The manual, ICCN, 2005, co-author
  • The Attitude Towards Gender Equity in the System of Higher Education in Georgia, in the Anthology of Gender Education, Moscow, 2006.
  • The factors of Gender Socialization – Primary School Text-Books. Psychology "Macne", 2006.
  • Gender Reader, Center for social Sciences, 2007. Scientific editor.
    • Languages:

    Georgian – native

    Russian – fluent

    English – fluent

    Swedish – good

    German - poor

    Computer skills:

    Microsoft Word, Excel, SPSS, Power Point, Internet.

    Marital status:

    Married, two children.

    List of Training programs elaborated and/or condacted by N.B.:

    Women and Peacebuilding

    Gender Sensitisation and Awareness

    Issues of Sexism for Media Workers

    Gender and Community Development

    Gender Issues in Education

    Gender and Participation in Decision Making

    Tolerance and Minority Issues

    Conflict Transforamtion and Peace-Building

    Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Cooperation

    Communication

    Team building

    Leadership

    Mediation