Kato Micheladze Prize 2023 (Georgia)

In 2023, the award ceremony will be held on December 22.

During the last year, the Women’s Fund discussed all the challenges and problematic issues related to the awarding with the advisors invited to Georgia. In this process, the team was guided in 2021 according to the results of the research conducted by the independent researcher, Lela Javakhishvili. The researcher conducted individual and group interviews with about 70 activists who at different times and in different ways had contact with the award named after Kato Micheladze.

What Changed?

• The Foundation has decided to remove the option of anonymous nominations, which could potentially conflict with the ban on self-nomination.
• The fields of activity of the candidate were distinguished and divided into several categories
• It will be possible to nominate one or several people at the same time for group/collective activities
• Not all nominated foundations will be nominated for the award and only those candidates who share the values ​​of the award and fully meet its criteria will be selected.
• Before the awarding, the Foundation will provide a general meeting with the selected candidates in an informal space, where they will have the opportunity to get to know each other.
• Together with the jury, the candidates themselves will participate in the decision-making process, and they will have 1 vote in total and will anonymously nominate the nominee they are cheering for.
• For more transparency, the identity of the jury will be announced on the day of the award
• A fundraising component will be added to the award ceremony and the money collected will be fully used for the group or purpose that will be announced to the attendees in advance.
• Among other changes, as a result of rebranding the award, they changed its visuals, award, banner and more. The amount of monetary reward has also increased
• A symbolic gift will also be given to the name of the new owner of Kato.

Award Information

• The prize money is 2,500 euros.

Naming Criteria

• The candidate must be directly involved in law enforcement activities
• To contribute to the improvement of the legal status of women, especially vulnerable groups
• To promote the introduction and spread of feminist values
• During the current year, be actively involved in the protection of women’s rights to work in Georgia
• Must have experience in feminist activism
• The candidate’s activist activity, in addition to the nominee, must be confirmed by at least 1 source
• Its values ​​must be in line with the values ​​of the Kato Mikeladze Award

The new owner of Kato will be selected

• Nominees – total 1 vote
• Employees of the Women’s Fund – 1 vote in total
• Activists invited to the jury – 1 vote each

Nomination Conditions

• The candidate can be nominated by both an organization and a natural person
• the award does not consider self-nomination
• both an individual activist and a group of activists can be nominated, but not an organization
• anonymous and incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information, visit Women’s Fund in Georgia.