During the meeting held on March 1,the members of Kutaisi women initiative group received information about the International Women's Solidarity Day. They discussed why women's solidarity is necessary, and also saw a short film about women leaders. At the end of the meeting, the problems and shortcomings identified during the qualitative research were discussed. On March 20, during another meeting held with the members of Kutaisi Youth Club, participants worked on the topic of the Forum Theater - bullying. They drew up a scenario according to which the forum theater performance was staged.

 Information meetings were held in Tsalenjikha municipality. The members of Pakhulani women's initiative group spoke about the International Women's Solidarity Day. They reviewed the challenges women face today. During the meeting, they expressed the hope that all people will have peace and health, and they also talked about the problems and gaps identified during the qualitative research.

What do women want, what do they dream of, what are their goals, what does women solidarity mean - the members of Senaki women initiative group discussed these issues during March meeting. The women once again voiced their messages - "Peace and harmony in the family and in the country is the first priority for us!" we want our young people to have the opportunity to find themselves! We want to have less migration of women and less children growing up without mothers! "Bullying among young people, the perception and unacceptability of the different people and opinions, the stress of alienation - with the scenario based on this case, the members of Senaki youth group voiced their opinion in a forum-theatre format. Young people clearly presented this actual problem.

The work of the forum-theater continues in the youth group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality. The young people wrote a scenario on the topic of bullying. This is their first independent work in forum theater direction. As for the women's initiative group, this time they talked about women's solidarity and its importance, as well as peace and prosperity.

At the meeting, the participants were also informed about the practical guide/toolkit: "Preventing and responding to gender-based violence in war and post-war settings - experiences and recommendations of women's NGOs", which was developed by the WAVE Network in collaboration with its four WAVE members in 2022 by the support of the OSCE. The Toolkit describes best practices and the strategies employed by the women's NGOs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in different phases of conflict.

 Strategies during Wartime and emergency response settings were shared by Ukrainian and Armenian partners Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Yerevan, Armenia), Centre “Women’s Perspectives” (Lviv, Ukraine);

 Strategies during Protracted conflict were described by the Women's Foundation "Sukhumi" (Kutaisi, Tbilisi, Georgia);

 Strategies during Post-war and long-term perspective were based on the experience of the Bosnia-Herzegovina partner. Foundation United Women Banja Luka (Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina)

(A practical guide is available here https://www.osce.org/secretariat/530695)

The issue of women's solidarity was discussed at another meeting held with the women initiative group of the village Didinedzi - Zugdidi municipality. According to the participants, solidarity and mutual support have great power. The meeting was also held in the youth group, where the work on the scenes staged by the method of the forum-theatre continues. Young people wrote the scenario and bullying among teenagers was chosen as the main topic.

Another meeting was held with Zugdidi Women Initiative Group. The members of the group got acquainted with the tasks developed at the civil forum and discussed the activities, the implementation of which will contribute to the localization of 1325 UN Resolution at the local level.

In addition, they watched a story about the work of the women's network. The group members, together with the project assistant, also worked on the future plan.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

An online meeting was held with members of Senaki women's group. The participants heard stories about the best practices of the Fund "Sukhumi", learned about the results achieved in various areas and about the lessons learned.

The participants of the meeting summarized the achievements in terms of the implementation of Resolution 1325. They also watched a video about the civil forum that was held in Kutaisi. They got acquainted with the ideas developed by the working groups at this forum, which should be integrated into local programs.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

Khoni Women Initiative Group actively continues the process of advocacy. In addition to the fact that members of the group follow the advocacy of unresolved issues, they have also chosen new issues for the advocacy in April.

At the next meeting, the group got acquainted with the activities planned by Khoni group at the civil forum, which will contribute to the implementation of the 1325 Resolution action plan. They also had the opportunity to watch two videos made within the framework of the project, which show the results of their work.

The project is implemented with the support

 of the UN Women organization

In February, group psychological meetings were organized by the Women Support Centers of Kobuleti, Tkibuli, Chokhatauri, Koki (Zugdidi municipality), Senaki, Vani, Terjola, with the inclusion of 53 beneficiaries. Upon request, individual meetings, including online, were also held via messenger and Skype. In Kutaisi, psycho-therapeutic work was carried out in the office of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" with 12 beneficiaries.

With the help of acquired skills, 3 beneficiaries refocused their experiences on a positive position, they were able to cope with personal problems and traumas.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

The final meetings at the Youth Empowerment Centers actively continue. The final days have already finished in three municipalities of Samegrelo region. Then the meetings were held in the municipalities of Guria and Adjara - Chokhatauri and Kobuleti. Members of the Gender Equality Councils, representatives of youth services also participated.

One part of the graduates made interesting presentations. The participants of the meetings mainly spoke about the achieved results. The five-month course was highly appreciated by teachers and parents. All participants received certificates, and the most active ones received the certificates of young trainers.

From the next month, the process of forming new groups in the municipalities will begin.

At the meeting, the participants were also informed about the practical guide/toolkit: "Preventing and responding to gender-based violence in war and post-war settings - experiences and recommendations of women's NGOs", which was developed by the WAVE Network in collaboration with its four WAVE members in 2022 by the support of the OSCE. The Toolkit describes best practices and the strategies employed by the women's NGOs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in different phases of conflict.

• Strategies during Wartime and emergency response settings were shared by Ukrainian and Armenian partners Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Yerevan, Armenia), Centre “Women’s Perspectives” (Lviv, Ukraine);
• Strategies during Protracted conflict were described by the Women's Foundation "Sukhumi" (Kutaisi, Tbilisi, Georgia);
• Strategies during Post-war and long-term perspective were based on the experience of the Bosnia-Herzegovina partner. Foundation United Women Banja Luka (Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina)

(A practical guide is available here https://www.osce.org/secretariat/530695)

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)