During the information meeting, the women of Bagdati were provided with important information: about the monitoring conducted by the Women Fund "Sukhumi" to study the work of Departments for the protection of Children's Rights and Support, as well as about the main directions of work of the Department for the Protection of Children's Rights and Support of Bagdati municipality.
During the meeting, it was noted that this department is working actively and is trying to support the beneficiaries as much as possible. At the same time, it was noted that it is important to improve services for children and families and think about how to make these services more effective and achieve long-term results.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" held a meeting with teachers in the educational resource center of Senaki on the topic "Local cooperation for a social environment focused on the child and family".
Suring the meeting, they talked about the main areas of work of the department for the protection of children's rights and their support and the prospects for cooperation with local partners.
The teachers appreciated the important role of the department in strengthening families and expressed their desire to cooperate.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Teachers participate in many trainings, but this was an unusual training where together with actual issues (femicide, violence, holding campaign), they talked about the necessary skills for a trainer.
The training was attended by teachers from all schools in Senaki municipality. The idea of holding such event appeared at the last meeting of Senaki Interdepartmental Council - the idea was actively supported by the Educational Resource Center (Chairperson - Darejan Zarandia). The training was held in the hall of the resource center and was of great interest to the participants.
The main result of the training will be that these teachers will actively join the International Campaign "16 Active Days Against Gender-based Violence" - they will hold meetings and various events.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Linda Chikhladze, the representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi'' was invited to the working meeting held to develop the 2022-2025 gender strategy action plan of the Tbilisi Municipality Assembly. The meeting was chaired by Tinatin Nibloshvili, head of the Gender Equality Council of Tbilisi Municipality. The meeting was attended by Nino Burdzenidze, adviser to the city mayor on gender issues, Indira Robakidze - head of the Tbilisi Crisis Center, Ana Margiani - representative of the Academy of the Ministry of Finance, Sophia Chokheli - representative of the Human Rights Protection and Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anna Lobzhanidze - representative of the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia.
Council members and invited guests talked about the five main goals of the action plan project, goals, objectives and forms of activities to be implemented.
Identifying of cases of domestic violence, informing citizens about existing services, identifying the needs of women and responding accordingly - these issues are the main directions of work of the Women Support Centers.
In November, five new cases were identified in Bagdati, Samtredia, Senaki, Vani and Kobuleti municipalities. In case of necessary, a psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" works on these cases.
Through information meetings, up to 80 people in all five municipalities received information about services of the assistance to the victim of violence and the Department for the Protection of Children's Rights. Informing the public about these issues contributes to the identification of new problems.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
A meeting organized by the advocacy and monitoring group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" and Kobuleti Gender Equality Council on the topic "Local cooperation for a social environment focused on the child and family" was held at the educational resource center of Kobuleti.
The participants got acquainted with the monitoring results conducted by the Fund “Sukhumi” regarding the activities of the Department for the Children's Rights Protection and Support. The conversation concerned the main activities of Kobuleti Department for the Children's Rights Protection and Support and the prospect for cooperation with local partners. There was a dialogue about the issues related to services and existing challenges.
Participants believe that multi-sectoral cooperation is important for holding local activities that are socially oriented towards children and families.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“Local cooperation for a social environment focused on children and families” - a meeting on this topic was held in the Central Library of Tsalenjikha.
The meeting was attended by representatives of various services of the City Hall and teachers. They got acquainted with the results of the monitoring conducted by the Fund "Sukhumi" regarding the work of the Departments for the Protection of Children's Rights and Support. They also spoke about the practice and existing challenges of the Department for the Protection of Children's Rights and Support of Tsalenjikha municipality. Recommendations that will increase the efficiency of work in this regard were highlighted.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
One woman, during the period that she was in the rehabilitation center was filled with positive emotions, realized her place in life, felt peace and freedom. Now she is ready to fight for her better life. The second one says that she has received the necessary knowledge. I realized how important it is to have adequate self-esteem and, most importantly, that I must study and be a worthy mother to my daughter...
All this is the merit of their stay at the Rehabilitation Center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi". In October, the center hosted three women with young children, victims of domestic violence, who had gone through suffering and trauma.
They underwent intensive rehabilitation work - a social worker, a lawyer and a psychologist were actively involved.
The results of the work are visible in their comments.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Group and individual psychological meetings were held in the Women Support Centers of Samtredia, Kobuleti, Tsalenjikha and Tkibuli (online). 35 beneficiaries took part in them.
During a month, the psychologist conducted online individual consultations in the regions and psycho-therapeutic work in Kutaisi office.
There were also group meetings on Fridays with the beneficiaries of the Day Center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - with women who learn how to work with polymer clay. Sessions were held with them to overcome fears, stress, traumas and raise self-esteem.
One of the beneficiaries of the Day Center said: “Everything that happened this month is special for me – I was filled with love for myself and others, I manage to do beautiful things”.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
