Women Support Centers (530)
Women Support Center these are the branches of the Fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality), Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, created since 2009. The centers are designed to strengthen women, provide social, psychological, legal assistance to women - victims of violence and to crisis families in a difficult life situation. They promote to the protection of women's rights and ensure their socio-psychological rehabilitation.
In frames of a small project of Terjola Women Support Center "We fight against violence and poverty by work" cooking and serving courses are carried out - with the beneficiaries selected by a special commission. Participants are actively involved in the process. Future work is planned, on how they can apply the gained knowledge for self-realization.
Informational meetings with educators were held in Lanchkhuti kindergartens. Participants were provided with information on how to identify a child at risk of violence, and how they should respond according to the law. The meetings are held within the framework of the project of the Women Support Center "Harmonious Environment for Kids". It was noted that the work on such an issue is very important, since the educators did not have the necessary information.
Within the framework of a small project of the Women Support Center “For a Healthy Generation”, information meetings were held with parents of target schools In Pakhulani (Tsalenjikha municipality). They received information on the following issues: domestic violence, adolescent and violent environment, bullying, violence prevention, response mechanisms. The participants of the meetings noted that such work is very important for them.
Within the framework of the partner project “Strengthening the domestic violence prevention system, protection of the victim and therapy for the rapist”, the Day Rehabilitation Center of the Fund “Sukhumi” continues the trainings in sewing, accounting, also computer, stylist and manicure courses. Participants of the courses study new specialties with great interest and try to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
A small project "Harmonious environment for kids" is being successfully implemented in Kobuleti. However, based on the current situation, the Women Support Center held information meetings with kindergarten teachers online. The beneficiaries were provided with information about municipal and national services, as well as regulations that relate to the prevention of COVID pandemic.
Senaki Women Support Center implements two projects. According to one project, trainings were held with pupils of school №1 in Senaki and the school in the village Nosiri. The topic “Gender, domestic violence and ways of responding” turned out to be interesting for them, and therefore the trainings were very active. Groups of activists have been created in these schools, which will continue to work with peers.
Within the framework of the second project, online informational meetings were held with parents of kindergartens - they were provided with information about the law against domestic violence and the mechanisms of response.
5 group psychological meetings were held in August at Women Support Centers of Senaki, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Lanchkhuti, Koki (Zugdidi municipality). The meetings were attended by 38 beneficiaries from 16 to 67 years old, and the main topic was how to overcome the stresses caused by the pandemic, isolation and uncertainty.
During the month, there were phone calls from Kutaisi and other municipalities - and the women received psychological support and individual consultations.
The psychologist also continued to work with married couples and individual clients.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Khurcha/Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi municipality) implements two projects “Protect ourselves from bullying” and “Break the silence, overcome violence”.
In frames of the first project, an informational meeting with teachers from the village Koki was held. They were provided with information about bullying and cyberbullying, about protection mechanisms. They learned how to identify pupils who are victims of bullying and how to help them.
In frames of the second project, an information meeting was held and the participants received information about the mechanisms to identify the facts of domestic violence and implement timely prevention. The conversation also touched upon local municipal services.
Within the framework of the project "Woman's Right - Freedom", which is implemented by Poti Women Support Center, the Women's Club conducted a marathon on the Golden Lake on the topic: "Sport is the step to a healthy lifestyle." The project envisages activation of the women-representatives of ethnic minorities, because they represent a risk group. The marathon is one of the parts of the psychotherapy of the beneficiaries, who got involved with great enthusiasm and interest.
Within the framework of Senaki Women Support Center projects, informational meetings were held with the directors of target kindergartens and parents of pupils. They received information about the law against violence and the mechanisms of responding to the facts of violence.
One of the activities of the project was an online meeting of a lawyer and psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" with students of the target school. The adolescents were provided with information about bullying, its negative results, prevention and response.