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 the WSC of Senaki there was held psychological group meeting on the topic of communication without violence. Besides this there were held 3 individual consultations on different issues: depression after divorce, how to overcome the stress after auto catastrophe. Mostly interesting was the answer to the problem: I am difficult to say “no” to people. According the advice of the psychologist, there can be used the following method: you can say: “I want to think about it. Let’s return to this conversation a little later”. This will give possibility to think on the answer and be prepared to “no”.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
For the implementation of preventive measures to eradicate violence against women, conflict management is important. Important is also the knowledge of conflicts that occur within us.
Similar opinions were voiced at the conflict management workshops held with women in Poti, Kutaisi and Senaki Women Support Centers.
How to manage your own emotions, how to overcome personal conflicts - the discussions on these questions were held against the backdrop of a discussion of specific examples. For general reasons, if people can not control their emotions, there will always be a risk of conflict around them.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
13 beneficiaries attended psychological group meeting in the WSC of Kutaisi/ the topic of meeting – communication without violence. For the participants the topic was interesting. They spoke about aggression, existing in society, about violence and importance of harmonic relation. The psychologist gave important advices.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The main part of August was a holiday period for the employees of the Fund "Sukhumi". But, despite this, all planned events were held. Part - in late July, and part - in late August.
Women support centers held information and mobilization meetings in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi. At the meetings, the problems of youth, as well as social programs and health programs of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic and the list of documents necessary for their receipt for the IDP population were examined.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The Women's Support Center of Khurcha / Koki organized a psychological group meeting-consultation on the topic - communication without violence, involving 17 beneficiaries
- I've been a little aggressive all my life. How can I change now? "The psychologist gave the following answer to the questionnaire participant:
- If you do not change what you do, you will never change what you get. To change, you need to make a decision. Then observe yourself in various situations, noting that you are doing well and that is not very well done, it will allow you to try out new ways of behavior after some time to determine the most suitable ones for yourself.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
"Conflict within us" - the consideration of this topic caused a special discussion among the youth. In conflict situations, we are always looking for causes everywhere except ourselves. The reasons are conflicts within us - because we do not know how to control emotions, how to extinguish the fire inside of us.
This is agreed by the majority of participants. They received advice on how to get rid of negative emotions, how to manage personal conflicts.
- The more people can manage emotions, the less there will be conflicts in society, the family. Such meetings are very important, as they give an opportunity for reflection, - young people believe.
Workshops were held in Tskaltubo, Khoni and Koki (Zugdidi municipality).
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Women Support Center of Khoni organized psychological consultation in the village Jikhaishi regarding the problems of domestic conflicts. A family has many children, is socially unprotected and unadapted, needs not only to solve a lot of psychological problems, but also needs assistance from state structures.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
At the psychological consultation meeting in Poti Women's Support Center, 10 beneficiaries from 15 to 68 years were present.
The topic for conversation was - communication without coercion and reproaches or non-violent communication. They talked about the rules of communication without aggression, which is very important for the prevention of violence.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The Women's Support Center of Tskaltubo hosted a group psychological and information-consultative meeting on non-violent communication. It was noted that it is not easy to perceive other people, their words and deeds, without making judgments. But we must learn to communicate without aggression. Meeting with a psychologist and her advice contributes to this.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
In July, the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi held 12 informative and consultative meetings with the local population and IDPs. 53 women presented at the meetings on domestic violence and family law. A woman at risk of violence was identified. 3 participants received individual legal advice on the legal ways of issuing alimony and obtaining property. For advocacy, they were redirected to the Kutaisi branch of the Association of Young Lawyers.