Trainings (104)
Training is one of the types of interactive learning. The category reflects the trainings conducted in frames of the projects, as well as participation of the Fund “Sukhumi” staff in the trainings of other organizations.
The national network for the protection from violence organized a training for officers of the Probation Bureau, which was held by the Fund "Sukhumi" (member of this network) in its office.
The urgency of the problem of violence against women, the mechanisms for implementation of the law, the specifics of working with the victim and rapist, problems, challenges, ways of solution - the training mainly concerned these issues.
The participants got acquainted with the guide of the screening-tool of violence against women. They worked on a practical exercise to identify the victim through a specially developed questionnaire.
Officers of the Probation Bureau will soon be involved in screening program of women prisoners to identify cases of violence, support to the victim and their psycho-rehabilitation.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
How should the problems be ranked and the cause-effect relationship established? how a good project idea can become a good project application; what mistakes are often made by organizations when presenting projects - these and many other useful and necessary questions were discussed at the training.
Training on the topic "Skills of attracting funds and development of project proposals" was held in Borjomi, April 19-22. It involved a part of employees who are working on projects. The training was conducted by Marina Gurbo, a specialist from Belgium.
A training - seminar on: "Instruments of strategic peacemaking for the promotion of women's participation in peacekeeping activities" was held in Erevan. Representatives of partner organizations (including from conflict regions), who work with the support of the Swedish women's fund Kvinna till Kvinna, also attended. Issues of gender-sensitive conflict analysis were discussed. The organizations made presentations of their projects. The Fund "Sukhumi" presented already completed project "Inclusive approaches in the field of human security". Participants familiarized with the inclusive approach, methods and results of work.
The meeting in Yerevan was a space for acquaintance, exchange of experience and future plans.
On April 12-15, in Borjomi, Fund "Sukhumi" organized a training for representatives of 9 municipalities of Western Georgia (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Zugdidi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti) on: "Comprehensive approaches to the formation of local budgets: gender, social, program and civil budgeting. " Participants discussed gender-related issues, drafted model of local gender programs based on the program budget principle. Especially interesting for them was the practice of budgeting with participation of public.
The fund “Sukhumi” annually conducts hundreds of events: an information meeting, a round table, a discussion, a workshop or training. Effective presentation and facilitation is of great importance for success.
In the organization much is being done for institutional development. It was for this purpose that on February 16-17 in Borjomi international trainers conducted training for the Fund's employees on the topic of presentation and facilitation.
During the training, participants shared many years of experience and further enriched it. Each participant of the training evaluated his skills, saw the weak and strong sides of the work, received the necessary advice and motivation for active communication with the audience and more successful result.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
- What is the relationship between gender equality and violence against women. How do local municipal programs respond to gender policy, what powers are provided by law for local governments in terms of domestic violence and against women? On these issues, work was conducted in Borjomi, at a training for representatives of local government.
Representatives from 9 municipalities of Western Georgia (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Zugdidi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Terzhola) took an active part in the training. At the end of the three-day work, each municipality in the groups developed a victim assistance strategy and will try to introduce it into the local budget.
Participants assessed that the training provided them with an opportunity to learn about the experience of municipalities in terms of introducing gender policy and helping victims. This experience will be reflected in their work.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
October 22-25 representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi" were invited to the training on advocacy. The training was organized by the international organization Kvinna till Kvinna in Yerevan. At the meeting, partner organizations shared their experience in advocacy at the local, national and regional levels.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
In frames of the project "Empowering Women to Develop New Approaches Relating to the Transformation of the Conflict" in Kutaisi, a three-day training was held at the Hotel “Discovery”. The training covered the following issues: transformation of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, women's peace initiatives, the use of the format of the Geneva talks.
Based on the format of the training, for two days the girls and women worked separately, and on the third day - all together.
Through group and role exercises, simulated presentations, participants tried to think about possible versions of the conflict transformation, about new approaches.
In their opinion, women's peacekeeping resources are inexhaustible, and the information received will increase their motivation, to work more actively to transform the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
In the office of Fund "Sukhumi", on April 28, there was held a training organized by the Anti-Violence Network of Georgia for the staff of Imereti region of the MIA of Georgia. The topic of training was "Domestic violence and the mechanisms against it according the Georgian legislation". Fund "Sukhumi", as the representative of Imereti Regional Committee, of the network for the protection from domestic violence, was actively involved in organization of training.
The project is implemented with support of the National Network of Protection from Violence
The Fund "Sukhumi" has been actively cooperating with local self-government of the Senaki Municipality for more than 10 years. As a result of this cooperation, two years ago the Youth department was renamed the Youth and Gender department. At the initiative of this department, with the support of local self-government, fund “Sukhumi” trainers periodically conduct trainings on gender issues.
In March-April in Senaki, in this small city of Western Georgia one more cycle was conducted of 16 trainings on gender and gender violence. The participants of the trainings were 320 people-employees of kindergartens and cultural institutions, representatives of local authorities and youth. The trainings showed the effectiveness of work in this direction and the impact on the destruction of gender stereotypes.