440 participants attended summarizing meetings from five municipalities (Samtredia, Tkibuli, Terjola, Vani, Zugdidi): members of the Youth Empowerment Center, their parents and teachers, school directors, representatives of the Youth Department and the Gender Equality Council of the Municipality.
It was a kind of report of the relationship with the Fund "Sukhumi" and six months of active work.
What was done? What did the students learn? How will thy use the knowledge in practice?
The young people answered these questions with presentations and showed their experience, acquired skills, new opportunities to the online audience.
- I overcame complexes, I became active, I learned a lot, I did it independently, I have changed - these words were heard in the speeches of young people.
The invited guests spoke about the positive impact and changes, they praised the work of the Fund "Sukhumi".
The women heard information about the International Women's Day, the history of March 8 and its establishment.
The issue of solidarity was highlighted at the meeting, the participants talked about their contribution to help women and children in war.
The women also highlighted the topic of solidarity and mentioned that solidarity is important in any case and situation.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Active discussion;
Interesting presentations;
Role games and tasks;
This was the format of training, held by the trainers of the Fund "Sukhumi" Lali Shengelia and Anzhela Chikhladze on "Stereotypes and Tolerance" on March 9.
Participants were actively involved in the process and expressed their position on the issue.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Yellow and blue colors, with mimosas and daffodils, calls, banners...The Women Fund “Sukhumi” stood on the stairs of the Kutaisi theater: the Head Office of Kutaisi, the Representative Office of Tbilisi, Women Support Centers, Women and Youth Initiative Groups, Youth Empowerment Centers, Forum - theater, IDP women groups, women and young people from 13 municipalities (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Bagdati, Vani, Tkibuli, Samtredia, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Senaki, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri).
All together - for solidarity, for a peaceful tomorrow!
Peace at home - peace in the world! - in addition to this traditional slogan, there were other calls:
Peace to Ukraine!
We have passed through the war! We remember the war! We condemn the war!
This audio book was created by the students of Kursebi public school. It is original and interesting, actual and unusual.
Topic: Gender Equality
leader: Teacher Tamar Abesadze-Memarne
Authors of the text: Taia Cheishvili, Marta Maglakvelidze, Mariam Kevlishvili, Nini Kevlishvili, Mariam Afridonidze, Tekla Berodze, Tamta Svanidze.
Sound: Ana-Maria Memarne
Kursebi (Tkibuli Municipality) Public School – here the Women Fund "Sukhumi" has established a youth empowerment center. The authors of the book are active members of this center. They passed a six-month training course on conflict management, violence prevention and gender equality.
The beneficiaries of the rehabilitation center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" were congratulated on Mother's Day by Kutaisi branch of McDonald's Georgia.
Gifts, entertainment, the colorful world of McDonald's, memorable photos - it was a joyful holiday for children together with their mothers, which will be the most beautiful memory for them.
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" has a solid history of charity. Several acts of kindness were carried out together with Kutaisi branch of McDonald's Georgia, and this has become a tradition.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
This photo was taken on the Saberio-Pakhulani dividing line as a sign of solidarity to Ukraine.
This symbolic action was carried out by the participants of the training. Pakhulani Day Rehabilitation Center (Tsalenjikha Municipality) has successfully completed cutting and sewing courses. With the support of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, women acquired the necessary knowledge and skills. The first graduates took part in a two-day training, which discussed the issues of business planning and writing business projects. The authors of the best business ideas, will be awarded with issue small grants by the organization, so that women can start their own business.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
- I am 33. I have never felt so happy and comfortable in my life, day by day the weight of the bricks is removed from my shoulders, it is already easier to breathe, - said one of the beneficiaries of the rehabilitation center of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”.
Now there are 8 people in the center - women and children from different regions of Western Georgia.
These are families living below the poverty line. All of them are the victims of domestic violence and have gone through suffer and trauma. Our center has all conditions for a peaceful stay. A social worker, a lawyer and a psychologist work with them. Women and their children pass complex daily intensive psycho-rehabilitation therapy. All this helps them to relieve stress, become stronger, think about the prospects for the
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
These are fragments from children's letters.
They address to parents. Express love and talk about problems.
Part of one of the meetings held for the Women Fund "Sukhumi" Youth Empowerment Centers was dedicated to the relationship between children and parents. The idea came to send messages from children to mothers and fathers...
You will read the rest yourself:
- I have seen my mother, in tears, because of my or my brother's words. When I look at her, my heart hurts too, I think about my behavior ... Her tears are a great pain for me. I apologize and tell her that I love her very much ...
- I'm sure when I have a child he/she will treat me the way I treated my parents, so I try not to hurt them.
- My mother is an immigrant and I caress her from distance. Only five months have passed since she left, but it seems to me that we have been apart for many years…
