Tskaltubo women's network actively continues to work on solving the problems raised in the IDP settlements during the research process.
Network leaders work closely with local government. Most of the problems advocated by them have already been resolved by the relevant departments.
As for the implementation of the action plan of 1325 UN Resolution at the local level, the Gender Equality Council of Tskaltubo municipality is one of the leaders in this direction - it envisages and implements important standards in terms of women, peace and security.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
On January 17, a meeting with Kutaisi Women Initiative Group was held. The topic of the meeting was: studying the quality of human security, envisaging gender needs. The participants got acquainted with the information about the quantitative research. Questionnaires were also distributed among the group members. The meeting was also held at School No. 6 named after Zhiuli Shartava. The members of Kutaisi Youth Club discussed the six-month action plan and outlined the ideas to be implemented. The meeting was traditionally held with fun activities and team exercises. Several new members joined Kutaisi youth club, who positively evaluated the club activities.
Studying the quality of human security envisaging gender needs - the members of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group will conduct research on these issues. Data collection is already underway. 150 beneficiaries interviewed in Tskaltubo municipality will be able to determine their position with the help of an online questionnaire. Group members have appropriate skills, which is a guarantee of successful completion of the process. An active and interesting process is going on in youth groups as well. Within the project a forum-theater was formed n the public schools No 1 and No 4 of Tskaltubo. With the help of a master class conducted by a professional actor, the group members have already staged the first performances. The mentioned format will help to initiate public discussions on current topics.
An informational meeting was held with both Women Initiative Groups of Khoni. The participants got acquainted with information about the human security component and quantitative research. Questionnaires were also distributed. Another meeting was held with the members of Khoni youth group. The participants heard information about the components of human security, the topic was very interesting for young people. During the meeting, it was revealed that environmental issues, the number of immigrants, health issues, low quality of education, fear of job loss, unemployment and increased aggression in society are the issues that concern the young people.
Since January, the members of the initiative group have been involved in the research process, which aims to assess the quality of human security from a gender perspective. At the first stage, 150 people will be interviewed through online questionnaires. During the meeting with the group members in Senaki, the participants heard information about the components of human security, learned about the main goals and objectives of the research, as well as the technical aspects of conducting the survey. The received information will help to conduct the survey process successfully. Along with the women's group, members of the youth group also participate in the survey process.
A training with the members of the women initiative group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality, was held on the topic: "Women and youth in peace movement, promoting the implementation of UN resolutions 1325 and 2250". The participants talked about the importance of women's role in peacekeeping activities.
The second part of the training was devoted to the discussion of Resolution 1325. The members of the group worked on the main activities that will contribute to the implementation of Resolution 1325 at the municipal level.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
During the meeting with Senaki women initiative group members, the participants viewed a film about domestic violence and coducted a discussion. The participants discussed the facts of femicide and spoke about the need to break stereotypes. At the initiative of the women group members, three information meetings were held with different groups.
Members of Senaki youth group were actively involved in the campaign against violence. The participants talked about the importance of involving young people in violence prevention. It was noted that it is necessary to provide the society with more information about the existing mechanisms for the assistance of violence victims. It is also important to increase the involvement of young people in prevention process.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Training was conducted for the youth initiative group of the village Didinedzi - Zugdidi municipality. The topic of the training was: "Women and youth in the peace movement: promoting the implementation of UN resolutions 1325 and 2250" – discussion of this difficult topic was held on the background of interesting and fun activities. During the training, peace initiatives were discussed. Children were involved in group work and expressed their opinions on various topical issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
We have added 32 new people to our database in December,.
Last month of the year:
- We helped 45 families with food and hygiene products (that is 98 people)
- 14 families were paid for accommodation
- 5 families were paid utility bills
- The half of amount of operations for two oncology patients was paid. Payment for medical examination was also paid for one of them.
- One man was paid an amount for phone calls
- Psychological consultations were held for up to 30 people.
On December 15, a training on: “The best practice for helping and supporting people affected by the war” was held. Everyone who works in the support group took part in it. Trainer Keti Vasadze shared with us the experience developed by the European Union. We jointly discussed the areas of our work, structured them and developed new ideas.
On December 19, our Fund organized a celebration dedicated to St. Nicholas Day in the conference hall of Kutaisi state university. There were greetings, songs, dances, performance, buffet table. The event was attended by Ukrainian children and their mothers, as well as local authorities and representatives of partner NGOs. According to tradition, the children received gifts from the kind grandfather Nicholas.
Ukrainians especially note our support and are very grateful for it.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
