Representatives of the Association "Mercury" met with the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Zugdidi Municipality. They talked about the possibility and model of funding services for victims of domestic violence from local budget funds.
According to the Mayor of Zugdidi, after consultations with the relevant services, the details of the service will be agreed. Several interesting recommendations were discussed and the dialogue will continue.
The meeting was held with the aim to advocate the needs of victims of domestic violence - as part of the Women Peace Coalition Advocacy Campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
These posters were made jointly by the children and parents and with their sincere messages they condemned any manifestation of violence.
This is how the children, parents and teachers of Ingiri (Zugdidi Municipality) kindergarten "Tsitelkuda" ("Red Riding Hood") joined the international campaign "16 Active Days Against Violence Towards the Women".
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Fund "Sukhumi" started working in the village Didi Nedzi, Zugdidi Municipality. A women initiative group was created. Group members are motivated to get involved in project activities and help to introduce innovaions in different communities.
Another meeting was held with the initiative group of women in the village Koki. The group members are preparing for the research. Functions and responsibilities were distributed at the meeting, respondents and target beneficiaries were selected.
Koki Youth Initiative Group was actively involved in the 16-day campaign and at the next meeting the group members shared their impressions of this work: what activities they carried out, how they planned and received the results. According to them, the campaign gave young people the opportunity to protest against violence towards the women through various activities.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
On December 3, 2021, by the initiative of the Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and civil equality with the support of the United Nations Women (UN Women), a regular briefing was held for participants of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism and representatives of the civil society organizations. The meeting was attended by members of civil society, representatives of non-governmental women's organizations as well as conflict-affected women, including women living in IDP villages near the conflict dividing line, and also EUMM and representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia.
Kate Fearon, Deputy Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, Zviad Zviadadze, Head of the Department of State for the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Former South Ossetia, and Deputy Director of the Information-Analytical Department of the State Security Service addressed the participants, who focused on the results of recent meetings under the Ergneti Mechanism.
The members of Kutaisi Youth Club received information about the campaign of "16 Active Days Against Violence Towards the Women" and discussed the activities to be carried out within the framework of the campaign. According to them, violence is unacceptable and through informational activities it is possible to have impact on people's consciousness. This is also the purpose of their activity.
The members of the Women Initiative Group talked about local problems durin an online meeting and aimed to solve them. One of the problems is cleaning Orakhelashvili Street from thorns. Focus groups, interviews and online surveys were also discussed at the meeting. The group has experience in this area and will be involved in the research process again from December.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Pakhulani (Tsalenjikha Municipality) Women Initiative Group passed the training in survey skills. The obtained competent information will promote the quality of focus groups, interviews and surveys. In December, group members will be involved in the research process.
Lia (Tsalenjikha Municipality) Youth Initiative Group is actively involved in the campaign "16 Active Days Against Violence Towards the Women". The young people announced the ideas that will be implemented in the framework of the campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The participants of the meetings listened to the information about the web - page "Digital Resource Center for Violence Victims". A number of questions were asked about the mechanisms by which victims can escape a violent environment. The block of the website, which describes the stories of victims of violence appeared to be interesting. It was mentioned that these stories will be an example to many women.
In November, online meetings were held with representatives of Vani, Tsalenjikha, Terjola and Tkibuli municipalities.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
During the meeting with the members of Senaki Women Initiative Group, the participants talked about the main details of the focus groups and the interview process. They shared experiences: what should be done in order to receive the necessary information, what should be considered when selecting respondents. Group members will be involved in the research from next month and similar consultations will have a positive impact on the research process.
The members of Senaki Youth Initiative Group discussed the activities to be carried out within the framework of the 16-day campaign and agreed on common views. Video appeals, actions, street polls - Senaki youth will join the global protest against violence with several activities
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Information meetings were held online with Khoni initiative groups.
The members of the youth group received information about the international campaign "16 Active Days Against Violence Towards the Women". They condemn any types of violence and discussed the activities they would conduct in the framework of the campaign.
The members of the Women Initiative Group actively discussed the technical aspects of conducting focus groups, interviews and online surveys. Members of both groups have experience of similar researches. During the meetings, they analyzed the challenges they faced during the previous research. Envisaged all above mentioned, they will start research process in December.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
