Members of the women initiative group living in a military settlement of Khoni Municipality have successfully completed the process of in-depth interview.
The achievements, challenges and difficulties were discussed at the informational meeting on February 4.
The interviewees mentioned that they had very interesting respondents and shared their emotions with others.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
On February 7, an information meeting was held with the members of Kutaisi Youth Club. Young people were informed about the results of gender inequality: Violence, disagreement, disagreement, fear (mainly when a woman is a violence victim), social problems, as well as a person may have a complex of inferiority.
The participants openly expressed their views:
- "The meeting was interesting with explanation of the issues of gender and gender equality";
- "Women and men are equal in all issues".
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
What is volunteering?
What benefits does it have?
How to become a volunteer and what do we need to know about it?
These and other questions were answered by Ele Sulakvelidze, a member of Kutaisi initiative group and a participant of the volunteers’ promotion program. An online information meeting was held on February 9. Such initiatives from young people are welcome. It was useful and informative meeting.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The ordinary information meeting was held with the members of the women initiative group of the village Pakhulani of Tsalenjikha Municipality and the villages DidiNedzi and Koki of Zugdidi Municipality.
The meetings were dedicated to the evaluation of the technical side of the research of the project "Barriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in Socio-Political Life and Economic Activities".
Participants talked about how they planned the research process, what hindering and contributing factors they observed in the work process. Each speaker spoke using their own examples.
They shared the difficulties of working with groups.
They talked about how they were able to record the interview, talking face to face with the respondents.
Participants received advice on the basic principles of facilitation.
The future plans were also discussed with the group members.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
We received a lot of valuable experience on how to find the shortest ways to solve the issues of our community!
We have identified the priority issues and set out a strategy on how to start changes.
We have a lot of new ideas, we also outlined the ways to solve them.
We saw our possibilities better.
The members of women initiative group of the village Didi Nedzi evaluate the advocacy training conducted by the Women Fund "Sukhumi". During the online meeting, they were informed about the forms, methods and ways of civil advocacy.
The advocacy strategy and action plan have been developed around one of the priority issues for the community.
They gained experience in how to formulate the main message of advocacy, how to establish effective communication with target groups, how to choose methods.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
“Access of women/victims of domestic violence to support services at the local level” - the topic of an online round table discussion organized by Women Fund “Sukhumi” on February 15 with the support of the Equality Fund, Canada.
The meeting was attended by local government representatives from the municipalities of of Senaki, Samtredia, Terjola, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Baghdati, Vani, Tskhaltubo, Tkibuli, Zugdidi, Khoni, and Chokhatauri, representatives of social services and children's rights protection departments, journalists from media organizations of Terjola, Kutaisi , Ozurgeti, Poti and Tkibuli, representatives of non-governmental organizations working on the topic, as well as mobilizers of the Women's Support Centers of the Fund “Sukhumi”.
During the first part of the event, representatives of Fund “Sukhumi” spoke about the project, and about the innovative and very necessary website - Digital Resource Center for Victims of Violence (http://gbvdigitalresourcecenter.ge/) created within the framework of the project, its promotion in municipalities, challenges and problems.
Today, the stigma of those infected with Covid-19 is a new form of pandemic-induced violence. These people are all around us and many of them are living in difficult conditions. The Tbilisi office of the Fund "Sukhumi" prepared a social video on this painful issue.
Get rid of stigma!
Show compassion!
They Beat the Virus!
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
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Within 16 active days against gender-based violence, we present a social video prepared by the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" on the topic - what do vulnerable groups of women need the most?
In this video, the respondents individually tell us about their experiences and needs, which is based on the monitoring report - "Development of Child Care Services - to Promote Women's Employment and Ensure Effective Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence" prepared by the Women's Fund "Sukhumi".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In this video, a kind of triangle is generated: a woman victim of violence who shares her heartache with us; A state law that protects women from violence and a society that condemns violence.
Thoughtful are: a monologue full of sadness and regret is read by actress Magdana Chikhladze, the society is represented by Dato Liklikadze - a well-known journalist and activist. He protests against violence and expresses solidarity with women victims of violence!
We say: together - against violence!
The monologue of a woman victim of violence is real. Based on a publication - “Monitoring of Services for the Victims - Support Services for Victims of Domestic Violence and Existing Challenges” prepared by the Fund "Sukhumi" monitoring group.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Andy Dzidzava is an actor at the Lado Meskhishvili Drama Theater in Kutaisi. “No Violence!”- Says the famous Georgian actor in this video.
Mariam Robakidze is an actress of the Forum Theater of the Fund "Sukhumi" and in the video, she tells the story of a woman victim of psychological abuse. The actress reads the monologue with emotion, though she has repeatedly played the role of a female victim on stage and has heard a similar story many times.
Fund "Sukhumi" actively works in the field of violence prevention and assistance to victims. The monologue of a woman victim of violence is real. Based on a publication - “Monitoring of Services for the Victims - Support Services for Victims of Domestic Violence and Existing Challenges” prepared by the Fund "Sukhumi" monitoring group.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)