Consultative meetings and sessions with beneficiaries were held in Women Support Centers of Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Ozurgeti and village Khurcha. In April the psychologist worked with 13 couples, 3 of them were new. 5 couples improved relationship, their family life also improved.

The work in Kutaisi is very active, 13 beneficiaries continue to receive psycho - therapeutic consultations.

The cycle of workshops under the project of Tskaltubo Women Support Center continues. In April, a workshop with youth and an informational meeting with the school’s administration took place at school No. 1.

Chairperson of Gender Equality Council, Mzia Kikalishvili, was actively involved in the meetings. Young people were familiarized with the question of why gender policy is important in the municipality, what is their role in introduction and implementation of this policy.

Young people expressed the initiative to conduct such meetings. They will be supported by the school directorate to organize and conduct meetings.

 The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

In frames of the small project of Terjola Women Support Center, the cycle of meetings with representatives of different communities of the municipality continues.

In April, meetings were held in the villages Zeda Simoneti, Chkhari and Chognari on the topic: “Violence - responsibility of society, civil obligations”.

The meetings were led by the members of the Gender Equality Council of Terjola Municipality: Nino Dolakidze and Rusudan Kovziridze. Participants received information about the reasons of violence and preventive methods.

A meeting with a representative of the Mayor in the village Nosiri was held in frames of the project of Senaki Women Support Center, and a workshop on the topic “Alcohol and its harmful effects” was held with the students of upper grades. The work took place against the backdrop of the activity of young people. The teachers mentioned the importance of such meetings and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the meeting, an initiative group was formed, which will take part in the activities planned under the project.

The project of Poti Women Support Center concerns the kindergartens. In April, informational meetings were held in kindergartens No1 and 3 - with the participation of teachers and parents. In addition to them, a social worker from Poti social agency, a district inspector, a lawyer and a child psychologist were included. Participants were provided with information on how teachers should reveal the facts of violence, how they should identify adolescents of risk groups, and how to react to facts in a timely manner. In both kindergartens, the groups of response were established.

According to the project of Lanchkhuti Women Support Center - “Medical Personnel Against Violence”, a training session on the topic “The role of doctors in violence prevention” was held in Sakrebulo. The training was attended by the medical staff and other referral subjects, representatives of the Mayor in the villages, members of the local Gender Equality Council, social workers.

- How to strengthen the functions of the medical staff in identifying violence, how important is the cooperation between these subjects - these questions were emphasized by the project participants in the format of interactive inclusion and discussion.

A small project of Khoni Women Support Center - “Protection of girls’ reproductive health” is being actively implemented. Youth initiative groups, created in two villages - Gocha Jikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi - held meetings on topical issues: women's rights, early marriages and its consequences. These questions were discussed on the examples of characters from different books. Meetings raise great interest of young people.

The girls, who actively participated in the small project of Khoni Women Support Center, created two initiative groups in the villages Gocha Jikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi. Members of the groups began to hold informational meetings with their peers on actual issues: women's rights, early marriage and their consequences.

Participants of the meetings joined the discussion with interest. They noted that such meetings provide relevant knowledge, help them to become self-confident and make their own decisions.

During the reporting period, group and individual meetings of the lawyer were held at the Women Support Centers of Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khoni and Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality). The topic of the meeting with the beneficiaries was the law on violence against women / domestic violence. The conversation was about mechanisms for victim protection (arresting and protecting orders), also about interdepartmental council, about the rights of the child and the issue of funded pension. The participants of the meetings received answers to all questions that concern and interest them.

Women's solidarity - this was the topic of group meetings with beneficiaries in Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) Women Support Centers. There were 48 women from 26 to 65 years old. Particular emphasis was put on the relationship of the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. Women were given advice to avoid conflict situations.

Psychotherapeutic counseling was continued for married couples and members of crisis families. There were also individual consultations (for example, working with 3 adolescents, having traumas after the divorce of parents).