A cycle of informational meetings was held in March as part of a small project by the Women Support Center of Terjola:

Informational meeting with medical staff on the topic “Family conflicts - child, victim, rapist”.

Informational meeting-discussion with the inclusion of pediatrician  for mothers of infants on the topic "The use of modern technology as entertainment, and its negative consequences."

Discussion in the village Nakhshirgele on the topic: “Violence - the responsibility of society, civil liability”.

The format and topics of the meetings aroused great interest among the participants. It was said that these topics should be more intensively discussed in society with the involvement of representatives of a different spheres of society. This will be a step forward in the prevention of violence.

The work in the small project of the Senaki Women's Support Center "Healthy young people - for a better future" continues. In March, an informational meeting was held with the head of the administration (gamgebeli) of the village Teklati and a workshop with high school students of Teklati school on the harmful effects of alcohol.

The meeting was held on the bagckground of the active involvement of young people. They mentioned the importance of a healthy lifestyle. An initiative group was created to take part in the activities planned for the project.

Young people held a small campaign in connection with the International Day of People with Down Syndrome.

In order to familiarize with the planned activities and joint work, the small project manager of the Poti Women Support Center met with a psychologist from a kindergarten association, a local police attorney, a lawyer and a social worker at a social agency, and representatives of self-government. For their part, readiness for inclusion in project activities was expressed. It was noted that such meetings are important for coordinated work and contribute to the prevention of violence.

“Types of domestic violence, referral ways and mechanisms” - on this topic, training was conducted with representatives of the Mayor in the villages of Ozurgeti municipality (Natanebi, Bokhvauri, Gurianta, Mtispiri, Melekeduri, Ozurgeti, Nagomari). The training was also attended by assistants to the Mayor and community activists. They stated that the work is necessary for violence prevention, and they are ready to create groups in the community, which will be responsible for identifying and responding to the facts of violence.

The work is carried out in frames of a small project of Ozurgeti Women Support Center.

Lanchkhuti WSC is actively working with medical personnel. In frames of a small project, a training named: “The Role of Medical Staff in Violence Prevention” was held. The training was attended by representatives of the medical sphere, social agency, administrative unit of the municipality, as well as the chairman of the Council for Gender Equality of Sakrebulo. The participants reviewed issues related to violence and noted that active informational work will make it possible to implement a system of timely response to violence.

The small project of Tskaltubo Women Support Center "Gender Consciousness among the Youth" is at an active stage. A workshop with young people and an informational meeting with the management were held in school №2.

The topic of the meeting is the essence of gender, the importance of gender policy. The Secretary of the Gender Equality Council of Tskaltubo Mziya Kikalishvili and the responsible person on gender issues Lela Berdzenishvili actively joined in the work.

Changes in the plan of the municipal gender policy aroused the interest of the participants. Pupils and teachers noted that gender issues are becoming more relevant every day. Meetings of this type contribute to the strengthening of relations between students, teachers and parents, and this is one of the factors creating a healthy climate in society.

The topic of mobilization meetings of the Women Support Centers in March concerned the International Day of Women's Solidarity - the history of founding, labor rights. Participants of the meetings received information on why March 8 was connected with women. Totally 27 meetings were held in nine municipalities. We also talked about the services that exist in the municipalities. The resource of a psychologist and a lawyer was actively used. Mobilizers have chosen questions for future advocacy.

In March, meetings/consultations of psychologist and conflictologist were held with three crisis couples. The reasons of the conflict are different: social problems, psychological stress, incompatibility.

Couples try to analyze the situation, determine the expected risks, and think about the way out of the situation. After the consultation, the parties individually received advice to overcome the crisis.

Women support centers have joined the global campaign for International Women's Day. Informational meetings were held with representatives of local government and active women. During the meetings there was a conversation about protecting the rights of women, about increasing their status in the family and society, about local programs, economic support.

On the background of the active involvement of the participants, workshops were held on the topic “The importance of sex education among adolescents”. Participants noted that non-formal education in this regard is very significant. At the end of the workshops, youth groups were created, which will continue to inform peers.

The work took place in the schools of the villages Gocha Jhikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi in frames of a small project of Khoni Women Support Center.