Most television stations are politicized, and the topic of violence is not a priority for them.
- The mass media resource is not used in the prevention of violence. Journalists need special trainings to present truthful information to the society, - such opinions were expressed by young participants in the workshops in Poti, Khoni, Ganmukhuri (Zugdidi municipality).
They noted that in social networks, in the Internet space there are only negative information and it is necessary to spread positive examples that will reduce aggression in the society.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
How to manage conflicts, how to avoid aggression - young people - participants of the workshops, held in Khoni, Poti and Koki (Zugdidi municipality), made these accents. They believe that in schools in the case of violence they try not to bear responsibility, since they often do not know what to do to prevent violence.
Who should work for the prevention of violence, who are the subjects of the referral mechanism - young people listened with interest to information on this topic. In their opinion, society must understand that ignoring the problem is not an option. On the contrary, it is necessary to speak more about the scale of violence, so that everyone understands its negative consequences.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
What is the connection between domestic conflicts, the mentality and personal values, how it is possible to manage such conflicts - workshops on women's groups in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo and Senaki were held on this topic.
The participants formulated what for them is an identity, and joined in the discussion by discussing their stories.
- I live in the village. I think that I have a rich family - we have a lot of cows and chickens on the farm. We have enough food. This is very valuable for me. I have three sons. If the daughter-in-law declares all this is not worth for her, and she is not interested in this, the conflict is inevitable.
- I do not like when a woman smokes. In my family we have other values. If someone violates this mentality, naturally, conflicts will arise.
These were the opinions of participants in the workshops. They believe that if we want to avoid conflicts, we must respect the values of other people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
- How the problem of violence in the media is covered, how information is provided to the society about the facts of violence, and how much it serves the prevention of violence - discussions were held on these issues with women's groups in Kutaisi, Senaki, Tskaltubo. Workshops were organized by Women Support Centers.
The participants noted that the media are mainly interested in such facts when the murder has already occurred, when nothing can be improved.
According to the participants, media is one of the serious tools in the prevention of violence, and this tool should be used more effectively.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
- There are different opinions on the issue of the migration of women in society. For the sake of the majority, a woman should not leave, she should not leave her children. And they say little about the fact that a woman makes such a choice because of her family and children.
- When there are conflicts in a family, migration is often the best way out. Therefore, it is important that society has the right attitude towards the migration of women. If after the woman leaves the conflict starts, it is not only her fault, but also the other members of the family.
Such considerations were recorded at workshops with women's groups at the Women Support Centers of Poti, Senaki and Kutaisi
Who knows how to understand self-esteem, how well we know ourselves, what is the connection between self-esteem and violence. Workshops that were held with women's groups in Tskaltubo, Khoni and Poti Support Centers were devoted to the discussion of this issue.
Live stories were heard at the meetings. It was shown that low self-esteem often hinders women. In the opinion of the participants, incorrect self-esteem is the cause of the development of conflicts, therefore conflict management is possible only with the help of adequate self-evaluation.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Working with couples is a new component in frames of the fund “Sukhumi” project - "Strengthening the Women's Rights in Western Georgia".
In order to prevent violence, at the first stage we are working with crisis families who have the will, to change the situation and overcome the crisis. With such families, a psychologist and conflictologist work together. If necessary, a lawyer is included.
Three meetings have already been held. All three cases differ from each other in complexity. The common thing about them is that women try to manage the conflict and men are also included in the process. The psychologist will continue to work in on-line mode.
For each family, an individual schedule is developed, which will help them to overcome crisis situations.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
International Day of Girls and International Day of Rural Women-in this connection, conversations took place at the mobilization meetings in October. There were also other issues that interested the meeting participants - the prevention of violence, local government programs, advocacy of social problems.
Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of the fund “Sukhumi” held 33 meetings in the cities and villages of the municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Women's solidarity - this was the topic of psychological consultative meetings in Kutaisi, in places where IDPs compactly reside. Totally 12 group and 3 individual meetings were held - 88 women aged from 21 to 66 were attended.
All meetings were held in different ways. Women told real stories and themselves made the conclusion that solidarity is necessary - women support to each other. This is an important factor in the process of preventing violence.
On February 1, at the office of the Fund "Sukhumi", mobilizers of Women Support Centers gathered, who will work on the projects. The participants discussed the directions of the small grant competition and the projects that should be implemented this year.
There are already 11 project ideas. Five projects have been selected for financing, which will be implemented in the municipalities of Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)