Women support centers are actively working in the regions so that more people have information about the issues of violence and response mechanisms.
As a result of work in the Women Support Centers of Senaki, Vani and Bagdati, new cases were revealed. The women are asking for help. Assistance mechanisms are created based on their requirements. Behind each case there are concrete women who require a special approach.
During the whole month, about 10 cases were identified, among which are families in crisis. Work with them continues actively in order to avoid domestic violence through preventive measures.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
An action-performance "The flavor of Sukhumi coffee in Kutaisi" was held for the second time.
People, gathered at the White Bridge, on the embankment of the River Rioni were interested in many things.
Coffee on the sand, sweets with the symbols of the sea city, a symbolic photo - session on the Sukhumi embankment, an art/master class on working with polymer clay, performances of the puppet theater of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, an exhibition of products of women entrepreneurs. Women refugees from Ukraine who are in Kutaisi also attended the action...
A special innovation was the symbolic gifts “Thanks for friendship”.
The event was dedicated to the International Day of Refugees/IDPs and aired by various media.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Meetings with successful women...
Members of the initiative groups met successful women who shared their stories, experience or knowledge with the participants.
Nanuli Tskhvediani, Natalia Khubua, Khatuna Maglakelidze - this is a list of women who have passes a long and difficult way to success and today want to help others.
The project aims to present successful women in municipalities.
The portraits of active women in economics, business, and public activities aroused positive emotions in the participants and created a positive mood, which creates a basis for increasing their motivation.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Gender violence, domestic violence - these issues do not lose their relevance. Therefore, one training was devoted to this topic.
The program included theoretical materials, practical exercises, animated film. Participants had the opportunity to discuss about the role and approaches of society, the solidarity of women and the shortcomings of state structures in terms of working for violence prevention.
Participants - members of the IDP Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi - were actively involved in the training process.
It was noted that the work of the non-governmental sector is obvious and is reflected on the awareness of women and the development of their skills.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
On June 18-19 training on: “Evidence-based advocacy practice using the GREWS” - was held for the mobilizers of Women Support Centers in Kobuleti.
The participants got acquainted with the meaning and possibilities of the Gender-Based Early Warning System (GREWS); through group exercises and simulated scenes, they analyzed successful and unsuccessful cases; talked about the strategic steps of advocacy; shared the obtained results with each other in terms of responding to cases of violence; noted the challenges and focused on future strategies.
The feedback was following:
"This training was important for me and will help me to achieve great results".
"We familiarized with each other's methods and style of work, assessed the existing situation."
"We take each other's innovations and experience and we will introduce them locally".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization
Brot für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Германия)
The advocacy group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" held an information meeting in Vani City Council, which was attended by women living in the municipality, school teachers, a social worker and employees of the children's department of the City Hall.
The meeting discussed the elimination of violence against women / domestic violence and assistance to victims of violence. Participants received information about a research that was conducted in Vani municipality and concerned the promotion of women's employment - what services exist in terms of childcare and what should be improved.
Participants also learned about the importance of early intervention in behavior correction of the perpetrator and existing best practices.
The participants noted that such researches are important for the advocacy of these issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
This is Matsatso Khakhubia, from Senaki.
He says that each person creates his own success formula. The amount of this formula depends of the amount of people. She created her own success, wrote it with the life she passed.
She is interested in everything that happens around her. She always has one goal: to change her life for the better until she can!
She says that anyone can become successful. The main thing for this is for people to leave the comfort zone and pass the way, that will lead to success.
"Life is like riding a bicycle. If you want to keep the balance, do not stop, the mistake is precious, because it shows you new opportunities".
She loves handicrafts. She makes necklaces, brooches, felt paintings and other beautiful accessories. She makes everything with love, so these things are exclusive and original. "When I make something, I put my whole soul into it. At first I did not even think about selling it, I just enjoyed it".
"When I presented one of my friends with the necklace I made, at one of the meetings I found out that many people liked it: “where did you buy it”?, “It is so good”, “I would buy it”...
In June, traditionally, trainings will be held in the Youth mpowerment Centers of 10 municipalities. This time we will speak about four meetings: work with the youth of Tsalenjikha, Vani and Bagdati municipalities took place online and the training in Zugdidi was live, active, full of exercises.
72 participants of the four meetings were actively involved in the discussion of topical issues - conflict escalation and gender-based violence. For majority of them, "escalation" was an unfamiliar word, but they remembered it at once.
Girls and boys discussed, argued, expressed their opinions. After the trainings, they began to conduct the so-called initiated events - in this way they demonstrate their knowledge and skills to their peers and this is the best result of working with young people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
A small, warm story about the Georgian feast, friendship, support...
Reflection of one special day of the Women Fund "Sukhumi"... The day when we received Ukrainian women and children in our office, laid Georgian table was, where the dishes, prepared by us were presented. We showed them warmth and love ... The women thanked us, with tears and from the bottom of their hearts...Our organization actively works with these women, helps and takes care of them...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Discussion of cases of violence, analysis of specific cases make mobilization meetings relevant. During the information exchange, new cases are identified.
Women activists, together with the mobilizers of the Women Support Centers, try to help everyone who does not yet have courage and is in conditions of violence. They look for ways to continue working with them. Those who address the mobilizers for help are offered various services.
Such meetings were already held in the Women Support Centers of Senaki, Tsalenjikha, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). In response to identified cases, the psychologist systematically works with three women. Two families were redirected to the Rehabilitation Center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi", where women and children will pass rehabilitation.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)