Representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi" conducted a training for the members of Khoni Youth Club on the topic: "Women and youth in the peace movement, promoting the implementation of 1325 and 2250 UN Resolution". Conversations about such issues as peace and international resolutions were interesting for young people. All participants were actively involved in role-playing games.
Meetings were also held with Khoni women initiative groups. The ladies presented a brief report of the activities, achievements and challenges of the international campaign.
During another meeting, the second group of Khoni women initiative group also discussed the challenges and achievements, as well as the advocacy process. They reviewed the activities connected with the events held within the framework of the 16-day international campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
During the meeting of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group, the participants talked about the project work, the results of advocacy and future plans.
The participants received information about the strategy developed by local structures - the strategy for the implementation of Resolution 1325 in the field was developed during the training.
In order to implement the tasks included in the strategy, the women group continues to actively cooperate with local structures.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Two more information meetings were held in December with the support of the Equality Fund (Canada).
The first meeting was held in the conference hall of Chokhatauri City Council (participants: kindergarten teachers and directors), the second meeting was held in the school of the village Etseri - Terjola municipality (participants: high school students and teachers).
During the meeting they talked about the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence and the importance of community involvement in the process of eliminating violence. Everyone noted that active participation is needed in order to reveal the facts in time and then react to them.
The participants got interested in the web page of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - https://sosfsokhumi.ge/, which contains comprehensive information about the mechanisms of response and victims’ support.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
At their initiative, 12 different, various activities were held. Young people registered their own protest against violence with actions, workshops, debates, films and paintings on the topic of violence.
Members of the women initiative group also actively participated in the campaign. On their initiative, informational meetings on issues of gender violence, family conflicts and early marriage were held in schools of the villages.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Information meetings with members of the Women's and youth Initiative Groups of Kutaisi municipality
Another information meeting was held with the members of Kutaisi women initiative group. The women presented a short report on the activities held within the framework of the international campaign.
The December informational meeting was also held with the members of Kutaisi Youth Club. The young people talked about the important events they have conducted, including the exhibition of paintings according to the activity developed at the civic forum, which was dedicated to the topic of peace.
During the meeting, they reviewed the challenges and achievements, they faced during conducting the 16-day international campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The meetings initiated by the Women Support Centers were devoted to various topics.
During the meetings held at Tkibuli, Terjola and Bagdati Women Support Centers, the importance of involving the educational sector in the process of breaking down gender stereotypes was emphasized.
A meeting with kindergarten teachers in Kobuleti focused on the importance of early identification of facts of violence.
In other municipalities, the main issue highlighted by the participants was the improvement of victim support services.
Representatives of local structures were also involved in the information meetings.
- It is necessary to systematically inform the society, coordinate, implement effective services - these were the messages from the participants of the meetings.
In parallel, the meetings identified eight new crisis families in the Women Support Centers. The work will continue according to their needs.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group were provided with information about the activities carried out within the framework of the project, the advocacy results and plans for the future.
The leader of the group informed the participants about the strategy that was developed by local structures for the implementation of the Resolution 1325.
The women's group is working on the implementation of the main tasks that are included in the strategy.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
"Women and youth in the peace movement, promotion of the implementation of 1325 and 2250 UN resolutions" - a training on this topic was held with the members of the women initiative group of the village Pakhulani - Tsalenjikha municipality.
The participants talked about such topics as peace initiatives and the role of women.
The second part of the training was devoted to the discussion of Resolution 1325.
The participants worked and discussed the issues, which will contribute to the implementation of resolution 1325 at the municipal level.
The meeting was also held in the public school No 2 of Pakhulani village - Tsalenjikha municipality. Pupils talked about bullying, conflict and its prevention, ways of solution.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" held a meeting in the format of a round table in Samtredia municipality, which was attended by members of the Gender Equality Council of the City Hall of the municipality and representatives of local referral entities. They heard information about the statistics of domestic violence, violence prevention and services that are available for the victims.
The meeting was aimed at the active involvement of local referral entities in the process of domestic violence prevention.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
