December 12 in Khoni there was held a regular meeting of the Women's Initiative Group, which summarized and evaluated the results of participation in 16 day campaign and work on advocacy. There were planned event, which are necessary to achieve the intended goal.

Members of the Women's Initiative Group pleased representatives of local authorities and partners with a pleasant news: a small volunteer project was funded, which will contribute to improving the living conditions of vulnerable communities of Akhalsheni - Khoni municipality.

Members of the Women Initiative Group, activists of Women Support Center and the Club of Women-Voters, together with representatives of local authorities will contribute to the administration of the project.

On December 9 the fund “Sukhumi” organized round table in conference hall of Kutaisi University on: “Cooperation between NGO sector and local government in the issues of domestic violence prevention and protection of victim”.

The event was attended by representatives of local self-government of 9 municipalities of Western Georgia – Kutaiai, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Khobi, Ozurgeti, Batumi. Representatives of partner organizations, media, members of GACs of Kutaisi, Senaki, Ozurgeti, Batumi. They spoke about the experience in their municipalities in the field of victim protection, also about law protective aspects. During the discussion there were given recommendations, that it is necessary to continue collaboration between NGO sector and local self-government in order to reach effective results in violence prevention.

The round table was final activity of the fund “Sukhumi” in frames of the campaign of “16 active days against gender violence”.

10 December - International Human Rights Day - the last day of the campaign of "16 active days against violence towards women." To this date Women's Support Centre of Poti linked its mini-project "Prevention of violence through the promotion of healthy lifestyles."

The activists of the Center conducted the preparatory work, printed poster-calendar with the slogan "Unite against violence against women!" In the picture - the team "Palawan" freestyle fighters of school in Poti.

On  December 10 Women's Support Centre organized a wrestling match. It was the final event of the project - interesting, sensitive and very effective. Information materials were distributed - everyone learned about the 16 day campaign and about a fact that everyone can and should contribute to the process of prevention of violence.

To the campaign of "16 active days against gender violence" Khoni Women Support Center dedicated mini-project "Women break stereotypes."

According to the project summary, the majority of women of military settlement collective center are passive, do not have information about the gender-based violence. The project included women who did not attend the Women's Support Center events. Women's Championship in Backgammon was organized. This broke one of the stereotypes as sport is considered as a man's job.

The championship was attended by representatives of local government.

In frames of the project there was printed a poster-calendar with photos of football players of the club "Abkhazeti" - the winner of the amateur league - Imereti 2016. Especially impressionable was the slogan of the poster "We condemn the violence!"

All participants of the calendar of the championship were given the calendar, as well as informational leaflets. Everyone agrees that it is necessary to condemn the violence and to do everything to reduce the number of violent facts.