Monthly monitoring of violence is carried out in Women Support Centers of 9 acting municipalities of Western Georgia.

In December, 7 cases of violence were identified and relevant questionnaires were filled in. Most cases concern psychological, physical and economic violence. For one woman, documents were prepared for submission to the victim identification group. Lawyers carried out consultations for three victims of violence in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti and Tskaltubo. Two women received consultation of a psychologist.

In December, at the end of the small project of Khurcha/Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi municipality), a meeting was held with women on the topic: “Domestic violence, forms of violence against women and the reasons”. A round table summarized the work and achieved results. Participants of the activities carried out in frames of the project were invited to the round table.

One of the participants noted: “I live in the village, I do not work. It was very important for me to be included in the project - I learned about many things and received a kind of relief”.

Group and individual meetings were held with the lawyer in Cenaki, Khurcha/Koki, Poti, Khoni and Tskaltubo Women Support Centers. The main topic of the meeting is the law on domestic violence, victim protection, arresting and protective orders. Specific work is carried out with a female victim of violence. Meeting participants try to solve their personal problems with the help of a lawyer.

A small project of Poti Women Support Center “Harmonious environment for kids” has been completed. Informational meetings and training were held in frames of the project. On December 13, a second training was held in Sakrebulo for kindergarten managers and educators on the topic: “The essence of gender, gender-based violence, types and signs of domestic violence, ways and mechanisms of referring”.

The training focused on the topic of bullying. According to the participants, it is necessary for all teachers to have information about the forms of violence, the law and protective mechanisms.