From November 25 to December 10, the Fund "Sukhumi" joins the International Campaign of "16 active days against gender violence."

The slogan of this year is: “Stop Violence Against Women in the World of Work!”

Despite the fact that the Labor Code of Georgia, national laws and international documents ratified by the state, prohibit discrimination, the rights of women in the labor market are often violated.

That is why, in frames of the campaign, we plan to hold dozens of activities to attract public attention: informational meetings, psychological and legal advices; round tables with the participation of representatives of local governments and government agencies. Informational materials will be distributed.

On the first day, the Fund “Sukhumi” launched a facebook campaign.

https://www.facebook.com/fsokhumi/posts/2248868235345483?__tn__=C-R

A lot of activities were held in November, in frames of a small project of Khoni Women Support Center: “Youth Against Violence”: informational meetings in the villages Kukhi and Matkhoji with representatives of the Mayor, with the head of the kindergarten in the village Kukhi, with puipils of school No. 4 on the topic “Conflicts and bullying” .

In the kindergartens of Kukhi and Matkhoji, the shadow theater of the Fund “Sukhumi” presented the performance “Turnip”.

In the village Nakhakhulevi, a young project participant showed short films of activist girls of the Fund “Sukhumi”: “Narrow corridor”, “The ordinary day”, “Suitcase”, “Armhair”, “Steps”.

The project involves more and more people - this is its main goal.

In frames of the small project of Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi Municipality), informational meetings and trainingS were held with women in Orsantia and Kakhati.

The training covered the reasons and results of violence, the law against domestic violence and violence against women, protective mechanisms, the referral  subjects.

Participants noted:

“Most women are not informed about protective mechanisms. Many of them do not even know about the existence of the law.”

"There are few programs that support women victims of violence, and therefore a woman is forced to return to the rapist and endure the violence."

The training gave them the necessary information and knowledge.

Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Lanchkhuti, Senaki, Ozurgeti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) gathered in the office of the Fund "Sukhumi".

During the meeting a brief report of the work for three months was made. The mobilizers talked about problems and future plans, about the inclusion in the international campaign of “16 active days against gender violence”.