The training on: "Types of domestic violence, ways and referral mechanisms was held in the kindergarten of the village Teklati (Senaki Municipality).

Participants - educators and parents - received information on the forms of violence, ways of identification and the mechanisms of response. The work was held on the  background of active discussion. It was noted that such information was important and timely. The training was held in frames of the small project of Senaki Women Support Center “Parents for a Healthy Generation”.

Women Support Centers of the Fund “Sukhumi” conducted a series of round tables in 10 municipalities in Western Georgia: Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Tsalenjikha.

The meetings were dedicated to the international campaign of 16 active days against gender-based violence. The importance of the campaign, the relevance of the problem of violence, existing mechanisms and challenges were discussed. The meetings were held on the background of active discussions, as they were attended by people, ailing to solve the problem: representatives of local government and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, social workers, teachers, youth, and beneficiaries of the centers.

New groups of professional courses work in the Fund “Sukhumi” Day Center. Teaching is carried out in three directions: polymer clay, sewing, accounting. Women and girls are learn new professions - this will help in their economic empowerment.

The work is carried out in frames of the project “Supporting the Domestic Violence Prevention System”  in partnership with the Polish organization Human Doc Foundation.

Today the campaign of "16 active days against violence towards the women" have started Therefore, the mobilization meetings that took place in November were dedicated to this campaign. The mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of Senaki, Kutaisi, Khoni, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) and Pakhulani (Tsalenjikha municipality) spoke about the history of the campaign and its importance, as well as about the services existing in concrete municipalities.

Despite the fact that Georgian legislation, international laws and conventions ratified by the state prohibit discrimination, there are still frequent violations of rights and violence against women. The issues that would be advocated were raised at the meetings.