In March, members of the “Interdepartmental Commission for the Prevention of Violence against Women and/or Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to Victims of Violence” of Bagdati Municipality conducted an information campaign to promote the effective functioning of the commission. They held meetings with representatives of the City Hall, managers of preschool institutions and members of the youth council. Participants were informed about the function of the Interdepartmental Commission and the importance of citizen participation in the prevention of domestic violence.

These activities will help to activate the work of the Interdepartmental Commission to identify facts of violence and consider specific cases.

The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)

Advocacy for community problems, advocacy strategy and drawing up an action plan - training on these issues for women leaders from different IDP communities was held at the office of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”.

The participants identified the factors that determine the relevance of the problem and the path of the problem from identification to solution, which ensures the success of advocacy.

After defining the essence of advocacy, the participants discussed the results and reasons of the problem using the “tree method”. And with the help of the SWOT form, they were able to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and resources, and identify expected risks.

In the second part of the training, participants were divided into three groups and worked in groups on an action plan for advocacy on a specific issue.

The feedback shows that they are ready to use the acquired knowledge into practice:

“We learned about the advocacy process. All the information is necessary for us".

“We worked on drawing up an advocacy plan, prescribed all the activities, envisaged the risks. We will use all the materials in practice”.

The project is implemented with the support of  USAID local governance program

Friendly environment for children is a new project in frames of which the courses for a mixed group of children are held (there are children from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, as well as children living in Kutaisi).

They come to the office of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” almost every day and attend two or three courses. They study Georgian and English with interest. In addition, they attend the courses of polymer clay, acting art, sewing, photography and videography. There is also a psychological support group.

Children spend their free time from school with interest together with their teachers. They managed to make friends with each other and the first results of their training have already appeared.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN

The initiative aimed at activation of the work was carried out by members of the “Interdepartmental Commission for the Prevention of Violence against Women and/or Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to Victims of Violence” of Vani Municipality.

The civil initiative included an information campaign. Members of the Interdepartmental Commission actively participated in organizing and conducting meetings. They met with representatives of the Mayor, employees of rural outpatient clinics and women activists.

The meeting participants received information not only about the functions of the Interdepartmental Commission, but also about their departments in terms of responding to domestic violence. Particular emphasis was placed on the role of representatives of the Mayor and rural doctors in identifying specific cases.

The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)

The training on: "Media literacy and misinformation" was held with the youth group of Tskaltubo. The gained knowledge will help the participants to find the primary source of information and prevent the spread of misinformation. In the second youth group, the participants discussed the topic of solidarity. According to the participants, women need solidarity and support most of all when protecting their own rights. "Women, peace, solidarity" - members of the women initiative group held a debate on this topic. They talked about equality, violence and importance of solidarity. March events in all groups were devoted to women and women's rights.

Meeting on networking

  • Thursday, 14 March 2024
  • 4 times

Women and girls, active leaders of IDP communities in Zugdidi and Senaki municipalities, took part in an online meeting, the topic of which was “Creating a network, defining the principles of the network and prospects for the future.”

Project assistants spoke about the activities and challenges, as well as the need to support women and strengthen partnerships.

The women - participants of the meeting shared the audience the information they received during the training. According to them, participation in the project is a new opportunity for them to advocate for problems identified in their communities.

The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova.

The last, sixth month

The last, sixth month has begun at the Youth Empowerment Centers. For the given moment, great preparations for the final meetings are underway. Members of the centers, especially young leaders, prepare presentations demonstrating the knowledge and skills gained as a result of five months of work.

Since the beginning of March, five meetings have been held with the youth of Samtredia, Senaki, Chokhatauri, Zugdidi and Terjola. The performances of the youth and their feedback showed serious results and positive changes to the participants - teachers and parents.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

The round table in the conference room of Samtredia City Council was attended by local referral entities: members of the Gender Equality Council, representatives of local government, police, social, educational and medical spheres.

During the meeting, the main emphasis was placed on the importance of assisting the victims of domestic violence and cooperation with local structures.

The invited lawyer spoke about national procedures for identifying victims of violence against women and/or domestic violence, their protection, assistance and rehabilitation. She paid special attention to interdepartmental cooperation to promote the prevention of violence.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

Information meeting in Samtredia

The heads of kindergartens gathered at Samtredia City Council. The Women Fund “Sukhumi” together with the Gender Equality Council held an information meeting for them.

The following issues were discussed at the meeting: prevention of violence against women and domestic violence, coordination of the actions of local referral entities, identifying the needs of vulnerable families and the need for a local social partnership system.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Department for the Protection of Children’s Rights.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

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