One of the main tasks of the Women Support Centers is to contribute to the prevention of violence against women. That is why the work in terms of informing the public continues actively. Using the positive examples, the meeting participants emphasized the importance of women's power and solidarity. They heard the stories of successful women who changed the world around them. They talked about women's needs and voiced their own desires: they consider peace and love to be the most important issues.
6 beneficiaries addressed the Women Support Centers of Senaki, Tsalenjikha, Kobuleti, Samtredia and Zugdidi. The management of identified cases has already begun using the resources of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Our organization has been cooperating with Khobi municipality for many years. Work will be renewed again. That was the reason of conducting this meeting.
Tea Goletiani and Khatuna Gogua, representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi", met with the Chairperson of Khobi City Council Levan Kavtaradze, Deputy Mayor David Beraya, City Council and City Hall specialists on the issues of gender equality.
The aim of the information meeting was cooperation between the municipality and the Women Fund in terms of strengthening women's rights and promoting gender equality.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" organized the action of women's solidarity in Kutaisi in front of Lado Meskhishvili State Academic Theater - thus the organization joined the march of the women's movement in Georgia "Women against total control!".
The action was attended by women activists of the organization, beneficiaries from four regions of Western Georgia, local civil society organizations and ordinary citizens.
The participants of the action demonstrated a common position regarding the Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia, which is declared in the Constitution of Georgia.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The campaign "Kutaisi for Dnipro" has finished.
30 000 GEL was collected in a month! The amount was fully transferred to the account of the social service of Dnipro City Hall.
The final event was held in the courtyard of Kutaisi University. An exhibition and sale of paintings was held. The Women Fund “Sukhumi” organized the participation of Ukrainian women who brought their culinary and confectionery products for sale. It was also a kind of advertisement for their work.
Our organization transferred 300 GEL to Dnipro Fund. Concrete members of the organization also transferred money.
Peace and victory for Dnipro and Ukraine is the desire of our organization and all participants of the campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In February, group psychological meetings were organized by the Women Support Centers of Kobuleti, Tkibuli, Chokhatauri, Koki (Zugdidi municipality), Senaki, Vani, Terjola, with the inclusion of 53 beneficiaries. Upon request, individual meetings, including online, were also held via messenger and Skype. In Kutaisi, psycho-therapeutic work was carried out in the office of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" with 12 beneficiaries.
With the help of acquired skills, 3 beneficiaries refocused their experiences on a positive position, they were able to cope with personal problems and traumas.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“I want to tell you about one perfect woman. She showed me the other side of life - who I am and who I want to be! Mrs. Manana, you have become my closest friend. I really miss talking with you, thank you for every day spent with you!" - Eka D.
The addressee of this letter is our psychologist Manana Gotsiridze, who works a lot with women during personal meetings, via the internet, at the Women Support Centers of 10 municipalities, at the head office of the Fund "Sukhumi", at the Rehabilitation Center. And gratitude is often heard in her address.
The changed life of women is a great motivation for the work of a psychologist.
“During a group meeting at the Women Support Center of one of the municipalities, I met a woman who had completed a two-week course at our Rehabilitation Center,” says Manana Gotsiridze. - Now she is much better, both financially and emotionally. When she came to our center, she was sad and ashamed to talk about her problems. She was especially worried about the aggression from the side of one of her children. And at this meeting she looked happy and was glad to talk about her successes.
- An Ukrainian child was taken from Poti to Kutaisi hospital. While the child was in intensive care, the mother lived in our Rehabilitation Center. In those days, we took care of both the mother and the child. We bought everything that the baby needed: diapers, baby food, medicines. Now he already left the clinic and feels better,” says Sophie Tsirghava, an assistant for working with Ukrainians.
The Women Fund “Sukhumi” provided such assistance to several other people: two cancer patients were compensated 375 and 370 GEL from the amount of medical examinations. We helped one woman to get referral funding for chemotherapy.
Assistance continues in matters of renting an apartment (provided to 19 families) and paying utility bills (5 families received this assistance). Particular attention is paid to the distribution of products. This month, 20 families received food and hygiene products.
In February, 15 people were added to our information base and now there are 467 people.
One of the residents of the Rehabilitation Center was a 28-year-old woman. In addition to her, two women and three children were in the Center for two weeks. A psychologist, a social worker, a lawyer and a teacher actively worked with them.
Psycho-rehabilitation gave good results - they cope better with emotional and everyday problems. One of the beneficiaries says that she learned a lot about herself, became more confident and stronger. She has accumulated a lot of positive and all this will help her in the future.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
There are 10 modules in this collection. These are short notes of conducting trainings with youth. Trainings are held in 10 municipalities of Western Georgia (Samtredia, Bagdati, Terjola, Vani, Tkibuli, Senaki, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri, Kobuleti).
A collection of training modules will help those who work with youth on conflict management and gender issues. This will also contribute to the development of trainer skills among the youth.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The round table in Chokhatauri City Hall was attended by the officials of the City Hall, law enforcement agencies, representatives of the education sector and various departments that work on issues of violence against women and children and are members of the interdepartmental commission on the prevention of violence against women and / or domestic violence, protection and assistance to victims of violence.
The meeting participants spoke about the facts of femicide, the problem of domestic violence and the importance of cooperation with local structures. Attention was focused on the ways of referencing, the importance of inter-agency cooperation and coordination, which will contribute to the prevention of violence.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)