The advocacy group held a meeting with active women, parents, teachers, and medical personnel in the village Teklati (Senaki municipality).
The participants got acquainted with the new report of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - “Assessment of Effectiveness of the Municipalities’ Preventive Measures to Combat Violence Against Women/Domestic Violence”, special attention was paid to the problems and recommendations that are reflected in the document.
Representatives of the City Hall Department for the Protection of Children's Rights told the meeting participants about the program of the department. Emphasis was also placed on the services of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" for the prevention of violence against women and assistance to victims.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Five more trainings were held at Youth Empowerment Centers. This time - in the municipalities of Kobuleti, Chokhatauri, Vani, Senaki and Bagdati. Young people took part in the work and training activities with great pleasure.
It is especially gratifying that they not only study issues related to conflict management and violence prevention, but also try to learn coaching skills and introduce others to familiarfor them issues. During the summer holidays, young people are going to hold informational meetings with their peers. This is a clear result of our work - it was after the trainings that they had the ambition to share their knowledge and experience with others. Young coaches also prepare for the final meeting with great enthusiasm.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Choose a topic of the blog - Women from Ukraine...
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There are stories about women who came from Ukraine to Georgia. They came for a temporal residence, till the end of the war, but they are still here. There is still war...
The author of the blog is Lali Shengelia, who went through the war herself, and the pain, sadness, missing, hope of Ukrainian women is familiar for her...
This is obvious from the stories: how painful they are for what is happening, how they worry about their loved ones who stayed in Ukraine, how they miss home, neighbors and hope that they will soon return to their homeland.
All stories are interesting and unique: Anna cries all the time when mentioning Ukraine, Natalya decided to give birth to her second child in Kutaisi, Lyubov came to her relatives, but returned to Ukraine. And the second Natalya found happiness again - she reconciled with her divorced husband and the child is very happy...
You can read much more interesting stories on our blog.
https://blogofwomanfundsukhumi.tilda.ws/#blog4
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Our representative, Linda Chikhladze, was invited to the professional day meeting of the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-Custodial Sentences, and Probation. During the meeting, the Minister - Rati Bregadze, the Deputy - Buba Lomuashvili, and the head of the agency, Lado Kheladze, summarized the results of their activities and discussed the priorities and main directions for the agency's development. These include the introduction of technological innovations, strengthening crime prevention measures, promoting the development of human resources, infrastructural renewal, and improving services for beneficiaries.
Representatives from legislative, executive, and partner local and international organizations also participated in the meeting.
The Georgian Parliament and the EaP Civil Society Forum Georgian National Platform co-organized a conference dedicated to the EU integration of Georgia. The conference fully addressed the implementation of the 12 recommendations of the European Union. Linda Chikhladze from the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" attended the meeting, along with representatives of other local non-governmental organizations and the opposition parties.
- 76-year-old Temur Chogovadze from Kharkov, came with his son from his second wife. His wife died during Covid - tells psychologist Manana Gotsiridze. - He returned to his parents' house, he had a place to return, but for such long period the house was in bad condition, the roof let the rain through. We met him at his house. He has health problems. He was a pilot, lived in Ukraine all his life, receives a Ukrainian pension, but with interruptions, both father and son are often left without money. Neighbors help according to their possibility. Our organization also provides food and tax assistance.
This is one of the beneficiaries of the psychologist of the Women Fund "Sukhumi".
In July, psychological assistance was provided to 10 families - these are 26 refugees from Ukraine. All of them received humanitarian assistance with the necessary products. Two beneficiaries pass individual psychotherapeutic sessions - this is work with traumas, stress and the removal of negative emotions. Everyone who comes from Ukraine needs such assistance...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
New target groups appear in the work of the Women Support Centers. Women of various professions are interested in information about support services for victims of domestic violence.
Information helps the identification process, and in July new cases were already registered at the Women Support Centers of Senaki, Vani, Khobi, Kobuleti and Chokhatauri. This means that women who are especially in need of strengthening will receive appropriate services.
Mobilizers are actively working in the field of problem advocacy. They cooperate with structures that are the main actors in this process.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" opened cutting and sewing training courses in Terjola. The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor of Terjola Manuchar Robakidze, First Deputy Chairman of the City Council David Gogberashvili and member of the Gender Equality Council Rusudan Kovziridze.
The beneficiaries will learn a new profession for two and a half months. The municipality allocated a working space in the Youth Palace. Sewing machines, materials and financial support for the teacher are provided by the Fund “Sukhumi”.
“We teach the simple secret of success and independent living - a profession that will make a woman even stronger and more confident. We have many examples of how women became more motivated after such courses and started small businesses. We are sure that we will have new success stories in Terjola as well,” said project coordinator Lela Jalagonia.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Another information exchange meeting was held at the initiative of the Mandatory Service. During the meeting, the Mandatory Service presented a summary of their half-year results and shared the latest news. The meeting was attended by our representative, Nino Korinteli, who shared the findings and challenges from our new monitoring report titled - "Assessment of Effectiveness of Municipalities' Preventive Measures to Combat Violence Against Women/Domestic Violence."
A round table with participation of local referral entities - members of the City Hall Gender Equality Council, representatives of local self-government, the police and the social sphere, teachers and medical personnel, was held in the meeting room of Khobi municipality City Hall.
There was discussion regarding a problem of domestic violence and the importance of cooperation with local structures. They talked about statistics in scales of municipality, also about identification of cases of violence, and assistance to the victims. Particular attention was paid to referral mechanisms and cooperation between different departments to contribute to the prevention of violence.
During the meeting, a presentation was made on the topic “National Referral Procedures for the Identification, Protection, Assistance and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence against Women and/or Domestic Violence (National Referral Mechanism)”.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)