The members of the youth club of Khoni municipality evaluated the project "Say no to violence!". With the help of the forum theater method, the audience was shown an acute and actual problem that exists in real life. The young people noted that they coped with this unfamiliar challenge with dignity and earned a positive evaluation from the society. The members of the first women initiative group of Khoni will work on the training of personnel in the field of construction in order to face modern challenges. The members of the second group chose the problem of homeless dogs for advocacy. At the meetings, both groups worked on the plan and activities. The responsible persons were selected and the deadlines were determined.

The women initiative group of the village Didinedzi - Zugdidi municipality selected actual problems from the conducted research. The members of Didinedzi youth group evaluated the project implemented within the mini-project. According to them, they were able to send specific messages against violence to the society through the forum-theatre. The youth group plans to hold forum theater performances regarding a number of problematic issues

Members of the women's initiative group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality summarized the problems identified as a result of the research. For women who live in Khurcha, the lack of lighting on the central road is a safety problem. This is the road from the central bridge to the border of Abkhazia. The failure of the drainage channels was named as also important problem, which itself concerns the economic security, as crops and plants are damaged during heavy rains. The members of the youth group evaluated the project implemented within the mini-project. During the meeting, a discussion was held about the problem presented by the forum theater, ways of solution and the possibility of involving young people in the process were discussed.

Family conflicts, discrimination, bullying, gender equality, femicide - these topical issues were chosen by young people for their mini-projects. Within the framework of the project, forum-theaters were created on the basis of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Zugdidi youth initiative groups. Two scenarios were prepared in each group. During two months, young people held 42 meetings using the forum-theatre format. Meetings were held in different locations: towns and villages schools, settlements, public places. Number of discussions was held on the issues of gender equality, bullying, domestic violence and femicide. During the meetings, the participants discussed the relevance of the problems and discussed ways to solve them.

The members of Kutaisi women initiative group selected actual problems from the research and worked on drawing up an advocacy plan. The members of the group defined specific advocacy activities and responsible persons. Members of the youth club actively work within the framework of mini project. With the help of the forum theater method, they tell the audience about violence. During the meeting, the students expressed the emotions that they received during the performance and feedback.

Members of Senaki women initiative group heard information about the mixed (Georgian, Ossetian and Abkhazian) meeting held in Istanbul. They discussed the importance of face-to-face meetings and the possibility of exchanging information. In the second part of the meeting, the participants analyzed the problems identified as a result of the research and worked on an advocacy plan. Against the background of an interesting discussion, the meeting with the youth group continued. The participants talked about the progress of the mini-project, the obtained results and the emotions that accompanied the performances of the forum theater.

The members of Tskaltubo women initiative group analyzed the problems that can be advocated with local resources. They also worked on advocacy plans, which increase the possibility of solving problems. The members of the youth clubs existing in Tskaltubo public schools No 1 and No 4 evaluated the progress of the mini-projects. They talked about how the audience received the scenes of violence presented with elements of forum theater. According to their assessment, the audience thought with them, discussed and looked for a solution.

 The members of both women initiative groups of Khoni selected current problems and worked on drawing up an advocacy plan. The members of the group defined concrete advocacy activities and responsible persons. The members of Khoni Youth Club are actively working within the framework of mini-project. Through the forum theater method, they talk to the audience about the cruelty of violence and its harmful consequences.

Women initiative group of the village Didinedzi - Zugdidi municipality worked on advocacy of the problems identified within the framework of theresearch "Assessment of the quality of human security and gender needs of the population". Didinedzi Youth Forum Theater participants held performances in public schools of Orulu and Koki. The presentations were well received by the audience. Young actors sent the society short and concrete messages against violence. It was shown how a pupils with special needs can be included in various activities together with all other pupils. After the performances, a discussion was held on the issues raised. The youth club held another performance of the Forum Theater in the community of Didinedzi, in front of the village community. The actors presented two scenes on the topic of the conflict.

Within the framework of the project "Bridging the Gaps -People to - People Initiatives for Conflict Resolution", a training was held with the members of the women initiative group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality. The topic of training was "Evidence-based advocacy". The women discussed the factors hindering the proper implementation of the advocacy process at the local level, identified problems, defined target groups and stakeholders; Draft of the advocacy plan was developed. The youth club of the village Koki held a forum-theatre performance on the topic of media literacy within the framework of the project "Verify information". The project is supported by USAID. In the modern era, it is very important for young people to believe that they can change the reality around them. Forum-theatre is aimed at proving this belief.

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