"Violence Prevention and Victim Protection" - a round table on this topic was held by the Women Fund "Sukhumi". The meeting was attended by the referral unities under the Law on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence from Ozurgeti and Poti municipalities - representatives of the Criminal Police, Social Service Agency, Local Self-government, Educational and Medical institutions.
The lack of joint efforts and coordination at the local level was highlighted. The participants talked about the ways of violence prevention and victim assistance. As a result of group work, factors hindering and promoting coordination were identified. It was outlined how to improve coordination and intensify work with the involvement of local referral unities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The last meetings of the six-month training course of the Youth Empowerment Centers were held. The meetings were attended by 97 participants from Samtredia, Bagdati, Terjola, Tkibuli and Vani municipalities.
The high interest of the participants to the topic “Ways of conflict resolution, norms of ethics and aesthetics, relationships between parents and children, problems and reasons”. was obvious.
Summarizing event will be held in March, which will be attended by representatives from all ten municipalities. Young people will continue to work actively in their schools - 10 leaders from 5 centers will make presentations and share their knowledge with groups of students.
Children's letters to parents were special in this month. The trainers asked the participants to write a message for their parents, to express their love, thoughts, wishes ... Quite large and good material was collected and will be published on our website as a success story.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“I had complexes”... you watch her, talk to her and you can not imagine that five years ago she was modest and afraid to appear before the audience.
She has achieved much in these five years! Even a simple list will show you how much work and diligence is behind these successes:
Irma Bregadze – student of 11th rade of Zeda Simoneti Public School, active participant of the projects of Terjola Municipality Youth Center, organizer of youth events of the Women Fund "Sukhumi", semifinalist of the program FLEX, member of the theatrical troupe of MAC Georgia...
Let’s follow Irma's path to success step by step.
Irma Bregadze: “I was in the 6th grade when we were told to start working on the topic of conflicts. I became interested and attended. I remembered the very first lesson. This was my direct contact with the Fund "Sukhumi", when trainer Lela Shengelia conducted a ten-module training course on conflict management".
Fund "Sukhumi" gathered the local referral unities in Khoni and Lanchkhuti municipalities at an online round table: representatives of local self-government and police, members of the Gender Equality Council, social services, teachers attended the meeting. Presentation of the research was held at the meeting. The presentation in terms of monitoring the services available to victims was held by the Fund “Sukhumi”.
The meeting focused on the situation with the identification and assistance of victims of violence throughout the municipality. Round table participants also received information on the new website "Digital Resource Center for Victims of Violence", which contains useful and necessary information.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Findings and recommendations in the monitoring report of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" - "Development of Child Care Services - to Promote Women's Employment and Ensure Effective Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence" were presented to the representative of the State Employment Promotion Agency - Ana Bendeliani by representatives of the Tbilisi office - Nino Korinteli and Linda Chikhladze.
At the meeting, both parties were allowed to share their experiences. Representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi" focused on the specific needs for the employment of vulnerable women, which are discussed in detail in our study, and also talked about the barriers that our beneficiaries face daily.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
At the end of the session, Nana (nominal name) thanked the psychologist. With tears in her eyes, she said that peace had come to her, she was not so worried any more, relations in the family improved...
This is one of those women who receive our consultation and rehabilitation service, solve their problems and change themselves positively...
The psychologist and the lawyer carry out systematic work in the regions. In January, they held online group meetings with the beneficiaries of the Women Support Centers of Samtredia, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri, Tkibuli and the village Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality).
An intensive work of a psychologist and a lawyer with the beneficiaries of the rehabilitation center of the Fund "Sukhumi", online work with crisis families were held. More than 20 beneficiaries continue to receive individual psychotherapy.
Sophio Gvilava and Sophio Gvasalia did not know how to sew at all. Dariko Jinjolava, Guranda Dzadzua and Zhana Arkania did the elementary things. Maka Saria's mother sewed and she also tried. Everyone wanted to study, but it was just a desire ... These young women live in Tskhoushi (Pakhulani community of Tsalenjikha municipality), none of them works, they take care of their families and children.
All of them were the activists of the Fund “Sukhumi” Women Support Center. They attended information and consultation meetings. Pakhulani Women Support Center has been here, near the conflict dividing line, for years. Mobilizer Marika Megrelidze gathered many women and was able to solve many problems. When the Fund “Sukhumi” conducted a needs research in the municipality, it turned out that there was no sewing shop here.
Before the other way appears, the Fund opened a day rehabilitation center in Tskhoushi. A part of the building was given to the center by the shop owner. Sewing machines, cloth, threads were brought from Kutaisi.
"There is a lot to talk about this topic, domestic violence harms not only one person, one family, but a significant part of society. It should be perceived by everyone. "
"Violence does not like delay, on the contrary, a timely response is necessary".
Such opinions were expressed by the participants of the information meeting held at the Women Support Centers in Chokhatauri, Terjola, Tkibuli and Samtredia.
Mobilization meetings help participants to have as much information as possible about services and mechanisms to respond to facts of violence. Meetings help to raise public awareness. Which is an important step in terms of violence prevention.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Performances suit the snow-covered Kutaisi. The Forum - Theater runs performance in Central Parks. These are new scenes, with experienced actors and active volunteers. Director - Magda Chikhladze conducts rehearsals with usual routines.
Forum-theater is used to crowds of people. Now the audience is small, but the actors are still performing their roles with all their heart. New scenes are about violence and migration. These are current topics.
The Forum - Theater hopes that many spectators will return soon and that an active dialogue will take place with the audience.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The training course was actively continued in five more municipalities. In Terjola, Chokhatauri, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha and Senaki Youth Empowerment Centers the trainings were held on one and the same topic: gender equality, traditions and stereotypes for violence prevention. Ways conflict resolution.
All trainings seem to be similar but differ with the involvement of the participants. The active work of the leaders is reflected on the youth groups, after the trainings the initiated events start, which is a visible result of our work.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)