On April 1, 4, 5 in WSCs of Khoni, Tskaltubo, poti there were held psychological meetings.
Consultations in Khoni and Poti were held according planned topic: “Development of gender roles for prevention of violence against women”. Beneficiaries received information about how gender roles are defined, at what age are they formed, and what should be changed to balance the gender roles in the family.
In Tskhaltubo there were also held 2 individual consultation meetings on different issues.
In WSCs of Kutaisi, Senaki, Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) there were held group psychological meetings. The main topic of the meetings was women solidarity.
Principles of women friendship are the same as when creating any close relations: honesty, openness, discussion of problems, sympathy and respect, the ability to hear each other. Also there were held individual consultations on the problems of psychological violence in the family. Women have listened carefully to the psychologist of the fund "Sukhumi".
In the Women Support Centres of Kutaisi, Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) psychological group consultations were held with participation of 29 women.
The main topic of these meetings were discussions on the theme of hopelessness. Hopelessness - it's not lack of the way out but lack of knowledge of his locations.
It is believed that each situation has the way out. As the psychologist explained, hopelessness - is a dead end to which we are self-driven. We need to know that everything is in our hands, not to lose hope in life and it is filled with meaning, success and happiness.
On July 5, mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) gathered in the office of the Fund "Sukhumi". They presented reports of the work for six months, talked about plans for the next month and various technical issues. The mobilizers got acquainted with the final analysis and recommendations on violence monitoring questionnaires.
13 beneficiaries attended psychological group meeting in the WSC of Kutaisi/ the topic of meeting – communication without violence. For the participants the topic was interesting. They spoke about aggression, existing in society, about violence and importance of harmonic relation. The psychologist gave important advices.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)