Following the one-year results the members of Senaki youth group celebrated the International Youth Day. Summarized the results they got from their involvement in the project. They talked about goals and challenges, as well as future plans. "We have the right to live in a safe, non-violent environment, there should be a variety of municipal programs that will create more prospects for young people." - these were the opinions of the participants. The members of Senaki Women Initiative Group evaluated the results of one-year work. They talked about peace strategy and advocacy processes.
Members of the Women Initiative Group of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Zugdidi - totally 45 people - attended the information meeting, which was held online.
The meeting participants got acquainted with the guide prepared by the network of European women WAVE: "Prevention and response to gender-based violence in war and post-war conditions - experience and recommendations of women’s NGOs"- https://wave-network. org/wp.../uploads/Toolkit-Georgian.pdf
Participants were provided with information about the perspective practices of the women’s organizations presented in the guide, about the strategies that they used in war and post-war period. Attention was focused on the practice of the Fund “Sukhumi”, which occupies an important place in the guide.
According to the meeting participants, the manual will significantly help the main actors responsible for creating security guarantees for women.
The project is implemented with the support of the Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Members of the Women Initiative Group of five target municipalities met with each other online. The participants assessed the dynamics of advocacy, which is carried out within the framework of the project.
The women leaders of the group spoke about the new problems identified in the target municipalities, the current situation, outcomes and challenges in terms of advocacy.
Representatives of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" acquainted the participants with the best practice of the organization: the guide "Prevention and response to gender-based violence in war and post-war conditions - experience and recommendations of women’s NGOs"
They also discussed further plans and issues of the network operation as a mechanism of mutual support.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
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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...
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The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Groups of mutual assistance have been established in ten municipalities. These groups should facilitate the exchange of information about services available in the country for women - victims of violence. According to the project it is planned to improve the digital literacy of the group members.
With this aim, digital literacy courses have been launched.
Teacher of computer technology Kristi Kutateladze held the first meetings in of Kobuleti, Terjola and Chokhatauri municipalities.
Group members talked about the information they had about municipal programs. Then they examined the web page of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - sosfsokhumi.ge. in detail.
“I showed them how to find organizations or programs that offer the services they need,” said Kristi Kutateladze. - We discussed in detail the SOS button, its meaning, installation and use. I also taught them how to “google” their municipality and use the services they need. We have saved the mentioned websites in Google bookmarks to easily use them in the future”.
Work will continue with women, by the end of the course their digital literacy will noticeably increase, and they will be able to solve problems.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
- 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)
The problem advocated by Khoni Women Initiative Group concerned the houses where the drains had not yet been replaced. They have already been cleaned, and the problem is partially solved.
Information meetings with the population continue actively. Residents are informed about how important it is to have a program in the local budget, within the framework of which homeowners' associations, together with local governments, will be able to implement infrastructure projects. By registering a petition, it will be possible to initiate changes in the local budget.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Senaki women initiative group worked on an advocacy plan for 2 problems identified as a result of the research. The women also discussed the risks that may arise during the advocacy process. The members of the youth group evaluated the mini-projects. Arranging debates using forum-theater was a novelty for them. The participants believe that through the mini-project they saw their own role in violence prevention.
An online meeting was held with Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group. The meeting discussed the problems identified in the IDP settlement. The most urgent problem that is on the agenda today is the issue of the roof.
The initiative group again held a meeting using the principle of "one window" in Tskaltubo City Hall, which was attended by the Mayor of the city Genadi Balanchivadze, the head of the infrastructure service Malkhaz Chkhaidze, the head of Imereti department of the IDP Agency David Cheishvili and representatives of the initiative group.
The women initiative group continues to actively advocate the problem.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
