50 participants attended the two-day online training on "Building Peace and Trust". They remembered the past, discussed the mechanisms for peace negotiations and building trust.
Members of the IDP Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khoni and Zugdidi demonstrated conflict resolution and trust building skills during interactive and group work.
The participants of the training noted:
“For a society that has gone through a war, building peace is a difficult and painful process, but it is possible and necessary.”
“We - women should not be victims of war or passive objects of abuse, but should become important actors in peacebuilding.”
"Similar projects help to prepare society for conflict resolution - with information, with necessary skills, especially with effective communication."
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
I thought about the question: "What makes me special and what special thing I did for my family, a group of people?"
- I was very impressed by a feature that every leader should use, but does not do: "To praise the staff, see their merit, appreciate them."
-I liked and thought about the desirable and undesirable qualities of a leader.
-The exercise using a self-presentation stages was interesting. I never thought such a sequence would be necessary.
-I saw the examples of successful and unsuccessful public speaches through videos.
- I will definitely use the knowledge gained here in life.
The second round has begun
Developing the skills of young people is one of the priority directions of our work.
The component of financing small grant projects also serves this purpose.
How to turn ideas and initiatives into reality, how to plan project activities - a training on these issues was held in Tskaltubo, which was attended by members of the youth initiative group of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki and Zugdidi.
Trainer Guranda Gvantseladze provided the participants with detailed information on filling in the project application and further project management. The groups also worked on creating the projects.
Active discussion;
Interesting presentations;
Role games and tasks;
This was the format of training, held by the trainers of the Fund "Sukhumi" Lali Shengelia and Anzhela Chikhladze on "Stereotypes and Tolerance" on March 9.
Participants were actively involved in the process and expressed their position on the issue.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
On February 16, the training was held with the members of Khoni Youth Initiative Group on the topic - "Stereotypes and Tolerance". Participants gained new knowledge, shared their experiences regarding the topic, and looked at many issues from a different side. The training was conducted with active discussion: - "The information provided by you was very interesting"; "It seemed that this topic was not unknown to me, but today's training has made me to think differently about many issues"; "I was happy to listen and deepen my knowledge." This is how the young people evaluated the training conducted for them.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
We received a lot of valuable experience on how to find the shortest ways to solve the issues of our community!
We have identified the priority issues and set out a strategy on how to start changes.
We have a lot of new ideas, we also outlined the ways to solve them.
We saw our possibilities better.
The members of women initiative group of the village Didi Nedzi evaluate the advocacy training conducted by the Women Fund "Sukhumi". During the online meeting, they were informed about the forms, methods and ways of civil advocacy.
The advocacy strategy and action plan have been developed around one of the priority issues for the community.
They gained experience in how to formulate the main message of advocacy, how to establish effective communication with target groups, how to choose methods.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
What is volunteering?
What benefits does it have?
How to become a volunteer and what do we need to know about it?
These and other questions were answered by Ele Sulakvelidze, a member of Kutaisi initiative group and a participant of the volunteers’ promotion program. An online information meeting was held on February 9. Such initiatives from young people are welcome. It was useful and informative meeting.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
Building peace and trust - Training on these issues was held for the members of Tskaltubo youth group.
Participants discussed mechanisms of building peace and trust. Their positions on discussed issues were also recorded through interactive inclusion.
"You can not build a relationship without trust, first of all you must trust and then start a relationship”.
Peace means trust, peace begins with trust, otherwise you can not build a relationship"- these were the common positions of the participants.
How to gain trust, what is the obstacle? – During the discussion question, the participants unequivocally stated that it is necessary to have the right analysis and break down stereotypical approaches in order to have trust.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
“Practice of needs research using the GREWS” - trainings for women's initiative groups in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni and Senaki were held on this topic.
Participants received competent knowledge: how to plan and conduct interviews, focus groups, how to put questions to the respondent and obtain the necessary information. They became familiar with the risks and challenges that may arise during the research. During the training, group exercises and simulated interviews were applied. After the training, the participants will be involved in the process of needs research and will use the obtained information in practice.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
