24.02.22 - the day that shocked the whole world and all of us, the women of the Fund "Sukhumi" - the war in Ukraine!
25.02.22 - we wrote an Appeal in support of the Ukrainian women and sent it everywhere!
26.02.22 – fundraising to support people in Ukraine began. 54 employees of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" transferred money to various funds to help Ukraine.
28.02.22 - we collected an additional 1500 GEL and bought baby food, diapers, hygiene products and took 12 boxes to Tbilisi, to the point of receiving aid for Ukraine.
We sent letters of support to all familiar and unfamiliar women organizations in Ukraine - with the question: how can we help, what can we do for them?
08.03.22 - organized the action "Solidarity of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - to the women of Ukraine!" The action was attended by women from Western Georgia.
10.03.22 - started to provide assistance to Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Kutaisi.
Maka Jishkariani completed one of the courses of polymer clay at the Day Rehabilitation Center of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”. She had never done this before. During the course she differed from others. A few months later, an exhibition and sale of her products was arranged, and she had more motivation. Then she was offered to work as a teacher of the courses. She is already giving her knowledge and experience to the beneficiaries.
Now I have a special group - she says. Motivated, talented, hardworking women, with amazing ideas. They do their work with all their heart. Everyone understands from a half-word. They are very creative, creating examples of art...
Salome is a mother of two children. She lives in Vani municipality. Traces of violence on her life were reflected as a black spot.
For her, it is very difficult to remember the pleasant moments, she can not even remember the concrete reason or situation when violence started. But she remembers well, how the first verbal abuse transformed into physical violence. She was psychologically debilitated and could only be silent. She endured.
They lived together for five years, nothing changed for the better. The husband systematically abused. Life has become unbearable. Salome, with two children, moved to her mother. Stress has left its mark. Depression intensified. During a year no one knew that she was divorced. She suffered, did not leave the house, did not talk to anyone about it.
A friend invited her to one of the information meetings of the Fund "Sukhumi". She could not imagine that after a long time, she would break the silence. She talked about her problem and shared her pain for the first time. She felt that she had supporters.
She could not imagine that anyone would help her. When she was offered to have a meeting with a ps
In order to help, you must first find the one who most of all needs compassion, support, empowerment.
In order to empower, you need to know what she needs more!
You must offer what will strengthen her most.
In order to give the support more effect, you need to have allies.
This is a brief concept of the activities of Women Support Centers. The mobilizers of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" operate with this strategy in all ten municipalities (Samtredia, Terjola, Bagdati, Vani, Tkibuli, Senaki, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri).
The "discovery" of a victim of domestic violence remains a challenge to this day. They are everywhere, next to us, in front of us, but it is still difficult to see them. Because they are silent, they do not trust anyone.
Yellow and blue colors, with mimosas and daffodils, calls, banners...The Women Fund “Sukhumi” stood on the stairs of the Kutaisi theater: the Head Office of Kutaisi, the Representative Office of Tbilisi, Women Support Centers, Women and Youth Initiative Groups, Youth Empowerment Centers, Forum - theater, IDP women groups, women and young people from 13 municipalities (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Bagdati, Vani, Tkibuli, Samtredia, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Senaki, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri).
All together - for solidarity, for a peaceful tomorrow!
Peace at home - peace in the world! - in addition to this traditional slogan, there were other calls:
Peace to Ukraine!
We have passed through the war! We remember the war! We condemn the war!
This audio book was created by the students of Kursebi public school. It is original and interesting, actual and unusual.
Topic: Gender Equality
leader: Teacher Tamar Abesadze-Memarne
Authors of the text: Taia Cheishvili, Marta Maglakvelidze, Mariam Kevlishvili, Nini Kevlishvili, Mariam Afridonidze, Tekla Berodze, Tamta Svanidze.
Sound: Ana-Maria Memarne
Kursebi (Tkibuli Municipality) Public School – here the Women Fund "Sukhumi" has established a youth empowerment center. The authors of the book are active members of this center. They passed a six-month training course on conflict management, violence prevention and gender equality.
"Today, the Internet has a great place in terms of information, and I think that existence of such a serious information base in this space is important."
"This site collected everything that governmental or non-governmental organizations should do. That is why we must be actively involved in the process of its popularization".
These are some responses that were identified in frames of monitoring.
In February, an internal monitoring of the project "Digital Resource Center for Cervices of Violence Victims " was conducted, the effectiveness and achievements of the activities were evaluated, the lessons learned were identified and recommendations for improvement of activities were developed.
“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".
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.
