The work in the Women Support Centers towards informing the population is actively underway. The meetings highlighted the importance of coordination between actors working on the issue of violence to give the victim feeling of better support.
Mobilizers are addressed to solve the problem of violence as well as social problems. Advocacy is oftern carried out in cooperation with local government.
The meetings were held in Women Support Centers of Chokhatauri, Samtredia, Kobuleti, Terjola and Tsalenjikha.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The performances of the forum - theater touched the topics of emigrants, the relationship of lovers and domestic violence.
Due to the epidemic situation, in Kutaisi, there were few viewers in the streets, but passers-by stopped and watched the scenes with interest.
In the village Koki (Zugdidi municipality), the audience was actively involved in the discussion, they expressed a desire to show performances in various schools.
The actors of the forum - theater also took an active part in the youth activities held in Kutaisi.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Relationships between children and parents, conflict and ways to resolve it, leadership skills - online trainings with youth clubs in Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Senaki, Chokhatauri, Kobuleti and Terjola were devoted to these topics.
The trainings included discussions, discussion of specific cases, frank conversations. Interesting topics were actively discussed by the participants. The training participants discussed the problems of generations, the stages of the conflict. One part of the youth expressed a desire that leadership should be taught as a school subject.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Another course completed lessons on working with polymer clay in the day rehabilitation center of the Fund "Sukhumi". At the final meeting, the participants presented the work created during the training period, talked about themselves, their results and their experience both in terms of professional development and in terms of communication. The presentation was impressive and was highly appreciated by the representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The day rehabilitation center of the Fund "Sukhumi" completed the course of accounting. The course participants got acquainted with the following issues: theoretical bases of accounting, accounting regulation, organizational legal forms of enterprises, legislation, acting in Georgia, the ORIS program.
At the end of the course, during the final testing, the group members showed good preparation. They will use their knowledge and experience in practice.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The psychologist and lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi” are called right people. Their advice and help is essential in solving problems for many people.
During a month consultative services carried out active work the Women's Support Centers, - there were live meetings and remote consultations. Thus, 43 people received assistance.
In addition, the work was carried out with members of four crisis families. 17 beneficiaries passed individual therapy with a psychologist, a lawyer consulted 7 people.
The results are clear: resolved problems, overcome stress, peace in the family ... Based on this, a psychologist and a lawyer are really the right people for those who need help.
Based on the COVID situation, meetings with young people in Zugdidi, Kobuleti and Vani, were held offline and in other municipalities (Bagdati, Tsalenjikha, Senaki, Chokhatauri, Samtredia, Tkibuli, Terjola) trainings were held online.
The participants found interesting the following topics: possible results of conflict, types of behavior in conflict situation, early marriage, bullying...
Each participant is interesting with his opinions and differs from everyone else. They speak openly about problems, discuss the ways of their solution. During the trainings, the leaders express a desire to disseminate and transfer the gained knowledge and in the future they themselves become the authors of the initiated activities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
This is the room of the day rehabilitation center. Courses on polymer clay are held here.
This time the work is interrupted by the psychologist's conversation. The psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" - Manana Gotsiridze conducts individual conversations with women. They have a lot of questions and always get competent answers.
And today the topic of conversation with the group is stress and advice from a psychologist:
In this hard period, each of us has felt stress. There is no escape from stress. In such a situation, it is necessary to be able to control emotions, otherwise emotions will begin to control us. There are two golden rules to avoid stress:
Rule No 1. Calm down, give an opportunity to the brain, to take control over the body and organs of speech.
Rule # 2. Focus and direct energy on the things that are necessary to be done.
Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of the Fund "Sukhumi" hold monthly informational meetings with representatives of various communities and discuss mechanisms for responding to violence.
In July, the meetings were held interactively in Chokhatauri, Tkibuli and Samtredia municipalities. The participants highlighted the problems in this regard. A lawyer and psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" were involved in the work.
In parallel with the facts of violence, social problems were also raised and women activists decided to advocate them.
Another online round table was held in Tkibuli. Referral entities: members of the City Council Gender Equality Council, representatives of local self-government and police, kindergartens, schools, educational resource center, medical staff attended the meeting. They got acquainted with the presentation of the research of the Fund “Sukhumi” aimed at monitoring of the services available to victims and discussed the developed recommendations. During the meeting, they also spoke about the statistics of arresting orders in Tkibuli municipality, identification of violence and the services for victims’ assistance.