Women Support Centers (530)
Women Support Center these are the branches of the Fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality), Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, created since 2009. The centers are designed to strengthen women, provide social, psychological, legal assistance to women - victims of violence and to crisis families in a difficult life situation. They promote to the protection of women's rights and ensure their socio-psychological rehabilitation.
A meeting with a representative of the Mayor in the village Nosiri was held in frames of the project of Senaki Women Support Center, and a workshop on the topic “Alcohol and its harmful effects” was held with the students of upper grades. The work took place against the backdrop of the activity of young people. The teachers mentioned the importance of such meetings and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the meeting, an initiative group was formed, which will take part in the activities planned under the project.
The project of Poti Women Support Center concerns the kindergartens. In April, informational meetings were held in kindergartens No1 and 3 - with the participation of teachers and parents. In addition to them, a social worker from Poti social agency, a district inspector, a lawyer and a child psychologist were included. Participants were provided with information on how teachers should reveal the facts of violence, how they should identify adolescents of risk groups, and how to react to facts in a timely manner. In both kindergartens, the groups of response were established.
According to the project of Lanchkhuti Women Support Center - “Medical Personnel Against Violence”, a training session on the topic “The role of doctors in violence prevention” was held in Sakrebulo. The training was attended by the medical staff and other referral subjects, representatives of the Mayor in the villages, members of the local Gender Equality Council, social workers.
- How to strengthen the functions of the medical staff in identifying violence, how important is the cooperation between these subjects - these questions were emphasized by the project participants in the format of interactive inclusion and discussion.
A small project of Khoni Women Support Center - “Protection of girls’ reproductive health” is being actively implemented. Youth initiative groups, created in two villages - Gocha Jikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi - held meetings on topical issues: women's rights, early marriages and its consequences. These questions were discussed on the examples of characters from different books. Meetings raise great interest of young people.
The girls, who actively participated in the small project of Khoni Women Support Center, created two initiative groups in the villages Gocha Jikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi. Members of the groups began to hold informational meetings with their peers on actual issues: women's rights, early marriage and their consequences.
Participants of the meetings joined the discussion with interest. They noted that such meetings provide relevant knowledge, help them to become self-confident and make their own decisions.
During the reporting period, group and individual meetings of the lawyer were held at the Women Support Centers of Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khoni and Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality). The topic of the meeting with the beneficiaries was the law on violence against women / domestic violence. The conversation was about mechanisms for victim protection (arresting and protecting orders), also about interdepartmental council, about the rights of the child and the issue of funded pension. The participants of the meetings received answers to all questions that concern and interest them.
Women's solidarity - this was the topic of group meetings with beneficiaries in Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) Women Support Centers. There were 48 women from 26 to 65 years old. Particular emphasis was put on the relationship of the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. Women were given advice to avoid conflict situations.
Psychotherapeutic counseling was continued for married couples and members of crisis families. There were also individual consultations (for example, working with 3 adolescents, having traumas after the divorce of parents).
A cycle of informational meetings was held in March as part of a small project by the Women Support Center of Terjola:
Informational meeting with medical staff on the topic “Family conflicts - child, victim, rapist”.
Informational meeting-discussion with the inclusion of pediatrician for mothers of infants on the topic "The use of modern technology as entertainment, and its negative consequences."
Discussion in the village Nakhshirgele on the topic: “Violence - the responsibility of society, civil liability”.
The format and topics of the meetings aroused great interest among the participants. It was said that these topics should be more intensively discussed in society with the involvement of representatives of a different spheres of society. This will be a step forward in the prevention of violence.
The work in the small project of the Senaki Women's Support Center "Healthy young people - for a better future" continues. In March, an informational meeting was held with the head of the administration (gamgebeli) of the village Teklati and a workshop with high school students of Teklati school on the harmful effects of alcohol.
The meeting was held on the bagckground of the active involvement of young people. They mentioned the importance of a healthy lifestyle. An initiative group was created to take part in the activities planned for the project.
Young people held a small campaign in connection with the International Day of People with Down Syndrome.
In order to familiarize with the planned activities and joint work, the small project manager of the Poti Women Support Center met with a psychologist from a kindergarten association, a local police attorney, a lawyer and a social worker at a social agency, and representatives of self-government. For their part, readiness for inclusion in project activities was expressed. It was noted that such meetings are important for coordinated work and contribute to the prevention of violence.