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 small project "Harmonious environment for kids" is being successfully implemented in Kobuleti. However, based on the current situation, the Women Support Center held information meetings with kindergarten teachers online. The beneficiaries were provided with information about municipal and national services, as well as regulations that relate to the prevention of COVID pandemic.
Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center is actively working in the Zugdidi municipality.
The project "Protect yourself from bullying" is being carried out in the village Koki, and the project "Break the silence, overcome the violence" - in Khurcha.
A training on the topic “Bullying and protection mechanisms” was conducted with the pupils of the school in the village Koki. The topic of cyber-bullying was especially interesting for them.
An information meeting was held in Khurcha, where the participants received information about the mechanisms through which it is possible to identify facts of violence and timely prevention.
Within the framework of a small project of the Women Support Center “For a Healthy Generation”, information meetings were held with parents of target schools In Pakhulani (Tsalenjikha municipality). They received information on the following issues: domestic violence, adolescent and violent environment, bullying, violence prevention, response mechanisms. The participants of the meetings noted that such work is very important for them.
In frames of a small project of Terjola Women Support Center "We fight against violence and poverty by work" cooking and serving courses are carried out - with the beneficiaries selected by a special commission. Participants are actively involved in the process. Future work is planned, on how they can apply the gained knowledge for self-realization.
Within the framework of the partner project “Strengthening the domestic violence prevention system, protection of the victim and therapy for the rapist”, the Day Rehabilitation Center of the Fund “Sukhumi” continues the trainings in sewing, accounting, also computer, stylist and manicure courses. Participants of the courses study new specialties with great interest and try to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
Informational meetings with educators were held in Lanchkhuti kindergartens. Participants were provided with information on how to identify a child at risk of violence, and how they should respond according to the law. The meetings are held within the framework of the project of the Women Support Center "Harmonious Environment for Kids". It was noted that the work on such an issue is very important, since the educators did not have the necessary information.
Pakhulani Women Support Center (Tsalenjikha Municipality) is successfully implementing a small project “For a Healthy Generation”. According to the project, the psychologist and the lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi" met with the parents. The aim of the meeting is to inform parents about the importance of their inclusion and participation in the process of raising children and their education. They were also provided with information on the mechanisms for preventing bullying and violence.
Khurcha/Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi municipality) implements two projects “Protect ourselves from bullying” and “Break the silence, overcome violence”.
In frames of the first project, an informational meeting with teachers from the village Koki was held. They were provided with information about bullying and cyberbullying, about protection mechanisms. They learned how to identify pupils who are victims of bullying and how to help them.
In frames of the second project, an information meeting was held and the participants received information about the mechanisms to identify the facts of domestic violence and implement timely prevention. The conversation also touched upon local municipal services.
Within the framework of Senaki Women Support Center projects, informational meetings were held with the directors of target kindergartens and parents of pupils. They received information about the law against violence and the mechanisms of responding to the facts of violence.
One of the activities of the project was an online meeting of a lawyer and psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" with students of the target school. The adolescents were provided with information about bullying, its negative results, prevention and response.
5 group psychological meetings were held in August at Women Support Centers of Senaki, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Lanchkhuti, Koki (Zugdidi municipality). The meetings were attended by 38 beneficiaries from 16 to 67 years old, and the main topic was how to overcome the stresses caused by the pandemic, isolation and uncertainty.
During the month, there were phone calls from Kutaisi and other municipalities - and the women received psychological support and individual consultations.
The psychologist also continued to work with married couples and individual clients.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)