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.
"Conflict within us" - the consideration of this topic caused a special discussion among the youth. In conflict situations, we are always looking for causes everywhere except ourselves. The reasons are conflicts within us - because we do not know how to control emotions, how to extinguish the fire inside of us.
This is agreed by the majority of participants. They received advice on how to get rid of negative emotions, how to manage personal conflicts.
- The more people can manage emotions, the less there will be conflicts in society, the family. Such meetings are very important, as they give an opportunity for reflection, - young people believe.
Workshops were held in Tskaltubo, Khoni and Koki (Zugdidi municipality).
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
For the implementation of preventive measures to eradicate violence against women, conflict management is important. Important is also the knowledge of conflicts that occur within us.
Similar opinions were voiced at the conflict management workshops held with women in Poti, Kutaisi and Senaki Women Support Centers.
How to manage your own emotions, how to overcome personal conflicts - the discussions on these questions were held against the backdrop of a discussion of specific examples. For general reasons, if people can not control their emotions, there will always be a risk of conflict around them.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The November meetings coincided with the International Campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence". Of course, the main topic for discussion and reflection was domestic violence and violence against women.
Participants of legal information and consultation meetings organized by the Women's Support Centers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha / Koki spoke about the causes of violence, protection mechanisms, and human rights and freedom. All actively participated in discussions and debates, cited specific examples, asked questions and received competent answers.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Center of Khurcha / Koki brought women from Zugdidi municipality. They got acquainted with the organization, which comes monthly to the Women's Support Center of Khurcha / Koki and promotes the activation of women, and helps them in solving psychological, legal problems. On that day an excursion - workshop was held in Kutaisi. Women visited the Bagrati Temple, Gelati and Motsameta.
This was part of the mini project of the Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center - "No to Violence!" The project included women from risk factor families from 4 villages (Koki, Khurcha, Orsantia, Akhalkahaki) of Zugdidi Municipality, local authorities, school representatives and the medical sphere.
Within the framework of the project a booklet was printed, which was distributed to participants in four villages.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The fund “Sukhumi” monitors violence every month. In April, 15 WSC mobilizers from Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha/Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) filled in the questionnaires of women victims. The questionnaires describe real cases of violence - from the side of the husband, sister and other family members. All 15 cases of violence are fixed, the objects of violence are familiar with the services of the Fund, and there is a dynamic response.
Out of invited women, only three came to consult with psychologist, two were given legal counseling and they were directed to other structures.
The information and mobilization meetings in November were devoted to the topic of violence, and a special emphasis was placed on the International Campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence".
3 meetings were held in Kutaisi and 6 in the municipalities of Tskaltubo, Khoni, Poti, Zugdidi and Senaki. As in the past months, mobilizers of Women Support Centers conducted 33 mobilization meetings in cities and villages, in collective centers of IDPs
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Despite the July heat, the mobilizers of the Women's Support Centers held the planned 30 meetings in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi. At the meetings, there were discussed existing protective mechanisms for victims of domestic violence. The audience also received information about the criteria and programs of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic on social issues, health care and education.
The mini-project of Kutaisi Women Support Center was completed, dedicated to the International campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence".
In the beginning, there were information meetings with representatives of all 12 administrative units. The mobilizer of the Women Support Center acquainted them with the significance of the campaign, with the activities of the fund “Sukhumi” for the Prevention of Violence and Victim Assistance, and also provided information on the increased responsibility of local government in this matter. Information leaflets were distributed at the meetings.
On December 8, representatives of administrative units gathered in the City Hall for the training "Prevention of Domestic Violence and assistance of Violence Victim: Issues of Self-Government Competence". Recommendations were developed at the end of the training.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)