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.

The lawyer held meetings with the residents of the village Makvaneti – Ozurgeti Municipality. As it turned out there are the same problems as in Kviriketi - one company unloads construction materials from the river. People mention that as a result of decline of 6 meters of the river bed the wells lost water.

Solving the problem detected in the village of Makvaneti is the prerogative of the Ministry of Protection of Natural Resources. The letter will be prepared in the name of Minister and the campaign will be planned for problem solution.

 

The project is implemented with the support
 of the UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality

       

Life difficulties are an obstacle to the achievement of the goal, and efforts must be made to overcome them. The psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" held consultations on these urgent issues in the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Poti, Khoni, Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality). The meetings were attended by women aged 26 - 65. They learned that difficulties arise in unusual circumstances when it is necessary to solve non-standard and therefore difficult tasks, which are often called problems. The psychologist gave advice, and the main one is: Be sure, this is a temporary phenomenon. Nothing lasts forever, including difficulties.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

 

9 psychological group 3 individual consultative meetings were held in January with the IDPs in Kutaisi. 58 women attended at the age of 19-67. 7 women participated for the first time.

They spoke about stress, conflicts in the family, low self-esteem ... According to psychologist of Fund "Sukhumi", the activity is the only way to do away with stress. Constant focus on the bright side of life and on the actions, that can improve the situation, not only saves the health, but also contributes to the success.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

  

 

In Kutaisi on June, 9 group and 6 individual psychological counseling meetings were held. Totally - 65 beneficiaries presented. The main topic is how to get rid of negative feelings for regulation inner family relationship and prevention of domestic violence. As noted, a person seeks to avoid pain, unpleasant emotions. If you try to drive away some feelings, the effect will be short-term, and then the pain will increase. It is better to find the source of pain, recognize the pain and start working on changing the way of thinking.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
 
From November 30 to December 14 8 psychological group meetings were held in compactly resided places aged 19-27.
7 meetings were held in days of international campaign against violence towards the women. The main issue of conversation was: “” we build family without violence. Conversation touched warm family microclimate and responsibility of parents.
Also 3 individual consultations were held regarding the issues of crisis in family relations.
  
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

In April, lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” conducted 8 informational-consultative meetings. The issues of conversation were different according the interests of participants: law on IDPs, human being and basic rights, right to implement local governance by the citizens and so on.
Individual consultations were made on following issues: allowances for the IDPs, procedures of appointing allowance for the infants, evaluation criteria for socially unprotected persons, rights and obligations of the IDPs, who are satisfied by living spaces.
 
 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

   
In June in IDP collective centers, 7 informational-consultative, psychological and group meetings were held. They were attended by 56 women from 20 to 68 years old. 5 individual therapies were held regarding different problems of women and children.
The main issue of the conversation was “how to understand yourself and others”.
-Relation is important part of people’s life, it seems to be elementary skill, but it appears that majority cannot contact with people. We have a lack of tolerance and conflicts are based on this fact. That is why it is essential to develop communicative skills – was mentioned during the meetings and participants worked in this concrete direction.
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

 
 
7 informational-consultative, psychological meetings were held in Kutaisi, in collective centers of IDPs. The meetings were attended by 53 women from 17 to 67 years old. 3 sessions of individual therapy were held.
Main issue of the meeting was “The cycle emotions in the family”. Family happiness depends on woman’s wisdom, especially on her capability to solve conflicts. According to research, the couples, where wives quickly calmed down during the conflict, were happier, both in the short and long term.
Such advices were given to participants of psychological meetings. 
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
 

 

In April, in 6 IDP collective centers 6 informational-consultative meetings were held, with participation of 49 women from 20 to 68 years old. 4 sessions of family therapy was held, 3 phone calls were made.
Group meetings continued the issues of previous ones – fear of the women, alarm, phobias, panic. The researches prove that the women have more phobias and fears in comparison with the men. But it is no use of fighting with the fear. The fear is not enemy, it warns. If you study and understand the fear, it may become necessary and important partner on the way to development.
Meeting participants were given recommendation papers.
 
 
 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

  

  

On May 1, a lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” held a meeting at Tskaltub Women Support Center.

May 3 - Khurcha Women Support Center / Co-organized a meeting with a lawyer at the school in Ganmukhuri village (Zugdidi municipality).

May 5 - the meeting was held in Poti Women Support Center.

On May 11 - the women met a lawyer at Senaki Women Support Center.

May 15 - on the initiative of Kutaisi Women Support Center, the meeting took place in the library No. 17.

On May 16, the women attended a legal information and consultation meeting at the Khopni Women Support Center.

At the meetings following issues were discussed: the law "On the suppression of domestic violence, the protection of victims of domestic violence and their assistance", domestic law, human rights. And Individual consultations were given on registration of agricultural land, inheritance, labor migration.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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