Actions (51)
The action is a way of advocating certain problems planned with specific goals and objectives. Fund "Sukhumi" conducts peacekeeping actions, actions for gender equality, humanitarian actions for socially unprotected people. Since 2001, annually holds information actions in frames of the campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence".
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Kutaisi
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Khoni
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Batumi
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Ozurgeti
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Senaki
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Zugdidi
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Tskaltubo
On October 8, there will be held parliament elections of Georgia. There are many worthy and experienced women among the candidates. The main is that they should be supported by the voters.
On October 4 for the support of women candidates the Club of Women Voters of Fund "Sukhumi" held an action.
Peaceful, silent actions were held in the centers of 8 cities of Western Georgia - Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khobi, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Batumi.
The actions were attended by members of the Club of Women-Voters, representatives of partner NGOs and society. demonstrations were aired by media.
The protesters expressed their solidarity to women candidates, called on society for their support and recalled that equality is the power of country that more women in politics is peace, democracy and prosperity.
Women initiative groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo and Khobi conducted and action in frames of the project “Women implement inclusive approaches in the sphere of human security for building sustainable peace”. They gathered second-hand things and delivered to Tskaltubo inclusive center. During the conversation with the chairperson of the center there were discussed plans for future cooperation with the fund “Sukhumi”. Women initiative groups in future will plan conducting of similar actions.
Traditionally in this year solidarity was expressed by the citizens of Senaki to the campaign of “16 active days against gender violence”.
The action was attended by the activists of the Women Support Centers, members of Gender Advisory Council, youth club and the Club of Women Voters. In such a way they supported the slogan of campaign “From Peace in Homes – to Peace in the World”.
The action of protest was held in the center of Zugdidi. It was attended by the activists of the Women Support Center of Khurcha/Koki, members of the youth club and the club of women voters.
They joined the actions held in 8 cities of Western Georgia and expressed solidarity to the international campaign of “16 active days against gender violence”.
Recently, Fund "Sukhumi" is collaborating with the charitable foundation "Karritas". With the support of the Italian missionary Loredana Monette there were held several charitable actions for beneficiaries of fund "Sukhumi" WSCs.
On September21, the International Day of Peace, 6 families in Tskhaltubo and Kutaisi received clothing, food and hygiene packages for bedridden patients.
This action is planned in the future.
On June 27, in the village of Tskaltubo there was held an action of the youth with the slogan “No to violence”. Young people in rural communities have distributed information leaflets. With the help of action they protested against violence against women.
The action took place in the framework of the project Tskaltubo Women Support Center "Knowledge will overcome the violence."
