Interesting and impressive scenes, active participation of the audience, discussions and conversations about their problems...

These were the performances of the Forum Theater of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" in February. This time, the young actors were met by new audience in the public school No 2 in Kutaisi and in the school of the village Bardubani (Terjola municipality).

The audience liked the scenes presented by the Forum Theater, they participated in the creative process with interest and applauses...

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

 

With the support of the United Nations Development Program and the Government of Sweden, in cooperation with the Gender Equality Council of the Parliament of Georgia, a political forum for women members of the City Council was held in Tbilisi. The event was attended by over 150 delegates. Women councilors from all municipalities of Georgia actively participated in the forum. Special attention was given to enhancing the political participation of women in the lead-up to parliamentary and local demonstrations.

Linda Chikhladze, representative of the Women’s Fund "Sukhumi", attended the forum.

The cycle “5 ART” was finished - 5 meetings were held with refugees from different cities of Ukraine. The purpose of therapeutic meetings is to develop their ability to connect emotions and situations in which they are forced to find themselves. Meetings help children to eliminate emotional stress and associated symptoms, interact correctly with themselves and with others, and transform negative impulses and reactions into positive ones.

The results are already visible: stress relief, weakening of excessive conscious control, mutual trust, physical freedom. 10 children from 7 to 12 years old made friends and spent 5 interesting days at Women Fund the “Sukhumi”.

The work was carried out with the support of Mtskheta-Mtianeti Regional Hub.

Despite the short working month, Manana Gotsiridze, a psychologist of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, had an active January. She held a group meeting with women from the village Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). In addition, 12 individual online consultations were conducted in the regions and 13 individual psychotherapeutic sessions in Kutaisi. The psychologist answered 8 phone calls and helped the beneficiaries to combate emotional stress.

A psychologist worked every day in our rehabilitation center, where women victims and their children stayed for two weeks. There was also a lawyer, a social worker and a teacher who spent interesting and educational hours with the children.

One of the beneficiaries noted: “I feel so good here that I don’t want to leave. I’m glad that now I know more, I’m more informed and I have more motivation to solve my problems... Thank you very much - for 34 years these have been the brightest, warmest and most pleasant days for me.”

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

In January, 9 new people were added to the number of Ukrainians and now there are already 387 of them. As in previous months, they were assisted in different ways. The most important thing is the distribution of food vouchers. In January, the organization purchased 52 vouchers for 100 GEL and distributed them to 39 families. In addition, we paid utility bills for 4 families, and 6 families received finances to pay apartment rent.

Depending on the needs, there are other types of support: payment for telephone calls, reimbursement of the cost of consultations, blood transfusions or medicines for cancer patients.

All this may be small compared to the problems they have, but they all thank us for this stable support, which has been continuing for almost two years now.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

The monitoring group continued a series of information meetings with vulnerable groups. Another meeting was held in Vani municipality. Participants were informed about the mechanisms existing in the country to assist and empower victims of violence. Particular attention was paid to local government programs.

The program of the department of protection and support of children's rights was of particular importance for them. According to them, it is a great support for families who cannot create an appropriate environment for the development of their children.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

Psychologist of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” Ekaterine Kvachakidze met with women under the risk and socially vulnerable women, school teachers and students in the Women Support Centers of Tskaltubo, Vani, Zugdidi and Tsalenjikha, Meetings were held in group and individual formats. The main topic of the meeting, “Conflict Resolution,” turned out to be very interesting. The meeting was held in question and answer mode, the participants discussed cases related to the conflict. Conflict is a natural phenomenon and occurs in almost any relationship. Since conflict is inevitable, we must learn to manage it. A conflict can be resolved only with the agreement of all parties involved in it. The psychologist shared advices on conflict resolution with the meeting participants.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

January was a short working month. A second obstacle has also emerged – the seasonal flu virus. Despite this, all planned meetings were held with representatives of the Youth Empowerment Centers. Ordinary work was continued - 5 trainings were held in the filed, 5 in an online format.

These were interesting, active and memorable trainings for the participants: discussions of current topics, frank conversations about their own problems. At the same time, leaders started to prepare for the final meetings. This will be a particularly interesting stage in their lives.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

Against the background of active interaction, a training was held in Zugdidi with participation of women IDPs and heads of the homeowners’ associations of the Baramia and Lagidze streets.

Participants learned the essence of evidence-based advocacy and analyzed the process, how to identify a problem and how to solve it. Using a SWOT analysis, they assessed their own resources, strengths and weaknesses, and discussed expected risks.

The training participants selected specific problems and drew up action plans.

The reviews of the participants:

“We learned how to write an advocacy plan and assign responsibilities”.

“We will use these skills in practice when working on advocacy issues in our communities.”

The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova”.

Since January, Women Support Centers began to actively hold information meetings. With the help of mobilizers from 10 centers, more than 150 people received information about support services and municipal programs for violence victims.

The informing process contributed to the identification of new families. Within a month, 10 families under the risk were identified. Active work began with them. Beneficiaries already use the free services of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”: they receive consultations from a psychologist and a lawyer.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

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