Women’s Fund “Sukhumi” is pleased to present its new monitoring brief titled “ Criteria for Selection and Evaluation of Support Services by Women Survivors of Violence: Effectiveness and esponsiveness to Needs .” This short report examines women's the attitudes of surveyed women toward the effectiveness of services, how well these services meet the specific needs of women survivors, and the criteria they use when selecting and evaluating these services.
The report findings indicate that most respondents prefer non-governmental organizations as service providers, considering them more effective and safer. In contrast, local authorities and police services are rated relatively lower, though still significant, in terms of security and problem-solving effectiveness. To improve service quality, the study also evaluates service providers based on their coordination, accessibility, and flexibility, while identifying areas that require further improvement.
This document is based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted by the Women’s Fund during May-October 2024, in which over 600 respondents were interviewed across 11 target municipalities: Chokhatauri, Tkibuli, Kobuleti, Baghdati, Vani, Terjola, Samtredia, Senaki, Zugdidi, Zalenjikha, and Khobi.
The Women's Fund "Sukhumi" presents a monitoring brief titled - "Extent of Women’s Awareness of Support Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence." This brief analyzes the level of women's awareness of existing support services in the country, the sources of their information, and the challenges that significantly affect the accessibility of these services.
The document is based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted by the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" between May and October 2024, covering over 600 respondents from 11 target municipalities: Chokhatauri, Kobuleti, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi, Khoni, Terjola, Samtredia, Senaki, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Khobi.
The November training course began with the usual activity. Trainings have already been held in five youth empowerment centers (Tskaltubo, Vani, Chokhatauri, Zugdidi, Samtredia). On November 25, the international campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence" will start, within the framework of which young people will participate with interesting initiatives. The training course continues in five more municipalities, as planned, without changes.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The expert group of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” completed field work of the research of gender impact assessment component of the preschool education quality standard - family and community participation.
The research included 12 focus discussions and 28 personal interviews. Several documents were studied and additional surveys were conducted with industry experts.
Based on the survey results, a final report will be developed that will reflect the main findings highlighting the impact of the work of mentioned standard on students, parents, community, and preschool institutions.
The document developed as a result of the research will help to overcome the challenges of family and community participation in preschool education programs and will improve the quality of cooperation between preschool institutions, family, and community.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
On 21 Zakariadze Street in Kutaisi, there is a building of a former kindergarten where internally displaced persons live. A useful civil initiative envisaged by the project was implemented in this settlement.
A safe environment for residents was created - dangerous old gates were dismantled and secondary, but relatively new gates were installed. The entrance road, which was difficult for residents to move around during the rain, was repaired. The entrance door to the house was also repaired and the walls were painted.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Women who participated in the project bought 1 exercise machine, 2 benches and a petrol mower for IDPs living in apartments of the former tea factory in the Ingiri community (Zugdidi municipality).
According to residents, there was no such precedent in the village and they express their deep gratitude for the support of their initiative. This equipment can be used by people of any age, and this will contribute to the introduction of a healthy lifestyle in the community.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
In order to solve the problems of the IDP community in Senaki, within the framework of supporting the "Civil Initiatives", six water pumps were given to residents. The pumps will serve 12 buildings, facilitate the process of pumping water from basements and reduce the risks affecting the safety and health of people.
The second initiative was supported in response to the urgent problem of the threat posed by weeds. Within the framework of the project, five electric mowers were given to the population, designed for 12 residential houses.
Leaders of women's groups, activists and residents of the community actively joined in the process of implementing civil initiatives.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
We present a new social video by the Women's Fund 'Sukhumi,' featuring actors Nino Choladze and Nantso Tskhviravashvili discussing online violence against girls and the dangers of gender-based misinformation in the digital space.
Embrace the truth and reject gender identity disinformation!
The online workshop, titled "Tactics, Characteristics, and Detection Techniques of Gender Disinformation," was led by Linda Chikhladze, a digital communications specialist, and involved members of the Youth Club from the Kutaisi and Tskaltubo municipalities of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi".
The event was opened by Ana Lomidze, a representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi." She shared the results of the project “Changing Narratives: Combating Gender Identity Disinformation for Informed, Sensitive Societies and Ethical Regional Media” with the participating youth.
We are pleased to present our next clip featuring journalists in Imereti who are combating gender identity disinformation and upholding ethical standards when reporting on violence against women.
Embrace the truth, reject gender identity disinformation.