On February 16, the training was held with the members of Khoni Youth Initiative Group on the topic - "Stereotypes and Tolerance". Participants gained new knowledge, shared their experiences regarding the topic, and looked at many issues from a different side. The training was conducted with active discussion: - "The information provided by you was very interesting"; "It seemed that this topic was not unknown to me, but today's training has made me to think differently about many issues"; "I was happy to listen and deepen my knowledge." This is how the young people evaluated the training conducted for them.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

On February 14, another online information meeting was held with members of Khoni youth group. What is gender, what does gender equality mean and what can gender inequality cause, what are the most common stereotypes we face in society. The participants talked about these and other topics with the representative of the Fund "Sukhumi".

Here are the participants' views on the issue - gender inequality may lead to:

"Confrontation between the genders"; "Mental and psychological harm to a person"; The stereotypes established today are: - "Men are physically stronger than women"; "A man should bring into the family and a woman should only take care of house"; - "A man knows how to drive a car better than a woman" etc.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

Building peace and trust - Training on these issues was held for the members of Tskaltubo youth group.

Participants discussed mechanisms of building peace and trust. Their positions on discussed issues were also recorded through interactive inclusion.

"You can not build a relationship without trust, first of all you must trust and then start a relationship”.

Peace means trust, peace begins with trust, otherwise you can not build a relationship"- these were the common positions of the participants.

How to gain trust, what is the obstacle? – During the discussion question, the participants unequivocally stated that it is necessary to have the right analysis and break down stereotypical approaches in order to have trust.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

There are 2 women initiative groups in Khoni municipality.

The focus group process was successful and this was discussed by the members of the Khoni group.

The interviewees noted that the respondents were not only able to express their opinion, but also expressed a desire to join the initiative group.

Also it should be mentioned that the members of Khoni initiative group managed to break the stereotypes of the population and through their activities they were able to change their views on the role of women in the economics and politics.

This is a serious step forward...

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

Members of the women initiative group living in a military settlement of Khoni Municipality have successfully completed the process of in-depth interview.

The achievements, challenges and difficulties were discussed at the informational meeting on February 4.

The interviewees mentioned that they had very interesting respondents and shared their emotions with others.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

On February 7, an information meeting was held with the members of Kutaisi Youth Club. Young people were informed about the results of gender inequality: Violence, disagreement, disagreement, fear (mainly when a woman is a violence victim), social problems, as well as a person may have a complex of inferiority.

The participants openly expressed their views:

- "The meeting was interesting with explanation of the issues of gender and gender equality";

- "Women and men are equal in all issues".

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

What is volunteering?

What benefits does it have?

How to become a volunteer and what do we need to know about it?

These and other questions were answered by Ele Sulakvelidze, a member of Kutaisi initiative group and a participant of the volunteers’ promotion program. An online information meeting was held on February 9. Such initiatives from young people are welcome. It was useful and informative meeting.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

The ordinary information meeting was held with the members of the women initiative group of the village Pakhulani of Tsalenjikha Municipality and the villages DidiNedzi and Koki of Zugdidi Municipality.

The meetings were dedicated to the evaluation of the technical side of the research of the project "Barriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in Socio-Political Life and Economic Activities".

Participants talked about how they planned the research process, what hindering and contributing factors they observed in the work process. Each speaker spoke using their own examples.

They shared the difficulties of working with groups.

They talked about how they were able to record the interview, talking face to face with the respondents.

Participants received advice on the basic principles of facilitation.

The future plans were also discussed with the group members.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

We received a lot of valuable experience on how to find the shortest ways to solve the issues of our community!

We have identified the priority issues and set out a strategy on how to start changes.

We have a lot of new ideas, we also outlined the ways to solve them.

We saw our possibilities better.

The members of women initiative group of the village Didi Nedzi evaluate the advocacy training conducted by the Women Fund "Sukhumi". During the online meeting, they were informed about the forms, methods and ways of civil advocacy.

The advocacy strategy and action plan have been developed around one of the priority issues for the community.

They gained experience in how to formulate the main message of advocacy, how to establish effective communication with target groups, how to choose methods.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

“Access of women/victims of domestic violence to support services at the local level” - the topic of an online round table discussion organized by Women Fund “Sukhumi” on February 15 with the support of the Equality Fund, Canada.

The meeting was attended by local government representatives from the municipalities of of Senaki, Samtredia, Terjola, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Baghdati, Vani, Tskhaltubo, Tkibuli, Zugdidi, Khoni, and Chokhatauri, representatives of social services and children's rights protection departments, journalists from media organizations of Terjola, Kutaisi , Ozurgeti, Poti and Tkibuli, representatives of non-governmental organizations working on the topic, as well as mobilizers of the Women's Support Centers of the Fund “Sukhumi”.

During the first part of the event, representatives of Fund “Sukhumi” spoke about the project, and about the innovative and very necessary website - Digital Resource Center for Victims of Violence (http://gbvdigitalresourcecenter.ge/) created within the framework of the project, its promotion in municipalities, challenges and problems.