What is self-assessment and what is its connection with development of family conflicts. How to manage conflict and avoid violence - in this direction discussions were held during workshops on conflict with women's groups in Khoni, Kutaisi and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).
- Conflict management is impossible without self-evaluation. Over the years, I am a victim of violence. I thought that if I could not have a child, I should endure everything. When I started to attend the meetings, I found out that I became a victim. Now I'm a completely different person. There are no conflicts in the family, I am respected, - on the background of discussion of these stories many interesting considerations were heard.
Participants believe that patience is not always the right strategy, and does not regulate the conflict.
One of the major components in conflict management is correct self-evaluation. Workshops of the Fund "Sukhumi" helped in it.
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

  

The workshops in Kutaisi, Senaki, Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality), was attended by women from 30 to 60.

- How our parents brought us, why we make the same mistakes in the relationship with our children, why there are conflicts of generations - interesting discussions were held on these topics.

- We often heared from parents that our generation does not understand anything, behaves badly. When we became parents, we have already begun to repeat this phrase.

- The reason of family conflicts is wrong education. We must not bring up boys as "rulers" of the family, and the girls do not have to constantly put up with everything.

- I always thought that my mother was very strict. We often argued with her on issues such as go to a girlfriend's birthday or not, a walk with friends. In a relationship with children, I repeated the same thing. Unfortunately, I later realized that my mother was always right. Probably my children will also understand it.

At the end of the discussion the participants listened to a psychologist and received appropriate advices.

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

On September 20, at the hotel "Prometheus", the group of fund "Sukhumi" took part in a workshop on lessons learned from partners, which was held by PIN - an international organization in frames of the project "Involvement of NGOs working on issues of social protection, in the strategic dialogue in Georgia."

With the help of an invited expert meeting participants familiarized themselves with the experience of the Czech Republic in social advocacy, and shared with each what issues are advocated at local and central levels, what challenges do they face and how they see the issue of viability of the advisor’s council in the future.

Representatives of partner organizations again stressed the importance of the Lessons Learned and expressed their desire to hold such meetings for other members of advisors.

The project is implemented with the support of the Czech organization PIN 

 

- When the equality is violated in the family and takes the form of discrimination - young people held discussions on this issue on the workshops in Poti, Kutaisi and Senaki.

Participants believe that most of the family conflicts are related to the incorrect distribution of functions:

-If in the family the decision takes only one and the other members of the family live at his desire, this is violence.

Unfortunately, most women misunderstand the essence of equality. In their opinion, what happens in their families is common. Therefore, it is difficult for them to realize themselves in society.

According to young people, more work is needed with society to correctly assess what equality in the family is, and to analyze the negative results that lead to gender-based violence.

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

 

How important is communication in conflict management - workshops with women's groups in Khoni, Kutaisi and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) were held on this issue.

During the work, the participants carried out a practical exercise. Using this method, they analyzed and concluded that the main reason for the development of the conflict is incorrect communication. The participants of the workshops discussed the life examples - this gave the meetings special effectiveness.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Migration - actual topic for each generation.
What do young people think about this, what is the relationship of migration with domestic conflicts; the challenges faced by children growing up without mothers; where is the way out? - Workshops on these issues were held in Tskhaltubo, Kutaisi and Khoni.
According to participants, migration could solve the financial problems of families, but each has contributed to other problems.
The workshops analyzed real stories, and it was noted that fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers cannot substitute mothers. There are psychological barriers that cause conflicts in families.
According to the young people on the background of unemployment in the country, it is impossible to stop migration, but it is possible to regulate relations in the family - the emphasis was on a special mission of NGOs and the role of the psychologist in schools.
 
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

 

In March, three workshops with women's groups were held in Khoni, Kutaisi, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). 39 women participated. They discussed the topic: what causes conflicts of generations and how to improve relations with children.

Most of the women noted: the relationship must be taught, often there were situations where they do not know how to defuse tensions.

- The methods my parents used were not useful for my children, as approaches are changing with time.

According to the participants, conflict management is a complex problem. Such meetings provide an opportunity to share experiences, analyze and prevent others from making mistakes.

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

    

In Batumi and Kobuleti there was held ordinary cycle of gender education of upper graders and students in frames of the project "Cultural dialogue of generations, as a positive experience." Theme of workshops was diverse: "Women's and girls' rights", "Violence in the family and its social outcomes", "Persons with Disabilities and the terms associated with them", "Vision of generations - personal communications in the family and society"

Great interest from the youth and their involvement once again stressed the need for such activities. Such meetings were highly  appreciated by parents and teachers part of them was actively involved in dialogue with youth and expressed a will for future cooperation. . 

       

 

Analysis of the conflict, the transformation of the conflict, women's peace initiatives - these themes have united young people living in 6 regions of Western Georgia. Within the framework of the project "Expanding Women's Opportunities for Developing New Approaches Relating to the Transformation of the Conflict," they passed a three-day training on these issues, mastered the skills of the facilitator and then themselves began to organize workshops.

Tamar Iakobashvili held the first workshop on June 3 in Terjola. After the introductory words of the facilitator, the discussion of the causes of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict and ways of its settlement began. The meeting lasted almost 3 hours, but the participants did not feel the flow of time, as they were actively involved in the process.

Keti Cheban and Mariam Zirakadze held a workshop on June 7 at school No.5 and No.7 in Poti. At first they acquainted the audience with information about the project. Then they learned what the participants know about the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, what their attitude is. Participants worked in three groups and presented interesting presentations. During the feedback it was noted that they were able to manifest their capabilities.

On June 8, Tea Medzvelia included girls in the village of Nakhakhulevi (Khoni municipality) in the workshop. They listened with interest to information about the work carried out within the framework of the project.

The facilitator maximally involved the audience in the work. Particularly active was the activity of girls regarding women's peace initiatives. At the time of the workshop, all the items drafted in the modules were successfully implemented.

The project  is implemented with the support of  Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

   

Senaki WSC implemented a project “youth against violence against women”. In frames of the project in schools of three villages of municipalities – Nosiri, Dzveli Senaki and Nokalakevi there were held workshops on: “Gender and gender violence”.

The participants of the workshops were the pupils of 10-th and 11-th grades. Method of “brain storming” defined opinions and attitudes of young people towards the issues of gender and gender violence. they spoke about the results of violence, influence on women and children.

Then the youth expressed initiatives and conducted informational meetings with the followers. In Nosiri and Dzveli Senaki the pupils organized actions with the slogan: “No – to Violence”.

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

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