Women initiative groups of the Fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) were actively involved in the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence.

In frames of the campaign, informational meetings were held in different communities, in IDP collective centers. Informational leaflets and campaign attributes were distributed. The citizens received information about the importance of activity and inclusion of the society in violence prevention.

The meetings involved more than 30 people living in cities and rural communities. Members of the Women Initiative Groups met with representatives of local government - they were willing to actively participate in violence prevention.

A meeting of the Women's Initiative Group members and women activists in the village of Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) was held in frames of a 16-day campaign against violence. Participants spoke about the scales of the problem of violence.

- There are frequent facts of domestic violence in the village. Early response to such conflicts is very important. Early prevention will reduce the scale of violence, was mentioned during the meetings.

The participants received information about the training, which was held in Istanbul and discussed the strategy, of how to continue to work on in order to identify gender accents in all aspects.

Members of the Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskalutbo and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) meet with members of different communities. These meetings identify the problems that are prior in the community and create conflict situations.

In all municipalities, initiative groups are actively working to resolve conflicts at an early stage. Each group operates according to its own developed plan. Inclusion of civil society activists and cooperation with local government is important in this process.

The members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group considered what should be the future strategy of the group, how the early response will be held in gender aspect.

According to the strategy, group members continue informational meetings in different communities. It is planned to conduct a questionnaire to identify prior problems.

In parallel, meetings with representatives of local government and the exchange of information for an early response to conflicts are continuing.

At the next meeting the members of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group discussed how to continue to work, what changes need to be made to the future strategy.

One part of the initiative group took part in the training on “Early conflict prevention through envisaging gender aspects.” The group members analyzed the information received at the training: what is the system of early response to conflicts, how the information is collected, updated, definition of indicators, work on the risks of conflict, etc.

The outline of the strategy of the Women Initiative Group reveals the need for systematic cooperation with local government.

Members of the Fund “Sukhumi” Women Initiative Group gathered in the village Koki (Zugdidi municipality). The participants reviewed the action plan and discussed the stages of advocacy. Now the initiative group advocates the opening of an ambulatory center in the village Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). The problem creates conflict situations between members of the community, and its solution is a priority for early prevention

The moderator of the group acquainted the participants with the information obtained during the meeting with representatives of local authorities. According to her, the municipality of Zugdidi municipality is already considering this issue.

Women initiative groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) hold informational meetings to identify conflict situations existing in different communities. Based on the gained information, team members work on the analysis of situations. During the analysis, it was revealed that often the reason is social problem, which is often advocated by the Women Initiative Group. The response is effective, and several problems have been already solved.

Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group continues to solve problems, which causes conflict situations in concrete communities. The moderator of the group holds monthly meetings with population and these meetings identify the reasons of conflict situations. The issues identified by the group mainly concern the social sphere.

Repairing the rural internal road in the village Kumistavi, rehabilitation of water pipes in the village Tskhunkuri are the results of a positive solution of problems with the support of local government.

Members of Kutaisi Women Initiative Group have been working during a month on advocating the problem with the aim to resolve conflict situation. Local self-government is actively involved in this process. An analysis of the situation showed that in case of a positive solution of a problem, the risk of confrontation between the parties will be reduced to a minimum.

The members of Women Initiative Group gathered in the village Khurcha. They worked on the identification of problems.

- Unsolved social problems, the population without transport, absence of a medical center are the reasons that create conflict situations in Khurcha community (Khurcha, Koki).

The participants of the meeting worked on the analysis of the problem: what causes the conflict situation, how much is it possible to solve it.

Members of the group paid attention to local self-government and noted its special role in resolving conflicts at an early stage.