The Poti Women Support Center started working on a new small project. In frames of the project "Harmonious Environment for Children", information meetings were held with the chairpersons of the kindergarten No 16 and with the deputy of Gender Equality Council of Local Government.

The aim of these meetings is to plan the events and solve the organizational issues of the training, which will be held in September for the teachers of the kindergarten.

Participants of the project were provided the information leaflets about the project, developed by the Women Support Center.

"Do not be patient, break the silence!" - this is the name of the new small project of Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi Municipality). In frames of the project, an information meeting with the women group was held in the village Orsantia. During the meeting there was discussion about violence in the family and violence against women, and also about planned activities. The meeting was also held with the representative of the City Hall.

Women Support Centers of the Fund “Sukhumi” actively work in 9 municipalities (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti).

In July, the mobilizers of the Centers held 27 information meetings with different groups. During the meetings, the issue of the legal status of women, forms of violence against women were discussed. The participants of the meetings were also introduced to local social programs.

Working with crisis families is one of the priorities in the project "Strengthening of Women Rights in Western Georgia". The meetings of a conflictologist and a psychologist with married couples continue. As a result of the periodic sessions there are changes in the relationship of the couple. Parties try to change forms of communication and establish stability. Individual advices help them in keeping stability. These advices are given after each session.

Mobilizers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Khurcha/Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) Women Support Center have filled in 8 questionnaires in July. The questionnaires show real cases of violence from the side of husband and other family members.

Only two victim women addressed the psychologist, one of them was given the legal consultation and she was redirected to relevant structure.

In July, psychologists of the Fund "Sukhumi" worked actively. Individual psychotherapeutic counseling was continued, 5 beneficiaries were consulted.

"We work on the correction of the model of behavior, the technique of correction in relations. One of the women has already coped with depression, "- says one of the psychologists.

Psychologists meet married couples and women of a risk group. Together they work on techniques of conflict management and avoid negative emotions.

Consultations are held in the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Ozurgeti. They already have tangible results.

Family rights, rights and conditions of marriage - this was one of the issues that were discussed at meetings with lawyers of the Fund "Sukhumi".

Participants of the meetings received much necessary information that will help them to solve their problems. Both group and individual consultations were held for the beneficiaries of the Women Support Centers of Tskaltubo, Senaki, Ozurgeti. The Women Support Center of Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) organized a group meeting in the village Kakhati.

"I was in 6th grade when my mother left for Greece. Now I'm 16, but still remember those emotions. I always had an internal conflict, I did not talk about this with anyone. "

"My mother goes to work in Turkey. First she told me that we had no other way out. I agreed. But after her departure, everything changed in the family. It seems that I have everything, the but I am always annoyed. "

Discussions of such real stories were held with young people on the topic "Women's Migration - Relationship with Family Conflicts".

According to the participants, migration often creates a background for the development of different conflicts, so it is very important to discuss these issues and find ways out.

Workshops were held in Terjola, Poti and Lanchkhuti.

The work of psychologists of the Fund "Sukhumi" was carried out in several directions in June: 7 phone consultations, consultation via Skype - in Poti and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality).

There was more individual therapy. Here are a few examples:

A woman 35 years old - depression, the art therapy was used, was sent to a psychiatrist for consultation.

A woman 30 years old grievances and fears, the associative cards and art therapy was used to control emotions and search for resources.

A woman 24 years old - was learned to build relationships with her mother-in-law, analyzing social roles of behavior, regulating conflicts and controlling emotions.

The work was carried out with beneficiaries from Kutaisi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality), and in the village Orsantia a group meeting was held with women participating in the small project of the Khurch / Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi Municipality).

A report for 4 months (February-June) on monitoring violence was made.

52 questionnaires were filled in. 31 questionnaires in Women Support Centers (Kutaisi - 4, Tskaltubo - 4, Khoni - 3, Poti - 4, Senaki - 3 Khurcha/koki - 4, Terjola - 3, Ozurgeti - 3, Lanchkhuti - 3). Psychologists and lawyers filled in 21 questionnaires.

The main cases concerned violence against women - from the side of husband, mother in law, son, daughter, etc.

Forms of violence are: physical, psychological, economical.

Mainlyl, the victims are women aged 35-55 years. Several facts of violence against men and the elderly were also revealed.

Beneficiaries used the services of Women Support Centers:

16 people received consultations from lawyer 29 addressed psychologists, joint consultation of psychologist, lawyer and conflictologist were given to 7 couples. There work was done with the traumas and the adolescents - 3 cases on a whole.

During 4 months, two women were given the status of violence victims with the help of the Fund “Sukhumi”. Two protective orders were issued with the help of lawyer-consultants and mobilizers of Women Support Centers.