Despite the July heat, the mobilizers of the Women's Support Centers held the planned 30 meetings in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi. At the meetings, there were discussed existing protective mechanisms for victims of domestic violence. The audience also received information about the criteria and programs of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic on social issues, health care and education.
The mini-project of Kutaisi Women Support Center was completed, dedicated to the International campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence".
In the beginning, there were information meetings with representatives of all 12 administrative units. The mobilizer of the Women Support Center acquainted them with the significance of the campaign, with the activities of the fund “Sukhumi” for the Prevention of Violence and Victim Assistance, and also provided information on the increased responsibility of local government in this matter. Information leaflets were distributed at the meetings.
On December 8, representatives of administrative units gathered in the City Hall for the training "Prevention of Domestic Violence and assistance of Violence Victim: Issues of Self-Government Competence". Recommendations were developed at the end of the training.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Between the Fund "Sukhumi" and the clinic "Unique copper" a memorandum of cooperation was signed. Within the framework of the memorandum, the clinic will take a group of doctors to the Women Support Centers of the Fund "Sukhumi" and provide free consultations of the beneficiaries. Consultations will be held in the municipalities of khoni, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi, Poti, Senaki.
Three meetings were held with the psychologist in Tskaltubo, Khoni and Poti.
The consultation in Tskaltubo WSC was devoted to the topic: motivation and the brink of human capabilities - for the prevention of violence against women. The purpose of the meeting - informing women, raising their skills and practical recommendations for the best manifestation of their own potential.
At the request of the beneficiary, in the Women's Support Centres of Khoni and Poti theme of the meetings was planned in advance: prevention of suicide. This was due to cases of suicide in these cities. There were talking about statistics, reasons and most important, the measures of prevention. Questions were raised. The participants received the answers and advises to use during the relationship with teenagers.
In Women Support Centers, there were held monthly legal consultations and informational meetings. The topics of the meetings were inheritance and testament, family conflicts, the rights and responsibilities of family members, the problems of domestic violence and protection mechanisms.
Individual consultations on the interests of participants in the meetings were held.
In addition, in May 12 meetings were held in collective centers of IDPs from Abkhazia. Group and individual consultations were held at the meeting.
In October, the mobilizers of Women Support Centers met with representatives of local state structures and self-government - members of Sakrebulo, with the head of Sakrebulo apparatus, with employees of different services, with managers of rural territorial units.
The purpose of these meetings is to familiarize themselves with social and health programs, and then distribute them at mobilization meetings, so that more people are informed about local programs and able to use them to their own needs, to solve various problems.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Mobilizers of Women's Support Centers, traditionally, met the representatives of local government in September. Some of them met with the members of Sakrebulo, others - with the chief of the staff, with the employees of the social service and the health service, as well as with the heads of the rural administrative units.
At the meetings they get acquainted with social programs and health programs. Then the received information is distributed at the mobilization meetings, so that more people are informed about this.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
On July 1 in Tskaltubo, in the collective center "Medea" there was held psychological consultation. The meeting was attended only by women IDPs. The theme was chosen on their own initiative - violence against children and its negative results on the behavior of children and psycho-emotional sphere.
On July 8 and 13 consultations were held in Women's Support Centres of Khoni and Poti. Among the participants there were young and older women, IDPs and local. Subject of consultations - the negative impact of domestic violence on young children and adolescents and prevention of violence against children.
The women listened with great interest the conversation of psychologist, gave examples from their experience. At the end of the meeting, participants expressed their gratitude regarding consultations and noted that the discussed topic and received recommendations for them are required and useful.
