Working with couples is a new component in frames of the fund “Sukhumi” project - "Strengthening the Women's Rights in Western Georgia".

In order to prevent violence, at the first stage we are working with crisis families who have the will, to change the situation and overcome the crisis. With such families, a psychologist and conflictologist work together. If necessary, a lawyer is included.

Three meetings have already been held. All three cases differ from each other in complexity. The common thing about them is that women try to manage the conflict and men are also included in the process. The psychologist will continue to work in on-line mode.

For each family, an individual schedule is developed, which will help them to overcome crisis situations.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

International Day of Girls and International Day of Rural Women-in this connection, conversations took place at the mobilization meetings in October. There were also other issues that interested the meeting participants - the prevention of violence, local government programs, advocacy of social problems.

Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of the fund “Sukhumi” held 33 meetings in the cities and villages of the municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi. 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Women's solidarity - this was the topic of psychological consultative meetings in Kutaisi, in places where IDPs compactly reside. Totally 12 group and 3 individual meetings were held - 88 women aged from 21 to 66 were attended.

All meetings were held in different ways. Women told real stories and themselves made the conclusion that solidarity is necessary - women support to each other. This is an important factor in the process of preventing violence.

On February 1, at the office of the Fund "Sukhumi", mobilizers of Women Support Centers gathered, who will work on the projects. The participants discussed the directions of the small grant competition and the projects that should be implemented this year.

There are already 11 project ideas. Five projects have been selected for financing, which will be implemented in the municipalities of Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Senaki Women Support Center completed the work on the project: “Dramatization of women’s rights”, which was dedicated to International campaign “16 active days against gender-based violence”. The project was implemented in the villages: Teklati, Nosiri and Akhalsopeli. This was preceded by meetings with representatives of rural authorities and majoritarian candidates. And of course, working with the director and actors who have staged scenes on domestic violence and violence against women. After the presentations, there were active discussions. Everything, said in the language of the theater was very impressionable, understandable and effective.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

- With a difficult rhythm of life, we are becoming different as we were before. That's where our marriage partner comes to the rescue. With him it is possible to be yourself. The man in the family has a wife and children. And the woman in the family has a husband and children. Children grow and create their own families. But our spouse is always with us. We are not alone in the marriage. This is the meaning of family happiness, in which there is no room for violence ...

The women listened to the psychologist with interest in Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center.

A psychological group meeting on the theme of family happiness took place in Koki (Zugdidi municipality), where 10 beneficiaries from 21 to 60 years were present.

The meeting with IDPs in Kutaisi was useful for the participants in the collective center “Mtis Broli”.

The lawyer familiarized them with the information regarding a law against domestic violence, also rights of women in family. During a meeting there were given individual consultations on concrete issues, which were interesting for the participants.

Up to 200 people gathered on July 16 in the village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) - not only the population of the village, but also residents of other villages of the municipality - Orsantia, Khurcha, Kakhati. The action was well organized by the Women Support Center of Khurcha / Koki - the mobilizers actively disseminated information about a very useful and necessary activity.

Kutaisi clinic "unikalmedi" conducted free medical consultations / examinations in the villages that are located near Abkhazia in the following areas: radiology, echoscopy, cardiology, neurology, therapy, urology, gastroenterology, surgery and endocrinology.

The action was not completed only by this - doctors of the clinic transported 9 patients on their own transport. Now 16 people are in hospital for treatment. Especially it is necessary to say that part of the sum is provided by the state insurance, and the rest - by the decision of the administration, is covered by the clinic.

For those who did not get a free service on the day of the action, the clinic is ready to provide a 50% discount.

This is really an unprecedented action, arranged by the "unikalmedi" clinic in the framework of the memorandum of cooperation, signed with the Fund "Sukhumi".

The action will continue in Poti, Khoni and Senaki.