The participants of the workshop spoke about the campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence" and its meaning.

How to help the victim of violence, who enters into referral subjects, how the law determines their authority - these issues were discussed with the women  participants of the workshops. In their opinion, a person should feel responsible and timely intervene in family conflicts, since the likelihood of becoming a victim of violence for woman is high.

During the discussion, when talking about referral subjects, a special emphasis was put on the responsibility of the school. As it was mentioned, the school is one of the serious links that should actively join in the prevention of violence.

Workshops were held in the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Senaki, Tskaltubo.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

The main part of August was a holiday period for the employees of the Fund "Sukhumi". But, despite this, all planned events were held. Part - in late July, and part - in late August.

Women support centers held information and mobilization meetings in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Zugdidi. At the meetings, the problems of youth, as well as social programs and health programs of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic and the list of documents necessary for their receipt for the IDP population were examined.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

In the women support centers, together with group meetings, consultations with individual people are often conducted. It was so this time in Senaki. The individual consultation was held at the request of the beneficiary, who is under the influence of manipulation. The work was carried out with trauma, fears, the method of associative cards was used. Individual work will be continued.

In March the psychologist of the Fund "Sukhumi" conducted group meeting in the WSC of Khoni. The theme of the meeting - the impact of traditional culture on psycho - sexual health of women.

Women who are under the strong influence of patriarchal traditional culture, are victims of psycho-sexual problems, and this poses a threat to a healthy relationship of the couples.

For the participants the topic was interesting, and the meeting was interactive.

In the WSCs there were mainly held individual consultations. Some women need a one-time consultation, and for some of them follow visits were scheduled.

In Ganmukhuri (Zugdidi municipality) the Fund "Sukhumi" came for the first time. The meeting was introductory, the audience learned about the information and consulting work of the Fund. It was said that this village is located near the sides of the conflict and there are a lot of stress factors here, so they need psychological support. There is a desire to work with inclusive children.

Khurcha /Koki Women Support Center will periodically schedule meetings in Ganmukhuri so that local people feel the power of group and individual consultations.

At the initiative of Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center (Zugdidi Municipality), a humanitarian action took place in the village - clothes, shoes and family belongings were handed out to socially unprotected and large families.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

In the Women Support Center of Kutaisi there was held psychological work with inclusive beneficiaries in the art therapy and associative maps, and in WSCs of  Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) there were held group meetings and consultations.

The main topic of these meetings was a conversation, how to recognize the psychological pressure and violence and avoid becoming a victim? One of the main signs of psychological violence is a constant criticism. If your partner regularly criticizes your appearance, behavior, manners, character, behind it really is a conflict. Quiet violence, without the use of physical force does not give the victim an understanding, that it is necessary to change something - this is what was discussed at the meeting.