In WSCs of Senaki, Kutaisi and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) during the January there were held psychological group meetings on the topic: “Combating and control against negative emotions and stresses.” This is one of the preventive measures of domestic violence.

The reasons, which cause violence are numerous: troubles in personal life, problems at work, conflicts with family, unpaid loans, complexes and phobias. On the advice of a psychologist, without an analysis of these reasons it is impossible to overcome stress.

12 group psychological meetings were held round Kutaisi in May, in compactly resided placed of IDPs with participation of 84 women. Also there were held individual consultations regarding a problem of family relations. The main issue ofteh conversation was model or form of family relations. Popular wisdom says: "Forewarned - is forearmed." The more we know about the family relationship, the less mistakes we make in life. Consultations had this exact goal.

In June there were held 12 meetings with the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” in different collective centers. The participants were provided information about a law on free expression and law on “Internally displaced persons from occupied territories of Georgia”.

There were also given legal consultations for preparation of special statement and receipt of alternative living space.

In September 12 meetings were held with the IDPs from Abkhazia. The meetings were attended by 82 women. They received information regarding the following issue: problem solution through mediation. There were also held two individual consultations – the aunt of one participant should be placed in the elderly house, and the other participant needs assistance in problems solution of abrogation of agreement conditions and she was re-addressed in the association of young lawyers.

After the monitoring it was revealed that the needs of one beneficiary is already satisfied, who received consultation in the last months.

In October in collective centers of Kutaisi there were held 12 meetings of IDP women from Abkhazia with the lawyer. The meetings were attended by 82 women.

There was held informing of women regarding concrete items of the law against violence, also about importance of women participation in the elections and the importance of more women – delegates for the protection of women.

There were also held two individual consultations. One of the beneficiaries has 15 year old girl, who became a victim from the side of her husband. After the consultation of the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” the woman was re-addressed to lawyer’s bureau in order to protect her rights in the court.

In November there were held 12 legal consultative-informational meetings in Kutaisi – with local and IDP population. The meeting participants learned about 16 day campaign. They also heard information regarding law. There were held individual consultations. There was made a statement and sent to the mayor of Kutaisi. Monitoring regarding this issue will be continued in future.

 During December in Kutaisi there were held 12 legal informational – consultative meetings with local population and IDPs. The meetings were attended by 73 women. They were given information about a law on domestic violence and about changes, which will be made in futire. One woman received individual consultation about a law on alimony and was re-addressed in GYLA.

As a result of the monitoring the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” that two families received satisfactory answer on the issue of resettlement and were given alternative spaces.

In July, the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi held 12 informative and consultative meetings with the local population and IDPs. 53 women presented at the meetings on domestic violence and family law. A woman at risk of violence was identified. 3 participants received individual legal advice on the legal ways of issuing alimony and obtaining property. For advocacy, they were redirected to the Kutaisi branch of the Association of Young Lawyers.

In May, mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) filled in with 15 questionnaires of violence victims. In these real cases, we talked about the violence of the husband and other family members. In 10 cases, the victim of violence is a woman, only in one case is an elderly man. Only three of them received counseling from a psychologist, and the same number met with a lawyer.

Joint actions of Fund "Sukhumi" and Kutaisi multiprofile clinic "Uniqal Medi " are continuing - free medical consultations / examinations. The actions have already passed in Tskaltubo and Koki (Zugdidi municipality).

This time the staff of the clinic arrived in Poti. The action was held in a compact settlement for IDPs and dozens of IDPs from Abkhazia took part in it.

The action was organized by the Poti Women Support Center. The TV story was prepared by the company "The Ninth Wave".

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

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