On June 13 Legal informational-consultative meeting was held in Kutaisi, collective center of kindergarten. It was attended by women IDPs and local women. They were provided information about rights of children and legal ways of their protection, UN convention for children’s rights. .

In January in Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Poti, Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality), legal informational-consultative meetings were held. The meeting participants were presented the consultations of different issues: diverce, alimony, the issues connected with credit, mechanisms of combating domestic violence and its prevention, purchasing immovable property and its registration, changes in the law in social direction.

Domestic violence, the mechanisms provided for by law - these issues were mainly addressed at legal information and consultation meetings organized by the mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of fund “Sukhumi”. In Khoni, the meeting was attended by employees of the administration of the municipality. In the village of Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) the meeting was held with teachers and villagers. In the Women Support Centers of Tskaltubo, Senaki and Poti, along with other topics, there was discussed the topic of trafficking. In Kutaisi, a woman of a risk group was identified.

Participants of the meetings actively joined the discussions, received answers to their questions, and some of them - individual consultations.

Kutaisi, Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) are the places where legal information and consultation meetings were held. The meetings talked about the problem of domestic violence and violence against women, the legal side of the problem, support and protection issues. In addition, the participants got acquainted with the package of adopted changes related to the Istanbul Convention. At individual meetings, other issues were considered: property rights and duties, divorce. 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Traditionally in September there were carried out informational-consultative meetings in Women's Support Centres of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).

The meetings raised many important issues - domestic violence, family conflicts and their causes, the solution of the problem through mediation, the divorce procedure.

Various cases were discussed. In Kutaisi and Khoni the problems raised at the previous meetings were solved. A consultation was held in Senaki for the victim, and with the help of a lawyer there was issued the protective order.

In August, the lawyers carried out consultative meetings in Women's Support Centres of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).

Legal advice on important issues - violence against women, divorce, custody of minors, the division of property, the registration of agricultural land.

The meeting participants state that legal advice assist them in solving their problems...

Free legal consultations and informational meetings were held in Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).

Participants were given information of different types: law on domestic violence, legal mechanisms of victim protection, legal co of giving accommodation, mortgage and related questions, the universal right to education, the rights of students.

Many participants received individual consultation that will help to solve their personal problems.

In Women Support Centers of the fund “Sukhumi” there were held free legal consultations. In Poti, Senaki and Tskaltubo, mainly discussed the rights of socially unprotected people also the programs for the mothers of many children.

In WSC of Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) consultations concerned the marriage, rights and duties of the sides. In Kutaisi and Khoni, the issues of informational meetings were freedom of expression and media. The beneficiaries gained information about freedom and security guarantees.