Most of the meetings with the boys in Poti, Tskaltubo, Terjola were devoted to determine the role of men in the family and society. Participants mentioned that the men are good protectors and partners. They played different roles that concerned conflict situations and their solutions.
Defining the role of men in the family and society - this topic was discussed during the regular meetings with boys in the schools of Khoni, Ozurgeti, Zugdidi. The topic turned out to be interesting for the participants, and they listened with particular interest. This was well shown in role games, in which all of them were involved. With the help of these games, the boys clearly saw the problems of violence and, of course talked about its prevention.
Workshops on conflictology with participation of youth took place in Khoni, Zugdidi and Poti. During the meetings, participants noted that communication is an important an instrument during the conflict. Effective communication promotes to improvement of relationship, keeps connections. Therefore, information on these issues is necessary for people of all ages.
"If we know the rules of communication, we can stop the development of conflicts," mention the participants of the workshops.
Most part of the meeting were devoted to the conversation about the role of men. Participants noted that men are good defenders and partners. They played role-games, which concerned conflict situations. Some were rapists, while others resolved conflicts. Participants showed interest to the issue and received answers to their questions.
The first meetings with the boys this month were held in the schools of Kutaisi, Lanchkhuti, Senaki.
Regular meetings with the boys were held in Poti, Khoni and Lanchkhuti. The topic of the meetings was gender equality. The participants discussed gender roles, the attitude of men towards equality issues. Participants actively worked in groups, expressed their thoughts, argued. In their opinion, the main thing in achieving equality is to respect the rights of others.
As in the previous months, 9 information meetings took place in March for Youth clubs. The last three meetings were held in the public schools of Poti, Khoni, village Lesa (Lanchkhuti Municipality).
Women's solidarity, the history of March 8, women's rights, prevention of violence - the topics discussed aroused a lot of questions. Young people actively joined the discussions, gave examples and noted that such meetings are necessary for the older generation, so that they do not have a stereotyped attitude to gender issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
The place for informational meetings of Youth clubs is school No. 3 in Senaki, the school of village Ganmukhuri (Zugdidi municipality), the Youth Center of Terjola.
The topic of the meetings is women solidarity, the protection of women's rights for the prevention of violence.
Particular interest of participants and discussions were caused by familiarization with biographies of successful Georgian women. One of the participants noted: "For me, it was very interesting to hear the stories of Georgian women, their dedication. Nobody talks to us about such topics. I want to know more about it. "
Youth clubs continue to work with more activity.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Ordinary meetings were held with the boys in the municipalities of Terjola, Zugdidi and Senaki. Thee were discussed the issues related to gender equliaty. Participants expressed particular activity. They were involved in the group work, expressed their opinions regarding solution of gender problems.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Keti Kuchava and Ani Kutateladze were active participants in the three-day training organized by the fund “Sukhumi” on the transformation of the conflict. There they learned to facilitate and received the task - to conduct a workshop independently.
Young facilitators dedicated a worksop to the topic of conflict transformation in School No. 1 in Tskhaltubo. We talked about problems, ways to resolve the conflict, about women's initiatives. There were group work and interesting presentations.
The work was carried out within the framework of the project "Expanding Women's Opportunities for Developing New Approaches Relating to the Transformation of the Conflict".
The project is implemented with the support of Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA