Women's Support Centres, with the financial support of the Fund "Sukhumi" in June and July have carried out independent projects. The essence of these projects and gained results were recorded in the seventh issue of the newsletter. In addition, it tells about the information and consultation meetings, advocated problems, working with victims of violence – briefly, about everything that took place in July in the framework of the project "Strengthening of Women's Rights in the Western Georgia."
"Bullying is a cause-and-effect relationship with family conflicts" - this is the topic of the June newsletter.
Bullying is defined as follows: assault, harassment, intimidation. According to the National Center for Education for 2016, 1 in 5 children is a victim of bullying.
In the bulletins it is noted how the bullying prevention should be carried out, what is the role of the parent. Also, psychologists give advice to parents how to behave, if the child is a victim of bullying, or a rapist?
The electronic version of the bulletin of the Fund "Sukhumi" is published in the framework of the project "Strengthening of women's rights in Western Georgia".
At the initiative of fund "Sukhumi" another methodological guide was published, that will help all interested people in monitoring and gender analysis of the budget.
First of all it will help place to Gender Advisory Councils of Kutaisi, Senaki, Ozurgeti and Batumi, who carry out analysis of local gender needs and the budget, in order to make recommendations for the implementation of relevant programs in the budget programs of self-government.
Three special years were completed - innovations, study, initiatives, strengthening, cooperation.
This is the third summarizing issue that reflects a three-year activity, changes in the project. People involved in the project, share with us their experiences, thoughts, impressions, experiences, talk about the changes....
Of course, the reader will read many interesting things in this publication, but it is impossible to cover everything, since the past three years - three times 365 days - was really special, full of successes and generous to them ...
During the whole year there was issued a monthly electronic informational bulletin, and at the end of the year there was printed the reporting journal “Women’s Voice”. It summarized a year of the project “Strengthening of women’s rights in Western Georgia”. The journal tells about activities of the fund “Sukhumi” – advocacy and solution of the problems of women, work of the forum-theatre, initiatives of the youth clubs, campaign of “16 active days against gender violence”. Of course changes in lives of women and society.
In a multifaceted prism of development of domestic violence one of the serious places is occupied by such harmful habits as - gambling, drug addiction, alcoholism. That is why the topic of September issue of the newsletter was "Bad habits and violence in the family."
The article shows the urgency of the problem, advices are given, one of which is to get a qualified counseling of psychologist.
The bulletin is part of the project: "Strengthening of Women's Rights in Western Georgia".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
"The importance of advisory work for the prevention of violence" is the topic of bulletin №11.
In the activity of the Fund "Sukhumi" a special place is occupied by information and consulting activities. In this regard, it is difficult to overestimate the contribution of a psychologist and a lawyer. The bulletin contains examples from the cases of the psychologist and lawyers and gives some advice.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
"There are three kinds of truth: my truth, your truth and the common truth," - this Chinese proverb begins the October newsletter.
The bulletin is devoted to one of the causes of domestic conflicts - the differences between personal values and traditions.
Along with the urgency of the problem, the bulletin contains advice from a psychologist who will help readers find the right solution, a tolerant attitude and a common truth.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Mobilization and informational – consultative meetings, youth clubs, workshops in conflict management, performances of the forum – theatre. Totally in May there were held 87 activities in Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, khoni, Poti, Senaki, tskaltubo and Khurche/Koki (Zugdidi municipality.)
The eighth issue of informational bulletin was published by the fund “Sukhumi”. It reflects the active work of the Women Support Centers, in frames of the project “Strengthening of Women’s Rights in Western georgia”. Informational-consultative meetings with the women and youth, advocacy of local problems in cooperation with the local government and other interesting issues