Dear Women of Ukraine,
We are writing to you on behalf of the internally displaced women organization – Women Fund “Sukhumi”, to express our support and solidarity!
We are the women of Georgia, who have gone through all the hell and horror of the war!
We know how you feel now, and what is happening in your hearts and souls.
We express our greatest support and deep faith that all this horror, bloodshed and tears will end soon! We hope, that whole world will rally and give adequate response to the worst aggressor of all times, so that mothers do not mourn their sons, children do not remain orphans, and nothing threatens peace and stability in the world.
Unfortunately, your country and all of you are undergoing horrible times, but you will withstand it! Because the truth, dignity and pride are with you, and the great commitment to pursue peaceful future of your country! Today, whole world is with you, all who can distinguish and make choice between right and wrong, good and evil!
Everyone is with you, from those who have something to lose to those who are appalled by these horrific events, and overwhelmed by the feeling – How could this be allowed!
In January-February, the Monitoring and Advocacy Group conducted a rapid assessment of the needs of the City Hall representatives in the target municipalities (Samtredia, Vani, Terjola, Bagdati, Tkibuli, Tsalenjikha, Zugdidi, Senaki, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri).
The rapid assessment aimed to identify the needs for planning educational trainings in three areas: civic participation, social work, e-services.
City Hall officials supported the initiative of the Women Fund "Sukhumi". The online / phone survey method was used to work with the respondents. A simple online questionnaire was elaborated, which was filled in by 184 respondents.
A rapid assessment has highlighted the issues on which the City Hall representatives need more information, qualification and skills.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
As a result of information meetings and cooperation with local self-governments, the identification of cases of violence and application has increased. It is followed by the response, which improves the level of trust before the beneficiaries.
Information meetings were held in Vani, Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri and Terjola Women Support Centers. The services of the Fund "Sukhumi" are actively used to respond to women's problems - consultations with a psychologist and a lawyer, and if necessary - a full rehabilitation course.
According to the mobilizers, the increase in application was promoted by information meetings, which were attended by representatives of various communities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“Haven House” is the first women shelter opened in California in 1964, which probably stood in a beautiful green yard. Just like our rehabilitation / crisis center in one of the picturesque districts of Kutaisi. Here is coziness in every corner, where you can enter and relax.
A woman, who is in difficult situation, but does not have a victim status and therefore cannot be addressed to a shelter can come here. Before undergoing proper procedures, a woman can stay in this perfect environment for some time.
A social worker, a psychologist and a lawyer help a conflict – affected woman to find the way forward: alleviate the situation. If necessary, they prepare the necessary documents.
Women have the opportunity to study new professional skills, that will help them to earn an income. All this will make a woman more active, strong, self-confident, she gets aware of her rights and she will be able to defend her and her children's rights.
On the world map, where there are thousands of points of hope for women victims and their children, one is ours - with beautiful and distinctive Kutaisi exoticism and unique aroma of Sukhumi coffee.
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Business planning, the essence of marketing and its importance, marketing strategy, business operations, management and legal issues, financial management - two-day training on these issues was held for the beneficiaries of the day rehabilitation center.
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" gave them the opportunity to master new professions, acquire new knowledge and skills, and after training they will be able to write business projects.
The next stage is the competition of business ideas. Beneficiaries of the day rehabilitation center will participate in the competition. The authors of the best ideas will receive small grants that will promote their employment and well-being.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Women empowerment, their support means advocating for issues that are particularly high priority for women. Winter and bad weather created new challenges, and appeals to Women Support Centers also increased. The mobilizers of the Centers try to solve the problems with the help of the self-government.
Single mother in Kobuleti and socially vulnerable family n Tkibuli, were given firewood according to the municipal program. The advocacy process to support a woman victim of violence was successfully completed in Senaki - the family will receive benefit from the self-government program.
These issues were revealed at the monthly information meetings held by the mobilizers of the Center. 47 people attended information meetings in Kobuleti, Senaki and Tkibuli.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“Access of women/victims of domestic violence to support services at the local level” - the topic of an online round table discussion organized by Women Fund “Sukhumi” on February 15 with the support of the Equality Fund, Canada.
The meeting was attended by local government representatives from the municipalities of of Senaki, Samtredia, Terjola, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Baghdati, Vani, Tskhaltubo, Tkibuli, Zugdidi, Khoni, and Chokhatauri, representatives of social services and children's rights protection departments, journalists from media organizations of Terjola, Kutaisi , Ozurgeti, Poti and Tkibuli, representatives of non-governmental organizations working on the topic, as well as mobilizers of the Women's Support Centers of the Fund “Sukhumi”.
During the first part of the event, representatives of Fund “Sukhumi” spoke about the project, and about the innovative and very necessary website - Digital Resource Center for Victims of Violence (http://gbvdigitalresourcecenter.ge/) created within the framework of the project, its promotion in municipalities, challenges and problems.
- There are women around us who live with these problems. Information should reach every family and every woman should feel that she is not alone in case of violence – this is the opinion of meeting participants. They will spread the received information in different communities and thus help to prevent the cases of domestic violence.
Monthly information meetings in Bagdati, Koki (Zugdidi Municipality), Samtredia, were attended by representatives of various communities. According to the mobilizers of the Women Support Centers, the society still needs information on issues of violence in order to properly assess the results.
The meetings promoted to identify cases of violence. The number of people, who need help, was increased. The psychologist and the lawyer of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” started working on specific cases identified in Koki and Bagdati.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
"Violence Prevention and Victim Protection" - a round table on this topic was held by the Women Fund "Sukhumi". The meeting was attended by the referral unities under the Law on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence from Ozurgeti and Poti municipalities - representatives of the Criminal Police, Social Service Agency, Local Self-government, Educational and Medical institutions.
The lack of joint efforts and coordination at the local level was highlighted. The participants talked about the ways of violence prevention and victim assistance. As a result of group work, factors hindering and promoting coordination were identified. It was outlined how to improve coordination and intensify work with the involvement of local referral unities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
