Women Support Centers (530)
Women Support Center these are the branches of the Fund “Sukhumi” in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Terjola, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality), Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, created since 2009. The centers are designed to strengthen women, provide social, psychological, legal assistance to women - victims of violence and to crisis families in a difficult life situation. They promote to the protection of women's rights and ensure their socio-psychological rehabilitation.
On July 20, the fund “Sukhumi” came to visit the day center for children with the specific needs – “Panacea”. The center has been functioning in Khoni for three months already. The volunteer staff serves a fairly sensitive group and tries to create a comfortable and adapted environment for children. Fund "Sukhumi" organized the action: toys, books, various entertaining things were collected. The action was joined by LTD "For the Future", having allocated office supplies for children.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
- There are different opinions on the issue of the migration of women in society. For the sake of the majority, a woman should not leave, she should not leave her children. And they say little about the fact that a woman makes such a choice because of her family and children.
- When there are conflicts in a family, migration is often the best way out. Therefore, it is important that society has the right attitude towards the migration of women. If after the woman leaves the conflict starts, it is not only her fault, but also the other members of the family.
Such considerations were recorded at workshops with women's groups at the Women Support Centers of Poti, Senaki and Kutaisi
At the initiative of the Women Support Center of Khoni this time, a psychological consultation was held with a socially unprotected family in the village of Gocha-Jikhaishi.
There are 8 people in the family, nobody works. Some members of the family are socially not adapted, some have health problems, children have difficulties in the learning process. This family was repeatedly assisted by representatives of local government and fund “Sukhumi”, but one-time assistance does not fully contribute to solving their problems. More support is needed. Those interested can apply to the Fund "Sukhumi" or the Sakrebulo of Khoni municipality.
Up to 200 people gathered on July 16 in the village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) - not only the population of the village, but also residents of other villages of the municipality - Orsantia, Khurcha, Kakhati. The action was well organized by the Women Support Center of Khurcha / Koki - the mobilizers actively disseminated information about a very useful and necessary activity.
Kutaisi clinic "unikalmedi" conducted free medical consultations / examinations in the villages that are located near Abkhazia in the following areas: radiology, echoscopy, cardiology, neurology, therapy, urology, gastroenterology, surgery and endocrinology.
The action was not completed only by this - doctors of the clinic transported 9 patients on their own transport. Now 16 people are in hospital for treatment. Especially it is necessary to say that part of the sum is provided by the state insurance, and the rest - by the decision of the administration, is covered by the clinic.
For those who did not get a free service on the day of the action, the clinic is ready to provide a 50% discount.
This is really an unprecedented action, arranged by the "unikalmedi" clinic in the framework of the memorandum of cooperation, signed with the Fund "Sukhumi".
The action will continue in Poti, Khoni and Senaki.
- I was always against a woman who go abroad. Especially at an age when the children need mothers very much. But when our family faced such problems, I supported my mother, who decided to go to work in Turkey. Now I no longer feel so painful. The main thing is for everyone to feel their responsibility.
- My family lives next door. Mother went to work. The child is brought up by my grandmother. Father began to drink often and there were constant conflicts. The girl did not listen to her grandmother at all. There were finances in the family, but a mess began. Mother was forced to return home.
Against the background of similar stories, workshops were held in Tskaltubo, Khoni and Koki (Zugdidi municipality). Despite disagreement, young people believe that women's migration can help to resolve conflicts if all members of the family feel their personal responsibility.
Between the Fund "Sukhumi" and the clinic "Unique copper" a memorandum of cooperation was signed. Within the framework of the memorandum, the clinic will take a group of doctors to the Women Support Centers of the Fund "Sukhumi" and provide free consultations of the beneficiaries. Consultations will be held in the municipalities of khoni, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi, Poti, Senaki.
In WSC of Senaki a psychological counseling meetings with women were attended by beneficiaries from 15 to 50 years. They talked about family happiness, about the basis of happiness, about economic problems, about the well-being of the family.
There was a lot of actual, important and necessary issues for the participants. They especially remember the advice of a psychologist: many women expect that a loved one will guess their desire or reason for a bad mood. If you want something - say about it, if something offended you - tell about it. So a man will understand you better, and you will have less cause for offense.
- With a difficult rhythm of life, we are becoming different as we were before. That's where our marriage partner comes to the rescue. With him it is possible to be yourself. The man in the family has a wife and children. And the woman in the family has a husband and children. Children grow and create their own families. But our spouse is always with us. We are not alone in the marriage. This is the meaning of family happiness, in which there is no room for violence ...
The women listened to the psychologist with interest in Khurcha / Koki Women Support Center.
A psychological group meeting on the theme of family happiness took place in Koki (Zugdidi municipality), where 10 beneficiaries from 21 to 60 years were present.
The foundations of family happiness were discussed on this topic during a psychological group information and consultation meeting in Tskaltubo Women Support Center. How and on what to build family happiness - for the prevention of domestic violence. Especially noticeable was, how the women said, that the factors of well-being in the family are a pleasant speech of a woman, unselfishness, mutual responsibility.
On July 5, mobilizers of the Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) gathered in the office of the Fund "Sukhumi". They presented reports of the work for six months, talked about plans for the next month and various technical issues. The mobilizers got acquainted with the final analysis and recommendations on violence monitoring questionnaires.