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.
In October in collective centers of Kutaisi there were held 12 meetings of IDP women from Abkhazia with the lawyer. The meetings were attended by 82 women.
There was held informing of women regarding concrete items of the law against violence, also about importance of women participation in the elections and the importance of more women – delegates for the protection of women.
There were also held two individual consultations. One of the beneficiaries has 15 year old girl, who became a victim from the side of her husband. After the consultation of the lawyer of the fund “Sukhumi” the woman was re-addressed to lawyer’s bureau in order to protect her rights in the court.
In WSCs of Kutaisi, Senaki and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) there were held psychological group consultations attended by 23 women at age of 22-65. Individual consultations were given to 2 women. The main topic of these meetings was – why the women need the sense of self-estimation.
The answer is following: for building healthy relations, for realization of their potential, for giving and receiving love and not to become the victim of violence.
On October 3, in Tskaltubo, in the collective center "Medea", and on October 6 in the Women Support Center of Poti psychological consultations were held. They were attended by women and girls.
The theme of the meetings was determined as follows: gender characteristics in psychology for prevention of violence against women.
Meetings were intended to help women that they learned more about gender and family to create a positive communication.
Beneficiaries noted that during the meetings they receive the necessary and practical information, which is used in everyday life.
On October 12, in the women support center of Khoni there were held individual consultations. Young people also needed consultation. Following meeting was planned, which will determined the methods of individual approach and psychological assistance.
In September 12 meetings were held with the IDPs from Abkhazia. The meetings were attended by 82 women. They received information regarding the following issue: problem solution through mediation. There were also held two individual consultations – the aunt of one participant should be placed in the elderly house, and the other participant needs assistance in problems solution of abrogation of agreement conditions and she was re-addressed in the association of young lawyers.
After the monitoring it was revealed that the needs of one beneficiary is already satisfied, who received consultation in the last months.
There were held 14 psychological, group and 3 individual consultative meetings in Kutaisi, IDP settlements. Total number of participants was 82 at age from21 to 67. 14 women participated for the first time. Main topic of conversation was “gender specifics of age psychology, as prevention of domestic violence”.
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 Kutaisi meeting with the psychologist was held in the Day center for people with disabilities - "Valentin" and the other two meetings - in Senaki Women's Support Centers and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).
The topic of conversation was - Gender features of age psychology as prevention of domestic violence.
"It is important to understand and accept the fact that the major gender differences that exist between men and women are real and permanent. You can learn how to use the difference to improve your relationship, "- said the psychologist.
Psychologist of the fund “Sukhumi” conducted consultations in the Women Support Centers of Khoni and Tskaltubo, also in one of the collective centers of Poti. There were 22 women among the participants and 7 of them were new, who received information about our organization, free legal and psychological consultations.
The topics of conversation were: reasons of violence, effective methods of prevention, situation of micro-socium, assertive methodology of regulating problems, psychology of decision making.
Women heard all topics with interest, as according to them it is very useful for them to use received advices in practice.
In collective centers of Kutaisi from August 15 there were held 9 group psychological meetings. Total amount of participants was 56 including 45 IDP women and 11 local ones. 2 women received individual consultations. The main issue of conversation was the issue of solution of domestic crisis between parents and children, as prevention of domestic violence. from the point of view of psychology this is rebuilding of family relations. From the point of view of psychology this is restructuring of relations in family.
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...