Workshops (86)
Workshop - is an educational activity (like seminars, courses), where the participants gain knowledge independently. Workshops are held on different topics with women and young people. Workshops are often conducted by the participants themselves.
- What are the relations of parents and children. Why do conflicts occur between the generations? Discussion of these issues raise a great interest among the youth.
- Parents require a maximum from children. For example, my older sister is a successful student. Mom requires the same from me, I can not, but she does not want to hear.
- Parents do not want us to make mistakes, it often irritates us and conflicts arise.
These are the young people's opinions. They sharpened the attention on obligations of children. They believe that it is necessary to improve communication with parents, to learn how to manage relationships in order to avoid conflicts.
Workshops were held in Tskaltubo, Poti, Senaki. During the work, role-playing games, individual exercises were used - as a result, participants actively joined the process.
In March, three workshops with women's groups were held in Khoni, Kutaisi, Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). 39 women participated. They discussed the topic: what causes conflicts of generations and how to improve relations with children.
Most of the women noted: the relationship must be taught, often there were situations where they do not know how to defuse tensions.
- The methods my parents used were not useful for my children, as approaches are changing with time.
According to the participants, conflict management is a complex problem. Such meetings provide an opportunity to share experiences, analyze and prevent others from making mistakes.
- How important are the negotiations in conflict resolutions. What is facilitation, mediation, who can be the third part – this issues were discussed during the workshops with the group of young people in Tsikaltubo, Senaki, Poti.
Participants tried to discuss the topic through role-playing games. During the analysis, particular emphasis was put on the role of a third party as a mediator.
- Conflict situations need to intervene, but the third party must know when to involve, and generally whether it has the right to it. If you do not analyze these factors, it is possible that the conflict escalates further - said the participants of workshops.
Young people plan, to put into practice the information and develop the skills of the facilitator and not to give the possibility of conflicts.
Workshops were held with women's groups in Khoni, Kutaisi, Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality). The discussions in all groups were active. During the discussion of live, real stories there was revealed that there were women with facilitation experience. They openly talked about their mistakes.
When discussions there was mentioned the quality of facilitator. It was noted that in conflict situations the mediator should not be a person who does not like to listen to, is impatient, impulsive and hot-tempered.
Participants of the workshops got the following information: what is the negotiations, mediation, where a third party has to intervene. By their estimation, they already know that in conflict situations it is necessary to be involved in time and try to settle.
In Tskaltubo, Khoni and Senaki with participation of the young people there were held workshops on conflict management. Participants got acquainted with the methods of analysis - "Bulb" and " conflict tree." We discussed how important it is to study, analyze the causes that contribute to the development of the conflict.
An interesting debate took place in the village Ivandidi (Khoni municipality). In the discussion of this format the young people participated for the first time and were particularly active.
Participants believe that the information obtained will help them in practice to apply these methods to manage conflicts.
At the workshops the young people reported initiatives to continue discussions on this topic in schools.
What is the analysis of the conflict, and how important it is durimng conflict management - these issues were discussed at the workshops with women's groups in Poti, Kutaisi and Koki (Zugdidi Municipality).
Participants began by discussing real-life stories. Errors in a relationship have been identified, and thereby contribute to the development of the conflict.
In the village of Koki workshop was held with a group of teachers. Participants noted that they used their skills when communicating with students.
- How to held the victim of violence. Who is considered under the referral subjects, how their responsibilities are defined by the law – these issues were discussed during the workshops with the group of youth and women in Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Poti and khurcha (Zugdidi municipality).
- prevention of violence should start with society activity. Each person should feel civil responsibility in case of violence and timely be involved in the conflicts of neighbors, friends – mentioned participants of the meeting.
During the discussion, while conversation about referral subjects they made a stress on special meaning of school. According to them school is one of the major units which must be actively involved in the process of prevention of violence.
Participants of the workshops give special importance to the campaign of 16 active days and considered it as important step in solving the problem.
Senaki WSC implemented a project “youth against violence against women”. In frames of the project in schools of three villages of municipalities – Nosiri, Dzveli Senaki and Nokalakevi there were held workshops on: “Gender and gender violence”.
The participants of the workshops were the pupils of 10-th and 11-th grades. Method of “brain storming” defined opinions and attitudes of young people towards the issues of gender and gender violence. they spoke about the results of violence, influence on women and children.
Then the youth expressed initiatives and conducted informational meetings with the followers. In Nosiri and Dzveli Senaki the pupils organized actions with the slogan: “No – to Violence”.
Bulling as form of violence among the adults. Reasons and types of bulling, results, prevention ways – these and other issues were discussed by the participants in the participants in the hall of Children’s village with the representatives of the fund “Sukhumi”.
For diversity the workshop was held using different methods: role games group work, discussion. For some of them it was familiar topic, some of them themselves became the victims of bulling and some part of them violence against others…open conversation was very interesting.
The workshop was held in frames of 16 day campaign. Organizer – Kutaisi Women Support Center.
-Why does the society does not sympathize with the victim? What should each of us do for the prevention of violence - on these topics there were held workshops on conflict with women's groups in Senaki, Kutaisi and Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality).
- The public has deficit of solidarity. We often see family conflicts, but stay silent, because it does not concern us. We rarely think about what could happen to our loved ones and we can not help.
Most participants believe that social cohesion is very important. If the victim is convinced that the public will support her, that she will be protected by the state, the law, she will better overcome the obstacles.
Participants were informed about the campaign of 16 Active Days Against Violence, which begins on 25 November. Women are willing to actively join the campaign and to express solidarity against violence.