History and significance of the 16-day campaign, public support for the victims - Meetings on these issues were held with representatives of Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri, Senaki and Samtredia municipalities online.
Participants also received information on the website of the “Digital Resource Center of the Services for Violence Victims”: how to find the information they need, what materials are available and how they will help the vulnerable groups. During the meetings, gratitude was expressed to the Women Fund "Sukhumi", because it works on current issues and actively helps women.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
100 participants and broad geography of meetings: Bagdati, Vani, Chokhatauri, Terjola, Tkibuli.
In the first half of December, trainings were held with the youth of these five municipalities on the topic: Conflict resolution, the Problem of tolerance in Adolescents.
Participants talked openly about problems, gave examples, discussed ways to solve them.
Teachers were actively involved in the trainings and then helped the adults to prepare various activities. These groups conducted 35 initiated events and all of them were dedicated to the international campaign "16 Active Days Against Violence Towards the Women".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Joint activities with local self-governments, meetings with representatives of various communities, workshops with schoolchildren - such activities were held by Tkibuli and Chokhatauri Women Support Centers during the campaign against violence.
According to the participants, involvement in the international campaign gives to public the opportunity to think about the scale of the problem and to all structures - to realize their responsibilities in terms of violence prevention
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Information meetings, an exhibition of drawings, preparation of information leaflets and banners, screenings of films, actions, preparation of video clips - the involvement of young people in the campaign “16 active days against violence towards the women” was so productive.
7 youth initiative groups were involved in the campaign. They are actively working in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki, Zugdidi and Tsalenjikha. The groups organized 23 interesting and creative activities, and thus strengthened the protest of the Fund "Sukhumi" against violence.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
There is: support, encouragement, appeal in this small video...
Violence is a crime!
Live without violence!
Do not be silent!
Take action!
You are not alone!
Says the staff of the Women Fund "Sukhumi", who is actively working against domestic violence.
The video was created in the framework of a 16-day camp
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Conflict Management for Violence Prevention - This was the topic of a round table discussion initiated by Terjola Women Support Center on November 25 and announcing the start of a 16-day campaign against violence towards the women.
"The World Without Violence" - Terjola Women Support Center initiated an exhibition of women's works within the campaign. The campaign was held online "Creative Women's Hour" - women read their own poems.
Participants noted that similar types of activities will help to empower women and reduce the aggression accumulated in the society.
Representatives of local self-government and various spheres were involved in the activities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Conflict Management for Violence Prevention - This was the topic of a round table discussion initiated by Terjola Women Support Center on November 25 and announcing the start of a 16-day campaign against violence towards the women.
"The World Without Violence" - Terjola Women Support Center initiated an exhibition of women's works within the campaign. The campaign was held online "Creative Women's Hour" - women read their own poems.
Participants noted that similar types of activities will help to empower women and reduce the aggression accumulated in the society.
Representatives of local self-government and various spheres were involved in the activities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
A psychologist and a lawyer of the Fund “Sukhumi” made an active contribution to the campaign. They held three more group meetings remotely for the beneficiaries of the Women Support Centers in Samtredia, Chokhatauri and Tsalenjikha.
The lawyer talked with women about the law against domestic violence and mechanisms of protection. Psychologist spoke about the topic of early marriage - one of the urgent problems. “Do not marry your minor daughter, give her an education, give her a choice, give her confidence,” this was the advice of the psychologist.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The finale of the photo competition and presentation of the clips created especially for the campaign - this is how the 16-day campaign was closed by the Women Fund "Sukhumi" on December 10.
The event in Kutaisi State Historical Museum was attended by Kutaisi Mayor Ioseb Khakhaleishvili, City Council representatives and representatives of the art sphere.
During 16 days, the Fund "Sukhumi" carried out more than 100 activities in 10 Women Support Centers, 10 Youth Centers, Day Rehabilitation Center. Tbilisi representative office and 16 initiative groups operating in 6 municipalities and unite women and youth, were actively involved in the campaign... Information and consultation meetings, forum-theater performances, trainings were organized. The charitable event should be especially mentioned under which women were presented with mobile phones with SAFE YOU app and more.
On the closing day of the campaign, the winners of the photo competition received prizes and certificates.
The closure of the campaign was actively covered by the media.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=194330156155925
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)