Women Support Centers are actively involved in the 16-day campaign against violence towards the women. Within the framework of the campaign, 24 activities of different formats were planned: actions, information meetings, film discussions. Representatives of local self-government also participate in the meetings.
On November 25, Terjola Women Support Center started the campaign with round table and invited representatives from various spheres of society to speak on the topic.
Women Support Centers of Senaki, Tkibuli, Bagdati, Kobuleti, Samtredia joined the general protest together with the Gender Equality Councils and representatives of self-government.
The negative impact of violence was discussed at the meetings with women and schoolchildren in Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality), Vani, Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri Women Support Centers.
With each activity, the community was once again sent the message that violence against women is evil.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The youth centers of the Fund "Sukhumi" got involved in the 16-day campaign with special interest. The members of the centers, who have passed a training cycle, are conducting various activities independently now.
Information meeting, exhibition of paintings, preparation of information leaflet, discussion, film screening - this is the format of the events initiated by them. At least 20-30 students are involved in each activity. This means that dozens of young people are familiarized with actual information and express protest against violence
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Fund "Sukhumi" started working in the village Didi Nedzi, Zugdidi Municipality. A women initiative group was created. Group members are motivated to get involved in project activities and help to introduce innovaions in different communities.
Another meeting was held with the initiative group of women in the village Koki. The group members are preparing for the research. Functions and responsibilities were distributed at the meeting, respondents and target beneficiaries were selected.
Koki Youth Initiative Group was actively involved in the 16-day campaign and at the next meeting the group members shared their impressions of this work: what activities they carried out, how they planned and received the results. According to them, the campaign gave young people the opportunity to protest against violence towards the women through various activities.
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
On December 3, 2021, by the initiative of the Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and civil equality with the support of the United Nations Women (UN Women), a regular briefing was held for participants of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism and representatives of the civil society organizations. The meeting was attended by members of civil society, representatives of non-governmental women's organizations as well as conflict-affected women, including women living in IDP villages near the conflict dividing line, and also EUMM and representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia.
Kate Fearon, Deputy Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, Zviad Zviadadze, Head of the Department of State for the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Former South Ossetia, and Deputy Director of the Information-Analytical Department of the State Security Service addressed the participants, who focused on the results of recent meetings under the Ergneti Mechanism.
The round table discussions organized by the Women Fund "Sukhumi" continue. This time the meeting was held with participation of the administration of Guria-Adjara State Attorney and local self-government officials. The central government was represented by the Deputy Head of the Human Rights Secretariat of the Government of Georgia - Eliso Shonia.
The participants of the meeting received the information about the experience of the Fund "Sukhumi" in the implementation of gender-oriented policy in local self-government - an expert in cooperation with local self-government - Ema Kamkia was the speaker. She focused on key achievements, challenges that still exist, and possible ways to respond to them.
Researcher - Nino Korinteli presented the findings and recommendations reflected in new monitoring report of the Fund "Sukhumi" - "Development of Child Care Services - to Promote Women's Employment and Ensure Effective Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence”.
Within the framework of the campaign of 16 active days, the Women Fund "Sukhumi" together with Tbilisi office organizes a series of round tables in cooperation with the Administration of State Representatives of Imereti, Guria-Adjara, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti regions and with participation of the representatives of local self-governments.
We firmly believe that similar information-sharing meetings are very important to facilitate cooperation, exchange of information, and coordination between the national and local levels.
The current meeting was held in cooperation with Imereti Regional Administration, which was attended by the Head of the Human Rights Secretariat of the Government of Georgia, Maka Peradze, together with the officials on gender issues of Imereti municipalities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Overcoming stress, calmness, problem solution, hope ... - these and many other issuea are the results of the consulting work of a psychologist and a lawyer of the Fund "Sukhumi".
They conducted 3 online group meetings and individual consultations by regions for the beneficiaries of the Women Support Centers.
The work was carried out with crisis families and 29 beneficiaries continue to receive individual psychotherapy online.
At the same time, active communication is carried out with the beneficiaries of the day rehabilitation center of the Fund "Sukhumi" – this is a psychological therapy that these women need so much...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Fund "Sukhumi" joins the International Campaign of "16 active days against gender violence" and our slogan is “Peace at Home and Peace in the World”.
In the framework of the campaign, we plan to hold dozens of activities to attract public attention: informational meetings, psychological and legal advices; round tables with the participation of representatives of local governments and government agencies.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Village Ingiri (Zugdidi Municipality). There is a kindergarten "Tsitelkuda" in the compact settlement of IDPs from Abkhazia, where IDPs and local children study.
The kindergarten has been operating since 1997, with a rent in a non-standard two-storey building and does not meet the needs of IDPs and conflict-affected families in terms of access to preschool services.
The advocacy group collected signatures and submitted a letter to the City Hall requesting the adequate infrastructure for children of 150 families. The group members attended the budget discussion and received feedback from City Hall on the issue raised by them.
In parallel, the advocacy group has created an informal space where kindergarten teachers and psychologists meet parents and hold interesting discussions about the educational process.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
