The advocacy group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" held an information meeting in Vani City Council, which was attended by women living in the municipality, school teachers, a social worker and employees of the children's department of the City Hall.
The meeting discussed the elimination of violence against women / domestic violence and assistance to victims of violence. Participants received information about a research that was conducted in Vani municipality and concerned the promotion of women's employment - what services exist in terms of childcare and what should be improved.
Participants also learned about the importance of early intervention in behavior correction of the perpetrator and existing best practices.
The participants noted that such researches are important for the advocacy of these issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
What does UN Security Council Resolution 1325 mean? Why is it important to localize the National Action Plan at the local level?
These issues were discussed at online training, which was attended by members of IDP Women Initiative Group of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi.
The participants got acquainted with the content of the Resolution and the National Plan. During group work, questions about the tasks and activities planned at the local level were discussed. After the training, the participants will be actively involved in the process of localization of the National Action Plan.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Gender violence, domestic violence - these issues do not lose their relevance. Therefore, one training was devoted to this topic.
The program included theoretical materials, practical exercises, animated film. Participants had the opportunity to discuss about the role and approaches of society, the solidarity of women and the shortcomings of state structures in terms of working for violence prevention.
Participants - members of the IDP Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi - were actively involved in the training process.
It was noted that the work of the non-governmental sector is obvious and is reflected on the awareness of women and the development of their skills.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
A training on: "one window" principle, methodology, possibilities and prospects was held for the members of the IDP Women Initiative Group
Through the presentation, the participants understood what the “one window” principle means, got acquainted with the advantages of this method: what is interest of this process and how effective it is for problem solution, why it is interesting for IDPs, for different structures, who is the motivations etc.
Practical exercises, which were used during the training, ensured the maximum inclusion of participants.
The discussion showed that participants can practically work according to this method, they can avoid visits from cabinet to cabinet with documents and they do not have to prove the urgency of their problem to government representatives.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
The meaning and objectives of the “one window” principle was discussed at a training for the IDP Women Initiative Group in Kutaisi.
This principle is an opportunity to simplify bureaucratic barriers and solve problems rapidly.
The participants received information about the importance of the meeting, organized according to the "one window" principle. The participants realized why this method is the best and how to conduct a meeting, in order to get the desired result.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
In June, traditionally, trainings will be held in the Youth mpowerment Centers of 10 municipalities. This time we will speak about four meetings: work with the youth of Tsalenjikha, Vani and Bagdati municipalities took place online and the training in Zugdidi was live, active, full of exercises.
72 participants of the four meetings were actively involved in the discussion of topical issues - conflict escalation and gender-based violence. For majority of them, "escalation" was an unfamiliar word, but they remembered it at once.
Girls and boys discussed, argued, expressed their opinions. After the trainings, they began to conduct the so-called initiated events - in this way they demonstrate their knowledge and skills to their peers and this is the best result of working with young people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
An information meeting on "Involvement of society in the elimination of domestic violence" was held in the village Koki (Zugdidi municipality).
The event, organized by the monitoring group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" and the Khurchi/Koki Women Support Center, was attended by representatives of the Mayor in administrative units, kindergarten and school teachers, representatives of various groups of society.
Presentation of the research conducted by the Women Fund "Sukhumi" (monitoring of services for violence victims, the need to implement programs for behavior correction of a perpetrator at an early stage; strengthening the women - childcare services) was made during the meeting.
The participants of the meeting were also given information about the web page “Digital Resource Center of Services for Victims of Violence” (http://sosfsokhumi.ge/)
Elimination of violence against women and domestic violence, assistance to the victim, strengthening the role of local governments - the emphasis was placed on these issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The presentation of the new monitoring report “Importance of Behavior Change Programs of the Perpetrator at an Early Stage and Existing Best Practices" organized by the Women Fund "Sukhumi" Tbilisi office was held online through the Zoom platform, and presented by the researcher - Nino Korinteli.
Together with the representatives of state agencies and local organizations, the meeting was attended by representatives of international organizations and public officials of 10 municipalities of Western Georgia.
"Thank you very much for organizing such an important event, where we, the representatives of various agencies, experts, representatives of local governments are given the opportunity to share our experiences, findings, statistics, achievements, challenges to filling out information. similar meetings always create the preconditions for new initiatives, changes and services,” – Indira Robakidze, the head of Tbilisi Crisis Center for Victims of Violence.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
I am Sofiko Kukhalashvili, born in 1992, an IDP from Abkhazia. I live in Khoni. I want to briefly tell you about my small business, which I have done myself. In 2017 I visited the village and my grandmother gave me one small pig, thus my small business started. This little pig, that I had to raise and then kill, was female. When it grew up to 7 months and it was very good, I changed my mind to kill it and decided to breed it…so I did. I made cross-breeding. I had small pigs 4 months after breeding. I was very happy. Somehow their care and patronage became very interesting and enjoyable for me.
Then I decided to start farm business. I was able to make a small building where I housed the pigs. I needed my parents'financial assistance. After arranging this building my success in the farm business started. There was not only one mother pig in this building, but at least 10. Then I started to find out where I could find good pigs to be a successful farmer and get the best results. In addition I had to learn their food ration as well as suitable medicines. I found everything on the internet and learned from farmers, who had more experience in this field.
