A working meeting of the members of the Women Peacekeeping Coalition organized by the Fund "Sukhumi" was held. Once again, the findings of the research of the women, girls, IDPs and victims‘ needs of Zugdidi municipality were discussed. Specific problems were selected that will be advocated durin monthly campaigns.
The advocacy campaign will be carried out by 7 groups: organizations - members of the coalition and Women Initiative Groups.
The list of issues, advocacy of which begins, is the following: creation of youth space in the community on the conflict separation line, social infrastructure in the new place of IDP resettlement, the availability of water supply and high-quality service in the clinics, issues of municipal activities to protect victims of domestic violence.
Advocacy groups have already started preparatory work and the search for the necessary information.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
A member of the Women Peace Coalition - Association "Mercury" (Zugdidi) is actively involved in the advocacy campaign of the Fund "Sukhumi". Using years of experience in assisting victims of domestic violence, the organization advocates for the improvement of the provision of services to victims of domestic violence in the municipal budget.
Zugdidi Municipality is one of the first to introduce assistance programs to victims of violence. During the discussion of the 2022 budget, this issue was also discussed with the qualified non-governmental sector. Members of the advocacy group continue to consult with the financial, legal services.
In case of appropriate support, Zugdidi Municipality will introduce another innovation - the use of outsourcing method to provide qualified services to victims
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Information meetings continue at the Women Support Centers. In addition to informing citizens, the facts of domestic violence are identified during these meetings and then they are responded.
In November, mobilizers from Kobuleti, Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri, Tkibuli and Samtredia centers delivered the identified problems to a psychologist and a lawyer for the response.
Women Support Centers also advocate for problems in various communities, and community activists are actively involved in the process.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The monitoring group began to work on an important topic - studying the attitude of the population to the issue of introducing programs for correcting the rapist's behavior at an early stage.
As a result of the research, it will be revealed how important the society considers the program of correcting the rapist's behavior, covering the program of psychological and social assistance to change the behavior of the rapist - so that the violence does not repeat and the safety of the victim is protected. To obtain comprehensive information, focus groups, in-depth interviews and quantitative research will be conducted in 10 municipalities of Western Georgia.
The work of the group is in active phase, the questionnaire process began, 4 focus groups and two interviews were conducted. The first data from a qualitative research shows that such program is important for society.
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 trainers of the Fund "Sukhumi" conducted a training for young people living in Chokhatauri, Terjola, Senaki and Tkibuli municipalities on the topic of violence and conflict.
This is part of 6 months active work and the participants also got involved in the process with great interest. There were interesting discussions, open conversations, concrete examples... There are about 80 young people involved in youth centers, they initiate independent activities during the trainings.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
On 16 November 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia hosted a roundtable discussion “Geneva International Discussions and Women, Peace, and Security” supported by the UN Women and the United Kingdom. The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate dialogue with civil society on the peaceful resolution of the conflict and the involvement of women in peace processes. The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate dialogue with civil society on the peaceful resolution of the conflict and the involvement of women in peace processes.
Eka Gamakharia, the representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" in Tbilisi noted at the meeting the importance of creating and launching consulting platforms with women's organizations and underlined the need for more active cooperation with women's organizations on "Women, Peace, Security" issues by all state ministries. She also stressed the need for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure the involvement of women's organizations in the planning and development of a "Peaceful Conflict Resolution Strategy", including a conflict-affected society (Abkhazia, South Ossetia) and a gender dimension that would make it more viable and effective.
Copyright: Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
The project, through which the participants gained a lot of experience, has come to an end.
The project, which had a great success in the history of the Fund "Sukhumi" and its partners - the Fund of Women Entrepreneurs and the Imereti Scientists’ Union "Spectri".
At the end, traditionally, a publication was prepared in Georgian and English. It is demonstration of experience to stakeholders. This is a guideline, which reflects the project results, achievements, lessons learned.
The work was carries out in the framework of the project “A common forum for CSOs from Guria, Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi for PAR Roadmap monitoring”.
The project is implemented with the support the European Union - #EU4Georgia
- The pandemic situation has complicated relations between family members, the risks of developing conflicts have increased, therefore, cases of domestic violence have become more frequent. In such conditions, informational meetings with the population, the inclusion of a psychologist are especially important, These are the opinions of the participants of the meetings at in Terjola, Bagdati, Vani, Zugdidi and Senaki Women Support Centers
With the activity of the mobilizers and with the support of the local government social services, the facts of violence were identified and an appropriate response is underway to help the victims.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Forms of violence, legal mechanisms for the protection of the victim and stopping the rapist, conflict and its management – About 60 young people from the municipalities of Bagdati, Tsalenjikha and Vani were trained on these topics at an nline platform.
The meetings were interactive. The participants were given the opportunity to frankly discuss the issues of violence and conflict. Motivation, interest, active involvement was visible ...
Future activities were planned in order to share the knowledge gained with the teenagers.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)