The reasons of conflict were discussed at the fourth and fifth lessons of the public school No 6 named after Zhiuli Shartava of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic (Kutaisi). The students, together with the trainer, did specific exercises and easily understood the reasons that can cause conflict.

The lessons were held in frames of the project “Step by step - we will build peace without violence”.

A four-day training on: “Gender System of Early Conflict Prevention” was held in the office of the Fund “Sukhumi” with the support of the International Organization Kvinna till Kvinna. The training was attended by representatives of the Fund "Sukhumi", members of the Women Initiative Groups of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi. The training was conducted by the trainer invited from Spain - Felip Daza Sierra.

Identification of early conflict prevention systems, internal and external analysis, systematization and use of data, advocacy, and communication with governmental structures – discussion of each issue was carried out through practical exercises and concrete cases. As a result, the process was interesting and effective.

According to the general evaluation of the participants, this training was very important and necessary. Obtained information will be reflected in their practical work, and this is important for early prevention of conflicts.

The last, fourth training was held in Senaki City Hall in frames of the project “Cooperation with local government - for gender equality and prevention of domestic violence”.

The training of the joint project of Senaki Gender Equality Council and the Fund "Sukhumi" was attended by the heads of City Hall services and the staff - 26 people participated.

The topics were important for the participants, and they joined the work with interest.

On October 18, the third training was held as part of a joint project of Senaki Gender Equality Council and the Fund "Sukhumi".

The aim of the project “Cooperation with Local Self-Government - for Gender Equality and Prevention of Domestic Violence” is to inform different structures and actively include them in preventive measures. The third training in Sakrebulo was attended by 25 participants - heads of non-commercial legal entities and kindergarten managers.

In frames of joint project of Senaki Gender Equality Council and Fund “Sukhumi” - “Cooperation with local self-government for gender equality and prevention of domestic violence”, the second training was held for the members of Gender Equality Council.

The participants were active. Topical issues were discussed: gender-based violence and the role of local government in violence prevention and victim assistance, projects and plans initiated by the Gender Equality Council. There was a conversation about the experience gained by the council members in cooperation with the Fund "Sukhumi".

The project: “Step by step – we will build a peace without violence” continues in the public number 6 of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic named after Jiuli Shartava, the project “. The first training lesson was devoted to Peace. During the second lesson, students discussed the topic of conflict. The notion of conflict was defined. Through examples, participants saw and analyzed the positive and negative sides of the conflict.

The project “Step by step - we will build a peace without violence” (funded by the Armenian NGO “Women for Development”) started. The school No 6 named after Zhiuli Shartava of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic (Kutaisi) was chosen for the cycle of trainings. The first training took place on September 25-26. The participants were teachers of the school. They are interested in the work, since the topic of the training is relevant: "Training in conflict management at school." At the end of the training, participants noted that this training is very important and they are ready to cooperate in order to prevent conflicts.

In frames of the project “Step by Step – We Will Build Peace without Violence”, the pupils of 6-8 grades of the public school No 6 named after Zhiuli Shartava of Abkazian Autonomous Rebublic (Kutaisi), passed a training lesson dedicated to Peace. They discussed: what is Peace, with what colors and musical compositions are connected with it. They wrote and read small topics: “How I perceive Peace”.

The following lessons will discuss other relevant topics.

Начался совместный проект Совета гендерного равенства Сенаки и Фонда «Сухуми»  - «Сотрудничество с местным самоуправлением – для гендерного равенства и превенции насилия в семье».

4 октября был проведен первый тренинг из запланированных в рамках проекта 4 тренинга. В нем приняли активное участие представители мэра в селах и мажоритарии общин. На тренинге были обсуждены актуальные вопросы: гендерное насилие и роль местного самоуправления в превенции насилия и помощи жертве.