In February, 7 Women Support Centers carried out the monitoring of facts of violence - 7 cases were identified. Most cases describe facts that are often repeated. There are types of physical and economical violence, threat, verbal abuse...

The relevant documents were filled in, on the basis of which, with the permission of the victims, two of them were referred to the lawyer, and one to a psychologist.

Lanchkhuti Women Support Center began to implement a small project “Medical Staff - Against Violence”. The aim of the project is the active involvement of family doctors and nurses of 16 communities in identification of domestic violence and in local coordination. In order to improve the work of the referral mechanism, medical personnel will be trained in the duties envisaged by the law, as well as the acquisition and strengthening of the necessary skills identifying the facts of violence.

In February, preparatory activitieds were held - informational meetings with representatives of local self-government for their active inclusion in project activities.

In frames of the small project of Khoni Women Support Center “Protection of Girls' Reproductive Health” informational and educational work will be carried out in two villages of Gocha Jikhaishi and Nakhakhulevi, to protect the reproductive health of women and girls.

In February, informational meetings were held in schools of these two villages with the inclusion of specialist for reproduction. The meetings aroused great interest among both students and teachers.

A small project of Tskaltubo Women Support Center “Gender Consciousness Among the  Youth” has begun. Informational meetings were held with representatives of local self-government, with the head of education resource-center and directors of target schools.

Active work is planned in two schools of the municipality to raise awareness on gender issues. The project is also going to hold meetings with parents and teachers. Representatives of the local government will be included in the activity so that they can better see the need for developing and implementing youth projects in the municipality in gender areas.

Senaki Women Support Center is implementing a new small project “Healthy Youth for a Better Future”. Activities will be conducted in schools of Nosiri and Taklati. The goal of the project is to inform adolescents about harmful consequences of alcohol, also to promote the introduction of a healthy lifestyle among young people. With this aim the  youth initiative groups will be created in both target villages to continue the work.

In order to get acquainted with the planned activities, the project leader met with the deputies of two villages - Nosiri and Taklati, as well as with the representative of the Gender Equality Council of Senaki municipality. 

Poti Women Support Center continues to work in frames of small project “Harmonious environment for kids”. The project envisages inclusion of teachers, pupils and parents of three kindergartens of the municipality in the prevention of violence and bullying. With this aim, it is planned to form the groups of responding to violence in targeted kindergartens. The project will involve social workers, local government representatives, law enforcement officers.

In February, the preparatory work was carried out. Meetings were held with the head of the kindergartens association, with the heads of kindergartens № 1, 2 and 3. The purpose of these meetings is plan the joint work.

Lawyers of the Fund “Sukhumi” actively started the New Year - strategy planning and topics of the year, working on that part of the law on funded pension, according to which the population has the opportunity to collect money for retirement.

In addition, there were individual consultations, development of the questionnaire of a violence victim, etc.

Since January, one married couple continues to receive psychotherapeutic consultation in Kutaisi Women Support Center. Individual consultations are conducted with 4 beneficiaries - these are representatives of crisis families and a teenager who has a problem in relationship with his mother.

The work was also held in Womes Support Centers of Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi Municipality). 8 couples and representatives of three crisis families receive psychotherapeutic consultations there. In addition, 6 individual consultations were conducted.

Active psychological work helps to improve the climate in families.

A workshop was held in the office of the Fund “Sukhumi”. The mobilizers of Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Terjola, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) took part in it.

During the workshop, the strategy of the Centers was reviewed and a plan was developed on its basis. The participants by cities / villages have identified problems, and as a result of their ranking, they will develop project ideas for implementation in target municipalities.

Group and individual meetings were held with the lawyer in Cenaki, Khurcha/Koki, Poti, Khoni and Tskaltubo Women Support Centers. The main topic of the meeting is the law on domestic violence, victim protection, arresting and protective orders. Specific work is carried out with a female victim of violence. Meeting participants try to solve their personal problems with the help of a lawyer.