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In March, work began with new groups of boys. The meetings took place in the municipalities of Tskaltubo (March 4), Terjola (March 5) and Senaki (March 6). The first part of the meeting was mainly introductory. Participants familiarized themselves with the work of the Fund “Sukhumi”, with the plan of 5-month meetings.

Then the discussion of the topic of violence started. The guys initially expressed their opinion. It turned out that there were boys-leaders in the groups who knew more. At the end, the work was summarized, the forms of violence and the ways to solve them were fixed. The motivations of boys, to share information with each other and learn more was shown.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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The pupils of the schools of the villages Gvishtibi (Tskaltubo municipality) and Kveda Simoneti (Terjola municipality), as well as the private school of Senaki, together with a representative of the Fund “Sukhumi” discussed the reasons of the conflict. According to them, such meetings are interesting and important in order to learn how to avoid conflicts:

"From this meeting, I learned about the causes of the conflict." "It will be good if such meetings continue." “It is very important to speak on this topic, since everyone had a conflict,” this is the opinion of the students regarding the workshops held on the topic of conflicts.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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The final meetings of the Youth Clubs were held in Terjola. private school “Mzekabani”, also in schools the village Teklati (Senaki municipality) and school №33 of Kutaisi.

Club members and teachers were actively involved in preparation of presentations. The presentations reflected current topics: the role of parents and school in life of adolescents, where to look for reasons of violence, the problem of tolerance among the youth, culture of sex education. Topics were presented with interesting cases, examples, role games, which became the subject of active discussion. All three meetings were held on the background of active dynamic; young people felt absolute freedom. It is important that teachers and directors of schools  positively evaluated this work.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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“The topic is actualt”, “Similar meetings are necessary for teenagers”, “The meetings were very productive and interesting. I learned that there the conflicts have positive sides too”. “The topics discussed here will be useful to me in the future, because we often face conflict, this was the opinion of participants of the workshops, and these words show the results of the work.

A cycle of workshops started in Kveda Simoneti (Terjola municipality) on the topic of conflict management, also in the private school of Senaki and in school No. 4 of Ozurgeti.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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Informational meetings of Youth clubs ere held in School No.3 of Tskaltubo, the village Khadzhaliya (Lanchkhuti municipality) and the village Didi Nedzi (Zugdidi municipality).

The choice of topics, interviews with teachers and directors, presentations, demonstration of performances, discussions - active members of the Clubs did all this on their own.

These meetings showed how important it is to create free space in community schools. This has a positive effect on adolescents - they become more independent, can overcome the complexes.

Another good result of the work is the inclusion of school directors and teachers and a positive attitude of parents towards meetings.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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Very interesting, necessary, useful for us - students evaluated the workshops on the topic of conflict, held on 2, 4 and 6 of February in public schools of Gvishtibi (Tskaltubo municipality), Nigvziani (Lanchkhuti municipality), Orulu (Zugdidi municipality).

Pupils actively participated in the process of the workshop. According to them, such meetings give them the opportunity, to openly express their thoughts, to gain knowledge and then to pass them to others.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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The main part of the meeting with the boys was devoted to the discussion of gender issues: the role of men in solving problems, recognition and protection of women's rights.

In the second part of the meetings was devoted to role games. The games concerned both school and family matters. The boys especially like this part, and they see themselves in these real stories.

In the end, they talked about the final meetings, they chose 2-3 leaders, who will prepare presentations in February.

The ordinary meetings with the boys were held in the municipalities of Zugdidi (January 18), Lanchkhuti (January 21), Terjola (January 22), Tskaltubo (January 23), Khoni (January 24), Poti (January 25), Ozurgeti (January 28), Senaki (January 29).

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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An actual topic was discussed during the informational meetings in 9 youth clubs of the Fund "Sukhumi". In January, the information area included schools of 9 municipalities: Didi Nedzi (Zugdidi municipality), Khajalia (Lanchkhut municipality), Anaseuli (Ozurgeti municipality), Kukhi (Khoni municipality), Teklati (Senaki municipality), public schools No. 11 Poti , No. 3 Tskaltubo, No. 35 Kutaisi, and the Private School “Mzekabani” of Terjola.

At informational meetings, the norms of ethics and aesthetics, sex education and a healthy lifestyle, were considered as a tool to prevent violence.

The activity of the participants, their inclusion in role games, initiated performances, open discussions about problems (the role of parents, early marriages, unhealthy traditions, bad habits) were important. Some participants protested against the topics under discussion, but at the end, all meetings were held in the form of a dialogue, interactive. One of the results were shown: Kutaisi club is ready to work independently with their peers and different target groups.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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On January 21, 22, 23 and 24, workshops on conflicts were held in 4 schools of Lanchkhuti, Terjola, Tskaltubo and Khoni municipalities.

Students of the 10th and 11th grades played the roles and scenes of correct and incorrect communication, problems solved through negotiations. They analyzed the conflicts and worked on initiatives for the future.

According to the young people, similar meetings contribute to their awareness raising and gaining the skills for local conflict resolution.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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Regular meetings with the boys were held in following municipalities: Zugdidi (December 6), Terjola (December 7), Kutaisi (December 10), Senaki (December 12), Poti (December 13), Tskaltubo (December 14), Khoni (December 17), Ozurgeti (December 18) and Lanchkhuti (December 20). The issues of gender equality and gender roles were discussed this time. There were open discussion and group exercises. According to one exercise, the children had to describe the roles of women and men in their families. They noted that women are more busy. The exercise showed them the problems, the reasons of inequality, and also understood their role.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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