54 young people gathered at the final meetings in the Youth clubs of Terjola, Senaki, Ganmukhuri (Zugdidi municipality).

During the five-month work, specific topics were discussed: forms and types of gender violence, healthy lifestyle for the prevention of violence, tolerance, violence among adolescents. These were the topics for presentations chosen by the leaders. Active discussions took place. Young people showed their knowledge, awareness and experience - this is the result of the effective work of the youth clubs.

Final workshops were held in Senaki, Terjola and Zugdidi with youth groups. The meetings were also attended by teachers.

During five months, discussions were held with these groups on topics of conflict management, conflict analysis, negotiation, communication, internal conflicts, gender equality.

The meeting participants summarized their knowledge and experience through presentations, interactive inclusion and discussions. According to their assessment, non-formal education is very important, since using the obtained information and acquired skills, it is easier to manage conflicts.

New six-month cycle of the meetings with the boys started. New groups were formed in the municipalities of Terjola, Tskaltubo, Poti, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti. The group joined active and motivated young people. During the first meetings they discussed the forms of violence. The boys analyze actuality of problem and they have opinion how to decrease the level of violence. The main thing is that the meeting participant have desire to receive new information and to be involved in violence prevention.

- I worked with an NGO. I like your format and I want my students to listen to you too.

- Informal education is necessary for young people. We are ready to cooperate in this direction.

These words were the beginning of cooperation of the Fund "Sukhumi" with the directors of the schools of Nigvziani (Lanchkhut Municipality), Gumbrini (Tskaltubo Municipality), Dvabzu (Ozurgeti Municipality). According the new strategy, the students will pass a five-month course on conflict management in selected schools. After the completion of the course, a group of leaders will be created in all schools, which will continue discussions with different groups on these topics.

From the very first meeting the interest of the pupils was obvious. They announces their initiatives, which will be envisaged and included in the future strategy.

"I need to participate in meetings of the club, because I become free of   complexes and more active," these are words of one of the participants of the information meeting of the Youth Club.

In September, 9 meetings were held in the club on: "Gender Violence, Types, Forms, Reasons, Protection Mechanisms for Violence Prevention". The last three meetings were held in Gvishtibi (Tskaltubo Municipality), Khajalia (Lanchkhuti Municipality) and Anaseuli (Ozurgeti Municipality).

Youth clubs were established in these schools for the first time. Therefore, the meeting participants got acquainted with the information about the Fund "Sukhumi", about the Clubs, and they had a desire for cooperation.

Discussion of the topic passed was active. Students talked about stereotyped thinking, life examples, and the need for prevention. New members of the club have motivation, get involved in the work and then spread the information among peers.

In parallel with the beginning of the new academic year, a new six-month period of work with the boys began. The first meetings took place in the municipalities of Senaki, Zugdidi, Kutaisi and Khoni. One part of the meetings was informational, and concrete period of time was also devoted to the discussion of violence. The boys recognize that the issue is problematic. They have their own opinions, which are openly recorded. The first month was better than it was foreseen. The new group joined motivated teenagers, and working with them will undoubtedly have good results.

- How closely are connected violence and conflicts, how to manage conflicts - these issues were discussed during the meetings with youth groups in Senaki, Kutaisi and Poti.

According new strategy on conflict management the work with these groups will take place within five months. The participants got acquainted with the analysis of the conflict and its methods. They remembered stories from their lives, and then the analysis was done in the group.

- Analysis shows what is the main problem in the conflict situation, what caused the conflict, and what are the results. With the help of analysis you can see your own mistakes in order not to make steps that will lead to conflict in future, the was the evaluation of the participants.

In the Youth clubs of the Fund "Sukhumi" three more groups are selected for a five-month course - this time in Kutaisi, Poti and Teklati (Senaki municipality). Informational meetings were held with the pupils on the topic: "Gender violence, types, forms, reasons, mechanisms of protection for the prevention of violence".

Young people got acquainted with the specifics of the club, with topics on which they will work for 5 months. They actively joined the discussion of the first topic. We talked about traditions, early marriages, the attitude of the older generation to the problem of violence, ways of getting out and mechanisms for protection.

According to the participants of the meeting, the club discusses important and necessary topics, so they expressed a desire to become the club members.

September informational meetings started in the youth clubs. The first meetings were held in Terjola, Didi Nedzi (Zugdidi municipality) and in the village - Kukhi (Khoni municipality). 5 meetings with different modules will be held in these groups during the following months. The topic of the first meetings was the following: "Gender violence, types, forms, reasons, protection mechanisms for the prevention of violence".

The groups differed with experience, activity, creativity, inclusion in the discussion, but there was shown a common desire to work on the topic of violence, gain knowledge, acquire new skills, learn to protect their rights and the rights of other people.

Workshops with young people according new strategy is going on. Since September, in nine municipalities cooperation with new schools began. Target groups of 10-15 people are formed in each schools. A five-month program on conflict management will be held for each group. After five months, "Peace Clubs" will be created in schools. Then the club leaders themselves will continue to work in different classes.

Young people are ready to join the five-month program and use the gained experience in practice.

The first workshops were already held in Terjola, Zugdidi and Khoni.

- What is the relationship between violence to family conflicts, how important is the analysis of the conflict and what methods can be used - this was the topic of the first workshop.

According to the participants, they received important information, as prevention of conflict is impossible without the analysis.