In frames of monitoring the Georgian Law on: “Elimination of Domestic Violence / Violence against Women, Protection and Assistance to the victims", the survey of medical personnel continues. 50 medical workers were inquired in In Senaki and Ozurgeti. Focus groups were held with doctors of different profiles in Lanchkhuti and Khoni municipalities.

This is how information is collected, how effectively the law works, how the medical sphere is involved in referral process. There were identified the issues that, according to the respondents, would promote to coordination of referral subjects, and inclusion of medical staff in identification and prevention of violence will be more effective.

Ozurgeti Center for Education and Equality held a discussion with members of the youth club “Orbit”.

- When talking about conflicts, one of the reasons is “language of hate”. Therefore, we chose an actual topic for discussion: “How to change the “language of hate”? - noted moderator Giorgi Chkhaidze.

The participants of the meeting talked a lot about the “language of hate” - in politics, media, between the conflicting parties, in social networks ...

And the ways out were thought together. Young people decided to influence their communication environment - in the family, at school, and not to allow "the language of hate".

At the end of the meeting, sky lanterns were lighted as peaceful messages.

The meeting was held in frames of the activities of the Coalition "Woman and peace". The Coalition included 10 women NGOs from 4 regions of Western Georgia (Imereti, Samegrelo, Guria, Ajaria).

The Gender Advisory Council, established by the Fund "Sukhumi” in 2013 has been actively working in Ozurgeti municipality for three years. On the basis of the Council, the Women's Public Union of Ozurgeti is being created. The union is one of the members of the Coalition “Woman and Peace” and at the end of the year, on December 27, it held an informational meeting during which the discussion mainly touched the future plans. According to the decision of the union, one of the emphasis will be placed on peacekeeping activities, work on human security issues. They are going to involve interested people from all over Guria (Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Chokhatauri municipalities) - representatives of government agencies, NGOs, media, youth.

The meeting was held in frames of the activities of the Coalition "Woman and Peace". The Coalition included 10 women NGOs from 4 regions of Western Georgia (Imereti, Samegrelo, Guria, Ajaria).

A meeting of the working group established in frames of the project “Strengthening the capacity of regional and local administrations in processes of localization of the National Action Plan 1325 The UN Security Council and activation of dialogue and the participation of women, including the most marginalized ones, in these processes”.

The meeting was actively participated by temporal performer of duties of the Mayor of Zugdidi municipality – Maizer Nanava, Chairman of the Sakrebulo - Mamuka Tsotseria, and representatives of the non-governmental sector. The meeting was attended by representatives of donor organizations - the US State Department and the Women's Organization of UN Georgia: Jonathan Leips Hayes, Giorgi Gabunia, Anna Pashalishvili, Tamar Lobzhanidze. They were familiarized with the process of forming the “Roadmap” of the municipality for localizing UN Resolution 1325 and noted the importance of the Working Group activities.

The project is being implemented by the Coalition Union - the Association of Women IDPs “Consent” (Tbilisi), the Women's Information Center (Tbilisi) and Cultural-Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” (Kutaisi).

The Fund “Sukhumi” and the Working Group of Tsalenjikha municipality organized an informational meeting in the village Lia (in frames of the project “Strengthening the capacity of regional and local administrations in processes of localization of the National Action Plan 1325 The UN Security Council and activation of dialogue and the participation of women, including the most marginalized ones, in these processes”). The event was attended by local and internally displaced women and girls from the villages Lia and Pakhulani and citizens living beyond the de facto border. The meeting was also attended by representatives of donor organizations.

The conversation touched the working plan for the localization of Resolution 1325, its basic principles, issues for advocacy. The problems of IDPs living in compact conditions were particularly evident: hard living conditions, the uncertain prospect of resettlement. The big challenge is the question of movement, especially for those families whose children are moving from the territory of Gali to the school in the village Pakhulani.

An interesting dialogue took place on how to build closer communication between women’s groups and local/central authorities, facilitate the exchange of information, timely identification of needs and their effective advocacy, the partnership system, in order to attract additional resources for the implementation of various local initiatives listed in terms of localization .

The project is being implemented by the Coalition Union - the Association of Women IDPs “Consent” (Tbilisi), the Women's Information Center (Tbilisi) and the Cultural-Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” (Kutaisi).

Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council, first of all envisages the increased attention to the problems of women living in conflict areas. That is why a meeting was held in the village Khurcha (Zugdidi Municipality) - women and girls were invited, as well as IDPs from nearby villages (Koki, Khurcha, Kakhati, Ganmukhuri, Orsantia, Didi Nedzi).

The meeting was attended by representatives of the US State Department and the UN Women's Organization. They listened attentively to the needs of women in terms of movement and health care. Solving these and other problems is very important for the safety and well-being of women and their families.

The meeting was held in frames of the project “Strengthening the capacity of regional and local administrations in processes of localization of the National Action Plan 1325 The UN Security Council and activation of dialogue and the participation of women, including the most marginalized ones, in these processes”.

The project is being implemented by the Coalition Union - the Association of Women IDPs “Consent” (Tbilisi), the Women's Information Center (Tbilisi) and Cultural-Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” (Kutaisi).

Separated, societies, alienated generations, restoration of trust, prospects for communication as a result of conflict... These and other issues were discussed by people gathered in the Fund of Women Entrepreneurs. The actual topic of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict and the role of women in its transformation was presented for discussion.

The reports clearly showed the main challenges: problems in official negotiations, difficulties for today, the relevance of public diplomacy and participation of women in peace processes. During the discussion, the guests voiced suggestions and recommendations that can contribute to the integration of IDPs, the restoration of relations between the parties, the transformation of conflict and more recognition of women's opportunities...

The meeting was held in frames of the activities of the Coalition "Woman and peace". The Coalition included 10 women NGOs from 4 regions of Western Georgia (Imereti, Samegrelo, Guria, Ajaria).

What is peace? What can we do for the peace?

The ordinary meeting of Khoni Women’s Club was devoted to peace issues. People of different ages, genders and professions expressed their opinions. Many problems were revealed: the “language of hatred” during the election campaign, bullying, migration of women and the problems caused by it, conflicts between generations ...

It was said that it is possible to make influence on all problems - in the areas in which we work, in families, in our own world. The main thing is not to be indifferent, not to point to another, and to understand our mission ...

The Khon Women's Club has produced a video on peacemaking. The video also includes the episodes from informational meetings.

The meeting was held in frames of the activities of the Coalition "Woman and peace". The Coalition included 10 women NGOs from 4 regions of Western Georgia (Imereti, Samegrelo, Guria, Ajaria).

In frames of monitoring the “Law of Georgia on the Elimination of Domestic Violence / Violence Against Women, Protection and Assistance to the Victims” the survey-questionnaire of medical staff was conducted in three municipalities of Western Georgia - Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi. 100 beneficiaries of different profiles were interviewed.

Besides the survey, the in-depth interviews were held for two doctors in Poti and Terjola.

The purpose of the survey is to identify the shortcomings of the work of medical staff, as a referral subject, in the process of executing the law: how to increase the role of doctors in identifying the problem of violence and helping the victim.

On January 18, a meeting of the Gender Equality Council of Zugdidi Municipality was held. The working plan of Gender Council for 2019-2020 was reviewed. Council members also discussed the Roadmap, developed with the aim to localize UNSCR 1325.

The meeting was very active. The members of the Council noted the readiness to include in the process of implementation the activities, that were included in the “Road Map”.

The meeting was held in frames of the project “Strengthening the capacity of regional and local administrations in processes of localization of the National Action Plan 1325 Resolution  The UN Security Council and activation of dialogue and the participation of women, including the most marginalized ones, in these processes”.

The project is being implemented by the Coalition Union - the Association of Women IDPs “Consent” (Tbilisi), the Women's Information Center (Tbilisi) and the Culture and Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” (Kutaisi).