The Women Fund “Sukhumi” starts the project “IDP Women and Girls – Actors of the Needs-Oriented Local Policy Development in Kutaisi” in Kutaisi Municipality. The first information meeting - presentation of the new project was held online. It was attended by the representatives of the USAID Local Government Program, Kutaisi local self-government and the civil sector, as well as partners and beneficiaries.

Representatives of Kutaisi local self-government expressed their readiness to actively cooperate within the framework of the project.

The project is implemented with the support of the USAID

The founder of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, Alla Gamakharia, started the reporting meeting with memories of those years and the past that led us to successful work for 26 years.

Today, the Women Fund “Sukhumi” is one of the most authoritative organizations in the non-governmental sector, operating in 10 municipalities and having a representative office in Tbilisi.

At the final meeting, the speakers:  Ekaterine Gamakharia, Lela Jalagonia, Nino Chabukiani, Khatuna Gogua, Tea Torinava, Emma Kamkia, Tea Goletiani, Mery Gelashvili, Guranda Gvantseladze, Lali Gakharia and Tamar Kukhalashvili presented a report on work in different directions during the year.

These speeches once again convinced us how fruitful and effective is our active work with women, youth and various departments...

Women leaders representing IDP community took part in the training “Leadership, presentation, public speech” at Khoni Community Education Center.

The training alternated between practical exercises and thematic videos, discussion and individual work... Thus, using various methods, the participants received useful information about important leadership skills, proper presentation and public speaking.

The training participants noted that the gained knowledge would help them to more actively participate in the process of solving problems in their community.

The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova”.

“Leadership, presentation, public speech” - an interesting training on this topic was held in Kutaisi with representatives of the homeowners’ association of the IDP community.

The aim of the training was to explain the essence of leadership and understand own leadership qualities, to familiarize with the skills of presentation and self-presentation and with the basics of public speech and their use in practice.

During the group work, participants shared their experiences with each other and demonstrated leadership abilities when working with a team.

“We were given the opportunity to use the practical exercises and once again see how ready we are for leadership, what qualities are necessary for a good leader, and how to achieve positive changes in society,” mentioned the participants.

The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova”.

Who is the leader, what are his characteristics, what is a presentation, public speech, how to introduce yourself - these and other interesting questions were discussed at the training - “Leadership, presentation and public speech”, which was held for active women IDPs living in collective centers of Zugdidi.

Participants spoke about their leadership experience, opportunities and gave concrete examples of successful leadership.

At the end, they noted that the training was necessary and interesting, and they would definitely use the knowledge gained in their work.

The work is carried out in partnership with the Center “Abkhazeti” within the framework of the project “Support of the conflict transformation in the South Caucasus and Moldova”.

Educational projects are a special visit card of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”. IDP women living in Kutaisi, in a premise of the former music school have acquired new skills.

They received basic knowledge and skills of working with the computer (Windows, MS Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Skype, E-mail) and received certificates after the completion of the course. The computer course will help beneficiaries in communication, employment and self-realization.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

A two-day training on business and entrepreneurship, business ideas and business planning was held for Kutaisi group of the Day Rehabilitation Center at the office of the Women Fund “Sukhumi”. Participants received qualified consultation on the features of the product/service and pricing, which is important information for developing own business.

Feedback from training participants:

“I learned how to write a business plan in order to move forward on my own”.

“I was praised and I have a feeling that my idea will win because it is new for the society.”

“I learned how to set a budget and how to advertise in order to achieve success in sales.”

The training is a good support for starting own business and will help participants to better prepare for the grant competition of the Fund “Sukhumi”.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

The Women Fund "Sukhumi" is pleased to share its latest monitoring report titled "Risks of Violence against Women." This study aims to identify and essess the risks of violence against women across 10 target municipalities. The primary objective is to facilitate timely responses to incidents and advocate for the necessary support.

The quantitative research data highlights the challenges pertaining to women's personal safety, underscoring the significant impact of high unemployment, poverty, and domestic violence. Unfortunately, women continue to face obstacles in accessing information and services for domestic violence survivors. The study reveals that, on average, women rate their sense of security as compromised, emphasizing threats to their life, health, property, and freedom of speech.

The recommendations derived from the research findings encompass the reinforcement of women's economic empowerment programs, impactful awareness campaigns, the active involvement of municipalities, enhanced collaboration and coordination among stakeholders in the referral mechanism, establishment of an effective system for monitoring and evaluating implemented measures, and continuous training for relevant specialists. This report serves as a vital tool to guide strategic interventions for a safer and more secure environment for women in the targeted communities.  

At the traditional December meeting of Khoni Youth Club, the members discussed the activities carried out within the framework of 16-day campaign against gender-based violence and planned future activities. The head of Kutaisi violence victim service of the State Care and Assistance Agency for Victims of Trafficking met the members of the first group of women in Khoni. Representatives of the City Hall and City Council and members of the Gender Council attended the meeting together with the women. Nino Khonelidze informed the audience about the existence of shelters and crisis centers for victims of violence, their functioning, and in general, the problems of violence victims. As for the second women initiative group of Khoni, they discussed the activities carried out within the framework of the 16-day campaign against violence and planned the activities to be implemented in the future.

 Workshops with different target groups, discussions of the topic of violence - with these types of activities, Tskaltubo women initiative group was involved in the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence. The members of the youth initiative group also joined the campaign with various events. They raised actual issues - women's rights, early marriage, gender violence, rights of disabled people, and organized an exhibition of paintings. Protest against gender-based violence was shown in the presentations and discussions prepared by young people