In school №3 there was held information meeting of the Youth Club on the topic: "Gender-based violence, the reasons and mechanisms of protection" this main issues were discussed during the meetings in the schools of the village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) and №21 of Poti.

Young people were actively involved in the working process, in the activities during the discussion. They openly talked about the stereotypical thinking of the older generation, which prevents the creation of a new, harmonious society.

The activists informed the attendants, which activities did they carry out within the framework of the campaign "16 active days against gender violence." They also talked about plans for the future.

Ordinary meeting of the club of voter women of Khobi was held in the village Bia. The meeting was participated by the village residents. Among the guests there was the assistant of administration representative (Gamgeoba) in the village Bia and also medical worker of the village who acquainted members of the Club of Women-Voters with social programs of the municipality.

During the discussion, the women voiced the problems of the village. Most of them concerned about the lack of garbage cans in the village. The women decided to address the representative of the local government in the village.

The meeting had a discussion of  recommendations for submission to the district organizations of functioning political parties.

The ordinary meeting of Ozurgeti Club of Voter Women discussed the recommendations for political parties and also gave them final form, so that they, in their programs, could envisage the needs of women and the issues necessary for their activation.

At previous meetings, issues related to infrastructure were identified, so a competent person was invited to the meeting, who listened to the issues raised, and talked about ways of responding to them.

In frames of the campaign of 16 active days there were held workshops, actions, informational meetings, initiated by the fund “Sukhumi” in schools No1 of Tskaltubo, No15 of Kutaisi, No3 of Poti, in private schools of Kutaisi “Progress” and “Ghone Kveknisa”.

The members of the club and volunteers actively joined the campaign against gender violence.

Problems of domestic violence, gender violence, negative results and preventive mechanisms for violence prevention – these and other issues were discussed during informational meetings of the youth clubs in Tskaltubo – school #4 and school of village Menji (Senaki Municipality), also in Kutaisi – children’s village.

Young people gave interesting examples, spoke about traditions, role of women in Georgian family, reasons of violence, equal society.

In School No1 of Tskaltubo, there was held informational meeting of the youth club on the issue of domestic violence reasons and prevention mechanisms. Discussion of the topic was held in interesting atmosphere, lots of questions were put – especially regarding a problem of prevention and effectiveness of law.

The meeting in school No 2 of Poti, discussed a problem of trafficking, as one of the ways of violence. they spoke about reasons and thought about the ways out.

Especially interesting was meeting in the village Teklati (Senaki Municipality) on the topic of trafficking. As the meeting was held for the first time, participants received information about the fund “Sukhumi”, about youth clubs. Several pupils were chosen, who expressed a will to become a member of the club.

In frames of 16 day campaign against gender violence the members of the club of women voters of Senaki conducted informational meetings on the issue of domestic violence for the participants of upper grades and the teachers of the school No7, also for the teachers of kindergartens of the village Teklati.

The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia