We are excited to present our column, 'Profile of a Successful Artist,' featuring the inspiring story of Gvantsa. Gvantsa, a polymer clay day center graduate, honed her creative talents and successfully mastered the art of working with polymer clay.
You can explore her work here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567478503482
- Thank you for presenting the results of your work. You are more dedicated to your work now than before. I admire your motivation and spirit. You work not only for your beneficiaries, but for the whole country. I am glad that we are your partners. Thank you for the partnership, - said Kim Kwibuka, the representative of our donor organization BrotfürdieWelt, at the end of the meeting.
During the meeting, the project participants presented our work from different sides.
With the support of a German organization, we have been working to empower women and girls in the municipalities of Western Georgia for 18 years, and we also are grateful for the long-term fruitful partnership.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Women’s Fund “Sukhumi” is pleased to present its new monitoring brief titled “ Criteria for Selection and Evaluation of Support Services by Women Survivors of Violence: Effectiveness and esponsiveness to Needs .” This short report examines women's the attitudes of surveyed women toward the effectiveness of services, how well these services meet the specific needs of women survivors, and the criteria they use when selecting and evaluating these services.
The report findings indicate that most respondents prefer non-governmental organizations as service providers, considering them more effective and safer. In contrast, local authorities and police services are rated relatively lower, though still significant, in terms of security and problem-solving effectiveness. To improve service quality, the study also evaluates service providers based on their coordination, accessibility, and flexibility, while identifying areas that require further improvement.
This document is based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted by the Women’s Fund during May-October 2024, in which over 600 respondents were interviewed across 11 target municipalities: Chokhatauri, Kobuleti, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi, Khoni, Terjola, Samtredia, Senaki, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha and Khobi.
The Women's Fund "Sukhumi" presents a monitoring brief titled - "Extent of Women’s Awareness of Support Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence." This brief analyzes the level of women's awareness of existing support services in the country, the sources of their information, and the challenges that significantly affect the accessibility of these services.
The document is based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted by the Women's Fund "Sukhumi" between May and October 2024, covering over 600 respondents from 11 target municipalities: Chokhatauri, Kobuleti, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi, Khoni, Terjola, Samtredia, Senaki, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Khobi.
We present a new social video by the Women's Fund 'Sukhumi,' featuring actors Nino Choladze and Nantso Tskhviravashvili discussing online violence against girls and the dangers of gender-based misinformation in the digital space.
Embrace the truth and reject gender identity disinformation!
The November training course began with the usual activity. Trainings have already been held in five youth empowerment centers (Tskaltubo, Vani, Chokhatauri, Zugdidi, Samtredia). On November 25, the international campaign "16 active days against gender-based violence" will start, within the framework of which young people will participate with interesting initiatives. The training course continues in five more municipalities, as planned, without changes.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The online workshop, titled "Tactics, Characteristics, and Detection Techniques of Gender Disinformation," was led by Linda Chikhladze, a digital communications specialist, and involved members of the Youth Club from the Kutaisi and Tskaltubo municipalities of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi".
The event was opened by Ana Lomidze, a representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi." She shared the results of the project “Changing Narratives: Combating Gender Identity Disinformation for Informed, Sensitive Societies and Ethical Regional Media” with the participating youth.
We are pleased to present our next clip featuring journalists in Imereti who are combating gender identity disinformation and upholding ethical standards when reporting on violence against women.
Embrace the truth, reject gender identity disinformation.
The brief reflects part of the research findings related to the accessibility of support services for women survivors of violence and the public’s attitude towards these services. It analyzes whom women affected by violence turn to for support, which services are prioritized when choices are available, and what factors hinder access to assistance and adequate support. Additionally, it reflects women’s perspectives on whether Georgia’s current social and political climate may affect the future ability of non-governmental organizations to provide support services to the community and their overall functioning.
