At the next information meeting, members of Zugdidi Women Initiative Group spoke about the problems advocated by the group. This success motivated them to work actively, and they set themselves the goal of solving several other problems.
During the meeting, the participants got acquainted with the activities of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" and current projects. They were also informed about the network meeting.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Members of Tskaltubo Women Initiative Group actively work to promote the implementation of 1325 UN Resolution at the local level.
When communicating with the public, the Working Groups prioritize the issues.
They have examples of successful advocacy. Working groups are now identifying new problems and discussing ways to solve them.
At the ordinary meeting of the group, a presentation of the activities of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" was held. According to the participants, the fund successfully implements various projects.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Members of Senaki Women Initiative Group are actively working on the implementation of Resolution 1325 at the local level. Working groups constantly cooperate with the population and determine the priority of problems together with them.
Social and infrastructural problems remain serious challenges and disrupt the regime of a full life.
Along with successful advocacy, new challenges have been identified. Working groups are looking for ways to respond to these challenges.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
The women's initiative group of Khoni continues to work to improve the living conditions of the IDPs.
The group is in systematic communication with the population and local authorities in order to highlight priority problems and advocate for them.
Members of the group point out problems that have not yet been resolved, but are already on the agenda, and think about their settlement.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Information about the services for the assistance to victims of violence must reach the person who needs this type of assistance, - such is the opinion of the participants of the information meetings held at the Women Support Centers of Kobuleti, Senaki and Bagdati.
The aim of the Women Support Centers work is to provide the necessary information to the addressee. Accordingly, the number of applications to the Women Fund "Sukhumi" has increased. With the help of mobilizers, some of the beneficiaries are preparing for a meeting with a psychologist. Two women will complete a full course at the rehabilitation center of our organization. Based on the content of the cases, the work is carried out by a multi-team principle.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Women Fund "Sukhumi" has started a new training course at the Youth Empowerment Centers.
The course covers youth groups from 10 municipalities. Local governments helped us to form new groups, and 5 trainings have already been held in the municipalities of Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Tkibuli, Terjola and Kobuleti. 125 young people took part in the work. Members of the Gender Equality Councils, representatives of youth departments, school directors and teachers also actively participated.
The first steps have been made. Ideas and initiatives of new youth groups appeared.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
“This phone has a quick SOS button, which will give me the strength to call people for help, and they will definitely help me.”
“I was told that our phone has a special function. Thank you for that."
“If I need legal advice, is it on the phone you gave me, if I need psychological advice? It is here too. Thanks for this. Maybe we should learn more and be better prepared against violence.”
Such emotions came from the beneficiaries during the next action.
Representatives of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" together with representatives of the local government distributed phones with SOS buttons to women from vulnerable groups in Kobuleti, Senaki, Samtredia, Bagdati, Terjola and Vani.
It has become a tradition to involve representatives of the City Hall, advisors, members of the gender equality council and specialists dealing with children's issues in our activities. The aim is for local authorities to care more about women victims and help them to solve problems.
The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)
The monitoring and advocacy group has completed the field work in the target municipalities. The group studied the effectiveness of preventive measures implemented by local governments to identify the victims of violence against women and / or domestic violence, their protection, assistance and rehabilitation.
The shortcomings that need to be corrected have been identified. With this aim, recommendations will be developed that will help local governments to determine a strategy designed for beneficiaries.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
New forum theater scenes were created in the youth groups of Tskaltubo public schools No 1 and No 4. The scenes deal with domestic violence, bullying, the feelings and emotions of the victim. Both groups will hold discussions in different schools of Tskaltubo with the help of these scenes, and the members of the women initiative group heard the results of the research and got acquainted with the recommendations. The research revealed the threats that women are particularly worried about in terms of security. The members of the group will try to take into account the highlighted recommendations through advocacy.
