В Кутаисском Госуниверситете Акакия Церетели Женский фонд «Сухуми» организовал конференцию на тему: «Роль журналистов в искоренении гендерной дезинформации и этично-ответственном освещении вопросов гендерного насилия в отношении женщин». Целью конференции было повышение осведомленности студентов, особенно представителей факультета журналистики, по вопросам выявления гендерной дезинформации и этического освещения вопросов насилия в отношении женщин. Мероприятие способствовало привлечению молодежи, где внимание было сосредоточено на роли журналистов в создании ненасильственной и здоровой среды в обществе.
«Спасибо большое, что донесли до нас эту тему. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы такое мероприятие имело более широкую аудиторию и не только для студентов факультета журналистики, а чтобы об этих вопросах услышали все. Я надеюсь, что мое поколение сможет искоренить насилие в отношении женщин и добиться гендерного равенства в нашей стране», - выразил свое мнение один из студентов-участник конференции.
Within the framework of civil initiatives, the first stage – the procurement process has been completed!
Members of Kutaisi Women’s Network represent four settlements of the municipality.
IDPs living in the former music boarding school (58 Chavchavadze Street) purchased a lawn mower, an electric sprayer and a water pipe.
Residents of the cottage No 2 on Guram Gabeskiria Street also decided to buy a lawn mower and a water pipe, a pruner, a saw on batteries and other items.
In the third IDP settlement (21Sergo Zakariadze St), the initiative group purchased the necessary materials (cement, mesh, electrode, paints...) to install the gates and equip the entrance.
The group created in the fourth community (3 Leselidze St.) decided to solve the problem of the flooded basement – they purchased: a water pump, electric cable, oil, etc.
The implementation of civil initiatives will contribute to the safety of residents of four IDP communities.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Women support centers actively work in different communities to ensure that there are as many informed women in society as possible. Awareness of victim support services contributes to the empowerment of women and the prevention of domestic violence.
Along with identifying problems and assisting victims, mobilizers are actively working to study the needs of women in order to continue the process of advocacy for existing problems.
In September, more than 150 women were informed in all ten centers (Khoni, Tskaltubo, Terjola, Vani, Samtredia, Zugdidi, Khobi, Senaki, Tsalenjikha, Chokhatauri), and eight people used the services of the rehabilitation center.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The monitoring group of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” works on a new research aimed at studying the effectiveness of existing services for victims of violence against women/domestic violence and developing recommendations to identify strategies and new approaches to improve effectiveness.
Information on existing (and/or planned) services has been collected. In order to find best practices, we studied the work of service providers, studied the attitudes, moods and expectations of service recipients/beneficiaries.
In September, 10 in-depth interviews with beneficiaries were conducted, which allowed us to study the current situation in this regard based on specific cases.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The monitoring group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" continued the cycle of information meetings with vulnerable groups of the population. The meetings were held in Khoni and Tsalenjikha municipalities.
The participants of the meeting were familiarized with the mechanisms of assistance to the victims of violence existing in the country.
It was important for them to learn about the programs available at the municipal and central levels, especially about the family empowerment program, as well as about the services for victims of violence offered by non-governmental organizations.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Women Fund “Sukhumi” successfully implemented the training course "Conflict Management and Violence Prevention" in 10 target municipalities of Western Georgia for 6 months. The project introduced young people to issues of equality, tolerance, peaceful ways of conflict resolution and violence prevention.
The sixth month was devoted to summing up the results. Young leaders demonstrated positive changes through presentations:
- I felt most comfortable in this environment. I listened to them, they listened to me, and my confidence grew;
- I overcame my complexes;
- I advise my peers to get informal education, which will help to increase civic responsibility and achieve success;
- We learned how to make society empathetic regarding the problems of violence and conflicts.
The final events were held in Tsalenjikha, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Samtredia, Vani municipalities, and will be continued in other municipalities.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
A working meeting with women and girls of the third and fourth initiative groups was held at the office of the Women Fund "Sukhumi".
The participants spoke about the dynamics of the advocacy process, about completed and unfinished work, and identified new problems that they plan to solve within the framework of this project.
The members of the initiative group also noted the changes and skills that they acquired during the project.
The project is implemented with the support of USAID local governance program
In connection with the International Day of Peace, on the initiative of the Fund "Sukhumi", the day of Georgian-Abkhazian and Ossetian cuisine was celebrated in the border village Khurcha. Such event helps to settle the conflict and warm the relations. The informal environment showed that we have a lot in common from a culinary point of view. It is important to preserve the traditions specific to each corner. The event was held within the framework of the strategy developed by the Fund "Sukhumi". Members of Koki women and youth initiative group took an active part in the event. Both local and IDP community representatives were invited.
The members of Tskaltubo initiative group celebrated the International Day of Peace in a different format. Based on the peace strategy, an exhibition of Georgian, Abkhazian and Ossetian dishes was held. Members of the youth initiative group were also involved in the event. Especially for this day, the young people presented the dishes that were characteristic of Georgian, Abkhazian and Ossetian cuisine. The participants of the event heard a presentation about the activities carried out in the direction of peace. The need and importance of restoring peace and trust was voiced by the participants.
