Assistance to Ukrainian women from the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - this is written on all parcels sent to Ukraine. The women organization envisaged the list of needs released by the Ukrainian Embassy.
Women in war need specific assistance and that is why the parcels consisted of: food for children and newborns, medicines, hygiene items...
This is how the Women Fund "Sukhumi" expressed solidarity to Ukrainian women.
Ukraine has hard days ...
We know war, we passed through the war, we know the consequences it can bring to women, mothers, the country ... That is why the Women Fund "Sukhumi" expresses solidarity to Ukraine.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The online meeting with civil society organizations’ representatives was organized by the coalition "More Involvement”. The meeting was dedicated to the current crisis in Ukraine, where the members of the coalition discussed the basic needs of refugees from Ukraine in Georgia and strategies to be implemented to help them.
Nukri Milorava, Executive Director of the International Humanitarian Center "Abkhazia" (the organization has a branch office in Kyiv), provided comprehensive information on the situation in Ukraine and the needs of Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. As he said, according to the official data, there are about 200 Ukrainian tourists and about 250 refugees in Georgia, whose needs are mostly addressed by the private sector, citizens, and civil society. The level of coordination of state structures is rather weak and at this stage, there is no clear strategy for assistance to Ukrainian refugees.
Ekaterine Gamakharia, a representative of the Women's Fund "Sukhumi", talked about importance of employing an orderly registration mechanism for Ukrainian tourists and refugees in Georgia and the need for access to refugee statistics by regions of Georgia. She also pointed out that it is desirable to create a database of coalition members, which will define the list of assistance or services that can be offered by the coalition members.
During the meeting the need of creation of a platform for inter-sectoral cooperation and inter-agency coordination was highlighted, and the importance of joint effort to provide effective assistance to Ukrainian citizens was stressed.
Women Fund “Sukhumi” presents a new monitoring report “Importance of Behavior Change Programs of the Perpetrator at an Early Stage and Existing Best Practices.” The main objective of the document is to study attitudes of the stakeholders towards perpetrators’ behavior change programs and to initiate and develop discussion on the topic, to ensure promotion of the legislative control and implementation of the program in practice.
The research revealed that only measures addressed to victims of domestic violence are not sufficient for the elimination of violence. The practice of working with the perpetrator at an early stage, making more efforts for identification of the perpetrators’, and ensuring the involvement of perpetrators in behavior change programs, are necessary. Besides, it is important to raise public acceptance towards behavior change programs by undertaking public awareness raising campaign.
Members of Khoni initiative group heard information about the history of International Women's Day, March 8, and its proclamation as a holiday.
They discussed the urgency of the issue of solidarity today, as well as the current situation in Ukraine.
They spoke about the support and assistance provided by members of the Women Club and the Khoni Municipality to the Ukrainian people.
"It is always important to feel support, solidarity."
"We, the women who passed through the war in Abkhazia, especially remember the cruelty of the war, we know its consequences and that is why we condemn the war, we want peace for all nations."
"We helped Ukraine with what we could".
What is solidarity?
In current difficult situation, we often come across this termin, but the understand of its meaning is a completely different issue...
According to the club members, solidarity is - support, sharing the pain of others, a visible example of which is Ukraine today.
The young people also spoke about the origin of March 8, the International Women's Day and underlined the importance of the solidarity to women, which is relevant and important at all times...
The project is implemented with the support of the USAID
An initiative group of IDP women in Senaki joined the research process. The survey will identify problems and challenges that are actual in collective centers of different status. 40 families will be interviewed in Senaki municipality. As a result of the survey, a social profile of collective centers and privatized facilities will be formed.
A consultation meeting was held with members of the Initiative Group. The group is prepared for the survey.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
"Access to Women / Domestic Violence Victims Assistance Services at the Local Level" - a conference on this topic was held with the involvement of teachers, NGOs, and service providers.
About 80 invited participants from fifteen municipalities heard about the importance of a project funded by the Canada Gender Equality Fund that aims to empower victims of violence, raise e-literacy and impact on public awareness.
The rehabilitation center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" deserved high evaluation from the audience, which has already hosted dozens of beneficiaries and positively changed their future.
The topic of solidarity was discussed at the information meetings held by the Women Support Centers,
- Of course, we are worried about the war in Ukraine. Solidarity means compassion, support, help. We are in solidarity with the Ukrainian people – noted the participants.
The meetings highlighted the examples of women's solidarity. They remembered the history of March 8, women's movements in Georgia.
The meetings in the Women Support Centers of Tsalenjikha, Senaki, Terjola, Tkibuli and Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality) were attended by women of different ages and professions. Their position is as follows: we, women, especially feel the cruelty of war. We all want peace and express solidarity.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
