Sophio Gvilava and Sophio Gvasalia did not know how to sew at all. Dariko Jinjolava, Guranda Dzadzua and Zhana Arkania did the elementary things. Maka Saria's mother sewed and she also tried. Everyone wanted to study, but it was just a desire ... These young women live in Tskhoushi (Pakhulani community of Tsalenjikha municipality), none of them works, they take care of their families and children.

All of them were the activists of the Fund “Sukhumi” Women Support Center. They attended information and consultation meetings. Pakhulani Women Support Center has been here, near the conflict dividing line, for years. Mobilizer Marika Megrelidze gathered many women and was able to solve many problems. When the Fund “Sukhumi” conducted a needs research in the municipality, it turned out that there was no sewing shop here.

Before the other way appears, the Fund opened a day rehabilitation center in Tskhoushi. A part of the building was given to the center by the shop owner. Sewing machines, cloth, threads were brought from Kutaisi.

"There is a lot to talk about this topic, domestic violence harms not only one person, one family, but a significant part of society. It should be perceived by everyone. "

"Violence does not like delay, on the contrary, a timely response is necessary".

Such opinions were expressed by the participants of the information meeting held at the Women Support Centers in Chokhatauri, Terjola, Tkibuli and Samtredia.

Mobilization meetings help participants to have as much information as possible about services and mechanisms to respond to facts of violence. Meetings help to raise public awareness. Which is an important step in terms of violence prevention.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

Performances suit the snow-covered Kutaisi. The Forum - Theater runs performance in Central Parks. These are new scenes, with experienced actors and active volunteers. Director - Magda Chikhladze conducts rehearsals with usual routines.

Forum-theater is used to crowds of people. Now the audience is small, but the actors are still performing their roles with all their heart. New scenes are about violence and migration. These are current topics.

The Forum - Theater hopes that many spectators will return soon and that an active dialogue will take place with the audience.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

The training course was actively continued in five more municipalities. In Terjola, Chokhatauri, Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha and Senaki Youth Empowerment Centers the trainings were held on one and the same topic: gender equality, traditions and stereotypes for violence prevention. Ways conflict resolution.

All trainings seem to be similar but differ with the involvement of the participants. The active work of the leaders is reflected on the youth groups, after the trainings the initiated events start, which is a visible result of our work.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

She passed through all stages that accompany domestic violence. She went through all the feelings that at first evoke a sense of protest, then guilt and finally become a part of everyday life.

She does not tell the details. She says that even telling her story also aggravates and makes the pain worse. She just emphasizes that there was a great deal of hopelessness and despair in her life at that time, knowing that with two children it would be even more difficult, she would be an extra burden for everyone. This burden was particularly heavy. She could not rely on anyone ...

This is Salome (name is conditional) from Kobuleti. Her story is very familiar. As if we have read it somewhere, or heard it from someone. This story is a message, another message from people who ask for support from people at the right time and often can not get it...

Salome was able to make a change – she finally folded the painful pages of her life and started a new life:

Salome was able to make a change - the pages of life's hardest story were finally folded and a new life began:

The roof of a house of one family was free of snow, another was given firewood, and the inner roads were cleaned somewhere - these are the results of our work.

Mobilization meetings help to identify the problems that concern women living in different communities. Mobilizers of women support centers are actively responding to the identified problems. The advocacy process goes on with the involvement of local structures, which gives a finished look to the revealed cases.

Information meetings were held in Tsalenjikha, Senaki and Kobuleti Women Support Centers. The list of solved problems included social and infrastructural problems that were solved in time.

Проект осуществляется при поддержке организации Brot

für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Германия)

On January 10, work with youth was restarted. A cycle of meetings began and 5 trainings were held.

First five activities of the month: youth empowerment centers operating in the municipalities of Vani, Bagdati, Samtredia, Kobuleti and Tkibuli.

Training topics: gender equality, traditions and stereotypes for the prevention of violence. Ways for conflict resolution.

Students - participants of the meetings - were actively involved in the work process, despite the online format. Teachers also took an active part in Samtredia and Tkibuli. As noted, this work improves the leadership skills of young people, gives them the motivation to do more. The members of the centers have already formed a schedule for the initiated events - how they will apply the acquired knowledge. For independent work, they choose different forms (meeting with peers, preparing a video clip, writing an essay, etc.).

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

“Information is the most powerful tool for solution of any problem, especially when the problem concerns domestic violence”; “The information we received, is important for everyone. We will disseminate it everywhere so that every woman knows what mechanisms exist in terms of women support”, these were the opinions of the participants of the information meetings held on the initiative of the Women Support Centers of Zugdidi, Vani and Bagdati.

According to the participants, informing process contributes to early identification of cases of violence and timely response to them. As a result of the meetings, specific cases were identified and women who are at risk of violence were redirected to a psychologist.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

Women Fund "Sukhumi" - such a new organization appeared in the Non-Governmental sector at the end of 2021. The old name - Cultural-Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” – was left in the past.

The word "success" was mentioned many times at the last meeting of the year.

The overall results and achievements of the organization in 2021 were summarized by the Chairman of the organization - Alla Gamakharia and the Head of Tbilisi Representative Office - Ekaterine Gamakharia, project coordinators, assistants, mobilizers of 10 Women Support Centers.

The past year was difficult, full of challenges, but it was also distinguished by many things:

Successfully completed project in 8 municipalities of Imereti, Guria and Racha-Lechkhumi.

Numerous activities and successful advocacy campaigns at the municipal and national levels

Publications published in frames of various projects

The psychologist and the lawyer do not talk about the details of the meetings with their beneficiaries. This is as it should be - the information is confidential.
But they prefer to give figures.
According to the figures, in December:
6 group meetings of a psychologist and a lawyer were held with the beneficiaries of Terjola, Senaki, Samtredia, Kobuleti, Chokhatauri and Tsalenjikha Women Support Centers.
The meetings were attended by 88 people from 27 to 68 years old.
5 beneficiaries received psychological therapy.
Psychological work was carried out with 6 beneficiaries of a rehabilitation center.
Work was carried out with 3 crisis families.
25 beneficiaries continue to receive individual psychotherapy online.
The lawyer held 7 online individual consultations and 2 meetings in the office.
The figures tell much ... This is the support to women...

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)