Workshop in Koki for youth

  

Transformation of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, the involvement of women in the negotiation process - these topics were held in the school of the village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) Tata Narmania and Nino Morgosia, who themselves asked for training in the Fund "Sukhumi" on these issues.

16 young people (including IDPs from Abkhazia) received interesting information about the causes of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. There was a historical overview, in group work and presentations. Participants recorded peacekeeping initiatives. Their positiveness and activeness gave the workshop a result.

The project  is implemented with the support of  Federal Department

of Foreign Affairs FDFA

6 meetings in Youth clubs

    

The norms of ethics and aesthetics, sex education and the formation of an internal culture for the prevention of violence were addressed to the information meetings of the Youth Clubs in the Women's Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Senaki, Poti and Tshaltubo, as well as in the school of the village Koki - Zugdidi Municipality (WSC of Khurcha/Koki).

Interest to the topic was great. Participants actively joined the discussion, gave life examples, talked about traditions. Many of them noted that they like to talk on taboo topics, get the right information and then distribute them among peers.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Topic of conflict transformation - workshop in Kutaisi

Maria Cherkezia – young facilitator. She passed the three-day training organized by the fund “Sukhumi” on the transformation of the conflict and received the task - to conduct a workshop independently. The workshop was held in the office of the Fund "Sukhumi". The participants spoke about the transformation of the conflict, ways of solution, about peaceful initiatives. The TV story about the workshop was prepared by journalists of the TV company "Rioni". The work was carried out in frames of the project "Empowering Women to Develop New Approaches Relating to the Transformation of the Conflict".

The project is implemented with the support of Federal Department

of Foreign Affairs FDFA

Hot summer, youth camps and a lot of activities

Volunteers of the Youth Clubs of the Fund "Sukhumi" actively joined the organization of summer camps. 11 activists worked and now work as facilitators in the camps, hold information meetings on various topics.

In Tskaltubo, members of the Club joined in the preparation of intellectual quizzes and sports competitions. Young people from Poti contributed to the holding of different exhibitions.

The Koki Youth Club holds information meetings in the village of Orsantia (Zugdidi Municipality) and actively disseminates information on topics relevant to youth.

 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Young people discuss the problem of gender-based violence

   

In the first half of July, there were three information meetings of the Youth Clubs in Tskalutbo, Poti and Koki (Zugdidi municipality).

During the consideration of the causes of gender violence and protection mechanisms, young people spoke about violations of women's rights, about the facts of violence, gave examples.

The discussion showed that young people, who actively cooperate with non-governmental organizations, can make a great contribution to the creation of a gender-balanced society.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – EvangelischerEntwicklunsdienst (Germany)

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