The shadow theater of the Fund “Sukhumi” visited Khoni Municipallity in November. The visit was very pleasant for kids.

The performance “Turnip” was held in the kindergartens of two villages - Kukhi and Nakhakhulevi. The teachers were satisfied, as they do not often have free children's performances.

And the children were even more satisfied. In Kuhi 34 children attended the performance, there was silence in the hall. They closely followed the heroes of the fairy tale - this happens very rarely, since a large number of children always cause noise.

According to the performance, the children learned that everyone is equal, and the problem should be solved together. This is the purpose of the performance.

Another civil forum would was held in frames of the project “Strengthening the capacity of regional and local administrations in processes of localization of the National Action Plan 1325 The UN Security Council and activation of dialogue and the participation of women, including the most marginalized ones, in these processes”.

This time, representatives of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Province, the City Hall and Sakrebulo, the information sphere and civil society activists gathered in the conference hall of Tsalenjikha Municipality.

Participants listened to a review of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the National Action Plan of 2018–2020 for the implementation of UN Resolutions. Then there was a discussion of what were the needs in Tsalenjikha Municipality for women and girls affected by the conflict, and how should these needs be reflected in local programs.

The project is being implemented by the Coalition Union - the Association of Women IDPs “Consent” (Tbilisi), the Women's Information Center (Tbilisi) and the Culture and Humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” (Kutaisi).

The project is supported by US State Department and UN Women Organization

Informational meetings of youth clubs were held in the private school of Terjola and in public schools of Poti and the village Didinedzi (Zugdidi municipality).

Gender-based violence, forms and mechanisms of protection for violence prevention – this was the topic of the meetings.

After discussing the main topic, there were group games, showing the scenes of violence: domestic violence, violence at school, and conflicts between married couples. The teenagers worked independently, some of them participated for the first time. They clearly saw the forms of violence and their negative consequences. They also learned how to protect themselves from violence.

In frames of the project: “Step by Step – We Will Build Peace without Violence” the ninth lesson - training was held on October 29 in public School No 6 of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic named after Zhiuli Shartava (Kutaisi). The topic of the lesson: “Styles of behavior in conflict situations”. Pupils learned behaviors, the difference between them. They learned what style to use in concrete situations. The lesson was interesting, with active inclusion of each participant.

The work was carried out in frames of the project of Fund “Sukhumi” - “Step by step, we will build peace without violence”.